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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Jeff Giles
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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…
Jeff Giles
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Led Zeppelin. Knebworth, ‘79. I believe that’s probably all I need to say. The Song Remains The SameCelebration DayBlack DogNobody’s Fault But MineOver The Hills And Far AwayMisty Mountain HopSince…
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If it’s Friday, it must be Bootleg City! Here’s an interesting little stack of live tunes that I had forgotten about owning — Mike & The Mechanics, live in 1999,…
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Buy Patty Griffin music at Welcome back to Bootleg City, party people — this week’s stop takes us to Patty Griffin Boulevard, third house down on the left, otherwise known…
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Man, I can’t fucking believe we’ve never had any Zevon here. That needs to change:like:now. So here’s The Electric Werewolf Strikes, which I believe to be a recording of a…
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I was all set to go with something else for Bootleg City this week, but then Doctor Eugene Landy had to up and die, so here we are, taking a…
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So last week I said David Gilmour’s new record was boring; here’s a bone for you, Gilmour fans. It’s the man and his guitar, live and in person, from his…
Jeff Giles
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Welcome back to Bootleg City, brothers and sisters! It’s been a little while since we took a trip down Wilson Way, and being that it’s brimming with goodies, what do…
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Some of you have been patiently waiting for this, and patience is nothing if not a virtue, so prepare to be rewarded. This week’s Bootleg City is THREE discs of…
Jeff Giles
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Okay, I know I promised some sweet live Boss this week, but my daughter had other ideas for my time. I spend less time writing these Bootleg City entries than…
Jeff Giles
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Good morning, friends, and welcome back to Bootleg City! Today’s visit takes us to The Other Side, a collection of live and unreleased tracks from a Mister John Hiatt. I…
Jeff Giles
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Good morning, friends, and welcome back to Bootleg City! Today’s visit takes us to The Other Side, a collection of live and unreleased tracks from a Mister John Hiatt. I…
Jeff Giles
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This is going to be a brief post, my friendsÁ¢€¦as those of you who read this space with a fine-toothed comb may already know, IÁ¢€â„¢ve been out of town since…
Jeff Giles
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Welcome back to Wilbury Way, my fellow bootleggin’ fanatics, for our fond look back at Volume Three, A.K.A. the second Traveling Wilburys album. Actually, if you want to know the…
Jeff Giles
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If it’s Friday, it must be Bootleg City…and today, our visit takes us right down Wilbury Way. You must remember The Traveling Wilburys — George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty,…
Jeff Giles
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Another Friday, another visit to that bustling metropolis we like to call Bootleg City Á¢€” and this week, as promised, here’s eighteen tracks of live Hüsker Dü. Supernova, recorded on…
Jeff Giles
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Another Friday, another visit to that bustling metropolis we like to call Bootleg City — and this week, as promised, here’s eighteen tracks of live HÁ¼sker DÁ¼. Supernova, recorded on…
Jeff Giles
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Today’s stop in Bootleg City takes us back to the Budokan of November 1979, and some cleanly recorded (albeit not revelatory, or even in some cases particularly wonderful) performances by…
Jeff Giles
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Hey, hey, it’s Big Star Day here in Bootleg City! Presented for your downloading pleasure: What’s Goin’ Ahn, twenty-three tracks of demos, outtakes, and various other detritus left over from…
Jeff Giles
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Now here’s a band we haven’t discussed yet — Squeeze. Today’s Bootleg City consists of live cuts from 1980 and 1981, the period leading up to and around East Side…
Jeff Giles
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To many people, they’ve never been more than a hokey novelty act, but I am in no way ashamed to admit that I fell in love with the gritty, deep-fried,…
Jeff Giles
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Dennis Wilson – Bamboo Here it is, as promised: Dennis Wilson’s second and final solo album, the unreleased Bamboo. And actually, if you want to get right down to it,…
Jeff Giles
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I realize that many of you think I sit around listening to Toto and Big Country all day, but it ain’t so. Well, not that I don’t listen to those…
Jeff Giles
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I once used this space to make some rather unkind remarks about the collected works of Damn Yankees, as well as the overall existence of Tommy Shaw. Judging from the…
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When I was a kid, The Cars were a good, but majorly overplayed, pop band. Think “You Might Think.” Or “Magic.” Or “Drive.” Or (shudder) “Tonight She Comes.” So take…
Jeff Giles
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Today’s detour into Bootleg City takes us to One Jellyfish Lane, the deserted doorstep of a band I dearly miss. The shifting crew of Bay Area pop fiends who called…
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I was all set to do a review of the new Herbie Hancock today, but it turns out there really isn’t all that much to say about the new Herbie…
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No Idiot’s Guide this week, amigos — as the list of artists about whom I am qualified to expound at length continues to dwindle, I will be required to plan…
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