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Public Enemy: Revolution, Scandal, and a Message Louder than a Bomb

DISGRACELAND - April 23, 2024 07:01 - 41 minutes
Public Enemy were revolutionaries – both in their message and their music. In the 1980s and 1990s, they elevated hip-hop to an art form. They did this with Chuck D's booming voice, Flavor Flav's comic levity, and the auditory assault of the Bomb Squad's production. But with that revolution came s...

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REWIND - Marvin Gaye: Father, Father There’s Far Too Many of Us Dying

DISGRACELAND - April 19, 2024 07:08 - 31 minutes
Marvin Gaye was born into a God-fearing home to a sweet, wholesome mother and crossdressing, philandering, pentecostal preacher father who ruled his children with an iron fist. Despite his tense upbringing, Marvin Gaye found his calling—music—and used it as his ticket out of his repressive home l...

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Bonus Episode: Fantastic Fight Scenes, Predatory Paparazzi, and Goon versus Slapshot

DISGRACELAND - April 18, 2024 07:12 - 28 minutes
This week in the After Party, Jake talks actors committing fully, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on Heath Ledger, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. What are your top five favorite fight scenes? What is your favorite Heath Ledger performance? Is Heath one of the best actors ...

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Heath Ledger: Cowboys, Junkies, and Maniacal Clowns

DISGRACELAND - April 16, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutes
Heath Ledger’s preparation for and disappearance into his movie roles is legendary, and it’s what helped him play repressed cowboys, junkies, and maniacal clowns equally well. His research led him to junkies who taught him how to properly shoot up using a stolen prosthetic arm and fake blood, and...

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REWIND - The Ramones: TV Bombs, Psycho Therapy, Toilet Syringes, Turning Tricks and Saving Rock ‘N’ Roll

DISGRACELAND - April 12, 2024 07:05 - 40 minutes
Sniffing glue, hooking for drug money, hurling rocks at the Beatles, and writing infectious sunshiny melodies about their grimy reality, the Ramones were what the world needed in 1976. As rock ‘n’ roll was getting bloated with excessive experimentation and unfortunate forays into disco, four cret...

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REWIND - The Ramones: TV Bombs, Psycho Therapy, Toilet Syringes, Turning Tricks and Saving Rock ‘N’ Roll

DISGRACELAND - April 12, 2024 07:05 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
Sniffing glue, hooking for drug money, hurling rocks at the Beatles, and writing infectious sunshiny melodies about their grimy reality, the Ramones were what the world needed in 1976. As rock ‘n’ roll was getting bloated with excessive experimentation and unfortunate forays into disco, four cret...

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Bonus Episode: Creative Swings, Just a Gigolo, and the Funniest Moment of L.L.'s Life

DISGRACELAND - April 11, 2024 07:11 - 30 minutes
This week in the After Party, Jake talks great films, this week's new DISGRACELAND episode on Kobe Bryant, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. What are your top five Tarantino films? Who are your top five NBA players? Who's your favorite athlete who's a musician on the side? Ge...

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Bonus Episode: Creative Swings, Just a Gigolo, and the Funniest Moment of L.L.'s Life

DISGRACELAND - April 11, 2024 07:11 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
This week in the After Party, Jake talks great films, this week's new DISGRACELAND episode on Kobe Bryant, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. What are your top five Tarantino films? