Stereogum — Last night NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom hosted a "Change Rocks" fundraiser for Obama, featuring Class of '99 Rock Hall inductees the Boss and the Piano Man. Some tickets were priced at ,000 each (preempting the World Series isn't cheap). Springsteen h... more info

The Newsroom — It was "Born to Run" meets "New York State of Mind," with a little bit of "Hail to the Chief" Thursday night in New York as Bruce Springsteen and Bill Joel played a benefit concert for presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. (Oct. 17) more info

Rolling Stone — Shortly after a roof-raising version of “Born To Run” featuring Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and key members of both their bands, Bruce turned to the back of the stage at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom and said “We want to bring out the nex... more info

The Newsroom — Katie Holmes makes Broadway debut, McCain goes on Letterman, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel support Obama (Oct. 17) more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Cain/Getty Many people consider this year’s presidential election the most important in generations, so it’s no wonder that a long list of musicians have stepped up to offer their support for the candidate of their choice. As election day ... more info

Said the Gramophone — I conducted a survey -- margin of error: 100 percent minus three over roughly seven billion -- and everyone agrees: The first song on the second side of Bruce Springsteen's first album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., is one of only two missteps on... more info

Idolator — In the face of tough economic times and not very many big-ticket shows, the concert industry actually did better this summer than it did in 2007! Well, if you only look at one measure of the industry, anyway. Billboard reports that overall concert gr... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasisinet are delighted to announce that Oasis will be playing the legendary Slane Castle on Saturday June 20th 2009.This is the first time the band have headlined this famous outdoor venue, although they played there as special guests to REM in 1995... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Oasis are to play Slane Castle next summer. The official announcement will be made today but thanks to leaks on online bulletin boards and blogs, the vast majority of Irish music fans already know.Promoters MCD will make the announcement at a press c... more info

Perez Hilton — With the presidential election soon approaching, many musicians have taken an active role in participating to promote awareness. Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and many others have helped out. And, now, Beastie Boys' are hitting the road ... more info