Its been noted by others, as you might imagine:
And then there’s the music. Crowe, who grew up a child of ’70s rock and roll, has references in the film to Springsteen (Brad wears a Jersey Devil T-shirt), Cheap Trick (“the magic of Robin Zander,” as Damone describes the band), posters of Elvis Costello adorn a bedroom wall, and then there’s the girls in school who dress up exactly like Pat Benatar.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/19298312/ ... rtainment/

