Today, Steven Van Zandt held his Party at the Pony, a benefit in support of his nonprofit music education organization TeachRock. The star-studded event promised “special appearances from some of Stevie’s Disciples [of Soul] and E Street Band family,” and it delivered with an unannounced appearance from Bruce Springsteen. Held …
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You’re used to hearing the sound of “Bruce! Bruuuce! Broooooooooose!” in giant, rock-friendly arenas all over the world. The echo of fans screaming out Bruce Springsteen‘s name in the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, however, feels weird — the 2,600 capacity venue is pretty intimate compared to most places the …
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Mick Fleetwood, once a member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, paid tribute to the British blues legend who died Tuesday at the age of 90. Although Fleetwood’s stint in the Bluesbreakers lasted less than a year, the drummer’s tenure in the band had a lasting impact on music history as he …
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For filmmaker Bill Teck, the hardest part of making a documentary about the life and career of Little Steven Van Zandt was just fitting it all in. “It’s just a complicated life,” says Teck, who directed the new documentary Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, streaming now on Max. “Silvio Dante helped …
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Steven Van Zandt will be in spotlight of a new documentary centered on the career of the E Street Band rocker and The Sopranos actor. Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple will first premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival before heading to HBO on June 22. The first trailer for the …
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A panel of hip-hop innovators — DMC, Melle Mel, DJ Khaled, and the Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo — reflect on the genre’s roots in a new video posted by TeachRock, the nonprofit educational resource Stevie Van Zandt has launched to bring music history lessons to classrooms. Khaled discusses how seeing …
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Bruce Springsteen looks old. He doesn’t seem like he’s old — at 71, he appears to be in better physical shape than most of us were at 21. Judging from the vigor he shows in Letter to You, Thom Zimny’s documentary (it begins streaming on Apple TV on Oct. 23rd), …
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In the lead-up to her Super Bowl LIV halftime performance, Jennifer Lopez appeared in a new ad for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Miami, alongside other Floridian celebrities like her fiancé Alex Rodriguez, DJ Khaled and more. The spot was directed by Michael Bay (who makes a cameo …
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