DISGRACELAND
Episodes
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...
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 co...
Lil’ Peep: A new hip-hop and emo fusion; trap beats, tender lyrics, too much Xanax and an overdose that’s still mysterious.
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lil’ Peep was a once-in-a-generation talent. Poised to become a new Cobain, Bowie or Dylan, but whose life was cut short by an overdose that’s sti...
Lil’ Peep: A new hip-hop and emo fusion; trap beats, tender lyrics, too much Xanax and an overdose that’s still mysterious.
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lil’ Peep was a once-in-a-generation talent. Poised to become a new Cobain, Bowie or Dylan, but whose life was cut short by an overdose that&rsq...
The Beatles (Pt. 2): Kamikaze Assassins, Acid Smuggling, Suicide, Kidnapping, and the Breakup the Greatest Band of All Time
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the height of their world-changing and culture-defining popularity, the Beatles faced death threats in foreign countries, an unfair tax rate in the...
The Beatles (Pt. 2): Kamikaze Assassins, Acid Smuggling, Suicide, Kidnapping, and the Breakup the Greatest Band of All Time
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the height of their world-changing and culture-defining popularity, the Beatles faced death threats in foreign countries, an unfair tax rate in the...
The Beatles (Pt. 1): Stoned with Dylan, Dosed with Acid, Outrunning Knife Wielding Maniacs, and Driving the World to the Brink with Beatlemania
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Beatles caused fans to enter into manic states, literally. People died because of it. The band swallowed more pills than food in their early years...
The Beatles (Pt. 1): Stoned with Dylan, Dosed with Acid, Outrunning Knife Wielding Maniac, and Driving the World to the Brink with Beatlemania
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Beatles caused fans to enter into manic states, literally. People died because of it. The band swallowed more pills than food in their early years...
The Ramones: TV Bombs, Psycho Therapy, Toilet Syringes, Turning Tricks and Saving Rock ‘N’ Roll
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sniffing glue, hooking for drug money, hurling rocks at the Beatles, and writing infectious sunshiny melodies about their grimy reality, the Ramones w...
The Ramones: TV Bombs, Psycho Therapy, Toilet Syringes, Turning Tricks and Saving Rock ‘N’ Roll
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sniffing glue, hooking for drug money, hurling rocks at the Beatles, and writing infectious sunshiny melodies about their grimy reality, the Ramones w...
David Bowie: The occult, cocaine, orgies, arrests, exorcisms, a weird flirtation with fascism and a dead body.
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No musical artist better personified the hedonism of the ’70s than David Bowie. He captivated the imaginations of music fans all over the world with...
David Bowie: The occult, cocaine, orgies, arrests, exorcisms, a weird flirtation with fascism and a dead body.
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No musical artist better personified the hedonism of the ’70s than David Bowie. He captivated the imaginations of music fans all over the world ...
Tupac Shakur Pt. 2: Life Behind Bars, Suge Knight Saves The Day, East Coast/West Coast Beef, and What Could Have Been
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of the Tupac Shakur story, we see the young star trying to deal with life behind bars and giving in to the patronage of the notorious Suge...
Tupac Shakur Pt. 2: Life Behind Bars, Suge Knight Saves The Day, East Coast/West Coast Beef, and What Could Have Been
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of the Tupac Shakur story, we see the young star trying to deal with life behind bars and giving in to the patronage of the notorious Suge...
Tupac Shakur Pt. 1: 1960s Radicalism Gives Way to Socially Conscious Rap, a Charismatic Screen Star, and Deadly Violence
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tupac Shakur was many things. He was a supremely talented MC and was wildly charismatic in front of the camera. He was also violent, angry and complet...
Tupac Shakur Pt. 1: 1960s Radicalism Gives Way to Socially Conscious Rap, a Charismatic Screen Star, and Deadly Violence
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tupac Shakur was many things. He was a supremely talented MC and was wildly charismatic in front of the camera. He was also violent, angry and complet...
Gram Parsons: A Stolen Body, Heroin, More Rolling Stones and Cosmic American Music
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gram Parsons is one of the most influential musicians in rock ‘n’ roll that you’ve maybe never heard of. He created a form of music that has bee...
Gram Parsons: A Stolen Body, Heroin, More Rolling Stones and Cosmic American Music
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gram Parsons is one of the most influential musicians in rock ‘n’ roll that you’ve maybe never heard of. He created a form of music that has bee...
Chuck Berry: Systemic Racism, Sexual Depravity and the Invention of Rock ‘N’ Roll
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Berry was imprisoned numerous times. He was a victim of violent systemic racism and accused of horrific acts of sexual depravity. He also invent...
Selena: Tejano, Deception, and the Death of the Madonna of Mexico
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Selena Quintanilla Pérez ushered in the Golden Age of Tejano music in Texas with a meteoric rise up the charts and into the hearts of her fans. Her f...
The Misfits: Robbing Graves, Night of the Living Dead and the Teenagers from Mars
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Misfits were truly unique. Scary. Violent. Angry. Nihilistic. These words can easily describe not only their music, but also the band as people, p...
The Misfits: Robbing Graves, Night of the Living Dead and the Teenagers from Mars
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Misfits were truly unique. Scary. Violent. Angry. Nihilistic. These words can easily describe not only their music, but also the band as people, p...
The Grateful Dead Pt. 2: The Ballad of Pigpen and Old, Weird America—an Origin Story
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bootlegging whiskey, acid tests, grass, and songs about murder. The origins of the Grateful Dead are fascinating and not what most people think. Born ...
The Grateful Dead Pt. 2: The Ballad of Pigpen and Old, Weird America—an Origin Story
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bootlegging whiskey, acid tests, grass, and songs about murder. The origins of the Grateful Dead are fascinating and not what most people think. Born ...
Chet Baker: Heroin, Romance, Missing Teeth and the James Dean of Jazz
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chet Baker, with his natural talent, unique voice and beautiful looks was known as “the James Dean of Jazz.” He was also a savage junkie and part ...
Chet Baker: Heroin, Romance, Missing Teeth and the James Dean of Jazz
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chet Baker, with his natural talent, unique voice and beautiful looks was known as “the James Dean of Jazz.” He was also a savage junkie and part ...
Ice-T: Crip Rhymes, a Cop Killer, Thieving Jewels and Inventing Gangsta Rap
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ice-T stoked the wrath of the President of the United States, led the life of a successful jewel thief, ran with one of LA’s most notorious street g...
The Rolling Stones Pt. 2: Swinging London, Stolen Jewels, the Mars Bar Myth, and Busted at Redlands
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Establishment strikes back in this second installment of the Rolling Stones time in Swinging London. UK pop star Donovan is busted, a precursor to...
The Rolling Stones Pt. 2: Swinging London, Stolen Jewels, the Mars Bar Myth, and Busted at Redlands
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Establishment strikes back in this second installment of the Rolling Stones time in Swinging London. UK pop star Donovan is busted, a precursor to...
Rolling Stones Pt. 1: Swinging London, a Prison Break, East End Gangsters and the Anti-Beatles
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
London was swinging. Keith Richards was in jail. The Kray Twins were menacing about. Brian Jones was on too much LSD. Aristocrats were tripping over t...
Rolling Stones Pt. 1: Swinging London, a Prison Break, East End Gangsters and the Anti-Beatles
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
London was swinging. Keith Richards was in jail. The Kray Twins were menacing about. Brian Jones was on too much LSD. Aristocrats were tripping over t...
Prince: Dark Funk and Fentanyl
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Few pop artists achieved the dizzying creative and career highs that Prince did. An artist who famously stayed away from drugs and most anything that ...
Prince (Pt. 1): Dark Funk and Fentanyl
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Few pop artists achieved the dizzying creative and career highs that Prince did. An artist who famously stayed away from drugs and most anything that ...
Prince (Pt. 1): Dark Funk and Fentanyl
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Few pop artists achieved the dizzying creative and career highs that Prince did. An artist who famously stayed away from drugs and most anything that ...
Studio 54: Disco Decadence, a Dead Body and Bags of Cash
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the late seventies, Studio 54 was the place to be for musicians and celebrities alike. John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen...
Studio 54: Disco Decadence, a Dead Body and Bags of Cash
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the late seventies, Studio 54 was the place to be for musicians and celebrities alike. John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen...
Nipsey Hussle: A Crenshaw Murder, Community Activism, Rollin 60s Crips, and Lost Potential
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nipsey Hussle was more than just one of this generation’s most promising voices in hip hop. He was a social activist, a community leader, and an asp...
