Ongoing History Daily: Eddie the bootlegger
It’s a long and well-established tradition for Pearl Jam to allow their fans to record their concerts. This has driven
Read moreIt’s a long and well-established tradition for Pearl Jam to allow their fans to record their concerts. This has driven
Read moreOne of the worst things to happen to an artist is to have an album leak before it’s supposed to
Read morePearl Jam’s egalitarian attitudes have always extended to allowing fans to record their gigs. They’ve also been very generous with
Read moreOver the weekend, 50 unreleased Rolling Stones songs stretching back over almost 60 years appeared online. No one seems to
Read moreYou know that things are weird when my visit to Costoco revealed that my local store totally out of antiseptic
Read moreIllegally made recordings are as old as recorded music itself. In 1901, Lionel Mapleson, the librarian at the Metropolitan Opera
Read moreI understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday
Read moreUnauthorized sharing of songs goes back further than Napster. Much further. As proof, here’s a short film Neil Young shot
Read moreI confess: I used to buy a lot of bootleg CDs. And I mean a lot. They ran the gamut:
Read moreIt was on this day in 1963 that the first-ever push-button telephone went into service. And now, some music news…
Read moreThink stealing music started with Millennials. Nope. Noisey points out that this has been going on a lot longer than
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