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Bruce Springsteen announces more North American tour dates

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:56:29 +0000

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”. It compiles footage from his performance at the Apollo Theater in New York City, the show at South By Southwest and a performance in Atlanta, GA. It also includes a cameo from Tom Morello.

Bruce Springsteen tour dates:
8/18 – Boston, MA, Gillette Stadium
8/24 – Toronto, ON, Canada, Rogers Centre
8/26 – Moncton, NB, Canada, Magnetic Hill
8/29 – Vernon, NY, Vernon Downs Raceway
9/2 – Philadelphia, PA, Citizens Bank Park
9/7 – Chicago, IL, Wrigley Field
9/14 – Washington, D.C., Nationals Park
9/19 – East Rutherford, NJ, MetLife Stadium
9/21 – East Rutherford, NJ, MetLife Stadium
9/22 – East Rutherford, NJ, MetLife Stadium

Record Store Day 2012 releases full list

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:55:14 +0000

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 and limited releases from David Bowie, The White Stripes, Mastodon, The Flaming Lips, Ryan Adams, Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys, The Black Angels, The Clash, ††† (Crosses), Flogging Molly, Florence + The Machine, Ozzy Osbourne, Phish, Sigur Ros, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Battles and a whole lot more.

Go check out the list and start compiling your own. April 21st isn’t that far away.

RiO!B at SXSW 2012 (Day 2)

admin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:11:18 +0000

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!

Review: Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:35:53 +0000

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 Ball?

RiO!B episode – March 6, 2012

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:17:57 +0000

Springsteen covers LMFAO

Radiohead announce more tour dates

Jack White performs on SNL

Record Store Day releases

Arcade Fire – “Abraham’s Daughter”

Stream: Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:25:30 +0000

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?

RiO!B episode – February 28, 2012

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:04:30 +0000

Radiohead perform two new songs

Arctic Monkeys – “R U Mine?”

Gorillaz releasing new video on Wednesday

Rocket Juice and the Moon – “Hey Shooter”

Springsteen playing SXSW

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band performing at SXSW

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:14:05 +0000

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 website, but there’s a catch; not everyone will get to go. The site claims that SXSW will conduct a “ticket drawing” and you’re only eligible for the drawing if you’re a “platinum badge holder, music badge holder, artist wristband holder, and…SXSW Music wristband holders who have already obtained their wristbands online.”

Badge holders can apply to get tickets starting on March 12th through March 14th. Holders can go to “any of the four Connection Centers in the Austin Convention Center to enter the drawing.” Winners will be notified on March 15th via email at 10am where they can claim their tickets for the show.

Best of luck to you. I’ll be applying though I’m pretty sure my chances of winning are slim to extremely slim…I gotta have a little hope.

Foo Fighters, Adele dominate the 2012 Grammy Awards

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:17:27 +0000

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 victor. Following that are all the winners of the categories that matter most to the RiO!B; the rock categories. You can also check out some of the night’s biggest performances down below as well.

Did your favorites win? Were there any victories that upset you or shocked you? Do you continue to boycott the Grammys even though you’ll watch them every year just to find a reason to be upset? Don’t worry…you’re not alone.

Album Of The Year:
Adele – 21

Record Of The Year:
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”

Song Of The Year:
Adele – “Rolling In The Deep”

Best New Artist:
Bon Iver

Best Alternative Album:
Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Best Rock Album:
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light

Best Rock Performance:
Foo Fighters – “Walk”

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
Foo Fighters – “White Limo”

Best Rock Song:
Foo Fighters – “Walk”

Best Long Form Music Video:
Foo Fighters – Back And Forth

Bruce Springsteen – “We Take Care Of Our Own”

Foo Fighters – “Walk”

The Beach Boys, Maroon 5, Foster The People

Paul McCartney – “My Valentine”

Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl

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

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

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 people of the U.S.A and showing off scenes of the country in a well shot video. I may not be a fan of this track but it’s a lovely video to watch. On top of that, the lyrics pop up on the screen as Springsteen sings them so if you’d like to sing along, feel free.