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Archive for the ‘Springsteeniana’ Category
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch).
faked by gorjus Monday, June 25th, 2007
Excerpts from a blurry, hastily mimeographed, seventh-generation copy of the Neon Bible FAQ
faked by Professor Fury Sunday, March 11th, 2007Cover Me: The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle
faked by Professor Fury Tuesday, February 6th, 2007Cover Me: Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
faked by Professor Fury Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Cover Me is the PrettyFakes effort at analyzing a sometimes-overlooked component of the work of Bruce Springsteen: the album art which presents the music we know and love so well. Since most fans would buy any new album by the Boss whether it was literally or figuratively wrapped in a paper bag, like Led Zeppelin or Neil Young, the packaging isn’t as paramount. As great lovers of album art—from the one-off cassette covers constructed by the Mountain Goats to the exquisite lettering of Blue Note albums—we wanted to examine this corner of the Springsteen world.
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Atomic Brains, Three Trojans, Overnight Lows, Martin’s, March 16, 2003.
faked by gorjus Monday, January 29th, 2007One Hundred Chords (Music I Loved in 2006).
faked by gorjus Tuesday, January 23rd, 20072006 was a fantastic year for music—there were tons of banner releases by some of the greatest bands playing. So, in a rough order that cannot be categorized by mere hu-mans:
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