Guardian Music — Singer told London audience that two-years of recording sessions almost drove his band crazyThey call him the Boss, and apparently for good reason. Bruce Springsteen tonight told an audience in London that he almost drove his group, the E Street Band... more info

NME — 'The Boss' answers questions after 'The Promise: The Making Of 'The Darkness On The Edge Of Town'' is shown in London more info

Guardian Music — Bloomsbury, LondonFor an artist who once prided himself on never getting through a gig without making a hash of it, Damon Gough has certainly upped his game. So, by his previous standards, his London comeback was as slick as a Royal Variety Show. It... more info

Guardian Music — (Universal)Finally, it's Ray Davies's turn to make the elder-statesmen-collaborates-with-star-admirers album. See My Friends sees him plunder his back catalogue, with generally pleasurable results. Though Bruce Springsteen's gruff bark is an uncomfor... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Continuing their efforts to reward music fans who still patronize independent record stores, a coalition of small retailers will be offering exclusive releases on Nov. 26 from rock, pop, R&B and country artists including U2, Metallica, Bob Dylan, Bru... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Robert said... Judas Priest - 1982-09-28 - San Antonio, Texas. "Obey Their Law". Neil Young And Crazy Horse - 1976-03-08 - Fukuoka, Japan. "GPK". Bruce Springsteen - 1974-03-03 - Gaston Hall, Washington. "Saint In The City". thanks fuzzy! http://rock... more info

Guardian Music — Swans, James Blackshaw, On tourMichael Gira is a musician who has spent his career discovering a gentler side no one had any reason to suspect in him. His first major group, Swans, specialised in a live show of legendary volume, only to evolve into a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Have you chosen your costume for Halloween? We have at 30 Days Out, and with all our free time we're posting gobs of Halloween music. Today we fondly pay tribute to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark and (like Elvira) we're amply endowed ... more info

Guardian Music — Collaboration might not seem the most natural thing to expect from musicians, raging egotists that so many of them are, but pop is littered with fine examples of itCredit where it's due. For a bunch of raving, deluded egotists, musicians do seem rema... more info

Guardian Music — (4AD)The barrels of cheer available on the second album from Edinburgh sextet Broken Records might be apparent from the influences singer Jamie Sutherland cited in the summer: Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, Nick Cave's Murder Ballads, as well as film... more info