Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kick off their Australian tour tonight, or tomorrow, depending on which hemisphere you’re in — setlist watchers here in the U.S. are going to have to stay up pretty late or get up pretty early if they want the scoop in real time. You can check out what time it is in Australia here, mate.

And don’t worry: You can stop by here at Blogness around the start of your workday after each concert to see what got played and whether or not any of the songs have a particularly Australian flavor. (A Peter Allen cover? A full-band “Let’s Get Physical“? Could happen.)

Meanwhile, in the absence of any real Springsteen news (hello, U.S dates?), Springsteen mentions in the media have been ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime. You can decide for yourself where the picture above fits into that range. (Thanks to @mpslater, I think.)

The latest Bruce news from around the Web:

• Springsteen photo exhibit kicks off Oz tour.


• Syndney Morning Herald asks, “Why should you be interested in Bruce Springsteen?,” and then answers its own question.


• “I guess my only hope now is to see if they’re hiring at the Springsteen factory over in Eldridge.” (Yep, The Onion.)


• Buzzfeed has sexy Springsteen photos, for people who like that kind of thing.


• A religious take on life, death and “Wrecking Ball”, via @adoriot.


• The Guardian’s Old Music blog offers a thoughtful post on Springsteen’s “Racing in the Street.”


• Springsteen deemed one of the 10 “most charitable” celebrities.


• The Airborne Toxic Event channel Bruce Springsteen (so who doesn’t?).


• 10 weirdest Springsteen crafts, via stereogum.com … be forewarned that you won’t be able to un-see these.


• Jessica Springsteen continues her winning ways.

Finally, I have no idea what the story is behind this picture (found here), but it’s AWE-SOME! (Even if the needle’s not on the record.)

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