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Back to SearchThe Velvet Underground: Heroin, S&M, and the Attempted Assassination of Andy Warhol
Season 12 Episode 140
The Velvet Underground put a spike in the status quo. They sang candidly about heroin, speed, and S&M. Their members included drug dealers and junkies. Their stage show was so perverted that it offen…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Bonus Episode: Talent vs. Craft, Meatloaf, and Another Look at Nookie
Season 12 Episode 139
In Sonny Rollins week, Jake ponders the powers of talent and craft, and what makes musicians great. Plus, your voicemails, texts, and DMs. Who is the GOAT musician? What are the best duets? What's yo…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Sonny Rollins: Armed Robbery, Rikers Island, and the Return of the Saxophone Colossus
Season 12 Episode 139
Sonny Rollins did time at Rikers Island twice: first for armed robbery and again for using dope. He was a fiend and a pickpocket. He nearly got himself killed when he ran to Miles Davis’ defense afte…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Bonus Episode: Classic Country Gateways, the Best Post-Punk Bands, and Peter Cetera's Bauhaus Tee
Season 12 Episode 10
Jake connects his a-ha moment with country to the greats, specifically this week's DISGRACELAND subject Merle Haggard. Jake takes voicemails, texts, and DMs, and offers his best post-punk bands list.…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Merle Haggard: 17 Arrests, 17 Breakouts, Hard Time at San Quentin, and the Lonesome Fugitive
Season 12 Episode 138
Merle Haggard was what authorities liked to call a “repeat offender.” He was arrested for riding trains, for skipping school, for stealing cars, for robbing gas stations, and for attempting to knock …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: Grinder Men, The Jon Bon Jovi Effect, and the Greatest English Groups of the Post-Punk Era
Season 12 Episode 137
On this week's After Party, Jake is talking the classic film Almost Famous, John Lee Hooker's baseball song Grinder Man, and taking your voicemails and texts. Who are the greatest English groups of t…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
New Order: Blood on the Dance Floor, E in the Bloodstream, and Inventing the 1980s
Season 12 Episode 137
New Order proved that a rock band could make dance music and actually become cooler in the process. The musical hybrid they created helped define the sound of the 1980s. It also defined the growing s…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: Aerosmith Encounters, The Jake Brennan Story, and Ariana Grande
Season 12 Episode 136
After a week's break from the After Party, Jake catches up on voicemail, wraps up our musical mashup conversation, and explores Billboard's top rap groups kerfuffle. We get into season two of The Bea…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Ariana Grande: Terror on Tour, Tragedy in Manchester, and Learning to Sing Again
Season 12 Episode 136
On May 22, 2017, a terrorist detonated a bomb outside Ariana Grande’s performance at Manchester Arena. The blast killed 22 people. It injured over a thousand more. The attack remains one of the most …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Bonus 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, 5 months ago