DISGRACELAND
Episodes
Bonus Episode: Jake's Favorite '80s Horror Movies, A Long-awaited INXS Episode, and Irish Rock 'n Roll
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake dives deep into the chilling, new Skip James episode and tries to explain what makes an Irish rock 'n roll band just sound so.... Irish. Sharon T...
Bonus Episode: Jake's Favorite '80s Horror Movies, A Long-awaited INXS Episode, and Irish Rock 'n Roll
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake dives deep into the chilling, new Skip James episode and tries to explain what makes an Irish rock 'n roll band just sound so.... Irish. Sharon T...
Skip James: A Sawmill Shootout, Pimping, Bootlegging, and the Son of a Preacher Man
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Skip James’s most famous lyric was “I’d rather be the Devil” and he put his money where his mouth was. He is believed to have shot a man dead,...
Skip James: A Sawmill Shootout, Pimping, Bootlegging, and the Son of a Preacher Man
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Skip James’s most famous lyric was “I’d Rather be the Devil” and he put his money where his mouth was. He is believed to have shot a man dead,...
Bonus Episode: Slow Train Coming, the Extra Gear of MC5, and the Return of Badlands
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake has been into everything from disco to Dylan's Christian era this week, but he's making time for a testimonial to the MC5's greatness, to announc...
Bonus Episode: Slow Train Coming, the Extra Gear of MC5, and the Return of Badlands
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake has been into everything from disco to Dylan's Christian era this week, but he's making time for a testimonial to the MC5's greatness, to announc...
MC5: Dope, Guns, and F***ing in the Streets
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MC5 embodied revolution in a way most bands only pay lip service to. The Detroit cops sent riot squads and even a tank to break up their shows, and ev...
MC5: Dope, Guns, and F***ing in the Streets
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MC5 embodied revolution in a way most bands only pay lip service to. The Detroit cops sent riot squads and even a tank to break up their shows, and ev...
Bonus Episode: Muddy Waters, George Benson, The What-If's of Sly Stone, and Alfred Hitchcock's Best Movie
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake's been listening to guitar greatness and has some classic recs to share. But first, he's fielding your recs in a packed mailbag of Disgo texts, V...
Bonus Episode: Muddy Waters, George Benson, The What-If's of Sly Stone, and Alfred Hitchcock's Best Movie
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake's been listening to guitar greatness and has some classic recs to share. But first, he's fielding your recs in a packed mailbag of Disgo texts, V...
Sly Stone: Guns, PCP, a Psycho Mutt, and a Fugitive from Justice
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of the 1960s, Sly Stone was at the center of a groundbreaking musical movement that intended to break down barriers of race and genre, all ...
Sly Stone: Guns, PCP, a Psycho Mutt, and a Fugitive from Justice
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of the 1960s, Sly Stone was at the center of a groundbreaking musical movement that intended to break down barriers of race and genre, all ...
Bonus Episode: Bjork's Stalker, Lou Reed's Lyrics Explored, and a Succession Rewatch
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake dives under the hood of the unique, new 2-part Lou Reed episode. He teases the over-the-top insanity of the Bjork stalker story, now available fo...
Bonus Episode: Bjork's Stalker, Lou Reed's Lyrics Explored, and a Succession Rewatch
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake dives under the hood of the unique, new 2-part Lou Reed episode. He teases the over-the-top insanity of the Bjork stalker story, now available fo...
Lou Reed (An Origin Story) Pt. 2
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Reed blurred the lines between fact and fiction when it came to his past. To him, it was all a walk on the wild side anyway. After exploring his l...
Lou Reed (An Origin Story) Pt. 1
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Reed is one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll characters of all time, one known to lie and exaggerate his own mythology during interviews about hi...
Lou Reed (An Origin Story) Pt. 1
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Reed is one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll characters of all time, one known to lie and exaggerate his own mythology during interviews about hi...
Lou Reed (An Origin Story) Pt. 2
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Reed blurred the lines between fact and fiction when it came to his past. To him, it was all a walk on the wild side anyway. After exploring his l...
Bonus Episode: Best Springtime Records, Your Top 5s, and Last Temptations
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is here and Jake is listening to his all-time springtime records. Peter Tosh and Keith Richards are out on YouTube @disgracelandpod. And a dedi...
Bonus Episode: Best Springtime Records, Your Top 5s, and Last Temptations
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is here and Jake is listening to his all-time springtime records. Peter Tosh and Keith Richards are out on YouTube @disgracelandpod. And a dedi...