Nipsey Hussle: A Crenshaw Murder, Community Activism, Rollin 60s Crips, and Lost Potential
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nipsey Hussle was more than just one of this generation’s most promising voices in hip hop. He was a social activist, a community leader, and an asp...
Nipsey Hussle: A Crenshaw Murder, Community Activism, Rollin 60s Crips, and Lost Potential
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nipsey Hussle was more than just one of this generation’s most promising voices in hip hop. He was a social activist, a community leader, and an...
Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness, Randy Rhoads’ Plane Crash and the Saving Grace of a Strong Woman
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ozzy Osbourne, along with his bandmates in Black Sabbath, invented heavy metal, and throughout Ozzy’s post-Sabbath solo career he would invent new, ...
Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness, Randy Rhoads’ Plane Crash and the Saving Grace of a Strong Woman
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ozzy Osbourne, along with his bandmates in Black Sabbath, invented heavy metal, and throughout Ozzy’s post-Sabbath solo career he would invent n...
Run DMC: Innovation, Evolution and the Mysterious Death of Jam Master Jay
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Run DMC is directly responsible for elevating hip hop to previously unimagined heights. They took rap music into an entirely different direction and h...
Run DMC Pt. 1: Innovation, Evolution and the Mysterious Death of Jam Master Jay
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Run DMC is directly responsible for elevating hip hop to previously unimagined heights. They took rap music into an entirely different direction and h...
Joe Exotic: Tiger King, Budding Country Star, Confidence Man Extraordinaire
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Exotic, the gun toting, mullet wearing, polyamorous subject of the hit Netflix series Tiger King was more than just a murder-minded conman. He cou...
John Denver: A Folk Singer, a Sniper and America’s Darkest Day
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
(This is a bonus April Fools’ episode of Disgraceland that is satire and not true crime.) John Denver was a one of the biggest stars of the Seventie...
John Denver: A Folk Singer, a Sniper and America’s Darkest Day
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
(This is a bonus April Fools’ episode of Disgraceland that is satire and not true crime.) John Denver was a one of the biggest stars of the Seve...
Little Richard: Sex and the Duality of the King and Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Little Richard is the originator. Without him it’s hard to imagine the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John or even Led Zeppelin. He blazed a trail t...
Jay Z: Street hustle, a Nightclub Stabbing, a Near Drug Bust and the God MC
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Z’s career defies easy categorization. His artistry and business sense are as influenced by his past career as a drug dealer as they are anythin...
Jay Z: Street hustle, a Nightclub Stabbing, a Near Drug Bust and the God MC
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Z’s career defies easy categorization. His artistry and business sense are as influenced by his past career as a drug dealer as they are any...
Guns N’ Roses Pt. 2: Real life Rocket Queen, Raging Press, Recovered Memories, and the Riverport Riot
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Post Appetite For Destruction, Guns N’ Roses embodied the word “dysfunction." As the band prepared for their follow up release, singer Axl Rose wa...
Guns N’ Roses Pt. 2: Real life Rocket Queen, Raging Press, Recovered Memories, and the Riverport Riot
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Post Appetite For Destruction, Guns N’ Roses embodied the word “dysfunction." As the band prepared for their follow up release, singer Axl Rose wa...
Guns N’ Roses Pt. 2: Real life Rocket Queen, Raging Press, Recovered Memories, and the Riverport Riot
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Post Appetite For Destruction, Guns N’ Roses embodied the word “dysfunction." As the band prepared for their follow up release, singer Axl...
Guns N’ Roses Pt. 1: Brawling with Bowie, Juvenile Delinquency, Dealing Dope and Death at Donington
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Few hard rock bands lived the life portrayed in their songs as authentically as Guns N’ Roses. Singer Axl Rose was driven by deep-seated demons that...
Guns N’ Roses Pt. 1: Brawling with Bowie, Juvenile Delinquency, Dealing Dope and Death at Donington
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Few hard rock bands lived the life portrayed in their songs as authentically as Guns N’ Roses. Singer Axl Rose was driven by deep-seated demons that...
Guns N’ Roses Pt. 1: Brawling with Bowie, Juvenile Delinquency, Dealing Dope and Death at Donington
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Few hard rock bands lived the life portrayed in their songs as authentically as Guns N’ Roses. Singer Axl Rose was driven by deep-seated demons ...
