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SOUNDS AND VISION, Stormin’ Norman’s Asbury Park History Lesson

Stormin’ Norman’s Asbury Park History Lesson

Coinciding with the “Creators of the S.O.A.P.” concert at the Stone Pony just a few weeks ago, Creator Stormin’ Norman Seldin has curated a personal collection of the Sounds of Asbury Park, available now as a two-CD set. As the Asbury Park Press describes it, Asbury Park: Then and Now, by Stormin’ Norman & Friends is “40 years’ worth of Jersey Shore sounds, everything from a cappella gems to stirring soul singles to horn-soaked rhythm and blues.”

Of particular interest to Springsteen fans: eight never-before-heard recordings with E Street Band members Garry Tallent, Clarence Clemons, Max Weinberg, the late Danny Federici, and Roy Bittan, from a 1980 session. Seldin sings lead (while playing piano), with the legendary Billy Ryan on guitar and harmony on one track (“I Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll”) by Southside Johnny. [L-R above: Tallent, Ryan, Weinberg, Seldin, Clemons.] Plus: Clarence Clemons’ first studio session (with the Joyful Noyze) Nicky Addeo, the Motifs, the Jaywalkers; and more.

Asbury Park: Then and Now is in stock now in our online shop, and thanks to Stormin’ Norman himself, we’ve also got the official T-shirts from that August 2008 S.O.A.P. show, “The Ultimate Jersey Shore Jam.” It’s a kick-ass design on a black shirt, with all performers (including Tallent, Seldin, Vini Lopez, and more) listed on the back. Get ‘em while they last!

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Nil’s tribute to Yankee Stadium

30 Sep

As Nil’s under goes hip replacement surgery, I thought it would be good to include his tribute to Yankee Stadium which is going to be transformed into a baseball museum. The actual stadium will be downsized and used to high school and college games.

A BRONX CHEER
Free Nils Lofgren mp3: “Yankee Stadium”
With the sunset of Yankee Stadium upon us — and with encouragement from his wife, Amy, who came up with the seed for a song — Nils Lofgren has recorded a tribute to the ballpark, available as a free download from his website. Songwriting credit goes to Nils and Amy together; Nils writes in his notes, “My fabulous wife Amy (a Jersey girl), remains a life-long Yankee fan with a great, emotional history of experience in Yankee Stadium from childhood to present…. This song is an homage born of respect and gratitude for all the emotional and spiritual beauty Yankee Stadium has offered to so many, for so long.” For the free mp3, along with lyrics and Nils’ complete notes, visit NilsLofgren.com. You’ll find other fun freebies on his Downloads page, too.

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Nil’s Surgery Set to Replace Both Hips

30 Sep

As Nil’s Lofgren undergoes dual hip replacement surgery today, we send him our prayers for a successful procedure and rapid recovery.

AND WE ALREADY THOUGHT THOSE SOMERSAULTS WERE IMPRESSIVE
In a new Note From Nils on his website, Nils Lofgren has announced he’s about to undergo major surgery at a hospital in New York: a double hip replacement. Though you wouldn’t have known it from watching the whirling dervish on the Magic tour, he writes that both of his hips are “bone on bone with no cartilage left”:

“Due to a long, beautiful life on the road (40 years) that’s included back flips with guitars, dive rolls, leaping off drum risers and trying to break stage floors with pounding legs due to the amazing energy I gratefully continue to get from you, the audience, in addition to thousands of hours playing aggressive basketball… I have finally destroyed both of my hips….”

The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. Optimistic as ever, Nils says he has “a great surgeon in a great hospital, so I should come through it fine”; he hopes to be back home by late October, to resume performing in 2009, but “right now I’m just focusing on the immediate future and would welcome your kind thoughts and prayers.” You got it, Nils — we’ll be thinking about you, wishing you a successful surgery and a complete recovery.

Visit www.nilslofgren.com to read his complete note, for free song downloads, online guitar lessons, and more.
- September 29, 2008

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Bruce Springsteen, To Play Super Bowl Halftime!

29 Sep

Mon Sep 29, 9:14 AM EDT
Another Super Bowl, another rock ‘n’ roll superstar at halftime.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night.

Continuing a run of major talent that has lately included the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the biggest television event in the nation will showcase one of its most beloved rock ‘n’ roll artists. The Super Bowl will be played Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium.

Last year’s halftime show was watched by more than 148 million viewers in the U.S., the NFL said in its release. It wasn’t always that way: For years, the game’s halftime show was made up of local and college marching bands and drill teams.

Chubby Checker in 1988 was the first popular musician to perform at halftime, and Michael Jackson upped the ante in 1993. His sister Janet provided the show’s most infamous moment with 2004′s “wardrobe malfunction” — and the show has stuck with straight ahead rock acts ever since.

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On the Net:

http://www.nfl.com/