Ooops… Barack Obama’s most famous supporter has taken a dive for Obama. Oprah has been “long considered the “queen of daytime TV,”” and she has “enjoyed sky-high popularity as a media personality for two decades.” But now, thanks to her support for Barack Obama, Oprah’s popularity has plummeted: Sphere: Related Content
Bruce Springsteen
Will The Boss Step Up This Election Season
Will Bruce Springsteen step up this election season and get involved with a Democratic candidate or the nominee? I am dubious as to whether he will. James Oliphant writes on The Swamp that Springsteen “put on a blistering two-hour and 30-minute show” last night in Columbus, Ohio and the “tight set from Springsteen and his E Street Band meant there was little time for Springsteen to do other thing he does best: talk about the state of the nation.”...
Happy Easter
Happy Easter! Here’s some fun and food for thought on Easter… Oh no… Dead Eye Dick shot the Easter Bunny (h/t DU): Check out the WaPo’s Peeps Show II, and… See what happens when Easter Eggs hatch. Via Taylor Marsh — Bruce Springsteen: This Land Is Your Land: Sphere: Related Content
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young Join Body Of War Soundtrack
Billboard reported today that “Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Peal Jam have contributed tunes to the anti-war soundtrack for a documentary about a U.S. soldier paralyzed in Iraq.” The 30-song, two-disc album “Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran” will be released March 18 via Warner Music’s Sire Records label. All proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War. The film, “Body of War” focuses on “Tomas Young, an Army...
Bruce Springsteen’s New Single: We Take Care Of Our Own (Video with Lyrics)
Bruce Springsteen’s new single “We Take Care Of Our Own,” off his upcoming CD, Wrecking Ball was released today. ABC News notes, “judging from the names of the other tracks listed on the singers website — “This Depression,” “Easy Money,” and “Death to My Hometown” — Springsteen is once again wading in political waters and returning his focus to working-class issues.” “We Take Care Of Our Own” is a hard hitting rocker, in true Springsteen / E Street Band style....
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