Atkins: a different type of Jersey girl Singer reflects on her home, her ‘City’ and the Boss Nicole Atkins’ debut full-length, “Neptune City,” canonizes her New Jersey hometown. But it couldn't be further from the rock bravado precedent set by Jersey boy/god Bruce Springsteen.… Full text at http://tinyurl.com/57nchj ] (Photo Caption) Rising: Atkins has come to terms with her regional roots. She lives two miles away from Neptune City now, in Asbury Park. “It’s all these beautiful 1920s seaside facades, all broken down ghost town, ” she says. “It’s gorgeous. But it used to be Dogtown — lots of gang activity and surfers. The gay community moved in and now it’s all artists and upstarts. It’s gone through a nice revitalization.” Atkins has also come around — on a guy who, rock-wise, put Asbury Park on the map.
“I grew up in a town where every band in town wanted to be Bruce Springsteen and everybody had a story and was like, ‘I know Bruce Springsteen, man,’” she scoffs. “I didn't like the whole ‘Rosalita’-era. But I never heard him do it — I just heard bad imitations.” Then she read an article on the making of “Born to Run” while recording her album. She turned the corner. “Now I love him,” she says. “I see him in town from time to time, and we'll sit and have a drink and talk. ... He’s seriously the coolest guy ever made.” It’s hard to resist giving Atkins a hard time, now she’s “that guy” who brags about knowing Bruce Springsteen. “Oh, yeah,” she coos. “He'll come into my friend’s bar and ask about me, and I won't even be like [casual]. I'll be like, ‘Me? Really? Tell me! Tell me! What'd he say? What'd he say?’ Nicole Atkins and the Sea Tonight, 9 TT the Bear’s 10 Brookline St., Cambridge MBTA: Red Line to Central $12, 617-492-BEAR _http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2008/11/13/03/0801-66/index.xml_ (http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2008/11/13/03/0801-66/index.xml) **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
