None But The Brave

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 A...

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...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad cho...

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 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, Philade...

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...

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 g...

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 Ben...

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...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 di...

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. Pa...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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,. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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,. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Na...

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...