Singer-songwriter Brian Fallon grew up five blocks from E Street, and says that until this album, he did everything possible to avoid sounding too much like Springsteen.

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Brian Fallon, a spokesman for Mr. Schumer, said that strategy would be pursued in future deficit-reduction talks because Democrats believe domestic discretionary programs have been cut to the bone.

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It's hardly a surprise that Bruce Springsteen has joined The Gaslight Anthem on stage, just as it's hardly a surprise that footage of the collaboration depicts singer Brian Fallon looking as if his heart is about to explode in a trillion joyful pieces.

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The measure Schumer is proposing says that in civil and criminal cases, "a judge would have to conduct a balancing test that would weigh the public interest in the free flow of information against the needs of law enforcement, " said Schumer spokesman Brian Fallon.

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It's that air of tragedy that makes "The '59 Sound" seem like more than a simple rock barn-burner: When Brian Fallon sings, "Ain't supposed to die on a Saturday night, " he captures the way a summer night behind the wheel can positively burst with youthful abandon, ever-present danger and fragile promise.

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