May 21, 1966 – Bruce Springsteen and his band The Castiles perform at Freehold Regional High School in New Jersey.  All the band members are juniors at the school. May 21, 2008 – Steven Tyler of Aerosmith checks into a rehab clinic in Pasadena, CA to recover from surgeries that repaired damage to his feet. May 21, 1983 – Def Leppard make their only … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 21 in Classic Rock →

May 15, 1987 – Mötley Crüe release their fourth album Girls, Girls, Girls.  It  becomes the band’s third straight album to go quadruple platinum. May 15, 1995 – Stone Temple Pilots lead singer Scott Weiland is arrested for heroin and cocaine possession in Pasadena by sheriff’s deputies who find cocaine in his car and heroin in his wallet. He is later sentenced to … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 15 in Classic Rock →

May 13, 1985 – Tipper Gore infamously creates the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) after hearing her daughter listening to the Prince song “Darling Nikki.”  The four member group of politically connected wives pressure the RIAA to put warning stickers on albums with offensive lyrics.  In testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 13 in Classic Rock →

May 9, 1992 – Bruce Springsteen makes his North American network television debut on Saturday Night Live with host Tom Hanks. He performs three songs to promote his two recently-released albums, Lucky Town and Human Touch. May 9, 1974 – Bruce Springsteen opens a show for headliner Bonnie Raitt, who insists on him playing his full 2-hour set, rare for an opener. … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 9 in Classic Rock →

April 17, 1975 – Elvis Presley buys a $250,000 private jet, which he re-christens Lisa Marie. He spends an additional $600,000 refurbishing the jet with a dance floor (!) and other personal quarters.  That’s about $3.8 million today. April 17, 1983 – Joe Strummer of The Clash runs the London Marathon, finishing with a time of 4 hours and … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 17 in Classic Rock →

May 28, 1983 – Slash is in the audience at the legendary Gazzarri’s on the Sunset Strip in LA. for the band Rapidfire’s show, where he first sees Axl Rose perform live. May 28, 1957 – The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) is established. They launch the Grammy Awards in 1958. May 28, 1976 – Gregg Allman‘s testimony against his … Continue reading CDJ Today: May 28 in Classic Rock →

April 29, 1998 – Steven Tyler incurs a knee ligament injury when he drops his mic on his knee at a concert in Anchorage, Alaska while singing “Mama Kin.”  The tour is postponed through September of that year. April 29, 2003 – Great White play their first gig since the infamous Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people.  Proceeds from … Continue reading CDJ Today: April 29 in Classic Rock →

Tramps, like us, we were born to run. Run where? Run toward something? Or away from it? Bruce Springsteen’s first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, each released in 1973, hadn’t connected with an audience despite an abundance of ambitious brilliance. None of his singles to … Continue reading Classic Rock Landmarks: Born To Run  →

Bruce Springsteen is celebrating the sweet sounds of soul music on his new album Only The Strong Survive, due out November 11 on Columbia Records. The Boss marked the announcement of the new album with the release of the album’s first single “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)” and an accompanying music video. You … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen Details New Covers Album, Releases New Music Video →

Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa have become grandparents for the first time. Scialfa, who is also a member of Springsteen’s E Street Band, announced the news on Instagram sharing two photos of the newborn baby girl. Lily Harper Springsteen is the first child of Sam Springsteen, 28, and his fiancée.  Sam is the … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen is Now a Grandfather →

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will embark on a 31-show tour across the U.S. early next year. The run of dates kicks off February 1st in Tampa, Florida and continues through April 14 in Newark, NJ. This marks Springsteen’s first U.S. tour since 2016. You can view a full list of tour dates … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce U.S. Tour Dates →

As soon as I hear Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are going on tour, I begin to feel exhilarated. And all you Springsteen fans out there know why. Simply, in the world of rock music, there’s hardly anything more exciting or more uplifting than a Bruce Springsteen concert (save possibly for U2, who … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen & the Business of the Unexpected →