None But The Brave

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2024 Tour. This time the focus is on the two shows in San Francisco and the first show in Los Angeles. Hal gives an ecstatic recap of the events in LA on Thursday night, a show which ran for 3 hours 20 minutes and featured numerous surprises, including the return of Patti Scialfa.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the opening week of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s 2024 Tour, covering shows in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and San Diego. Hal was in the latter two cities and is pretty fired up, especially about his night in San Diego. Later in the episode, they also discuss Deadline’s story covering the development of the film about the making of Nebraska to be written and directed by Scott Cooper.

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In this NBTB Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the March 2024 release from the series, recorded live at The Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ on September 21, 1978. They also discuss Bruce's appearance last week with John Mellencamp in Newark.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the recently announced The Best Of Springsteen set that will be released on April 19. They give their thoughts on why this package is being put out now and the songs selected for it. They then make some predictions regarding the upcoming 2024 tour. Finally, they wrap up their coverage of the 2014 US Tour.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2014 High Hopes tour. In this edition, they discuss the Spring US leg and they are joined by special guest Kirk Minihane, host of The Kirk Minihane Show on Barstool Sports. Hal, Flynn, and Kirk focus much of the episode on the final weekend of the tour, which took place at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. 

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen's 2014 High Hopes Tour. In this first part, they are joined by Jason DiBattista to discuss Bruce's first (and only) trip to South Africa and Ted Brych weighs in on the Australian leg. Part 2 will focus on the US leg.

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In this NBTB Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the February 2024 release from the series, recorded live at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall in Akron, Ohio on September 25, 1996. Hal and Flynn start the show by paying tribute to Adele Springsteen, Bruce's mom, who passed away last week. They also discuss Bruce's appearance on Friday at the annual MusiCares Person Of The Year dinner in honor of Bon Jovi.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean talk to Cliff B., one of the earliest Springsteen tapers. Cliff first saw Bruce in 1974 and attended shows at the Bottom Line and Roxy stands in 1975, as well as the Boston Music Hall stand in 1977. Cliff also tells Hal and Flynn about taping the early shows and how a small group of men made It possible for fans to hear many amazing performances that unfortunately don’t exist in Springsteen’s own archives.

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In this NBTB Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the January 2024 release from the series, recorded live at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, GB on July 13, 2013.

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In this NBTB Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the Christmas 2023 release from the series, recorded live at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ on July 15, 1999. The show was the opening night of the 15 show stand in the arena.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's famed performances at Winterland in December, 1978. The episode starts with a discussion about the first show and how important it was to Hal and Flynn as new fans to hear the widely circulated bootleg. They are then joined by Priscilla Schroeder, who attended the second show on December 16 (and also Roxy '75!). At the end of the episode, Hal and Flynn discuss the impact of having the 1978 radio broadcasts circulate and what might have happened if Bruce instead had released an official live album of the tour.

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None But The Brave begins a new element of the podcast, a standalone episode to review every new release in the Springsteen Archive Series. In this edition, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the December 2023 release from the series. The show was recorded live in Philadelphia, PA on October 14, 2009 and includes a performance of Darkness On The Edge Of Town in its entirety.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle on the 50th anniversary of its release. Also, Hal reports on Aoife ODonovan's tour where she is playing Nebraska from start to finish. 

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by special guest Erik Flannigan, former editor of Backstreets magazine and the essayist for the Springsteen Archive Series, to discuss the two legendary benefit shows that Bruce played for the Christic Institute in November, 1990. Also, at the start of the episode, Hal and Flynn talk about Bruce's surprise guest appearance at Stand Up For Heroes last week in NYC.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean complete their look at Bruce Springsteen's The Rising Tour with an in-depth look at the tour's final leg in North America, which began at Giants Stadium in July and concluded with an epic 3 show stand at Shea Stadium in October. Also, they discuss the announcement of the 2024 European leg and the Springsteen Archives event for the 50th anniversary of WIESS.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean start the show with a wide ranging discussion on the latest Springsteen news including the rescheduled tour dates, the lack of a fall release, and the return of From My Home To Yours. In the second half of the show they return to their look at The Rising Tour, continuing with the 2003 European Stadium run. During the Rising Tour segment, they are joined by Sal Trepat, founder of Point Blank magazine, to discuss the famed Milan show.

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None But The Brave does a crossover episode with One Hit Thunder! NBTB co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean join Chris Fafalios and Matt Kelly to talk about their love of Bruce Springsteen's music and also discuss a song from another artist that actually sounds a lot like Springsteen, On The Dark Side from John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band. For more info and to follow "One Hit Thunder", go to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-hit-thunder/id1493414021.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's tour in support of his 2002 LP, The Rising. In Part 2, they finish their look at 2002 with a discussion of the short European arena leg and the US arena dates that followed before continuing into 2003 with a look at the controversial outcome at The Grammys, the stellar Atlantic City show, and the Australian leg. Also, Jason Berkley and Bill Donohoe join in to discuss notable shows they attended along the way.

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In this special preview of None But The Brave Patreon content, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean report live from NY following Bruce Springsteen’s third and final show at MetLife Stadium.

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In the 5th season premiere of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's tour in support of his 2002 LP, The Rising. This episode covers the Asbury rehearsals and the first US leg. 

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None But The Brave does a crossover episode with Naked Lunch! NBTB co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean join Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and the star of Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix, and David Wild, writer/producer of The Grammys and long-time Rolling Stone writer, on the Naked Lunch podcast to talk Springsteen. For more info and to follow "Naked Lunch", go to: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naked-lunch/id1620018481 To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. 

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In the fourth season finale of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean answer the most frequent question they get from Springsteen fans: What archive release is most essential from each tour? Hal and Flynn both select one show from every tour in the series, starting with the 1975 Born To Run Tour thru the 2012-13 Wrecking Ball Tour. At the start of the episode, they also discuss the two shows that Bruce played over the weekend in Oslo, Norway.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen's Concert To Fight Hunger, which took place 30 years ago this week on June 24, 1993. They fondly remember the entire show, especially the very dramatic events that occurred in the encores.

To open the episode, they make an appeal for Sweet Relief's Jesse Malin Fund. Jesse is diagnosed with "complete" spinal injury, meaning he is completely paralyzed from the waist down. For more info, please visit: SweetRelief.org/JesseMalin. 

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about Warren Zanes' book, Deliver Me From Nowhere, which focuses on the making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska. They also take an in-depth look at what is known about the E Street Band studio recordings of Nebraska as well as examining the live versions of those songs performed over the last 4 decades.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss how Bruce Springsteen has constructed his multi-night stands in the E Street Band Reunion era, which began in 1999, while also taking a look at the first 3 night stand of 2023 that happened last week in Dublin. At the end of the episode, they also give their favorite multi-night stands from the past 25 years.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by author Warren Zanes to discuss his new book Deliver Me From Nowhere, which looks at the making of Bruce Springsteen's 6th LP, Nebraska.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the NY/NJ shows that concluded the first leg of the 2023 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band World Tour. Following that, they consider whether Springsteen's shows have the same impact on them as in the past.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Kirk Minihane, host of Barstool Sports' The Kirk Minihane Show, for a discussion about the March 20th E Street Band show in Boston, Bruce's recent albums, and more. At the start of the show, Hal and Flynn also discuss this past weekend's show at Madison Square Garden, which Flynn attended.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean have a conversation with Steven Hyden, Uproxx's cultural critic, about Bruce Springsteen's 2023 Tour. Hyden also gives a sneak preview of his upcoming book about Born In The USA, which will be released in 2024.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean welcome back the founder of Backstreets Magazine, Charles R. Cross, for a wide ranging discussion on the end of the magazine and Bruce Springsteen's 2023 Tour.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean talk to photographer Nicki Germaine about her wonderful book of photos from the 1974 Houston stand, Springsteen: Liberty Hall. Nicki talks to us from within the E Street bubble and at the end, she gives us a little sense of what it's like being on tour in the time of COVID. At the start of the episode, Hal and Flynn discuss the latest round of ticketing and their thoughts on the most recent shows. For more info on additional content from None But The Brave, visit www.Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take a look at the structure of the setlist on Bruce Springsteen's 2023 tour. They also discuss the latest Springsteen news, including several band members coming down with COVID over the past week and the newly announced tour dates.

