We focus on this year, 2016, for this episode of the podcast. Mitch Slater joins me to recount, relive and rejoice in this past year of Springsteen events and happenings. The live performances, the tour, the music releases, the book, the meet and greets...all make this year, the year of the BOSS.
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ep21 CHRISTMAS spectacular
It's a Tramps Like Us, Bruce Springsteen podcast Christmas spectacular! We're gonna let that spirit take us right down Santa Claus lane. An audio Christmas gift to you. Some Springsteen xmas music, some E Street xmas music, and some xmas music that has nothin' to do with Bruce or E Street.
Thanks for listening and have a cool yule.
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ep20 THE WILD, THE INNOCENT & THE E STREET SHUFFLE album review
We're gettin into Bruce's second record for this episode of the podcast. Bj Kramp and Brian Sword join me to discuss the album and each song.
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ep19 Toronto meet & greet 2016 / STATE TROOPER remix
I met Bruce Springsteen! Charles Harrison and Kathy Fisher did as well, and they joined me on the podcast to retell our tale of meeting the Boss in Toronto on the last stop of his meet & greet Born To Run book tour.
To round out the show, James Cavalluzzo and myself discuss this very cool remix of State Trooper by Anders Trentemoller. We talk about Springsteen, Trentemol...
ep18 BORN TO RUN book review
Mitch Slater joins me to review the Bruce Springsteen autobiography BORN TO RUN. We give our thoughts on the book and get into some details and revelations. And of course, we play some tunes.
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ep17 Chapter And Verse listening party
Put on your copy of the new Bruce Springsteen album Chapter And Verse and let's have a listening party! Mike Carss and John Carss come by to hang out, listen to the record, shoot the shit and drink some beers. We're real loose on this one. Unedited; slightly censored; lotsa fun.
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ep16 Two Hearts vol.1 – Springsteen duets
Eric Miller from the Pods and Sods Network podcast joins me to discuss and listen to some Springsteen duets. We discuss music by Sam Moore, John Fogerty, Eddie Vedder, Tracey Chapman, Mike Ness, Rosanne Cash and 42 others. Also available on iTunes.
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ep 15 Australia edition – Springsteen fandom vol.4
In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Jamie McLellan, a great Bruce Springsteen fan from Melbourne, Australia. We'll get Jamie's perspective on the Boss down under in Australia.
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ep14 Cover Me vol.3
Johnny Carss returns for our third installment of Springsteen cover songs. We talk music by The Cardigans, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gary U.S. Bonds, Suicide, Waylon Jennings and Darlene Love.
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ep13 Springsteen fandom vol.3 w/ Charles Harrison
Charles Harrison joins me on this episode of the podcast to discuss his Springsteen fandom. We talk about the new tour, the future book, new album and solo tour, and get into a few top 5 lists. Enjoy!
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ep12 Loose Ends vol.1
BJ Kramp from the Rock And Or Roll podcast returns for our first installment in a recurring series on Springsteen non-album tracks. We're each gonna pick 5 non-album Bruce songs, discuss 'em, play 'em and then we'll come up with a sequenced "alternate universe" Springsteen album.
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ep11 the River tour 2016 – Europe [Oslo]
I am joined by singer-songwriter Terje Espenes for this latest episode discussing the Europe River tour 2016. Terje is a big Springsteen fan who recently saw the show in Oslo, Norway. We'll discuss the show, his fandom of the Boss, our Steve Earle copperhead connection and the music he makes with his band Jack Stillwater.
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ep10 Summertime Bruce – our fav Springsteen summer songs
Summer's here and the time is right for listening to the new episode of Tramps Like Us: a Bruce Springsteen podcast... in the street. Mitch Slater (twitter @mpslater) joins me to countdown our top 5 Bruce Springsteen summer songs.
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ep9 WORKING ON A DREAM album review
We focus on the 2009 Working On A Dream album for episode 9 of the podcast. Tom England returns to discuss the album with me. We get into a track by track analysis, the 2009 tour and the incredible Superbowl halftime performance. Enjoy.
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ep8 Cover Me vol.2
Cover songs by and of Bruce Springsteen featuring Steve Earle, Neil Young, Donna Summer, The Band, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and the Rolling Stones. For the 2nd installment of this recurring themed show Lee McCormack is joined by good friends Mike Bramston and Alex Ferguson to discuss these songs and artists and what not.
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ep7 Springsteen fandom vol.2 w/ Jason Decator
We continue our series of discussions with Bruce Springsteen fans with Toronto tattoo artist Jason Decator. I sit down with Jason after getting some new ink to talk about music, concert experiences, tattoos and how he became a Springsteen fan.
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ep6 Max Weinberg – E Street band spotlight
The Mighty Max Weinberg is our subject for this episode. Joe Iannuzzi and Darrin Pfeiffer join in on the discussion about Max and drumming. We discuss how Max got his start playing drums, his rock'n'roll influences, the infamous E Street Band audition, The E Street breakup in 1989, the Late Nite gig, and being Bruce Springsteen's drummer for over 40 years. Featuring interview c...
ep5 Darkness tour ’78
Lee McCormack & Arlen Schumer discuss the outstanding Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band tour supporting the Darkness On The Edge Of Town record in 1978. Featuring soundbites from Bruce and the band and music from the radio broadcasts chronicling 5 shows from the tour.
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ep4 Cover Me vol.1
Cover songs by and of Bruce Springsteen featuring Johnny Cash, Jeff Healey Band, Pet Shop Boys, Gary U.S. Bonds, Joe Cocker and the wicked Wilson Pickett. In vol.1 of this recurring themed show Lee McCormack is joined by Johnny Carss to discuss these cool tunes and tell stories.
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ep3 The Tears That Blind: Springsteen songs that make us weep
BJ Kramp from the Rock And Or Roll Podcast and Lee get sensitive discussing Bruce Springsteen songs that make us cry. Get your weeping cloth out.
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ep2 the River tour 2016
On this episode of Tramps Like Us: A Bruce Springsteen podcast we discuss the current River tour 2016. Arlen saw the show in New York City and Lee saw the show in Toronto. They'll both compare notes and converse on what they liked, what they didn't like, etc. Playing sound clips as the mood strikes.
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ep1 Springsteen fandom
Join Lee & Arlen for the inaugural episode of the new Bruce Springsteen audio fanzine podcast TRAMPS LIKE US. We're gonna discuss how we became Bruce fans. Our entry point into the rock'n'roll world of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. We'll also discuss our first Bruce Springsteen concert experience. Did Lee see any of the 5 nights in Toronto Bruce played on The B...