The Beach Boys Pt. 2: Endless Bummer, Hollywood Paranoia, Onstage Fist Fights, Incest, and Cocaine
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of the Manson Family murders, Hollywood was gripped with fear. Various investigations stitched together a deluded White Album-inspire...
The Beach Boys Pt. 2: Endless Bummer, Hollywood Paranoia, Onstage Fist Fights, Incest, and Cocaine
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of the Manson Family murders, Hollywood was gripped with fear. Various investigations stitched together a deluded White Album-inspire...
The Beach Boys Pt. 1: Endless Summer, LSD, Orgies, Charles Manson and a Steve McQueen Man-Crush
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 1968, the Beach Boys’ drummer Dennis Wilson invited a hippie guru and his grungy harem to squat in his Pacific Palisades home. Denn...
The Beach Boys Pt. 1: Endless Summer, LSD, Orgies, Charles Manson and a Steve McQueen Man-Crush
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 1968, the Beach Boys’ drummer Dennis Wilson invited a hippie guru and his grungy harem to squat in his Pacific Palisades home. Denn...
The Rolling Stones at Altamont: Bikers, Blood, and the End of the '60s
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Rolling Stones, the most dangerous band on the planet, envisioned their free concert at the Altamont speedway outside San Francisco as the triumph...
The Rolling Stones at Altamont: Bikers, Blood, and the End of the '60s
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Rolling Stones, the most dangerous band on the planet, envisioned their free concert at the Altamont speedway outside San Francisco as the triumph...
The Rolling Stones at Altamont: Bikers, Blood, and the End of the '60s
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Rolling Stones, the most dangerous band on the planet, envisioned their free concert at the Altamont speedway outside San Francisco as the triumph...
A$AP Rocky: Love Sex Dreams/LSD and Locked Up Overseas
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A$AP Rocky’s upbringing; Harlem, Riker’s, and his own instincts and sense of history informed his world view: A view that included not only a heal...
Whitney Houston: Cracks in the Mirror, Crack on the Mirror, and One Fateful Choice
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whitney Houston was The Voice. A stunning beauty. An early MTV star and leading actress. But when she passed away in a hotel suite bath, the music ind...
Eminem: Taking His Shot, Pulling a Glock, and Facing the Real Slim Shady
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On a single Saturday in 2000, Marshall Mathers assaulted two separate men with a pistol and fought with his wife outside a nightclub, resulting in law...
Madonna: Music as Sex and Sex as Power in the Reign of the Queen of Pop
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Madonna always knew her life would be art. She rose through the late 70s New York scene reinventing pop iconography and feminism alike. But whether it...
Madonna: Music as Sex and Sex as Power in the Reign of the Queen of Pop
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Madonna always knew her life would be art. She rose through the late 70s New York scene reinventing pop iconography and feminism alike. But whether it...
Madonna: Music as Sex and Sex as Power in the Reign of the Queen of Pop
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Madonna always knew her life would be art. She rose through the late 70s New York scene reinventing pop iconography and feminism alike. But whether it...
Iggy Pop: Mad Artistry, Mental Wards, and Gaping Chest Wounds
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Iggy Pop pushed rock further than anyone before him, committing to live acts of sex, sickness, and rumored suicide on stage. From his cocaine fueled b...
Iggy Pop: Mad Artistry, Mental Wards, and Gaping Chest Wounds
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Iggy Pop pushed rock further than anyone before him, committing to live acts of sex, sickness, and rumored suicide on stage. From his cocaine fueled b...
Iggy Pop: Mad Artistry, Mental Wards, and Gaping Chest Wounds
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Iggy Pop pushed rock further than anyone before him, committing to live acts of sex, sickness, and rumored suicide on stage. From his cocaine fueled b...
Motown Records: Pimps, Prostitutes, the Detroit Mafia and the Sound of Teenage America
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Motown Records is one of the most successful musical industry endeavors of all time. The music and the megastars Motown produced, like Smokey Robinson...
Led Zeppelin Pt 1: Dark Power, Cocaine, Backstage Brawls and Heavy Metal Magick
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Led Zeppelin were the biggest band on the planet. The great white shark of the seventies. They defined excess. They designed the avatar for the heavy ...