“Arizona has become the ‘new’ New Jersey. Yes folks, the East Coast and West Coast media gurus and late night talk-show hosts have stopped making New Jersey the butt of their denigrating jokes. Now, it’s Arizona’s turn. Pretty soon you will start seeing ‘Arizona Shores,’ ‘Housewives of Arizona’ and ‘Arizona Restaurant Wars.’ Well, as long as they fill our beautiful resorts, our great hotels and fantastic restaurants, we can laugh with them... all the way to the bank.”

NEW YORK - In the summer of 1975, Bruce Springsteen was nobody's Boss. His nascent career was crumbling, just another over-hyped "new Dylan" about to get dumped by his label. Two of his band members had recently quit.

NEW YORK - Danny Federici, the longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen whose stylish work helped define the E Street Band's sound on hits from "Hungry Heart" through "The Rising," died Thursday. He was 58.

After performing about 80 three-and-a-half-hour shows, including a three-month European leg on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s Wrecking Ball Tour during the past year, Nils Lofgren is getting ready to crash at home and have a break from what he describes as the “greatest musical job in the world.”

Seeing a sequel to an animated film might have felt surreal a long time ago. But in the past twenty years or so, every animated feature has become obligated to produce a sequel.

WASHINGTON – If New York Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter-induced scandal and resignation gave members of Arizona’s congressional delegation pause about their own social media activity, they’re not showing it.