Bonus Episode: Disgraceland Origins, Elvis's Dressing Room, and Jake's Top 5 Movies Ever
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rocka Rolla Disgos. It's been a wild week. Jake is riding high off a win for the show at the Ambies in Vegas, a trip to Maine, and yes, your listener ...
Bonus Episode: Disgraceland Origins, Elvis's Dressing Room, and Jake's Top 5 Movies Ever
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rocka Rolla Disgos. It's been a wild week. Jake is riding high off a win for the show at the Ambies in Vegas, a trip to Maine, and yes, your listener ...
Otis Redding: A Chitlin Circuit Shootout, a Fatal Plane Crash, and Crossing Over to the Other Side
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Otis Redding was nearly shot by James Brown while performing at an after hours club. He played sweet soul music to crowds of KKK sympathizers. He took...
Otis Redding: A Chitlin Circuit Shootout, a Fatal Plane Crash, and Crossing Over to the Other Side
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Otis Redding was nearly shot by James Brown while performing at an after hours club. He played sweet soul music to crowds of KKK sympathizers. He took...
Bonus Episode: Rocka Rolla Beer, Chris Rock DGAF, and Deciding Which Episodes are Two-Parters
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The After Party celebrates the Lynyrd Skynyrd episode, provoking the question: how does Jake decide which episodes deserve two parts or even their own...
Bonus Episode: Rocka Rolla Beer, Chris Rock DGAF, and Deciding Which Episodes are Two-Parters
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The After Party celebrates the Lynyrd Skynyrd episode, provoking the question: how does Jake decide which episodes deserve two parts or even their own...
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Busted Teeth, Saturday Night Specials, and the Smell of Death
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant, was a violent bully from the mean streets of Jacksonville, Florida. He tried to maim one of his guita...
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Busted Teeth, Saturday Night Specials, and the Smell of Death
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant, was a violent bully from the mean streets of Jacksonville, Florida. He tried to maim one of his g...
Bonus Episode: Mac Miller's Tragedy, the Real Cocaine Bear, and the Matrix
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake covers it all in this week's After Party: his thoughts on the latest pod episode, our Cocaine Bear coverage on YouTube (yes, it involves music), ...
Bonus Episode: Mac Miller's Tragedy, the Real Cocaine Bear, and the Matrix
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake covers it all in this week's After Party: his thoughts on the latest pod episode, our Cocaine Bear coverage on YouTube (yes, it involves music), ...
Mac Miller: Hallucinations, Counterfeit Pills, and a Standoff with the Most Powerful Man in the World
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mac Miller was threatened by the most powerful man in the world. Rejected by some of the most powerful tastemakers in the music industry. Dumped by on...
Mac Miller: Hallucinations, Counterfeit Pills, and a Standoff with the Most Powerful Man in the World
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mac Miller was threatened by the most powerful man in the world. Rejected by some of the most powerful tastemakers in the music industry. Dumped by on...
Bonus Episode: The Daytona 500, AC/DC, and Filmmaker Tiller Russell Talks the Night Stalker
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Friend of the pod and incredible documentary filmmaker Tiller Russell (Netflix's Night Stalker: Hunt for a Serial Killer and the upcoming Waco: Americ...
Bonus Episode: The Daytona 500, AC/DC, and Filmmaker Tiller Russell Talks the Night Stalker
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Friend of the pod and incredible documentary filmmaker Tiller Russell (Netflix's Night Stalker: Hunt for a Serial Killer and the upcoming Waco: Americ...
AC/DC pt. 1: A Satanic Serial Killer, A Police Man Hunt, and a Media Witch Hunt
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980s, AC/DC’s biggest fan was a notorious serial killer. The band was an international best-selling hit machine, and members like the la...
AC/DC: Serial Killer Fan
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980s, AC/DC’s biggest fan was a notorious serial killer. The band was an international best-selling hit machine, and members like the late B...
Bonus Episode: 5 Years of Disgraceland, New Episodes, and Pitter Patter
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake celebrates Disgraceland's 5 year anniversary happening this week! Season 1 just re-released, Season 11 just started with 50 Cent, and Jake talks ...
Bonus Episode: 5 Years of Disgraceland, New Episodes, and Pitter Patter
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake celebrates Disgraceland's 5 year anniversary happening this week! Season 1 just re-released, Season 11 just started with 50 Cent, and Jake talks ...
50 Cent: Police Raids, Motorcycle Chases, and a Nine-Bullet Wake-up Call
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson was dealing crack by the age of 10, born into the height of the epidemic in Queens. He faced possession charges while sti...
