John Niven

Born in the USA: how Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 album bridged the American political divide

27 July 2024 9:00 am

Steven Hyden traces the impact of the title song, whose coruscating verses and affirmatory choruses cut both ways, and made its creator for a time the world’s greatest rock star

While I was wining and dining bands, the future of the music industry was stealing CDs in North Carolina

13 June 2015 9:00 am

In 1994 I was working in marketing at London Records, a frothy pop label part-owned by the Polygram Group —…