DISGRACELAND

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...

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...

Fleetwood Mac Pt. 2: Going to #1, and Going Your Own Way

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fleetwood Mac’s mid-’70s merger with the musical duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks changed the course of the band forever, propelling the...

Fleetwood Mac Pt. 2: Going to #1, and Going Your Own Way

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fleetwood Mac’s mid-’70s merger with the musical duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks changed the course of the band forever, propelling the...

Fleetwood Mac Pt. 2: Going to #1, and Going Your Own Way

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fleetwood Mac’s mid-’70s merger with the musical duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks changed the course of the band forever, propelling the...

Fleetwood Mac Pt. 1: Guns, God, Cocaine and Rumours

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Few bands can boast a rock ’n’ roll lore at the level of Fleetwood Mac. The band lost not one but two guitarists to cult-like religious freaks. Tw...

Fleetwood Mac Pt. 1: Guns, God, Cocaine and Rumours

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Few bands can boast a rock ’n’ roll lore at the level of Fleetwood Mac. The band lost not one but two guitarists to cult-like religious freaks. Tw...

Fleetwood Mac Pt. 1: Guns, God, Cocaine and Rumours

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Few bands can boast a rock ’n’ roll lore at the level of Fleetwood Mac. The band lost not one but two guitarists to cult-like religious freaks. Tw...

Tommy James and the Shondells: Mony Mony and Mafia-Sanctioned Hits

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy James came up during a time when the music industry was in part controlled by New York’s Italian mafia. And for a period in the 1960s, that po...

Tommy James and the Shondells: Mony Mony and Mafia-Sanctioned Hits

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy James came up during a time when the music industry was in part controlled by New York’s Italian mafia. And for a period in the 1960s, tha...

Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell: A Murderous Fan, Brotherly Love and Cowboys from Hell

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gunned down onstage by a delusional fan who thought his metal heroes had stolen lyrics from him, Dimebag Darrell Abbott blazed a savage new trail in h...

Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell: A Murderous Fan, Brotherly Love and Cowboys from Hell

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gunned down onstage by a delusional fan who thought his metal heroes had stolen lyrics from him, Dimebag Darrell Abbott blazed a savage new trail in h...

Ray Charles: Busted for Heroin and Busting Genres with the Best Damn R&B

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Charles was hooked on heroin, arrested by federal agents, and once survived a near-death plane ride by helping the pilot - as a blind man. He inve...

John Lennon: Violence, Protests, Provoking the FBI, and Pissing off the President

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1970s, John Lennon was suspected of conspiring to disrupt an American political convention and contributing to a paramilitary terrorist o...

John Lennon: Violence, Protests, Provoking the FBI, and Pissing off the President

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the early 1970s, John Lennon was suspected of conspiring to disrupt an American political convention and contributing to a paramilitary terrorist o...

Paul McCartney: Paul Is Dead

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Despite his reputation as “the safe Beatle,” Paul McCartney was a badass. He took wild artistic risks, rubbed elbows with truly dangerous characte...

The Notorious B.I.G. Pt. 2: A Dead Rivalry, New Inspiration and a Murder Mystery for the Ages

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of the Notorious B.I.G. story we see the young star trying to deal with life after the death of his rival (and one-time friend), Tupac Sha...

The Notorious B.I.G. Pt. 2: A Dead Rivalry, New Inspiration and a Murder Mystery for the Ages

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of the Notorious B.I.G. story we see the young star trying to deal with life after the death of his rival (and one-time friend), Tupac Sha...

The Notorious B.I.G. Pt. 2: A Dead Rivalry, New Inspiration and a Murder Mystery for the Ages

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of the Notorious B.I.G. story we see the young star trying to deal with life after the death of his rival (and one-time friend), Tupac Sha...

The Notorious B.I.G. Pt. 1: Dealing Crack on the Corner, Spitting Beef and Creating One of the Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Notorious B.I.G. entered adulthood as a crack dealer and left this world as one of the most famous hip-hop stars of all time. He was murdered myst...

The Notorious B.I.G. Pt. 1: Dealing Crack on the Corner, Spitting Beef and Creating One of the Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Notorious B.I.G. entered adulthood as a crack dealer and left this world as one of the most famous hip-hop stars of all time. He was murdered myst...

The Notorious B.I.G. Pt. 1: Dealing Crack on the Corner, Spitting Beef and Creating One of the Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Notorious B.I.G. entered adulthood as a crack dealer and left this world as one of the most famous hip-hop stars of all time. He was murdered myst...

Lil Wayne: Murder Squads, A Pre-Teen Suicide Attempt, a Year at Rikers and More Hits than Elvis

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lil Wayne grew up on the mean streets of New Orleans. His father split when he was two, and his stepdad was shot before he was a teenager. Wayne poure...

Lil Wayne: Murder Squads, A Pre-Teen Suicide Attempt, a Year at Rikers and More Hits than Elvis

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lil Wayne grew up on the mean streets of New Orleans. His father split when he was two, and his stepdad was shot before he was a teenager. Wayne poure...

Oasis Pt. 2: The Biggest Band on the Planet, Britop, Private Islands, A Drowning Rolls-Royce, Liam and Noel Off Their T*ts and at Each Other’s Throats

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Oasis were the biggest band on the planet for a moment. They famously warred with Britpop rivals Blur, and the Brothers Gallagher feuded with each oth...

Oasis Pt. 2: The Biggest Band on the Planet, Britop, Private Islands, A Drowning Rolls-Royce, Liam and Noel Off Their T*ts and at Each Other’s Throats

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Oasis were the biggest band on the planet for a moment. They famously warred with Britpop rivals Blur, and the Brothers Gallagher feuded with each oth...

Oasis Pt. 1: Hooliganism, Hedonism, Rock Star Anthems and the “Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Band on the Planet”

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Few bands have come from as little and made as much of themselves as Oasis. Along the way they were wildly entertaining — unlike anything England or...

Oasis Pt. 1: Hooliganism, Hedonism, Rock Star Anthems and the “Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Band on the Planet”

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Few bands have come from as little and made as much of themselves as Oasis. Along the way they were wildly entertaining — unlike anything Englan...

The New York Dolls: Born to Lose, Lipstick Killers and R&B in four-inch heels

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The New York Dolls were one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time. They came to life when their hometown of New York City was coming apa...