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Bruce Springsteen
September 10, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Are There Any Bands Left That Let Trump Use Their Music?
Donald Trump has landed himself a new lawsuit over his choice of music.
August 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Just Landed Himself More Musical Legal Trouble
ABBA is the latest in a long line of artists who don’t want their music associated with Donald Trump.
August 22, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Earns Himself More Legal Trouble—This Time From Beyoncé
The music superstar was not pleased that Donald Trump used one of her songs in a campaign video.
August 12, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Just Landed Himself Another Legal Battle
Isaac Hayes’s family and Celine Dion tore into Donald Trump.
November 18, 2022
Timothy Noah
Go Ahead and Blame Taylor Swift for Ticket Prices
Yes, Ticketmaster takes advantage of its monopoly. But the real problem is dynamic pricing.
March 3, 2021
David Klion
How Did Obama and Bruce Springsteen Make Such a Bland Podcast?
I wanted to like “Renegades” on Spotify. What went wrong?
February 11, 2016
Alex Shephard
You’ll never guess what Bruce Springsteen’s memoir is called.
December 18, 2015
Alex Shephard
Bruce Springsteen is still dining out on the fact that he wrote “Hungry Heart” for The Ramones.
September 3, 2015
Kevin Mahnken
Stop Being Petty, Bruce Springsteen. Let Republicans Play Your Music.
Liberal rock stars shouldn't allow politics to polarize our music, too
September 7, 2012
Sean Wilentz
Blood and the Ballad: Bob Dylan’s Macabre New Album
August 1, 2012
Leon Wieseltier
A Saint in the City
Nobody tries harder, and less persuasively, to be an everyman than Bruce Springsteen does.
April 27, 2012
David Hajdu
John Hammond and the Myth of the Musical King-Maker
February 24, 2012
David Hajdu
Today’s Bruce Springsteen is a Pale Imitation of the Real Thing
June 25, 2011
David Hajdu
Good-Bye to the Big Man
March 18, 2011
David Hajdu
Songs of Nuclear Horror
August 30, 2010
Jonathan Cohn
Time to Write Off New Orleans?
October 6, 2008
The New Republic Staff
Come On Up For The Rising
June 19, 2008
Jason Zengerle
The Screen Door Slams. . . .
March 3, 2008
Jonathan Cohn
Quadrennial Springsteen Campaign Song Blogging
January 29, 2007
David Hajdu
Ye Olde Rocker

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