Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen Suspended for Crotch Slide

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment

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Matthew Filipowicz

A magnificent Super Bowl was marred by an ugly incident in the half time show as rocker Bruce Springsteen slid crotch-first into a cameraman. First it was Janet Jackson's nipple, and now this!

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Springsteen Delivers On Super Bowl Party Promise

AP | MITCH STACY | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment

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TAMPA, Fla. — Bruce Springsteen looked into the camera Sunday night and told the people watching at home to "put the chicken fingers down and tu...

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Nuts: Springsteen Slides Into Camera Crotch-First At Super Bowl

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 02.02.2009 | Comedy

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Springsteen had 12 minutes to wow the nation last night, but really only took ten seconds. It's no Nipplegate, but it got us to step away from the gua...

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Unions Hold Firm on Employee Free Choice Act, Buoyed by Tough Ads, White House Support

Art Levine | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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Art Levine

An aggressive new ad campaign launched Sunday against the lies about the Employee Free Choice Act have clearly boosted the union cause.

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HuffPost Review: Buddy Holly -- Down The Line/Rarities

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

With the double disc arrival of Buddy Holly's new collection, for many of his devotees, this is like opening the box in which the government stored the Ark of the Covenant.

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Days of our Lives

Chris Campbell | Posted 02.01.2009 | Politics

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Chris Campbell

When I picked up the paper the morning of November 5th, I still couldn't believe it. As the weeks passed, every story reminded me that, yes, Barack Hussein Obama had indeed won.

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Review of Springsteen's Super Bowl Halftime Show!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 02.01.2009 | Entertainment

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Greg Mitchell

Since I didn't care one iota about the game itself, a lot was riding on the Super Bowl halftime show tonight. This apparently was true for Bruce Springsteen himself.

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Compassion and Criticism

Sam Greenfield | Posted 02.01.2009 | Politics

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Sam Greenfield

One day, Ted Haggard may be the first gay evangelical minister. One day those of his faith may come forward and open the closet door and find peace. I wish all this for him.

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Springsteen Should "Go Rogue" At Super Bowl And Denounce "Corporate Fat Cats": NYT Sports Columnist

New York Times | HARVEY ARATON | Posted 02.01.2009 | Media

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Not in the contract, Springsteen said with deft comic timing. But who knows, maybe we'll get lucky and there will be at least one bold moment Sunday n...

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"I'm Sorry"

Jackson Williams | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

Change is happening, and its positive effect seems to be everywhere. David Letterman delivered a sincere apology on his TV show Friday night. In 1...

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Springsteen's Wal-Mart Deal Mea Culpa

Lisa Derrick | Posted 01.31.2009 | Entertainment

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Lisa Derrick

Bruce Sprinsteen is now saying his exclusive deal with Wal-Mart was a mistake. Oh boy was it ever.

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Bruce Springsteen: Wal-Mart Deal "A Mistake"

AP | Posted 01.30.2009 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — The Boss is owning up to a mistake. In an interview with The New York Times, Bruce Springsteen says he shouldn't have made a deal wi...

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From Sing Sing to the Super Bowl: 36 Years with Springsteen

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.30.2009 | Entertainment

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Greg Mitchell

When I met Bruce back in 1972, I could not have imagined that the scrawny kid from New Jersey would one day play the Super Bowl -- let alone be star attraction at an Inauguration.

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Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl Promise: "12-Minute Party" At Halftime

AP | JENNA FRYER | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

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TAMPA, Fla. — Anybody who thinks it's tough playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl with 150 million people watching should try serenading B...

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HuffPost Reviews: Van Morrison -- Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl / Asa -- Asa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

With a basic reverence for the original record, Morrison's live arrangements allow for musicians to add new layers of strata though jams, while acknowledging forty years has passed since the original was slated.

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Obama and the Arts

Chris Campbell | Posted 01.27.2009 | Entertainment

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Chris Campbell

Most industries are adapting and evolving during these uncertain times, but the arts have been in flux for years and years, long preceding Bush and Wall Street's dismantling.

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Working On A Dream: Yet Another Take On Bruce's New CD

Sal Nunziato | Posted 01.26.2009 | Entertainment

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Sal Nunziato

Like Magic, Working On A Dream is filled with Bruce's love of melody, and the music that made him.

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Back Off The Boss, Bitches

David Wild | Posted 01.26.2009 | Entertainment

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David Wild

Frankly, being sainted and all, Springsteen's never needed much defending. but this past week, however, I've heard something new and ugly -- some actual, misguided Boss-bashing.

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HuffPost Review: Bruce Springsteen -- Working On A Dream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.26.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Bruce, arm-in-arm with his old E Street gang, seems to be working on his own dream of growing old, not just gracefully, but significantly.

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Oscar Snubs In Depth

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It's been a crowded awards season, full of lavish spectacles and gripping indies. So naturally there were some surprises...

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Springsteen: Music Can Influence Society

AP | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen would like to think that music played a small part in helping Barack Obama become president. Springsteen performed...

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In Praise of American Artist: We Are One

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment

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Charles Karel Bouley

As states face record deficits, the arts and artists get cut. Yet, when times are tough, we turn to song, to TV, to film. Right now the nation is bleeding money but box offices are fine.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

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This Train: Barack Obama and the Revival of American Patriotism

Pete Cenedella | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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Pete Cenedella

We wake up today and miraculously find that no one with any power can make questions of our brand of patriotism stick anymore.

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Obama Inauguration Schedule

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

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A schedule of some official and unofficial activities surrounding Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20: ___...

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