Brian Jones invented “The World’s Greatest Rock ‘N Roll Band”, The Rolling Stones but would find himself kicked out of that band just a few years after helping rocket him and his bandmates to international success. He was ousted because of his excessive drug use and his abuse of women and shortly after bottoming out, Brian Jones was found dead at the bottom ... Show More
May 31
Aaliyah: Married Illegally at 15, Drugs, Corruption, and a Fiery Crash (Rewind)
Married to R. Kelly at 15 years old and dead by the age of 22. Aaliyah was supposed to be as big as Beyonce, but drugs, corruption, and a fiery crash prevented that from happening. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. This episode c ... Show More
32m 36s
May 28
Bonus Episode: 1994. We Didn’t Know How Good We Had It
How great was 1994 for music? The year Weezer’s “Blue Album” was released? Well, pretty tough to beat. This is a nostalgia episode so turn Beavis and Butt-Head off in the background, throw some Hot Pockets in the microwave, and put down your copy of Sassy magazine, because it’s t ... Show More
35m 25s
May 26
Weezer: How a "Dorky" Rock Band Found Their Dark Side
A frontman obsessed with Kurt Cobain. A band trying to outrun its own dorky image. A bass player who burned hot, disappeared, and later seemed to predict his own death. Harvard isolation, hotel-room debauchery, algorithmic songwriting, and a Weezer T-shirt at the center of an LAP ... Show More
45m 9s
May 2024
Steve Jones: From Sex Pistol to Lonely Boy
Coming from a challenging, working class upbringing in the United Kingdom, Steve Jones discovered his outlet in music - as founding guitarist of the groundbreaking punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Despite the release of only one album,”Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pisto ... Show More
38m 21s
Mar 2018
Craig Mack's Life and Career – and Jack White's new LP
We go deep on the life of Bad Boy Records legend Craig Mack – as well as Jack White's new album and Rolling Stone cover story. Host Brian Hiatt, who wrote the White story, is joined by Christian Hoard, Chris Weingarten and Jon Dolan to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. V ... Show More
42m 27s
Jun 2022
Jimi Hendrix, le guitariste hors-norme qui n’avait pas de limites
Dans le cadre de notre mois consacré à la fête de la musique, découvrez un autre membre du club des 27. Un de ces musiciens à la renommée internationale, disparu à l’âge de 27 ans. Connu pour ses prestations électrisantes et incontrôlables, il a révolutionné le monde de la musiqu ... Show More
16m 17s
Apr 2022
Kurt Vile: The Rolling Stone Interview
Kurt Vile digs deep in an interview with host Brian Hiatt, discussing his new album Watch My Moves (including his killer version of Bruce Springsteen's "Wages of Sin"), loving Wu-Tang Clan, getting high at a Bob Dylan concert, why he wants Miley Cyrus to cover his songs, drugs, " ... Show More
48m 11s
Apr 2021
John Rzeznik | Beyond the Goo Goo Dolls
<p>Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, John Rzeznik is the founding-member, frontman and guitarist for iconic band, the Goo Goo Dolls. He's a legend in the world of music, with 19 top-ten singles, including mega-hits like Iris (which spent 12-months on the Billboard charts), Name, Bl ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2021
BROCKHAMPTON's Kevin Abstract
BROCKHAMPTON's original members formed after posting on a Kanye West fan message board in 2010, and then started making music in The Woodlands, Texas. Since then, they’ve turned the idea of a boy band on its head. With as many as 14 members at times, BROCKHAMPTON's deconstructed ... Show More
40m 14s