Bruce Springsteen Saved My Life

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
In the memoir Greetings from Bury Park, author Sarfraz Manzoor recalls growing up in the '80s as a British Muslim -- and a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. Today: Manzoor discusses the appeal of the Jersey rocker on a Muslim kid in working-class England. Also: Justin Timberlake promised to bring sexy back, but Norwegian dance-rock band Datarock are bringing nerdy back. The tracksuit-wearing duo, Fredrik Saroea and Ketil Mosnes, join us to share their funk tinged indie-dance sound live in the studio. This is an encore edition of Soundcheck

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