ContactMusic — Bruce Springsteen delighted music fans at the Sxsw Festival on Wednesday March 14 2012 making a surprise appearance on lead guitar and backing vocals during Alejandro Escovedos closing set at the Austin Music Awards reports Rolling Stone magazine... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bruce Springsteen joined with Alejandro Escovedo, Joe Ely and Garland Jeffreys at the South By Southwest Music Conference. Bruce Springsteen dropped in on the performance that capped the 30th annual Austin Music Awards. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming live performances from SXSW Music, including shows by Sharon Van Etten, Bruce Springsteen, and others. The New York Daily News recommends five classic Irish books for St. Patrick's Day. Tommy Stinson talks to DC9 at Night about... more info

ContactMusic — Bruce Springsteen stunned revellers at the Sxsw festival in Texas on Wednesday night 14Mar12 by joining Alejandro Escovedo onstage for an impromptu jam The Born to Run hitmaker is in Austin to make a highly-anticipated speech at the music extravaganz... more info

Pop Crunch — The Boss just knocked Adele off the top of the Billboard 200. Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball was last week’s bestselling album in America and becomes the New Jersey native son’s [...] more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Radiohead getting protested by the Westboro Baptist Church, Lil Wayne teaming up with Mountain Dew, Adele battling Bruce Springsteen on the Billboard charts, Courtney Love getting mad at Muppets and more! more info

Starpulse — Bruce Springsteen has landed his 10th number one album in the U.S. after ending Adele's run at the top of the charts. The rocker's "Wrecking Ball" only just beat the British singer's "21" to the t... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bruce Springsteen scored his 10th No. 1 debut after his latest opus, “Wrecking Ball,” pushed 196,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, barely nudging Grammy winning powerhouse Adele out of her plum position on top. more info

Topix — An April 1973 gig opening for the Beach Boys in Atlanta sold 3,000 tickets in a room big enough for 16,000. In Fayetteville, N.C., there was a show supporting Chicago that he'd later describe as "a soul-destroying experience." Richmond, Va., followed... more info

ContactMusic — Bruce Springsteen has landed his 10th number one album in the U S after ending Adeles run at the top of the charts The rockers Wrecking Ball only just beat the British singers 21 to the top of the Billboard 200 countdown - sales for the two albums we... more info