Bruce Springsteen announces more North American tour dates

Friday, April 13th, 2012

The Boss is back on the road in North America this coming August and September. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be performing in stadiums in eight North American cities including Wrigley Field in Chicago, MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and the Rogers Centre in Toronto. All of the dates can be seen down below.
Also down below you can check out a brand new video from Springsteen for the Wrecking Ball track, "Death To My Hometown".… Read More

Record Store Day 2012 releases full list

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Man, oh man. What have we got here? Looks like the full list of Record Store Day releases has just hit the interwebs. Consider this the ultimate shopping list.
Feel free to peruse the list over at RSD's official website but I'd like to point out some of the hot items hitting your local independent record store this April 21st.
Some of the vinyl hitting the shelves this year include exclusive… Read More

RiO!B at SXSW 2012 (Day 2)

Friday, March 16th, 2012

Today's SXSW recap on the RiO!B focuses on the Bruce Springsteen concert I saw. It was my first time seeing the Boss and I was lucky enough to have floor seats and see an array of special guests including Tom Morello, Jimmy Cliff and even Arcade Fire!  Read More

Review: Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball

Friday, March 9th, 2012

On today's Rock it Out! Blog episode, I review the new Bruce Springsteen album, Wrecking Ball. Springsteen is upset on this album; upset at bankers, the 1%, the establishment. Wrecking Ball features songs that have The Boss singing about the hard times the country is going through and provides anthems of inspiration, aggression and sorrow.
What are your thoughts on Wrecking BallRead More

RiO!B episode – March 6, 2012

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Springsteen covers LMFAO
Radiohead announce more tour dates
Jack White performs on SNL
Record… Read More

Stream: Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Bruce Springsteen's album,Wrecking Ball, comes out tomorrow. So why not listen to it a day in advance before getting it?
Hit play down below and stream the album in its entirety. I'm planning on doing a review of this album this coming Friday on the RiO!B YouTube channel so why not give this a spin and let me know what you think of it?

Radiohead perform two new songs
Arctic Monkeys - "R U Mine?"
Gorillaz releasing new video on Wednesday
Rocket Juice and the Moon - "Hey Shooter"… Read More

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band performing at SXSW

Monday, February 27th, 2012

We all knew this was happening but it's nice to have some confirmation. Not only is Bruce Springsteen delivering a keynote address at South By Southwest in Austin, TX but he and the E Street Band are also performing. Cue the throngs of people lining up to see him from now.
The band is performing an intimate show on March 15th, according to the SXSW… Read More

Foo Fighters, Adele dominate the 2012 Grammy Awards

Sunday, February 12th, 2012

Well there it is. A night of winners, losers, performances we hated, performances we loved, tributes to fallen stars and fans bitching via social media about how the Grammys continue to suck because their favorite artist didn't win.
So how about we kick off the "who should have won/lost" debate by giving you the list of winners from this evening's Grammy awards? Down below, you can see the winners of the Album, Record and Song of the year as well as the Best New Artist… Read More

Watch: Bruce Springsteen – “We Take Care Of Our Own”

Friday, February 10th, 2012

The new single from Bruce Springsteen, "We Take Care Of Our Own," is still a track that I'm not a fan of. The Boss's way of phrasing the lyrics just throws me off a bit. Yes I know that sounds a bit snobby but I'm someone that pays attention to stuff like that...so there.
In any case, Springsteen has released a music video for the track which you can check out down below. The Boss plays his guitar in a black and white world while celebrating the hard working… Read More