Pop Crunch — Willow Smith (That’s Ms. Swaggerlicious Stylista-in-Training to you. Please address her as such!) solidified her place as the latest addition to the Young Hollywood elite with the premiere of her infectious debut single, “Whip My Hair” earlier ... more info

All About Jazz — By Mark Saleski It is perhaps too easy to dismiss the work of celebrities. In the case of Bruce Springsteen, there has been much vitriol expressed over his "supposed" blue collar leanings, as if success can (no...must) wipe out your roots. If you lo... more info

VH1 Blog — We’re super excited about VH1 Storytellers: T.I., premiering Friday, December 10 at 11/10c. We hear the shooting time was epic (we’ll have a whole batch of online-exclusive performances from it in coming weeks) and if anyone’s got a story to te... more info

Popdose — A new series in which Dave Lifton and Matt Springer envision a universe where Bruce Springsteen doesn't take three years to make an album. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Fresh Air interviews Bruce Springsteen about his new album of Darkness on the Edge of Town outtakes, The Promise. Pop & Hiss reviews the album. The Guardian talks to Curtis Sittenfeld about her novel, The American Wife. "I think sometimes... more info

All About Jazz — By Mark Saleski To call this group of songs "The Lost Sessions" is to put a slightly misleading spin on things. We all know the story, the one of the huge volume of music that Bruce wrote post-Born To Run with some songs ending up on Darkness On The... more info

All About Jazz — By Mark Saleski This world of digital sound can be quite tricky. The original line about CDs was that they would provide "perfect sound forever." Yeah, sure. In their haste to get product to market, the early mastering jobs produced less than stella... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The boxed set shows a young Bruce Springsteen reaching for greatness his own way.The boxed set shows a young Bruce Springsteen reaching for greatness his own way. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The boxed set shows a young Bruce Springsteen reaching for greatness his own way. Let the broken hearts stand as the price you gotta pay — Bruce Springsteen, "Badlands" You'd better be some kind of genius to ask the world... more info

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