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In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean report from Tampa, FL and give their thoughts immediately following the opening night of the 2023 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band world tour.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean finally get to do something they've been waiting for since the show began...preview a new Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band world tour. At the end of the episode, they announce the None But The Brave Patreon page, which will allow fans of the show to have additional tour coverage beyond our regular podcast episodes. Check it out at https://www.patreon.com/NBTBPodcast.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen's debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, on the 50th anniversary of its release.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take their latest look at one of their favorite topics, the state of the Springsteen archive series and where it may go from here. They also discuss the latest archive release from NJ 1999. Happy New Year!

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at the recording sessions for Bruce Springsteen's biggest hit record, Born In The USA, with an emphasis on B-sides and the released outtakes. They also discuss the latest release from the Springsteen Archive Series, Nashville 2008.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean give their thoughts on Bruce Springsteen's recent interview with Rolling Stone, where he discussed the 2023 tour ticketing controversy and also provided more detail on what will be in the Tracks 2 boxset. Later in the show, they discuss Springsteen's four show residency on The Tonight Show as well continue their discussion about his new record, Only The Strong Survive.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen's latest record, a collection of soul covers titled Only The Strong Survive. They are joined by Lauren Onkey, the Director of the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at George Washington University.

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In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Bruce's appearance at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday night, which Hal attended. They also give their thoughts on the latest Springsteen archive release from Asbury Park during the 1996 leg of the Joad Tour.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Born In The USA, the album that made Bruce Springsteen a worldwide superstar.

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In this edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the latest breaking news in the world of Bruce Springsteen: the release of Nightshift, the second single from his upcoming LP of soul covers, his guest appearance with The Killers, and the amazing new archive release from October 1, 1978 in Atlanta. Joining Hal and Flynn to discuss the appearance with The Killers is Backstreets contributor Brandon Shaw.

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In this special edition of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean react to the announcement that Bruce Springsteen's 22nd studio album, Only The Strong Survive, will be released November 11th and they give their thoughts on the first single, Do I Love You (Indeed I Do).

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In the fourth season premiere of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen's highly influential record, Nebraska, on the 40th anniversary of its release.

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In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean give their thoughts on Rome 2006, the latest release from Bruce Springsteen's archive series. They have a spirited discussion about the release and also the prospects of a Sessions Band return. At the top of the show, Flynn and Hal also discuss what they're hearing about a potential fall release from Bruce.

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In this special episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by guest Rich Russo, host of the Anything Anything radio show, to discuss the latest Springsteen archive release from New Jersey August 19, 1984. This leads into a larger discussion of the entire epic 10 night stand that Bruce played in 1984 at Brendan Byrne Arena.

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In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about the problems that occurred during the ticket sales for the Spring US leg of Bruce Springsteen's 2023 Tour. They look at the impact that Verified Fan is having on the process and also talk about the effective way some other big name acts are using fan clubs to sell tickets to their biggest fans.

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In a special episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean break down the major issues that occurred with the ticket sale for the first batch of shows on Bruce Springsteen's 2023 US Tour. They also discuss the announcement of the UK dates and give their thoughts on the fantastic new dual archive releases from Paris 2012.

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In the third season finale of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are excited about Bruce Springsteen's guest appearance with Paul McCartney at MetLife Stadium in NJ. They also discuss a recently discovered copyright filing that sheds some light on Bruce's sale of his catalog to Sony and they return to 2005 for the conclusion of their look at Springsteen's Devils & Dust Tour.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen's performance with Coldplay at MetLife stadium, European ticket sales for Bruce's 2023 tour, and continue their look at the 2005 Devils & Dust Tour.

