Perhaps they should have called this the Curve Ball tour. Tom Morello, filling in for Steven Van Zandt during the E Street Band's ongoing concerts through Australia, says Bruce Springsteen tinkers with the setlist until the absolute last moment.
This summer it was suggested that Bruce Springsteen may have to be without Steven Van Zandt for dates in 2013 due to the guitarist's previous acting commitments. Today, Springsteen announced that Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine will take over for Van Zandt when Springsteen tours Australia in March.
A new movie about the impact of the British Invasion on teenagers in suburban New Jersey, 'Not Fade Away,' is set to hit theaters soon. The film is the first feature-length film written and directed by David Chase, the creator of 'The Sopranos.' The trailer, cut to the Rolling Stones' 'Parachute Woman,' is embedded below.
E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt isn't solely interested in preserving rock's past, he is also deeply committed to creating future generations of musicians. last night (Oct. 16), the man known as "Little Steven" received the Big Man of the Year award from Little Kids Rock. He was presented the award by his longtime friend and musical partner, Bruce Springsteen.
Bruce Springsteen guitarist Steven Van Zandt is doing his best to reunite one of his favorite bands, the Rascals. He's launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring a production called 'Once Upon a Dream' featuring all four members to stages around the world.
Twitter may be great for some things, but a lot of times it provides an all-too-easy sounding board for your frustrations as Bruce Springsteen guitarist Steven Van Zandt can attest to after a rant against the police following the plug-pulling incident last weekend in London.
The list of presenters at this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony is arguably as prestigious as the class they're inducting. John Mellencamp, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top, and Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band will all be introducing
For many viewers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's performance of 'We Take Care of Our Own' was a Grammy highlight. But for the band members, their first full live gig without longtime sax player Clarence Clemons had decidedly solemn undertones.
If Steven Van Zandt is forever best known as the guitarist for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, he'll be perfectly fine with that. After all, the checks associated with that distinction are probably more than okay, right?
Longtime Jersey compadres Southside Johnny and "Little" Steven Van Zandt reflected musically on Clarence Clemons and other friends recently lost during a Saturday evening performance at the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park.
