Bootleg the Bootleggers: The Secret Side of the Record Business
With the release of The Beatles' The Bootleg Recordings 1963, Mark Milner explores the history of bootleg records and how artists and labels have countered.
Mark Milner
Mark Milner
Album Review: Miles Davis – The Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Fillmore East, 1970
Mark reviews The Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Fillmore East, 1970, a four disc set capturing Miles Davis' incredible 4 night performance in June that year.
Album Review: U2 – Songs of Innocence
Lost in the debate over how U2 released Songs of Innocence is if it's any good. It's not a return to form, but Mark Milner says it's a welcome return for U2
Adopt this Album: Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert
On a Tuesday night in Manchester, things came to a head for Bob Dylan, a 1966 show that entered bootleg lore and became one of his best live albums.
Album Review: Frank Zappa – Roxy by Proxy
Mark Milner takes a look at Frank Zappa's Roxy by Proxy, the new collection from Zappa's 1973 shows at LA's Roxy Theater and sampler for the upcoming film!
Album Review: Bear in Heaven – Time Is Over One Day Old
Patch in the synthesizers, crank up the reverb, and flip the switch on the fog machine: Bear In Heaven are back with a new record, Time Is Over One Day Old!
Adopt this Album: Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information
Shuggie Otis' Inspiration Information is great: after nearly four decades, it’s still as fresh, funky, and fun as ever.
Are The Flaming Lips Dying? A Bearded Gentlemen Music Investigation
A detailed look into the long, sad decline of the once-great Wayne Coyne and The Flaming Lips
New Jams: The Sea Life – Transitions
It's summertime you’re going to need some new tunes. Enter Washington, D.C. band The Sea Life and their four-track EP Transitions.
Adopt This Bootleg: Stephen Stills – New York, 1976
The sound of one man eating a peach: a look at Stephen Stills' solo tour in 1976