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In a special bonus episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean react to Bruce Springsteen's announcement that he will be touring in 2023 with the E Street Band. The pod will return with the continuation of our coverage of the Devils & Dust Tour in our next full episode.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen's 2005 Devils & Dust Tour. In this episode, they discuss the first American leg. The discussion will continue with Europe and the later US legs in the next episode. Also, at the top of the show, Hal and Flynn give their thoughts on the latest release from the Springsteen Archive Series, from MSG on May 16, 1988.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their look at Bruce Springsteen's first ever tour without the E Street Band. Hal and Flynn examine the events of 1993, including the legendary Ct. Basie rehearsal show, the European leg, and the two benefit shows in the NYC area that brought the tour to a close. At the start of the show, they also discuss the recent lecture by engineer Toby Scott that revealed previously unheard takes of Born In The USA.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen's first ever tour without the E Street Band. Springsteen headed out on the road in 1992 with a new band, a decision which remains polarizing to fans to this day. Hal and Flynn discuss what they think Springsteen was trying to accomplish and whether he was successful. This episode looks at the '92 leg of the tour and they will continue with the '93 leg in the next episode. Also, at the start of the show, they give their thoughts on the latest release from the Archive Series.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean complete their look at Bruce Springsteen's Magic Tour with a discussion of the 2008 European and summer US legs, including the legendary show that took place in St. Louis on August 23rd. They also discuss the latest Springsteen archive release from Cleveland 2009 at the top of the show.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their look at Bruce Springsteen's Magic Tour with a discussion about the Spring 2008 leg. During this run of shows, E Street keyboardist Danny Federici made his final appearance with the E Street Band before he sadly passed away from cancer in April. Hal and Flynn will conclude their Magic Tour discussion in the next episode, focusing on Europe 2008 and the final run of US shows.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen's Magic Tour. In the first of two parts, they focus on the 2007 segment of the tour with an emphasis on November 19, 2007 in Boston, which was organist Danny Federici's final full show with the E Street Band. They also discuss the latest release from the Springsteen Archive Series, Philadelphia 1995.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean open the show by paying tribute to Clarence Clemons on what would have been his 80th birthday. They also discuss the status of Bruce Springsteen's 2022 tour and the latest archive release from Anaheim 2000 before being joined by writer Joyce Millman, who attended the second night of No Nukes in 1979. Joyce recounts her experience of a wild night that fell on the eve of Bruce's 30th birthday. Finally, Hal and Flynn are joined by another very special guest to close the show.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Ken Rosenthal to discuss the legendary No Nukes show that occurred on 9/22/79 at Madison Square Garden, the first Springsteen show he ever attended. Ken is a senior writer for The Athletic, the dugout reporter for MLB on FOX, and a MLB Network insider. Prior to the No Nukes discussion, Hal and Flynn give their thoughts on the latest release from the Springsteen archives, the C. W. Post show from December 1975.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen's 1995 album, The Ghost of Tom Joad. At the start of the show, they also discuss the significant amount of recent Springsteen news, highlighted by the sale of the Springsteen catalog to Sony Music for a reported $550 million and Bruce's recent appearance at the John Henry Benefit in NYC.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the latest release from Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, a film documenting the 1979 No Nukes concerts that took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Hal and Flynn are then joined by Ken Rosen of EStreetShuffle.com to talk about much more recent Springsteen performances in NYC, this year’s Stand Up For Heroes and Robin Hood benefits.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about the second disc of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks box set. Also in this episode, they discuss the new archive release from the Magic Tour, their reactions to the release of Badlands from the upcoming No Nukes package, and Bruce's appearance on Colbert.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the second disc of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks box set, which features potential hit songs that were cut from The River LP. Also in this episode, Hal and Flynn discuss Bruce's new collaborations with John Mellencamp and Dion.

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In part 2 of the third season premiere of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion with Stevie Van Zandt about his new autobiography, Unrequited Infatuations. This episode picks up in 1978 and covers the E Street Band’s work through 1984, Stevie’s decision to leave the band, Sun City, his solo work and finally the E Street Reunion era. Hal and Flynn also discuss the announcement of Bruce Springsteen’s upcoming No Nukes release.

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In the third season premiere of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean welcome Stevie Van Zandt to the show to discuss his autobiography, Unrequited Infatuations. The first of two parts, this episode covers his musical influences, the early years of the E Street Band, and goes through 1977, a period of struggle when Springsteen was battling a lawsuit against his first managers. Part 2 will pick up in 1978 and cover the E Street Band’s work through 1984, Stevie’s decision to leave the band, Sun City, his solo work and finally the E Street Reunion era. It will be released October 1st.

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In this bonus episode of None But The Brave, hosts Flynn McLean and Hal Schwartz discuss the 2021 edition of Springsteen On Broadway and the latest release from the Archive Series, Tower Theater 2005. They also preview the Season 3 premiere of the podcast, which kicks off September 23rd with special guest Little Steven.

