On Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) hosted a conference to commemorate the year 1964 and the Beatles. The Beatles have contributed more than sixty years’ worth of music and history, and this month marks a very special anniversary for the band: it is the 60th anniversary […]
Author: Carlee Migliorisi
The Struts New Album, “Pretty Vicious”
“Pretty Vicious” stands as the fourth studio album by British Rock band The Struts— comprised of Luke Spiller on lead vocals, Adam Slack on guitar, Jed Elliot on bass guitar, and Gethin Davies on drums—and it is the refreshing reincarnation of rock ‘n’ roll that we desperately need. “Too Good at Raising Hell” starts the […]
Springsteen’s Glory Days at Monmouth
Before he became “The Boss,” Bruce Springsteen was a young and ambitious 20-year-old doing what any aspiring rock star would do: playing as much as he could. Springsteen would often play with bands at local venues and colleges to attract his core fanbase—a fanbase that would soon skyrocket from a few thousand students to millions […]
BSACAM to Hold Beatles Conference
The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) will be hosting a conference in February to commemorate the year 1964 and its importance to the Beatles. While the Springsteen Archives are hosting this symposium, there will be an opportunity for MU students to display their efforts with their own conference held the day […]
The Last Beatles Song, “Now and Then”
Earlier this year, a rumor came about that an A.I. Beatles song was in the works, and fans quickly turned to social media to give their two cents about the inauthenticity of the project. Paul McCartney commented in “The Daily Telegraph,” “Even though it’s sort of mechanical trickery, it feels very real.” Now, the long-awaited […]
BSACAM Holds Symposium to Celebrate Springsteen Album’s 50th Year
Bruce Springsteen’s second album “The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle” turned 50 years old this fall, and the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) celebrated on Oct. 28 with a symposium held in Pollak Theater. This conference sold out in less than 45 minutes online and had people waiting […]
MU Announces BSACAM Expansion
On Wednesday, Oct. 18, the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM) announced that they will expand their facilities by constructing a 30,000-square-foot building on the Monmouth University campus. It will be the permanent home for the BSACAM, a high-profile museum, and a dedicated space for future decades of music scholars to visit […]
A Chance to Make it Good Somehow
As of Sunday, Sept. 27, Bruce Springsteen formally announced that the remainder of his North American Tour “Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 Tour” will have to continue at a later date as he deals with his ongoing battle with peptic ulcer disease. Shortly after his earth-shattering third and final performance at MetLife Stadium on […]