50 Cent Pt. 1: Police Raids, Motorcycle Chases, and a Nine-Bullet Wake-up Call
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson was dealing crack by the age of 10, born into the height of the epidemic in Queens. He faced possession charges w...
Disgraceland Season 11 Trailer
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shootouts, drug running, crashing cars and planes, and walks on the wild side. It's almost here: find out which musical icons are featured in Season...
Disgraceland Season 11 Trailer
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shootouts, drug running, crashing cars and planes, and walks on the wild side. It's almost here: find out which musical icons are featured in Season...
Bonus Episode: The Mamas and the Papas (Pt. 2)
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Got a Disgraceland pitch? Know a cover that beats the original? What are you reading watching and listening to? Jake closes out Season 10 of Disgracel...
Bonus Episode: The Mamas and the Papas (Pt. 2)
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Got a Disgraceland pitch? Know a cover that beats the original? What are you reading watching and listening to? Jake closes out Season 10 of Disgracel...
Mama Cass Elliot (Pt. 2): Rape, Murder, and Taking Secrets to the Grave
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mama Cass’ role as Hollywood’s hippie den mother pulled her into the orbit of troubling company during the “Summer of Love.” The former singe...
Mama Cass Elliot (Pt. 2): Rape, Murder, and Taking Secrets to the Grave
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mama Cass’ role as Hollywood’s hippie den mother pulled her into the orbit of troubling company during the “Summer of Love.” The former singe...
Mama Cass Elliot (Pt. 2): Rape, Murder, and Taking Secrets to the Grave
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mama Cass’ role as Hollywood’s hippie den mother pulled her into the orbit of troubling company during the “Summer of Love.”&n...
Bonus Episode: The Mamas and the Papas (Pt. 1)
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The wildest on-stage freak outs (and even deaths), Jake's master movie list, your texts calls and emails, and of course... the down low on the latest ...
Bonus Episode: The Mamas and the Papas (Pt. 1)
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The wildest on-stage freak outs (and even deaths), Jake's master movie list, your texts calls and emails, and of course... the down low on the latest ...
Mama Cass Elliot (Pt. 1): Dangerous Drug Dealer Boyfriends, International Arrests, and the Solo Career That Should’ve Been
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cass Elliot, AKA "Mama Cass" from The Mamas and The Papas, broke the mold of female pop superstardom and shattered expectations of what women in music...
Mama Cass Elliot (Pt. 1): Dangerous Drug Dealer Boyfriends, International Arrests, and the Solo Career That Should’ve Been
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cass Elliot, AKA "Mama Cass" from The Mamas and The Papas, broke the mold of female pop superstardom and shattered expectations of what women in music...
Mama Cass Elliot (Pt. 1): Dangerous Drug Dealer Boyfriends, International Arrests, and the Solo Career That Should’ve Been
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cass Elliot, AKA "Mama Cass" from The Mamas and The Papas, broke the mold of female pop superstardom and shattered expectations of what women in music...
Bonus Episode: Charles Manson the Music Man
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Manson the Music Man, the tale of Trent Reznor's time in the Cielo Drive murder house, and Jake's latest takes on All Quiet on the Western Fro...
Bonus Episode: Charles Manson the Music Man
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Manson the Music Man, the tale of Trent Reznor's time in the Cielo Drive murder house, and Jake's latest takes on All Quiet on the Western Fro...
Charles Manson the Music Man: Lost Records and a Prosecutorial Song too Crazy to Sing
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In and out of juvie and jail since childhood, Charles Manson learned guitar in prison from the last of the great Depression-era gangsters. He also mad...
Charles Manson the Music Man: Lost Records and a Prosecutorial Song too Crazy to Sing
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In and out of juvie and jail since childhood, Charles Manson learned guitar in prison from the last of the great Depression-era gangsters. He also mad...
Charles Manson the Music Man: Lost Records and a Prosecutorial Song too Crazy to Sing
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In and out of juvie and jail since childhood, Charles Manson learned guitar in prison from the last of the great Depression-era gangsters. He also mad...
Robert Johnson: Voodoo, Delta Blues, Cursing God, and a Crossroads
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Johnson didn’t just play the blues. He embodied them. He drank and womanized his way through the South, New York, and Chicago in the 1930...
Robert Johnson: Voodoo, Delta Blues, Cursing God, and a Crossroads
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Johnson didn’t just play the blues. He embodied them. He drank and womanized his way through the South, New York, and Chicago in the 1930s, u...
