Live – Songs from Black Mountain (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) Am I the only person perplexed by the fact that Live has a major-label deal in 2006? I’m not really…
Jeff Giles
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Jeff Giles is the founder and editor-in-chief of Popdose and Dadnabbit, as well as an entertainment writer whose work can be seen at Rotten Tomatoes and a number of other sites. Hey, why not follow him at Twitter while you're at it?
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Cheap Trick – Rockford (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) Cheap Trick fans are a long-suffering bunch. You Guns & Roses fanboys who’ve been waiting for Chinese Democracy all these years —…
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Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint – The River in Reverse (2006) purchase this album (Amazon) Okay, true confession time: I am not now, and have never been, much of an…
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[Jefito’s Note: Another week, another brilliantly guest-blogged Idiot’s Guide! This one’s brought to you by John Bergstrom, certified FOJ (that’s Friend of Jefitoblog to you, mister) and writer for PopMatters….
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Bee Gees – A Kick in the Head is Worth Eight in the Pants (1970) Robin Gibb – Sing Slowly Sisters (1970) Huzzah, bitches! It’s Twofer Day here in Bootleg…
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Gladhands – La Di Da (1997)purchase this album (Amazon) Given that this album is nearly ten years old, and that the pool of worthwhile power pop bands has never been…
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David Mead – Tangerine (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) Goddammit, I was supposed to have written about this album like two weeks ago, but my order (yes, from those pricks at…
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Jon Auer – Songs from the Year of Our Demisepurchase this album (Amazon) Despite having made a Posies detour in Bootleg City a few weeks back, I’ve never been a…
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Courtesy of our friends at Total Assault, here are three acoustic Rock Kills Kid mp3s: ParalyzedHideawayMidnight The band’s latest album, Are You Nervous?, is out now — purchase it at…
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[Jefito’s Note: And so concludes our three-part look at Pet Shop Boys, brought to you and me by the good graces of John from Lost in the ’80s. Pet Shop…
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I believe I’ve mentioned him here before, but just in case you’ve forgotten (or haven’t checked out his music yet), my good friend and all-time favorite songwriter, Fred Wilhelm, performed…
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So, like I said last week, I got a request for Mr. Mister’s unreleased Pull album, and through the good graces of Mr. Franz “Jefito doesn’t eat enough gross junk…
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So, like I said last week, I got a request for Mr. Mister’s unreleased Pull album, and through the good graces of Mr. Franz “Jefito doesn’t eat enough gross junk…
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Daryl Hall – Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986)purchase this album (Amazon) You would have thought, in 1986, that a solo album from the taller, blonder half of…
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Toots Thielemans – One More for the Road (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) In 1984, at what was probably the absolute peak of his popularity, Billy Joel and MTV decided to…
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Dixie Chicks – Taking the Long Way (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) I’m no big fan of the Dixie Chicks, or of country music in general — in fact, during my…
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[Jefito’s Note: This week’s installment of our three-part look at Pet Shop Boys is, like Part One, brought to you courtesy of the wit and wisdom of John from Lost…
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I think I must be late to the party on this particular Great Gross-Off subject, because it was at least April when I saw it in the grocery store, and…
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Carolyn Edwards – Carolyn Edwards (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) Carolyn Edwards was one of the founders of the popular L.A. post-punk band, 3D Picnic, and also fronted Spindle, an alternative…
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Another Friday, another visit to Bootleg City Á¢€” and, in this case, another debt of gratitude to Joe at Illicit Noise, because he’s the one who gave us this fine…
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I just got a request over at my fucking MySpace page for a Bootleg City entry on Mr. Mister’s unreleased final album, The Pull. Only problem is, while I do…
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I just got a request over at my fucking MySpace page for a Bootleg City entry on Mr. Mister’s unreleased final album, The Pull. Only problem is, while I do…
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Apologies for the lack of activity here this week, friends Á¢€” I had something like a perfect storm converge to keep me away. Busy week at work(s), a sick baby,…
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Nathan Asher and the Infantry – Sex Without Love (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) Our new friends at Total Assault are raving about Nathan Asher and the Infantry. What they’re saying:…
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[Jefito’s Note: Today begins a three-part Idiot’s Guide to Pet Shop Boys, written with typical wit and flair by our pal John from Lost in the ’80s. You read it…
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Welcome back to Bootleg City! This week’s entry comes courtesy of our good friend Joe (of Illicit Noise) and it’s a good one. We’re talking Lindsey Buckingham in all his…
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Night Ranger – Man in Motion (1988)purchase this album (Amazon) We were just discussing this album recently Á¢€” I can’t remember if it was out here or in the Back…
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Glen Phillips – Mr. Lemons (2006)purchase this album (Amazon) Third time’s the charm. Glen Phillips’ first solo album, 2001’s Abulum, found him taking his first steps away from the widescreen…
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Okay, okay, I know. Artists like Paul Simon don’t really need Idiot’s Guides. Who hasn’t heard of Paul Simon, or heard a bunch of his music? Then again, there’s a…
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Hidey ho, neighbors. Any NRBQ fans out there? I’d dearly love to start an Idiot’s Guide to the band this year, but my collection is nowhere near complete, and I’m…