My Dream Bruce Springsteen Concert Setlist

Bruce Springsteen, 2007. In August Bruce Springsteen wasn’t only in the news for announcing his largest ever Australasian tour (for February and March 2014), but because Bruce himself sent out his first ever tweet. Obviously one of those stories made more headlines than the other, but nevertheless, when @springsteen said on August 20th: “Bruce here… looking…

The Meaning Of Don Henley’s ‘The End Of The Innocence’

On last night’s episode of The Two (myself and Pam Corkery, Newstalk ZB, Sundays 9pm-midnight) we ended the show with Don Henley’s melancholy masterpiece, The End Of The Innocence. The reason being was Henley’s 65th birthday and the fact it has always being my favourite of his solo works, but there’s also something about The…

Bruce Springsteen’s Spectacular Eulogy To Clarence Clemons

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the death of Clarence Clemons, the famous sax player who stood alongside Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band for 40 years. I analysed the friendship of Clarence and Bruce, one that Clarence had described as “the most passion without sex,” which is really as poignant as it is…