Based on his recent setlists, diversity must be on Bruce’s mind at the moment, undoubtedly due to Trump’s Muslim immigrant ban. To find evidence in support of this claim, one must only consult the words he used to introduce the tour premiere of “American Land” in Adelaide during his first concert after the ban:
Continue reading “SYDNEY 1: The Hands that Built the Country We’re Always Trying to Keep Out”
“Write All Nite is a website, NOT a fucking blog.”
You can tell a lot about a show by how Bruce greets the audience at the start. For his last of three nights in Perth, he went with, “GOOOOOOOOD EEEEEEVEEEEEEENIIIIIIING WEEEEEESTEEEEEEEEERN AAAAAAAAUSTRAAAAAAAALIAAAAAAA!!!”
Continue reading “PERTH 3 (+ Performance Notes!): Glory Days Will Never Pass Them By”
To commemorate moving from my Broadway writing back to E Street, here’s a Sound of Music inspired question that wracked my brain in the weeks leading up to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Australia/New Zealand 2017 Tour:
LION revels in the latter, making it what I like to call an Onion Cutter movie. This term was inspired by others, but here’s my definition:
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 22, 2017
Continue reading “LION (Garth Davis) – Tweet of Consciousness”
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS (Derek Cianfrance): 2016’s BY THE SEA, AKA an underrated gem of a probing relationship study starring a real couple
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 22, 2017
Continue reading “THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS (Derek Cianfrance) – Tweet of Consciousness”
JASON BOURNE (Paul Greengrass): Every page of the script is utterly formulaic, but nobody cinematizes kinetic tension like Paul Greengrass.
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 22, 2017
HUNDRED DAYS (The Bengsons; Under the Radar): Yet another "this is our love story" confessional song cycle (with some dialogue thrown in)
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) January 14, 2017
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