In 1982 springsteen boldly released ‘Nebraska’, a collection of 4-track recordings in the form of minimalist, gothic Americana following the commercial success of his double album ‘The River’. Springsteen was vocal in his support for the New York City-based no wave duo suicidebandofficial and successfully channeled this influence on the album through songs like “Johnny 99” and “State Trooper”. TODAY on MUSIC TELEPHONE we’re going to take this connection one step further by linking these two acts through album liner notes and music history! Tune in LIVE at 3PM CST on FM89, WONC.org, & the iHeart Radio app ☎️ This episode was inspired by ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’, the latest book by warrenzanes which chronicles the making of springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ - AVAILABLE NOW 📚 • • • #brucespringsteen #nebraska #suicideband #nowave #wonc #fm89 #radio #northcentralcollege #fringeradio #fringe891 #musictelephone #fringefavs #musichistory #americana #warrenzanes #thedelfuegos