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How Music Videos Invented Bruce Springsteen, the Idea

In an excerpt from his new book, ‘There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s "Born in the U.S.A." and the End of the Heartland,’ Steven Hyden explores how the Bruce Springsteen Character was forged on MTV in the mid-’80s

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How “Jeremy” Reshaped Culture—and Pearl Jam in the Process

In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation,’ author Steven Hyden looks at the band’s breakthrough song and its lasting impact

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Does Woodstock ’99 Say Anything About Its Generation, or Was It Just Pure Chaos?

The final episode of ‘Break Stuff’ explores the aftermath of the ill-fated event and how it compares to another recent disastrous festival you may have heard of

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The Moment That Woodstock ’99 Went Up in Flames

Episode 7 of ‘Break Stuff’ looks at the Sunday riots and violence that you remember Woodstock ’99 for

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The Legacy of Woodstock ’99 Is Sexual Assault

Episode 6 of ‘Break Stuff’ explores the violence against women that garnered headlines in the wake of the festival

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The Human Toll of Woodstock ’99

Episode 5 of ‘Break Stuff’ looks at one family shattered as a result of the ill-fated festival

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How the Early Parts of Woodstock ’99 Set the Stage for Disaster

The first night of the festival was a relative calm before the chaos that the festival is best remembered for—but still contained some signs of trouble to come

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Before Woodstock ’99 Was a Nightmare, It Was One Town’s Dream

Episode 3 of ‘Break Stuff’ investigates how the festival landed in Rome, New York, and some of the early warning signs that something was awry

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Everything You Know About the First Woodstock Is Wrong

Episode 2 of ‘Break Stuff’ explores the 1969 festival, which wasn’t everything the famous documentary would have you believe

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‘Break Stuff’: Just One of Those Days

It’s the one thing people think they know about Woodstock ’99—Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit encouraged shirtless hooligans to "break stuff"