February 14, 2026 This week's announcement of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music's 2026 American Music Honorees marks some new directions for the annual ceremony, raising some questions - and at least a few eyebrows - in the process. All honorees will be recognized at the Center's fourth annual American Music Honors event, taking place once again in Pollak Theatre, on the campus of Monmouth University, on Saturday, April 18. In alphabetical order, and as per the

photo by Carl Schultz - used with permission February 7, 2026 For a limited time, you can click here to download free of charge "No Kings, No Hate, No Fear," written by Nils and Amy Lofgren. "I'm so glad it came out as it did... I hope it means something to people, and gives them something to focus on... something simple to chant while they're marching... or at least listen to and be inspired." - Nils Lofgren, appearing on Mary Trump Media for the live premiere of "No Kings,

February 7, 2026 After skipping January 2026 for reasons that were neither announced nor explained, the nugs.net "First Friday" Live Archives series returned yesterday with another great show from the 1995-1997 solo-acoustic tour supporting The Ghost of Tom Joad . It's Capitol Theatre, Sydney, AUS, 2/12/1997 . This was the only show on that tour, or on any other Springsteen tour, in which Bruce performed both his own song "The Ghost of Tom Joad" and Woody Guthrie's song "Tom

February 4, 2026 For David Sancious , being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a former E Street Band keyboardist has been just a part - albeit a very significant part - of his highly respected, varied, and groundbreaking musical career that has spanned more than fifty years now. Collaboration has been a key throughline in Sancious' work as a multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, producer/arranger, and highly recognized and respected jazz-fusion pioneer, whose post-E