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Interview: Martyn Joseph

As a Springsteen fan I often feel surrounded by mediocre, lack lustre versions of his songs. Pale imitations. Clumsy forgeries of masterworks. But not always. One Welsh singer-songwriter has spectacularly, and very successfully, nailed it. Recording an album of covers can be one of a musician’s most challenging tasks: how do you remain true to…
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The Ties That Bind…Thanks Dad For Being A Bruce Springsteen Fan

As a (relatively) young Bruce Springsteen fan, one thing I am always asked is how did someone my age get into his music. Depending on who’s asking, the long answer is a gushing spiel about how every concert is different, the range of material, his live performance energy, his ability to relate to every turn…
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Cover Me: The Bruce Springsteen Cover Song Nightmare

Give me my favourite musician, pair him with my most loathed song ever, and drop the two into an arena in Brisbane and you’ll end up with one completely dismayed Bruce Springsteen fan. Normally I love the way Springsteen covers other artists. Adore it. It adds to that thing we crave during his concerts, the…
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