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Actor Danny Devito has revealed that he is in a "grandpa" WhatsApp group with rocker Bruce Springsteen. "We`re in the grandpa group chat," Danny told GQ about his friendship with rocker Bruce Springsteen. He added: "We met in the `80s and we became friends. I`m a groupie. I love to go to his shows." Referring to Springsteen being hit with a peptic ulcer in October, Danny added: "I went to see him just before he got his bellyache, and I was lucky to see a great show in New Jersey at the MetLife Center. …

The Gaslight Anthem are emerging from a nearly decade-long recording hiatus on October 27 with the release of their sixth album, History Books. Bruce Springsteen joins them on the tittle track, which you can hear right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyUgfrCegOs “When Bruce Springsteen said I should write a duet for us, I think my head exploded,” Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon says in a statement. “It will never get old to me that one of the greatest songwriters in the world, and one of my hero’s…

George Lazenby had just left a restaurant in Kowloon, Hong Kong, where he dined with Golden Harvest founder Raymond Chow. The former James Bond actor was discussing with Chow the details of their next film that would pair him with Bruce Lee. Enter the Dragon, a Golden Harvest co-feature with Warner Bros., was about to be released and it was expected to make Bruce Lee a star in America. Lee was already a star in Hong Kong thanks to his groundbreaking kung fu films that are still revered to this day. The next film would…

San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is officially open and, as usual, it’s filled with all sorts of goodies. The main convention floor is over 2 million square feet and no matter where you look there’s something to catch your eye. io9 hit the floor on preview night and snapped just a handful of the stuff that caught our eyes, from big displays to standout photo-ops, props, cool merchandise and more. But this is barely a scratch of the surface of what’s actually here. Check it out. San Diego Comic-Con 2023 is officially open and,…

Long-lost unseen footage of the celebrated “log fight” scene from the Bruce Lee film Game of Death is to be released in a new box set marking the 50th anniversary of the famed actor and martial artist’s death.Lee, who shot to fame around the world with the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, died on 20 July 1973 before he could complete shooting on Game of Death, which eventually emerged in 1978, incorporating some of the original footage in a largely reshot and rewritten version.The log fight scene, so called because of the…

A life-size statue of martial arts legend and Hollywood icon Bruce Lee, who died 50 years ago this month, is on display near L.A.’s Chinatown. The Chinese American Museum opened its latest exhibit of works by Hong Kong master sculptor Chu Tat Shing at the Pico House, at 424 N. Main Street, across from the museum. Shing, a lifelong Bruce Lee fan, has created many sculptures honoring Asian icons, artists and visionaries. Officials said the 5-foot-8 Lee statue, the highlight of the exhibit, is the only one of its kind in his…

It is not certain that Bruce Lee would have seen a kung fu duel involving sex toys as a fitting tribute to his legacy, but the Oscar triumph of Everything, Everywhere All At Once earlier this year is a reminder, 50 years after his death, of what a trail he has blazed. Lee smashed down the door for Asian representation pretty much single- (and bare-) handedly, even if he died too soon to be a beneficiary of it.Lee is one of those rare stars who is bigger than his movies. Despite leaving a slim body of work – just four…

Punk musician Frank Turner has been on a musical journey for many years and having released his ninth album last year, he’s in no way slowing down. With a loyal fan base as well as managing to accumulate new fans each show, he had the chance to open the stage today for Bruce Springsteen’s headline show. I stopped by for a chat with him about mental health, his tattoos and his new album FTHC. Hey Frank, thanks for taking the time out today to chat. How are you? I’m good, all a bit of an emotional rollercoaster today I’ll…

Worldwide sensation Bruce Springsteen joined the 2023 BST Hyde Park line up as the headline act on July 6th with support from Frank Turner and The Chicks. Bringing his style, effortless cool and endless amounts of energy, he performed an incredible set playing songs from his earlier days as well as his more recent releases.At 7pm on a sunny Thursday night at Hyde Park, the E Street Band were the first to walk onto the stage assuming their positions before they were joined by The Boss, Bruce Springsteen; both welcomed…

At Bruce Springsteen’s recent show in Edinburgh, a fan managed to hand the 73-year-old rock icon a copy of his dissertation about masculinity. Pondering the masculinity of the Boss is logical: his themes include brotherhood, father-son conflict and the trials of physical labour; his songs are populated with downtrodden blue-collar workers, suicidal firefighters, forgotten soldiers returning from various wars, and economically disempowered men driven to murder. Indeed, he’s seen as one of the quintessential writers of the…