Further evidence of Bruce Springsteen's awesomeness. Go Jerz!

Quoted: Did Bruce Springsteen help bring down the Berlin Wall? Historians look back and say the singer's 1988 concert may have helped things along.

A great interview with Patti Smith from this week's NY Times Magazine.

Quoted: The singer talks about why she doesn’t like labels, the trouble with split ends and what she learned about laundry from her mother.

Looking forward to checking out Amos Lee's latest album. His second one is my fave - especially the songs "Skipping Stone" and "Sweat Pea."

Quoted: Amos Lee's latest effort for Blue Note follows firmly in the gentle guitar strums of his well-received 2005 debut, opening slots for Norah Jones and Bob Dylan, and 2006 album that landed him on the "My Blueberry Nights" soundtrack.

I'm glad to see Coldplay's doing something adventurous - I always thought they were a really talented band but were kind of slipping into the same sound on every album. Looking forward to checking this out!

Quoted: Close listeners will notice something strange about "Violet Hill," the new Coldplay single: It isn't a Coldplay single. That term implies certain things about the shape a song will take, what it will sound like, what it will achieve.

A great slideshow from Slate/Magnum with photos of people like Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Aretha Franklin.

Quoted: As the season for summer music festivals gets under way, Magnum looks back at the phenomenal and transitional music scene of 1968.

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Quoted: Sad Trombone... when a rim shot just isn't appropriate

I just love the "My Blueberry Nights" soundtrack (you can listen to the whole thing here). The Cat Power song "The Greatest" is one of my faves...

Quoted: My Blueberry Nights (2007) soundtrack. Featuring Norah Jones, Cat Power, Cassandra Willson and Otis Redding from a new new film by Wong Kar Wai (2046, In the Mood for Love). Starring Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Tim Roth and Norah Jones.

Oh man, I really want to go to this! Perhaps for my b-day...

Quoted: DjangoFest returns to Whidbey Island for a five-day festival celebrating the music and spirit of the great French/Belgian Gypsy guitarist, Django Reinhardt.

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Joseph Arthur's "In the Sun" is a great song to begin with, but Michael Stipe's lead vocals (and Chris Martin's backing vocals) suit this song really well. This is such a lovely cover. Man, I still love Stipe - what a voice!

Quoted: R.E.M. lead singer Micheal Stipe sings a cover of Joseph Arthur's "In the Sun" with Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin.