Bruce Springsteen
Reviews 8
Articles 15
Books
“Want to Change My Clothes, My Hair, My Face”: How Springsteen Helped Me Come Out
In an exclusive edited extract from Niko Stratis’s new book The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman, the award-winning Canadian writer explores trans identity, the music of the American heartlands and how the Boss changed her life for good
Anniversary
Revelling In Failure: Bruce Springsteen’s Shut The Fuck Up Tour
25 years ago The Boss played Brixton Academy as part of his least successful tour since his first but, says, Liam Inscoe-Jones, while he may have been underperforming catastrophically in financial terms, this was also a time of creative rebirth
A Quietus Interview
Best Supporting Actor: Steve Van Zandt Interviewed By Michael Hann
He's Silvio in the Sopranos, Bruce Springsteen's righthand man, now Steve Van Zandt has put out his first solo album in 18 years. He talks to Michael Hann about taking gyms on tour, the Boss, and why musicians should be more grateful to major labels
Baker’s Dozen Appearances 4
Baker's Dozen
A F**king Joy: Aidan Moffat’s Favourite Albums
With Aidan Moffat's excellent new record with Bill Wells just out, we sent Daniel Dylan Wray up to Glasgow to meet the former Arab Strap man/Quietus sex columnist to discuss his top formative albums. And, with the help of beers, a record player and one powerful deployment of the phrase "get to utter fuck", here's what he picked
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Opinion & Essays
No Ordinary Thing: The Momentous Life & Times of Dory Previn
On the release of a new documentary on Dory Previn, Adelle Stripe explores an artist who learned to live with voices in her head, despite societal and institutional pressure to ignore them, and whose experiences demonstrate how female artists can seek a fulfilled creative life against the odds
