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Founded in 2007, Blogness on the Edge of Town is one of the premier online sources for news, commentary and conversation about Bruce Springsteen.

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Your last chance for 'For You': The second edition of the Springsteen fan celebration is going fast

Pete Chianca

Jan 10, 2020
2 min

Your last chance for 'For You': The second edition of the Springsteen fan celebration is going fast

With fewer than 500 copies left, fans need to act fast or risk missing out on the new edition of the Springsteen fan collection "For You."

POLL RESULTS: Your favorite Springsteen tour of the 2010s, plus your personal best shows

Pete Chianca

Dec 21, 2019
7 min

POLL RESULTS: Your favorite Springsteen tour of the 2010s, plus your personal best shows

Bruce Springsteen mounted three concert tours in the 2010s, and then spent over a year on Broadway. Which did fans choose as their favorite?

POLL: What was Bruce Springsteen's best tour of the 2010s?

Pete Chianca

Dec 7, 2019
1 min

POLL: What was Bruce Springsteen's best tour of the 2010s?

Blogness on the Edge of Town asks: What was Bruce Springsteen's best tour of the last decade?

Time for some Springsteen Holiday Shopping!

Leann Pomaville

Dec 2, 2019
2 min

Time for some Springsteen Holiday Shopping!

Do you have Springsteen fans on your holiday shopping list? Here's a collection of Bruce Springsteen related items any fan would love.

5 recent Bruce books you need for the Springsteen fan in your life - or yourself

Pete Chianca

Dec 1, 2019
5 min

5 recent Bruce books you need for the Springsteen fan in your life - or yourself

This holiday season, consider one of these recently published possible additions to your favorite Bruce fan's bookshelf -- or your own.

POLL RESULTS: Ranking the best Springsteen releases of the last decade

Pete Chianca

Nov 24, 2019
4 min

POLL RESULTS: Ranking the best Springsteen releases of the last decade

With more than 1,350 total responses, Springsteen fans chose Bruce's best releases of the 2010s.

Pete Chianca

Nov 17, 2019
1 min

Most 'surprise' Springsteen performances aren't really surprising. This one was.

Bruce Springsteen appeared out of nowhere to perform a two-hour Stone Pony set to benefit Boston College.

POLL: What was Springsteen's best release of the 2010s?

Pete Chianca

Nov 3, 2019
1 min

POLL: What was Springsteen's best release of the 2010s?

Here's your chance to weigh in on your favorite Bruce Springsteen release of the last decade.

Springsteen's 'Western Stars,' the movie, is here! Catch up on coverage, reviews and video

Pete Chianca

Oct 24, 2019
2 min

Springsteen's 'Western Stars,' the movie, is here! Catch up on coverage, reviews and video

Here's a rundown of the most noteworthy coverage, reviews and video interviews around Bruce Springsteen's new film, "Western Stars."

Why does everyone want Bruce Springsteen to get a new job?

Pete Chianca

Oct 17, 2019
3 min

Why does everyone want Bruce Springsteen to get a new job?

Washington Post asks if Bruce Springsteen should trade music for movies, and it's not the first time someone suggested he change careers.

Springsteen showed up in 'His Hometown' last night. Here's his birthday-week link and video roundup.

Pete Chianca

Sep 29, 2019
2 min

Springsteen showed up in 'His Hometown' last night. Here's his birthday-week link and video roundup.

Bruce Springsteen showed up at the"Springsteen: His Hometown" exhibit in Freehold to cap a much-ballyhooed 70th birthday week.

BOOK EXCERPT: Expanded 2nd edition of 'Springsteen's Greatest Albums' now available

Pete Chianca

Sep 24, 2019
4 min

BOOK EXCERPT: Expanded 2nd edition of 'Springsteen's Greatest Albums' now available

The second edition of “Glory Days: Springsteen’s Greatest Albums” is here -- in eBook form and, for the first time, available in paperback.

Bruce Springsteen is 70! Here's his birthday news & tribute roundup

Pete Chianca

Sep 23, 2019
3 min

Bruce Springsteen is 70! Here's his birthday news & tribute roundup

There are plenty of ways to mark Bruce's 70th birthday today. Here's a rundown of tributes and testimonials from around the globe.

POLL RESULTS: Your favorite 'Stage of Springsteen'

Pete Chianca

Sep 22, 2019
3 min

POLL RESULTS: Your favorite 'Stage of Springsteen'

Blogness on the Edge of Town readers pick their favorite Bruce era from the Seven Stages of Springsteen.

Leann Pomaville

Sep 21, 2019
1 min

Merry Brucemas! It's time to celebrate!

On September 23rd, Bruce Springsteen celebrates his 70th birthday, or as I like to call it Brucemas! The celebration of Bruce's birth. I...

Springsteen Birthday Poll: Pick your favorite 'Stage of Springsteen'

Pete Chianca

Sep 15, 2019
1 min

Springsteen Birthday Poll: Pick your favorite 'Stage of Springsteen'

As we prepare for Bruce's 70th, pick your favorite from our list of the "Seven Stages of Springsteen."

Springsteen News Roundup: 'Western Stars' movie premiere edition!

Pete Chianca

Sep 13, 2019
2 min

Springsteen News Roundup: 'Western Stars' movie premiere edition!

Good news and reviews for "Western Stars" out of Toronto, plus early Bruce Springsteen birthday tributes and some ICYMI news nuggets.

CLASSIC BLOGNESS: Recalling when Springsteen helped us ‘rise up’

Pete Chianca

Sep 11, 2019
3 min

CLASSIC BLOGNESS: Recalling when Springsteen helped us ‘rise up’

From 2012: When Springsteen sang of a “city of ruins,” it encapsulated our anguish in a way that didn’t seem possible so soon afterwards.

Pete Chianca

Sep 8, 2019
3 min

Is Trump the Bizarro Bruce Springsteen?

A recent Wall Street Journal story finds some eerie similarities among Trump supporters and Springsteen fans.

Welcome to the NEW Blogness on the Edge of Town! (Plus, Springsteen news roundup)

Pete Chianca

Sep 2, 2019
2 min

Welcome to the NEW Blogness on the Edge of Town! (Plus, Springsteen news roundup)

We’re in the midst of another “Golden Era” for Bruce Springsteen, and the new Blogness on the Edge of Town is here to keep you up to date.

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