Where did it all begin? Why, in 1976, thanks to Aunt Jackie, of course.
Jeff Giles
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Eric at Theme Park Experience assembles a reissue wish list; JB at You Must Be From Away engages in some iPod altruism, then unleashes another terrific midweek mixtape; Jeff Vrabel…
John C. Hughes
2 Min Read
I’ve always been a sucker for well-crafted soft rock attached to grandiose concepts like adapting the works of Edgar Allen Poe or Isaac Asimov, or album-length meditations on gambling or…
Jason Hare
14 Min Read
Welcome back, everybody, to another week of CHART ATTACK! This week’s another good one for the charts; I had a great time writing about every single one of these songs. …
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Jeff Giles
21 Min Read
[Jefito’s Note: While the blog gnomes and I scurry behind the scenes to get things back in semi-working order around here, please allow me to present the following missive, penned…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
The details are still being ironed out, but if everything goes the way it’s supposed to, I’ll have some Big News for you guys soon. This sounds ridiculous, and I…
John C. Hughes
2 Min Read
Another song that’s somehow become a retroactive hit 25 years after it floundered in the lower half of the Hot 100 is Bow Wow Wow’s “I Want Candy”. Long-time readers…
Jason Hare
5 Min Read
Hi everyone! Listen, I get it: I need to listen to ELO. Thanks for all the tips – and for enduring last week’s suckfest of Olivia and Cliff. I think…
Jeff Giles
4 Min Read
First of all, I want to thank all of you who have commented, sent e-mail, or called since Friday. For the record, I’m not distraught about all this — the…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
First off, just in case you haven’t read enough of my nonsense this week, you can click on the graphic below to read Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the Best Sports…
Jeff Giles
2 Min Read
Picked up from J at Thinking About: Of all the bands and artists in your collection, of which one do you own the most albums? Oh God. Well, according to…
Jason Hare
12 Min Read
Welcome back, everybody, to another edition of CHART ATTACK! I know that you’ve been dying all week to know what was rocking the charts during the week of April 18,…
John C. Hughes
1 Min Read
Echo and the Bunnymen lead singer Ian McCulloch was known for his grandiose statements to the music press, full of ego and bluster – for example, he once called the…
Jason Hare
5 Min Read
We’ve covered the men. We’ve covered the women. We’ve even covered a few people who run somewhere in the middle. But we have yet to cover the male-female Mellow Duet…
Jeff Giles
9 Min Read
He’s one of his generation’s most wonderfully unique songwriters, but Joe Henry has always been arguably better-known for things having nothing to do with his songs — being married to…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
This week at Bootleg City, we’re honored to be paid a visit by none other than the Chairman of the Board himself, in truly vintage form — this set was…
Jason Hare
13 Min Read
You guys, not for nothing, but in my humble opinion, 1986 was a totally kick-ass year for music. As I listen to the Top 100 for the year overall, I…
Scott Malchus
3 Min Read
In December of 2001, Jacob was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. To this day I can remember sitting in my cubicle at work and trying to comprehend exactly what this news…
Jeff Giles
2 Min Read
Paul Sabo – Just Like You (2006)purchase this album (CD Baby) Review by David Schrimpf One-man band records have always been interesting to me. Sometimes an artist feels it’s necessary…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
Babelshack – Return of the Bottomfeeder (2007) purchase this album (CD Baby) Review by Stewrat Any band that would play someplace called Burt’s Tiki Lounge in Albuquerque is okay by…
Jeff Giles
2 Min Read
The Long Afternoon – The Luxury Problem (2006)purchase this album (CD Baby) Review by Rob Smith (EightE1) Everybody loves a power trio. You might be a Rush person. You might…
Jason Hare
7 Min Read
Let’s give ourselves a pat on the back, folks – we all made it to Charlene and back with the most of our dignity intact – and hopefully, without any…
John C. Hughes
1 Min Read
Sometimes I’m a little more than taken aback by something that comes back into print – especially when said release sold little to nothing the first time around. The latest…
Jeff Giles
21 Min Read
For the first decade or so of his career, John Hiatt was a case of mostly unfulfilled potential. Everyone knew he was a good songwriter — particularly other songwriters —…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
I’m excited and very pleased to announce the debut of Bloggers for a Cure, which is what it sounds like, a collaborative effort between a bunch of us bloggers to…
John C. Hughes
1 Min Read
One day in 1986, my senior year in high school, I took a pair of my thrift-store combat boots to the back yard and spray painted them several different day-glo…
Jeff Giles
1 Min Read
Jeff Vrabel heralds a breakthrough in human/Autobot relations, genuflects at a chocolate altar, then tells us why ashes are having the Best Week Ever; J from Thinking About: experiences a…
Jason Hare
13 Min Read
Hey, everybody! It’s Friday, and time for CHART ATTACK! Before I get started, I need to give another huge thanks to the amazing writers who covered my ass during the…
Scott Malchus
5 Min Read
We’re in Tucson this week which means an eight hour drive through the desert to my folk’s house. Whenever we take these long drives, I’m tossed back to m childhood…