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Back to SearchWillie Nelson (Pt 1): A Shootout, a House Fire, and the Ballad of the Red-Headed Stranger
Season 11 Episode 127
Broke and depressed, Willie Nelson almost joined the 27 Club on a snowy Nashville street late one night – before he’d even sold a single song. He drank, smoked, and cheated his way through multiple m…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Bonus Episode: Jake's Favorite '80s Horror Movies, A Long-awaited INXS Episode, and Irish Rock 'n Roll
Season 11 Episode 126
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 Tate and Poltergeist are now re-released into the …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Skip James: A Sawmill Shootout, Pimping, Bootlegging, and the Son of a Preacher Man
Season 11 Episode 126
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, spent time as a pimp and a bootlegger, and womanized up …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Bonus Episode: Slow Train Coming, the Extra Gear of MC5, and the Return of Badlands
Season 11 Episode 125
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 announce fresh Badlands content coming your way, and fie…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
MC5: Dope, Guns, and F***ing in the Streets
Season 11 Episode 125
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 even raided their house. They were the only band to…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Bonus Episode: Muddy Waters, George Benson, The What-If's of Sly Stone, and Alfred Hitchcock's Best Movie
Season 11 Episode 124
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, VMs and DMs. We're talking the Mets, we're talking…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Sly Stone: Guns, PCP, a Psycho Mutt, and a Fugitive from Justice
Season 11 Episode 124
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 in the service of making people happy. But at the…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Bonus Episode: Bjork's Stalker, Lou Reed's Lyrics Explored, and a Succession Rewatch
Season 11 Episode 123
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 for your eyes to binge over on our YouTube channel,…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Lou Reed (An Origin Story) Pt. 2
Season 11 Episode 123
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 life in Part 1 through his lyrics for the Velvet U…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Lou Reed (An Origin Story) Pt. 1
Season 11 Episode 122
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 his past. In this special 2-part episode, Lou’s origin …
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago