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Bootleg City: Evan Dando and the Lemonheads

Robert Cass June 26, 2009 12

To celebrate/exploit the release of Varshons, the new covers album by Evan Dando‘s Lemonheads, Bootleg City is covering its own covers-filled edition from July 27, 2007. Of course, back in those days there was no

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Bootleg City: Material Issue in Cleveland, May ’91

Robert Cass April 24, 2009 22

Back in 1992, my girlfriend received a 16th-birthday mix tape from a friend of ours named Tai. There were no artists or song titles listed on the cassette label, making the tape something of

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Live Music: Morrissey @ Webster Hall; the Grates and Micachu & the Shapes @ Pianos, 3/25/09

Taylor Long March 30, 2009 0

New York City living, with its ever-expanding list of options, presents a reoccurring problem: What to do when you need or want to be in two places at once? Given the opportunity to see

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Song-Off Jr.: Morrissey’s Rhetorical Questions

Matchup Monkey March 2, 2009 6

If you’re so funny, then why are you on your own tonight?  And if you’re so clever, then why are you on your own tonight?  If you’re so very entertaining, then why are you

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Jesus of Cool: Suedehead & Pigskin

Jon Cummings October 13, 2008 7

I may be a bit slow on the uptake these days when it comes to television commercials — I don’t watch much live TV anymore, what with the TiVo and all. But after about

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In Memoriam: Jerry Finn

Will Harris August 22, 2008 12

I’m stunned and saddened to hear the news that producer / mixer Jerry Finn passed away yesterday as a result of the effects of a brain hemorrhage which occurred last month. Given how important

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