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In this special episode of None But The Brave, hosts Flynn McLean and Hal Schwartz discuss the new release from the Springsteen Archive Series, Fenway Park 2012. They also give their thoughts Tom Morello’s cover of Highway To Hell, which features Bruce on lead vocals,.

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In this special episode of None But The Brave, hosts Flynn McLean and Hal Schwartz discuss Giants Stadium ‘85, the amazing new release from the Springsteen Archive Series. They also give their thoughts on the announcement of the upcoming No Nukes film and the latest episode of From My Home To Yours,.

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In part two of the season two finale of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their conversation with Backstreets Magazine’s Charles R. Cross, Erik Flannigan, Jonathan Pont, and Chris Phillips. The discussion includes the story of the first time Bruce Springsteen gave Backstreets an interview, their thoughts on the two most recent Bruce records, the growth of E Street Nation, and what are some of their favorite Archive releases.

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In part one of the season two finale of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Backstreets Magazine’s Charles R. Cross, Erik Flannigan, Jonathan Pont, and Chris Phillips for a wide ranging conversation on the creation of the magazine, working with Springsteen and his team, what brings us all to Bruce’s music, and the growth of E Street Nation over the years. Hal and Flynn also discuss the return of Springsteen On Broadway. Part two of the season finale will be released July 15th.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion of Bruce Springsteen’s early 1990’s output with a look at the 4th disc of his outtakes box set, Tracks. They also discuss Bruce’s new archive release from the July 1, 1978 show in Berkeley, CA, his new release with The Killers, and the return of Springsteen On Broadway.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean have a wide ranging discussion on the use of Bruce Springsteen’s music in cinema and television with Caroline Madden, author of Springsteen As Soundtrack. They also discuss Bruce’s remarks at the recent virtual event where he was awarded the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean talk to Dan French, editor and publisher of the Springsteen fanzine Point Blank, about his experiences on Bruce Springsteen’s 1981 European Tour. Hal and Flynn also discuss Bruce’s latest archive release from Boston 1992.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion on Bruce Springsteen’s dual 1992 releases with an in-depth look at Lucky Town. On this record, Bruce explores the major changes going on in his life at the time, which included getting married and having his first child. Both Hal and Flynn feel it’s a work that has been under-appreciated over the years.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen’s Human Touch LP, a record that received a decidedly mixed reaction from fans and critics upon its release in 1992. They also discuss Springsteen’s new archive release from Los Angeles, 1988.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion on one of their favorite topics, the future of Bruce Springsteen’s Archive Series. This episode covers all tours from 1992/93 to present day. They also discuss the March archive release from Madison Square Garden in 2000.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss one of their favorite topics, the future of Bruce Springsteen’s Archive Series. This episode covers the pre-Born To Run period through the end of the E Street Band’s classic era in 1988. They also discuss Renegades, Bruce’s new podcast with former President Barack Obama, as well as the latest archive release from Nice 1997. The discussion about the future of the Archive Series will continue in the episode.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen’s Super Bowl ad for Jeep. They are joined by Jack Epsteen, long time die hard Bruce fan and an ad exec at GSD&M in Austin who has been involved with multiple Super Bowl ads of his own in past years.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss 20 years of Light of Day Foundation concerts, which have included regular Springsteen guest appearances. They also preview the upcoming 21st year virtual festivities, which will take place on Feb. 12-14th. They are joined by LOD Foundation Executive Director Tony Pallagrosi to talk about the LOD concerts as well as his time playing with both Southside Johnny and Bruce.

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In the season two premiere of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by special guest Joe Grushecky to discuss his latest release, the 40th anniversary edition of his second LP Have A Good Time but...Get Out Alive. The conversation also includes the 25th anniversary of American Babylon, which was produced by Bruce Springsteen, and the October Assault Tour as well as 20 years of the Light of Day Foundation. For more info on Light of Day, please go to lightofday.org.

