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Back to SearchBonus Episode: Loving (and Hating) Aerosmith, Meeting Your Heroes, and the Way Back Machine
Season 12 Episode 135
On this week's After Party, Jake is digging into why he loves and hates Aerosmith with a dive into a personal story from his way back machine. We ask the question: is it worth it to meet your heroes?…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Aerosmith: Toxic Twins, M-80s, Cocaine Eyeliner, and Living on the Edge
Season 12 Episode 135
At their peak, Aerosmith was sex, drugs, and rock and roll in the flesh, wrapped up in spangly scarves and jumpsuits. They crossed target practice with black tar heroin. Trained roadies how to feed t…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: Hüsker Dü, A Disgo's Unbelievable Red Sox Story, and Lil' Kim's Post-Prison Career
Season 12 Episode 134
On this week's After Party, Jake is ready to dive into this week's Disgraceland episode on Lil' Kim, and to talk about how her career thrived after she was released from prison. A Disgo shares a lite…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Lil' Kim: Shootouts, Lusty Lyrics, and Loyalty in the Land of the M.A.F.I.A.
Season 12 Episode 134
Lil’ Kim is the queen of hard core. She practically invented hard core sex positivity with her raunchy raps and head-turning getups. She survived a hard core beef that ended in a spur-of-the-moment s…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Santa Barbara Punk Scene, Internet Guitar Tutorials, and Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett Talks "Shred With Shifty"
Season 12 Episode 133
This week on the After Party, Jake is sharing an interview he did with Foo Fighters' guitarist Chris Shiflett at this year's Boston Calling Music Festival. They're talking about how inaccurate guitar…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Jimi Hendrix: Tear Gas, a Kidnapping, Heroin Hostages, and the Great Escape
Season 12 Episode 133
Jimi Hendrix spent much of his life pursuing a great escape. Escape from his abusive childhood home. Escape from his court-ordered time in the Army. Even an escape from his own band, the Experience, …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: Jake's Disco Gym Playlist, Your Paul Simon Recs, and Jeff Buckley's Influences
Season 12 Episode 132
This week in the After Party, Jake is ready to dive into the latest Disgraceland episode on Jeff Buckley, and to talk about his crazy influences, like Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, and more. We're also ta…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Jeff Buckley: Dreaming of Music, Drowning, and Eternal Life
Season 12 Episode 132
Jeff Buckley released his only studio album, Grace, at the height of grunge rock. But it didn’t sound like grunge. It sounded like nothing else out there. It defied categorization. It was full of ori…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: Your Top 3 Disgraceland Episodes and Eazy-Motherflippin'-E
Season 12 Episode 131
Jake has been basking in the New England sunshine and listening to some John Coltrane. But first, we're talking about how moved 15-year old Jake was when he heard Eazy-E for the first time and going …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Eazy-E: A Hidden Coke Stash, Domestic Terrorists, and Death Threats
Season 12 Episode 131
Long before he created a paradigm-shifting hip-hop supergroup, Eazy-E lucked into life as a Compton drug dealer when he discovered a dead man’s hidden stash of money and cocaine. He used the lessons …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago