A pivotal scene in the Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson-led The Smashing Machine features the iconic Bruce Springsteen song from Born to Run, “Jungleland.” It is played in the background of a heated argument ...
In “Tonight in Jungleland,” Mr. Carlin, the author of a 2012 biography of Mr. Springsteen, revisits the creation of his subject’s 1975 album, “Born to Run,” whose title track was exactly what Columbia ...
Biographer Peter Ames Carlin describes the making of Born to Run as an "existential moment" for Springsteen. Carlin's book is Tonight in Jungleland. Originally broadcast Aug. 7, 2025.
A behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen’s ground-breaking album, Born to Run – one of the most iconic records in rock history… coincides with the album’s 50th anniversary this ...