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In the season one finale of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by special guest Brian Hiatt, senior writer from Rolling Stone and author of Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind The Songs. They discuss the many insights into Springsteen’s recording process that Hiatt gained from talking to Springsteen himself as well as most of the key people involved in Bruce’s sessions over the past 40+ years. Hal and Flynn also discuss the latest Bruce news.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen’s classic record Born To Run on the 45th anniversary of its release and what it means to them. They also talk about the 9th episode of Bruce’s radio show, From My Home To Yours, where he was joined by a very special guest, Patti Scialfa.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by special guests Stan Goldstein, co-author of Rock & Roll Tour Of The Jersey Shore, and photographer Deb Rothenberg, whose photos are featured in her book Bruce Springsteen: In Focus 1980-2012. They discuss wild times with Bruce Springsteen in Asbury Park and points beyond. Bruce made over 100 surprise appearances on the Shore in the 1980’s. Also, Hal and Flynn discuss the 8th episode of Bruce’s show on Sirius.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean take a look at the events of 1985, the second year of Bruce Springsteen’s massive Born In The USA Tour and the year Bruce would become a worldwide superstar. Also in this episode, Hal and Flynn discuss the new archive release from The Reunion Tour as well as the latest installment of From My Home To Yours, Bruce’s show on SiriusXM.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean take a look at the events of 1984, the first year of Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The USA Tour. By the end of the tour in October, 1985, Springsteen would become a worldwide superstar. Also in this episode, Hal and Flynn discuss the latest installment of From My Home To Yours, Bruce’s show on SiriusXM.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean take a close look at Bruce Springsteen’s Devils & Dust LP, which was released 15 years ago. They also discuss Bruce’s latest episode of his show, From His Home To Yours, on E Street Radio and the latest archive release from Stockholm June 25, 2005.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean examine the wild array of recording sessions that Bruce Springsteen conducted in 1994-95. During this time, Bruce recorded with the 92-93 band, the E Street Band, and a small combo with which he recorded two different records. He also worked with Joe Grushecky on American Babylon. On stage, he made an series of bi-coastal guest appearances and played several times with the E Street Band.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean take an in depth look at the events thar occurred in 2000 during the second year of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s Reunion Tour. Their discussion covers all the shows Bruce played that year with a particular emphasis on the American Skin controversy and the 10 night stand at Madison Square Garden that closed the tour.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean take an in depth look at the events of 1999 when Bruce Springsteen reunited with the E Street Band for their first tour In 11 years. They also discuss Bruce’s amazing new archive release, July 9, 1981 from Brendan Byrne Arena in NJ. 

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean are joined by special guest Jonathan Pont, the associate editor of Backstreets magazine. They discuss one of the most celebrated Bruce Springsteen concerts of all time, the benefit concert for Vietnam Veterans that took place in Los Angeles on August 20, 1981. Also, Hal and Flynn give their thoughts on the latest Springsteen archive release. 

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean take a track by track look at Bruce Springsteen’s 2002 classic record The Rising, which was heavily influenced by 9/11 and explores rising up in the wake of pain and loss. 

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss what they would release if they could gain access to the Springsteen vault. They also discuss the latest release from the Springsteen archives. 

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean conclude their look at Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s 1988 Tour, which included dates first in support of Tunnel of Love and then dates on the Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour. They also discuss Little Steven’s comments last week on E Street Radio in regards to a potential 2020 E Street Band tour and the new release from the archives.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss the construction of the set list for the Tunnel of Love Express Tour in 1988 and the first show in Worcester, MA where it was unveiled to the world. They also talk about Bruce’s recent performance in Asbury Park at the 20th anniversary Light of Day concert. 

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen’s magnificent 1987 album about relationships, Tunnel of Love.

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss all that happened in the world of Bruce Springsteen during the second half of the decade. We wish everyone a Happy New Year!

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss all that happened in the world of Bruce Springsteen during the first half of the decade. Part 2, covering the second half of the decade, will premiere on January 2nd..

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In the latest episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss the lengthy hiatus taken by Bruce Springsteen after the Human Rights Now! Tour in 1988, which included the disbanding of the E Street Band, and ended with the release of his dual 1992 releases, Human Touch and Lucky Town. 

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In the third episode of None But The Brave, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss the marathon recording sessions that yielded Born In The USA, Bruce Springsteen's mega-successful 7th LP.

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In the second episode of None But The Brave, which takes a comprehensive look at the music and career of Bruce Springsteen, film producer Hal Schwartz and Backstreets magazine contributor Flynn McLean discuss Bruce's official Archive Series.

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The premiere episode of a new podcast that takes a comprehensive look at the music and career of Bruce Springsteen.

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