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Music News 

What the hell is wrong with Eric Clapton? He just sued a widow over an $11 bootleg. [UPDATED with new information.]

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Alan Cross 10 Comments Bootleg, Eric Clapton, Lawsuit

A 55-year-old German widow was cleaning the house and stumbled upon an Eric Clapton CD from thirty years ago that

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Music History 

This is cool: Van Halen playing a high school in April 1975

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bootleg, Van Halen

Long before Van Halen was signed to a record deal–Gene Simmons of KISS is the guy who discovered them, by

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Music History Record Collecting 

A Led Zeppelin Bootleg Mystery. Can Anyone Help?

April 16, 2017April 16, 2017 Alan Cross 7 Comments Bootleg, Bruce Dillion, Led Zeppelin, Spindizzie

Here’s another assignment, dear reader. It comes from Dave who sent me this email. Hi Alan, I was wondering if

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Music History Music News 

Holy Crap! Seven Unreleased Nirvana Recordings Are Online! Act Now!

June 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bootleg, In Utero, Nirvana

On February 14, 1993, Nirvana moved into Steve Albini’s Pachyderm Studios in Canon Falls, Minnesota, to begin sessions for that

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Music History 

Who’s Up for a Long-Lost Nirvana Bootleg? Anyone?

January 13, 2015January 12, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bootleg, Nirvana

Here you go:  Nirvana, live at the Satyricon in Portland, Oregon, on January 12, 1990, exactly twenty-five years ago yesterday.

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Music History 

Ancient U2 Bootleg from 1979

March 5, 2014March 5, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1979, Bootleg, Dandelion Market, U2

I have a bunch of U2 boots and yet this recording is not among them.  That’s why we have YouTube.

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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