Apparently chugging beer during the Apollo Medley portion of his concert is Bruce Springsteen's new thing—The Boss was spotted doing it in Philadelphia last month, and again during his Madison Square Garden shows last week and last night. And he's been drinking beers right out of his loyal fans' hands... that's about a $10 loss at MSG! more ›

There are so, so many reasons why Bruce BROOOOOCE Springsteen is the best: he anonymously busks, he's not ashamed to make jazzercise dance tapes, he crashes people's engagement photos, he's written 10 or 12 of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time, he has a sense of humor about himself, and he still puts on the best live shows period. Now, you can add chugging a fan's beer in the middle of a song to that list: more ›

Chances are, if you bought tickets from event Leviathan Ticketmaster from October 21, 1999 (DAVE, bro!) through October 19, 2011 (RADIOHEAD, bro!) you paid an Order Processing Fee. If so, you may be entitled to a taste of the recent settlement of a class action lawsuit against the company. Sure, Ticketmaster admits no wrongdoing, and the settlement only gives you a discount of $1.50 apiece for up to 17 future purchases, totaling around $11 million plus $16.5 million in legal costs. But at least they've learned their lesson: if they're going to make money off fees, they have to tell us about it. See? The system works. more ›

The Boss will be back in a big way in 2012—Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, who've been lying low since the death of beloved saxophonist Clarence Clemons this summer, have just announced plans for a worldwide tour and new album in 2012. In a post on the official Springsteen site, the band reports: more ›

Reason #1, 2, 3 and 4 why you shouldn't ignore buskers: they may turn out to be Bruce Springsteen. The Boss was dropping off his son Evan at Boston College this week when he and wife Patti Scialfa decided to say hi to David Gonzalez, who busks in the Public Gardens regularly. Springsteen then borrowed his guitar and put on a little show for passersby...although at least one woman was in too much of a rush to notice (at the :20 mark). Watch below: more ›

Ever since beloved saxophonist Clarence Clemons died last month, we've had a hard time picturing Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on stage blasting through another sweaty, epic version of "Jungleland." So could this be the time for The Boss to finally consider running for office in New Jersey? Based on a new poll by Public Policy Polling, it sure is: Springsteen would start off any race tied at 42 percent with current Governor Chris Christie, but with room to grow among Democratic voters, and with better favorability numbers. And considering that Christie is a huge Springsteen fan (who has seen him more than 120 times live), he might be tempted to follow Springsteen on the campaign trail. more ›

Beloved E-Street Band sax man Clarence Clemons is reportedly "seriously ill" in his Florida home after suffering a stroke. His exact condition is currently unclear, but a source tells Showbiz 411 that members of the E Street Band were advised to get down to Florida "as soon as possible." The stroke is latest in a series of health setbacks for the 69-year-old musician, who in the past year had both knees replaced AND spinal fusion surgery, MSNBC reports. "That last tour was hell," Clemons told Rolling Stone in February. "Pure hell." more ›

Back in 1975, Newark resident Janice Maffucci's 1969 Chevy Camaro SS was stolen from the parking lot of the post office where her father worked. She never expected to see the car again...and certainly not 36 years later, all the way across the country. But authorities say that a Santa Maria, Calif. man bought the very same hot rod on eBay this past February, and they've now reunited the original owner with the car—but nobody knows where the car has been during those 36 years. Could it be like the muscle car version of The Red Violin? more ›

Remember earlier this month when a bunch of Rutgers students used actual money to bring Snooki of Jersey Shore to their school? Paying her more than Nobel winning author Toni Morrison? Ha, kids these days right... well now some other students at the school want to undo it all by inviting Bruce Springsteen to the campus. There's even a Facebook campaign, titled “College Ave Freeze Out: Let's Bring the Boss to Rutgers!” Let's move past the fact that this is such a predictable choice—New Jersey people want to book Bruce Springteen!—and see what Facebook campaign head Daniel Oliveto has to say. more ›

For most of our lives, we've been confused by NJ's favorite son, Bruce Springsteen: we didn't know how to reconcile his lofty, ambitious lyrics, the tragi-comic stories about everymen and women working dead-end jobs at factories, with his joyous, uninhibited Phil Spector-by-way-of-Mitch Ryder musical accompaniment. Do glockenspiels really belong in the same song as blue collars? more ›

The Times has a new profile of Andrew Cuomo today, in which they harshly take him to task for his historical indecisiveness on gay marriage and his ties to special interests. Oh wait, it's actually about his car collection. Vroom! Could this be the Times' subtle way of confirming that Cuomo's sexual prowess is, indeed, legendary? All we know is, Cuomo really loves playing with his cars, whether he's using his "Jedi level" skills to tinker with the engines, or his 1968 Pontiac GTO convertible to romance Sandra Lee. Maybe Cuomo can get the NJ king of the turnpike ode, Bruce Springsteen, to play his inauguration. more ›

Last year Will Ferrell popped up in a couple's engagement photo (the groom was a PA on his movie The Other Guys), and now The Boss is following his lead. Ed Dwyer and Jennifer Smith recently shot their announcement photo on the beach in Manasquan, telling APP they "kept putting them off" due to the crowds there all summer. more ›

Governor Paterson may have The Boss on his back after signing a bill which requires entertainment venues to offer paper tickets as well as a paperless ticketing option. Musicians like Bruce Springsteen say paperless ticketing cuts down on scalpers, since ticket buyers must present their credit card and ID to retrieve them. But Paterson says it keeps people from being able to present tickets as gifts. Madison Square Garden is worried that artists like Springsteen and Miley Cyrus may refuse to play New York without a paperless ticketing system. Don't forsake us, Miley! more ›

Yesterday Bruce Springsteen traveled to Ellis Island with his mother and aunts to be honored with an Ellis Island Family Heritage Award. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. presents the award to immigrants and/or their descendants "who have made a major contribution to the American experience," and even though Bruce was Born in the U.S.A., his family roots are in Italy—his maternal great-grandmother, Raffaela Zerilli, arrived at Ellis Island on October 3rd, 1900. more ›

Bruce Springsteen had an affair with a 45-year-old New Jersey housewife who ran next to him at the gym, according to court papers filed as part of her divorce proceedings. Weirdly, the Post reports she looked a lot like Patti Scialfa, his bandmate and wife of 18 years. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Here we go again! Bruce Springsteen, barstool musician and voice of the working class, is suing a bar. The Daily News reports that he's the face behind the latest copyright infringement lawsuit. more ›

New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen rejected an offer to perform at the inauguration of his state's Governor-Elect Chris Christie — possibly because Christie is a Republican. more ›

"Hey, bro, take my photo! I'm addicted to adrenaline and I burst all the blood vessels in my eye doing back flips!" Such are the strange, close encounters that happen every few steps while one wanders the 700-acres of Tennessee farmland crawling with 75,000 people during this weekend's Bonnaroo music festival. Time and space don't permit a full accounting of all the bizarre sights, sounds, and smells observed during our three days here (there's still one last afternoon of Snoop Dogg, Andrew Bird, Erykah Badu, and Phish ahead), but click through on the photos here for a glimpse at the recession-defying bacchanal. (The adrenaline addict is in there somewhere.) more ›