Steven Hyden

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The Ween Of American Rock Critics. Author of five books. Currently writing about BORN IN THE USA. @uproxx culture critic. Host of podcasts living and Dead.

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Hey I have a Substack I’ve been writing for on a weekly basis! Over the next two weeks I'll be revisiting a Grantland column I'm still asked about all the time, 10 years later: The American Band Championship Belt. In Part 1, I ask: What did I get wrong? stevenhyden.substack.com/p/revisiting...

Revisiting The American Band Championship Belt, Part 1stevenhyden.substack.com Join Me As I Argue With Myself, 10 Years Later

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Had a jacked-up synth-heavy chat with the great music/ culture writer @stevenhyden.bsky.social about his new book on “Born in the USA.” 40 years on does Bruce’s vision for America exist? Did it ever? Well time slips away and leaves you with…

40 years later, Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ still sounds like peak Bosswww.ocregister.com The album gets a fresh look in Steven Hyden’s latest book, ‘There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA and the End of the Heartland.’

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883! Steven Hyden -> @stevenhyden.bsky.social listen to Kreative Kontrol ⬇️ 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e... full ep: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-883... ☁️: overcast.fm/+3_nuBezWY vk: bit.ly/45Ryg7i 🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna @hachetteus.bsky.social

The world is in chaos right now so naturally CNN invited a rock critic on the air last night to explain it all.

Happy to announce that I'm doing a book event next month in Chicago! I'll be at The Hideout on July 9 with my pal @robmitchum.bsky.social. Here are the details. Hope to see you there! hideoutchicago.com/event/steven...

Steven Hyden in Conversation with Rob Mitchum: THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A. | Hideout Chicagohideoutchicago.com THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impa...

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Good day to pick up the latest @stevenhyden.bsky.social page turner.

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i had a really fun chat about springsteen and politics/culture with one of my favorite music writers, @stevenhyden.bsky.social, whose fantastic new book, “There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's ‘Born In The USA’ and the End of the Heartland” is out today

‎The New Abnormal: John Roberts May Be the Worst Chief Justice in Supreme Court History on Apple Podcastspodcasts.apple.com ‎Show The New Abnormal, Ep John Roberts May Be the Worst Chief Justice in Supreme Court History - May 27, 2024

Wow, I actually wrote a new newsletter for my Substack! I wrote about the five best and five worst Bruce Springsteen album covers. (Planning to update this thing more often from now on.) stevenhyden.substack.com/p/it-was-the...

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And here’s the view from one seat over, by my apprentice @stevenhyden.bsky.social

I Saw Phish At Sphere On 4/20 Weekend: A Personal Journeyuproxx.com Culture Critic Steven Hyden writes the story he was born to: a review of Phish’s epic Sphere concert in Las Vegas.

Hey, I went to Las Vegas to see Phish at Sphere for 4/20 weekend. And then I came home and wrote 4K words about it. t.co/Z6jlwM9NQp

Look at this actual photo

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Obviously written by and for those with an unlimited capacity for listening to and considering Neil from all angles, eras, and versions. No quibbles on this hilarious and mammoth list from another on that path. Now excuse me while I cue up "Danger Bird" from Saratoga '96

Since he's back on that one big streaming platform — and also because it's springtime — I wrote a big, big 11k-word column about my 100 favorite Neil Young songs. Join me on a journey thru some of the greatest music ever made! uproxx.com/indie/neil-y...

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Hyden doing my favorite kind of feature of his with one of my favorite artists. Little extra incentive to finish the work day.

Only people who follow me are allowed to do the “two question marks indignant” reply guy tweet. (Also that song sucks so bad man lol)

No A Man Needs A Maid??

Hey, my new book THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO comes out May 28, exactly three months from today. These people read it and liked it! Thank you Benny Safdie, Tim Heidecker and Patterson Hood! Preorder at the link below. www.hachettebooks.com/titles/steve...

I had a lot of fun watching the new Netflix documentary THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP. So much fun that I revisited "We Are The World" and ranked the singers based on performance and vibe. uproxx.com/indie/the-si...

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i guess @stevenhyden.bsky.social isn’t really posting here so i’ll bear the burden of being the xer who links to his excellent ranking of all things - well, most, anyway - radiohead

Every Radiohead Album (Plus Solo Records and Side Projects), Rankeduproxx.com A deep dive into the Radiohead Cinematic Universe ahead of The Smile’s new album.

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Upcoming: THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO by @stevenhyden.bsky.social - civilianreader.com/2024/01/25/u... Due out in May, via Hachette. Really looking forward to this.

It’s a Christmas miracle.

It’s time.

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I love the year-end lists, especially when I find a really good record that I missed like this one (thanks, @stevenhyden.bsky.social!) music.apple.com/us/album/dea...

Dead Meat by The Tubsmusic.apple.com Album · 2023 · 9 Songs

"Did you hear that every electric car sold by Tesla in the past decade is about to be recalled? It's like the time they recalled their electric guitars on the 1990 album FIVE MAN ACOUSTICAL JAM."

Hey, I wrote about my favorite albums of 2023! This is officially a Top 25 list, but I actually wrote about 51 albums. There are no ties, however. I promise it will make sense when you read it! uproxx.com/indie/steven...

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I Bought The New Seven-CD Garth Brooks Box Set From Bass Pro Shops (A True Story) uproxx.com/indie/garth-... by @stevenhyden.bsky.social

I Bought The New Seven-CD Garth Brooks Box Set From Bass Pro Shopsuproxx.com The best-selling solo artist in pop history wants to pretend like the ’90s never ended, so he forged the year’s weirdest retail campaign.

Happy to announce that my new book THERE WAS NOTHING YOU COULD DO will be out in May and is available now for pre-order. This is the cover. A classic Annie Leibovitz photo above my name in the red block Columbia Records cassette/CD font, a dream come true. www.hachettebooks.com/titles/steve...

There's a new David Fincher film, THE KILLER, coming to Netflix on Friday. The movie rules & it inspired me to go deep on the Fincher-verse. I wrote about his films and several music videos. Did I write more about "Janie's Got A Gun" than ZODIAC? Find out! uproxx.com/movies/the-f...

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@stevenhyden.bsky.social Finished reading last night. Loved it. Not just an outstanding book about PJ but so much insight into the mind or a long-time fan. As someone very close to 50, certain passages and observations hit deep.

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@stevenhyden.bsky.social on REM? Everything’s coming up Adam! I admit I don’t know the Replacements well (elder millennial, sorry sorry), but this is just the context I need to dig into them. uproxx.com/indie/rivals...

Rivals Revisited: R.E.M. vs. The Replacementsuproxx.com In a new semi-regular column, Steven Hyden covers music’s best feuds. We start with a rivalry between two of the best American rock bands.