Chris Brown: Police Standoffs, Rejection from Rehab, and America’s Most Hated Pop Star
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Brown established himself as America’s most hated pop star when he brutally assaulted Rihanna in 2009. But long after the well-publicized atta...
Ringo Starr: Busted by Mexican Federales, Threatened by French-Canadian Separatists, and the King of Feel
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ringo Starr’s first show as the Beatles’ new drummer was nearly ruined by a hostile audience that wanted him out of the band. Although he was fina...
Jennifer Hudson: An American Idol, a Triple Homicide, and Undying Faith
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Hudson shocked her hometown of Chicago when she was eliminated from American Idol in 2004, only to surpass everyone’s expectations when she...
The Sex Pistols (Pt. 2): Crashing the Queen’s Jubilee, Shocking America, and Leaving a Trail of Blood, Spit, and Junk
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1977, the world’s most controversial band didn’t stop when they were dropped by their major label only months after they were signed. John Lydo...
The Sex Pistols (Pt. 1): Anarchy, Thievery, and the Death of Rock ‘n’ Roll
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Punk rock’s greatest debut record was penned by a singer who saw traditional rock ‘n roll as a disease that needed to be eradicated and a sex-addi...
Pink Floyd: Acid Overload, a Psychotic Breakdown, and a Crazy Diamond
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pink Floyd’s original frontman, Syd Barrett, did so much LSD that he experienced a mental breakdown just as the band began to achieve mainstream suc...
Pink Floyd: Acid Overload, a Psychotic Breakdown, and a Crazy Diamond
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pink Floyd’s original frontman, Syd Barrett, did so much LSD that he experienced a mental breakdown just as the band began to achieve mainstream...
Britney Spears (Pt. 2): Lithium, Las Vegas, and a Long-Awaited Emancipation
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship was an arrangement so strict and unfeeling that it left her without any control of her career, loopy on lith...
Britney Spears (Pt. 2): Lithium, Las Vegas, and a Long-Awaited Emancipation
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship was an arrangement so strict and unfeeling that it left her without any control of her career, loopy on ...
Britney Spears (Pt. 1): Trauma Pop
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No musician owned pop music quite like Britney Spears at the turn of the century. After graduating from Mississippi tween queen to full-fledged Americ...
Britney Spears (Pt. 1): Trauma Pop
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No musician owned pop music quite like Britney Spears at the turn of the century. After graduating from Mississippi tween queen to full-fledged Americ...
George Harrison: Surviving the Beatles, the London Drug Squad, and a Home Invasion
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
George Harrison famously survived the dissolution of the Beatles, a bust by London’s drug squad, a potentially bloody visit from the Hell’s Angels...
The Temptations: Fame, Drugs, and Paranoia
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Temptations were one of Motown’s signature vocal groups, and they remain one of the most successful R&B acts of all time. But fame and drugs cor...
The Temptations: Fame, Drugs, and Paranoia
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Temptations were one of Motown’s signature vocal groups, and they remain one of the most successful R&B acts of all time. But fame and d...
Miles Davis Pt. 2: Mountains of Pills, Bitches Brew, and the Reinvention of the Original Motherf#%*er
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When it came to music, Miles Davis wasn’t about no safe, tired yesterday bullsh*t. After kicking his heroin addiction, he traded bespoke suits for f...
Miles Davis Pt. 2: Mountains of Pills, Bitches Brew, and the Reinvention of the Original Motherf#%*er
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When it came to music, Miles Davis wasn’t about no safe, tired yesterday bullsh*t. After kicking his heroin addiction, he traded bespoke suits f...
Miles Davis Pt. 1: Blasting Bebop, Blasting Racism, and a Devastating Heroin Habit
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Miles Davis is jazz’s first and only rock star, with the rap sheet to prove it. He did enough cocaine to run down the entirety of 52nd street, and p...
Miles Davis (Pt. 1): Blasting Bebop, Blasting Racism, and a Devastating Heroin Habit
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Miles Davis is jazz’s first and only rock star, with the rap sheet to prove it. He did enough cocaine to run down the entirety of 52nd street, a...
Juice WRLD: Percocets, Lucid Dreams and a Whole Lotta Lean
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The loss of emo-rap trailblazer Juice WRLD is one of the most sudden, tragic, and graphic celebrity deaths in recent memory. His adolescence experimen...
Billie Holiday: Heroin Hounds, ‘Whorehouse Music,’ and the Queen of Jazz
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Holiday ascended from the rough and tumble streets of Baltimore and Harlem, through reform school, brothels, and Welfare Island, right to the t...
Billie Holiday: Heroin Hounds, ‘Whorehouse Music,’ and the Queen of Jazz
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Holiday ascended from the rough and tumble streets of Baltimore and Harlem, through reform school, brothels, and Welfare Island, right to the t...
The Eagles Pt. 2: Death, a Plane Crash, and Innocence Lost at What Cost
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, The Eagles made taking off into the upper stratosphere of the charts look easy. Their near decade-long reign of rock afforded them hobbi...
The Eagles Pt. 2: Death, a Plane Crash, and Innocence Lost at What Cost
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, The Eagles made taking off into the upper stratosphere of the charts look easy. Their near decade-long reign of rock afforded them hobbi...
The Eagles Pt. 2: Death, a Plane Crash, and Innocence Lost at What Cost
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, The Eagles made taking off into the upper stratosphere of the charts look easy. Their near decade-long reign of rock afforded them hobbi...
The Eagles Pt. 1: International Drug Smuggling, Endless Cocaine, and California Excess
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From games of chicken on private planes to one member surviving a private plane crash, the Eagles as a group very narrowly survived themselves. During...
The Eagles Pt. 1: International Drug Smuggling, Endless Cocaine, and California Excess
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From games of chicken on private planes to one member surviving a private plane crash, the Eagles as a group very narrowly survived themselves. During...
The Eagles Pt. 1: International Drug Smuggling, Endless Cocaine, and California Excess
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From games of chicken on private planes to one member surviving a private plane crash, the Eagles as a group very narrowly survived themselves. During...
The Eagles Pt. 1: International Drug Smuggling, Endless Cocaine, and California Excess
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From games of chicken on private planes to one member surviving a private plane crash, the Eagles as a group very narrowly survived themselves. During...
Bonus Episode: Just A Cook, Napkin Hats, and Big Country
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jake talks the inspiration and background behind this week's brand-new DISGRACELAND episode on Anthony Bourdain, plus your emails, voicemail...
Bonus Episode: Just A Cook, Napkin Hats, and Big Country
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jake talks the inspiration and background behind this week's brand-new DISGRACELAND episode on Anthony Bourdain, plus your emails, voicemail...
Hank Williams: Sanatoriums, Poison Pills, and Fired from the Grand Ole Opry
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank Williams defined the genre we now call country with a guitar in one hand and a bottle of booze in the other. In between stints in the local drunk...
Hank Williams: Sanatoriums, Poison Pills, and Fired from the Grand Ole Opry
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hank Williams defined the genre we now call country with a guitar in one hand and a bottle of booze in the other. In between stints in the local drunk...
Sublime: Hoodlums, Police Helicopters, and Getting Dirty at Denny’s
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With their newfangled ska-punk, Sublime preached the gospel of Long Beach’s seedy shores unlike any band before them. They also incited a riot at th...
Tom Petty: House Fires, Hiding a Heroin Habit, and Run-Down Dreams
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When a mystery arsonist set Tom Petty’s house on fire in the late 1980s, he barely escaped with his life. But there was another danger looming aroun...
Tom Petty: House Fires, Hiding a Heroin Habit, and Run-Down Dreams
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When a mystery arsonist set Tom Petty’s house on fire in the late 1980s, he barely escaped with his life. But there was another danger looming aroun...
Taylor Swift: Horrifying Stalkers
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Swift has a list of stalkers longer than her stadium tour setlists. One drove over 900 miles to hand-deliver his “love” letters to her then...
Derek and the Dominos: Clapton, Cocaine, Motorcycles, and Murder
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1960s London, for young guitar enthusiasts, believing that “Clapton is God” was practically the 11th Commandment. In 1970 he lent his big, stic...
Derek & The Dominos: Clapton, A Christmas Shooting, Cocaine, and a Motorcycle Crash
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1960s London, for young guitar enthusiasts, believing that “Clapton is God” was practically the 11th Commandment. In 1970 he lent his b...
Woodstock Pt. 2: A Disaster Movie
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The original Woodstock was a literal disaster, declared so on its first day by the state of New York. There were fights, onstage, armed black-shirted ...
Woodstock Pt. 1: A Disaster Movie
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Woodstock is remembered as the generation-defining moment when the baby boomers demonstrated to the world the power of peace, love and communalism. In...
Black Sabbath: Satanists, Severed Limbs, Dismembered Fingers, Mountains of Cocaine and the Invention of Heavy Metal
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Black Sabbath are solely responsible for conjuring the diabolical power of heavy metal. When guitarist Tony Iommi lost his fingertips as a teenager, h...