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Boss coverage from A to Z: that's Appel to Zimny, this issue featuring extensive Backstreets interviews with each.

For our first talk with Mike Appel in 20 years, we asked Born to Run photographer Eric Meola to sit down with Bruce's former manager for a chat. In a wide-ranging discussion of his time with Bruce from the early '70s to their 2009 reunion in Buffalo, Appel describes shows like Sing Sing Prison and the Anne Murray blowout at Central Park along the way.
For our massive interview with Thom Zimny, Backstreets editor Christopher Phillips spent multiple sessions at the filmmaker's NYC studio for an in-depth look at his recent work with Bruce. Part I takes Zimny from "Night with the Jersey Devil" through London Calling: Live at Hyde Park.
In Part II with Zimny, it's The Promise, discussing Zimny's Darkness documentary as well as the Houston and Paramount performance films (and how the latter was influenced by Jean-Claude Van Damme).
Plus: Clarence Clemons, 1942-2011 (our full Big Man tribute to come in issue #91); the Carousel House and other show reports; Bruce and Ed Norton in Toronto; Lisa Lowell; Dropkick Murphys; Springsteen in the comics; rare releases from The Promise; reviews of "fan-based recordings" and Bruce boots, and more. 84 pages, full-color.

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Backstreets #90
Winter 2011/2012

Backstreets #90 is shipping to subscribers and select newsstands as of early January and is available now by subscription.

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FEATURES

THE DEVIL & THE DARKNESS, PART I
Behind the scenes with filmmaker Thom Zimny,
from "Jersey Devil" to London Calling: Live at Hyde Park. Interview by Christopher Phillips.

THE DEVIL & THE DARKNESS, PART II
Into the Darkness, as Zimny takes on The Promise. Interview by Christopher Phillips.

THE GEOGRAPHY OF OUR YOUTH
The first Backstreets talk with former Springsteen manager Mike Appel in more than 20 years. Interview by Eric Meola.

DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS
To the Editors of Backstreets

ON THE BACKSTREETS
Parting Words... from the Big Man. By Christopher Phillips. Read online now.

IN THE NEWS
Things heating up on E Street, so sayeth the Boss. By Gary Graff.

IN MEMORIAM
C is for Cool. Clarence Clemons, 1942-2011. By Glenn Radecki and Caryn Rose.

ON STAGE
Merry go round in dreams: Springsteen's off-tour performances include the E Street summit at the Asbury Park Carousel House.

IN REVIEW
Lisa Lowell steps out with Beautiful Behavior. By John J. Kelly.

IN INTERVIEW
Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey talks "Peg O' My Heart." By David Menconi.

ON THE BOOKS
Superboss! Springsteen in the comics. By Shawn Poole.

GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK
What's going on down the Shore. By Lisa Iannucci.

ON THE SIDE
The Jukebox Graduates' middle-school Bruce club, in Granite Falls, NC. By Janie Rickman.

IN REVIEW
The Promise: Darkness in New Light. By Jonathan Pont.

ON DISC
Promises, Promises: releases tied to the Darkness box and beyond. By Peter Schoefboeck.

ON COLLECTING
Tracking the latest sales of Boss rarites. By Eddy Wehbe

UNDERGROUND
Reviews and ratings of "fan-based recordings." By Fred Mills.

BURNING DOWN THE ROAD
Lookin' for that million-dollar sound. By Flynn McLean.

CLASSIFIEDS
Pen pals, messages, and tapes

COVER

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
circa 1977 • New York, NY
Eric Meola Photo

OFF THE WALL

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & CLARENCE CLEMONS
June 20, 1975 • New York, NY
Eric Meola Photo

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