Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to one of his “all-time favorite writers,” the former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, in an Instagram tribute on Friday. “The passion and deep intensity of his music and lyrics is unmatched by all but the very best in the rock & roll canon,” he wrote. “I was fortunate to spend a little time with Shane and his lovely wife Victoria the last time we were in Dublin. He was very ill, but still beautifully present in his heart and spirit. His music is timeless and eternal. I don’t know…

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.What Is Carbon Capture? With Gizmodo’s Molly Taft | TechmodoIn the Mon Valley of western Pennsylvania, steel was once a way of life, one synonymous with the image of rural, working-class Rust Belt communities. At its height in 1910, Pittsburgh alone produced 25 million tons of it, or 60 percent of the nation’s total. Bustling mills linger along the Monongahela River and around Pittsburgh, but employment has been steadily winding down…

Screenshot: Marvel StudiosThe first two Guardians of the Galaxy movies were scored to Peter Quill’s musical tastes for late ‘70s and ‘80s rock (having been abducted by aliens in 1988). But like the reality-warping Infinity Stones, a Zune—Microsoft’s defunct MP3 player—has radically reshaped the soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and now we know what the superheroes will be jamming to next.Addressing The MCU’s TaboosIf you don’t recall, the Zune was given to Quill (Chris Pratt) at the end of Vol. 2, meaning the…

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have postponed three shows in a week because of illness.  The latest delayed tour date was a Tuesday show in Albany, N.Y. Social-media posts from the band didn’t say who was sick or what the illness was. A publicist for the band didn’t provide additional information Monday.   One of the band’s members, guitarist and singer Steven Van Zandt, said the illness…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week titled, "That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment," which focused on the state of Live Nation Entertainment and the lack of competition in the primary and secondary ticketing markets."I just want to dispel this notion that this is not a monopoly and then we can go from there about solutions," Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said at the hearing, which was held Tuesday.Live Nation Entertainment is composed of Live Nation, an…

Photo: Terry Wyatt (Getty Images)Taylor Swift’s legion of rabid fans might just be able to accomplish something decades of legal scholars, millions in political lobbying, and the Biden administration couldn’t: implement meaningful antitrust reform. Sources speaking in a New York Times report Friday say the U.S.Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster’s parent company, following the disastrous fallout of the pop star’s most recent tour ticket sale…

Swift’s absence from touring following 2018's Reputation Stadium Tour likely helped fuel the increased demand for tickets, and Ticketmaster outages. Image: Mark Metcalfe (Getty Images)Taylor Swift’s hotly anticipated first tour in five years, called The Eras Tour, is set to kick off next year. Tickets went on sale yesterday to lucky Swifties who won a presale lottery—until all hell broke loose. Outages plagued Ticketmaster throughout the morning and afternoon as feral fans tried to secure their spot in stadiums across the…

Terry Wyatt | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesHundreds of thousands of Taylor Swift fans will closely be checking their phones Monday night, waiting to see if they've been chosen by Ticketmaster's Verified Fan system to buy tickets to the pop star and singer-songwriter's upcoming stadium tour. When those tickets go on sale later in the week, it'll likely be minutes before they all sell out.Live music roared back in the U.S. as the pandemic has waned, and the refrain of high demand and low inventory for tickets…