If you find an old link that is dead, copy the URL and paste it into the Wayback Machine. Many defunct blogs are fully archived, and if the blogger used external file hosts (like ZippyShare, which is now dead), you might find a mirror link.
Blogspot is still useful—not for pirating major label albums, but for discovering:
How to search safely on Blogspot:
Use Google search operators like this:
"free download" rock album site:blogspot.com "CC BY-NC"
Or for live shows:
"soundboard" "free mp3" rock site:blogspot.com
Warning: If a Blogspot post links to MediaFire, Zippyshare (defunct), or a short link service, assume it’s infringing. Downloading copyrighted music without permission is illegal in most countries. Instead, look for posts that explicitly say “free & legal” or “artist approved.”
Blogspot (Blogger.com) has historically been a popular, free platform for users to create blogs dedicated to sharing downloadable rock music albums. These blogs typically provide direct links (e.g., MediaFire, Mega, Zippyshare – now defunct) to full albums, often in MP3 format. While offering access to rare, out-of-print, or obscure rock music, these sites operate in a legal grey area, facing constant pressure from copyright enforcement and shifting user habits toward streaming.
While commercial pop and mainstream rock were certainly available, the true value of the Blogspot ecosystem lay in its dedication to the obscure. Mainstream streaming services, in their infancy, often lacked deep back catalogs. Blogspot filled this void by archiving: rock album download blogspot
For music archivists and genre purists, these blogs were digital libraries, often preserving music that might have otherwise been lost to time.
Yes and no.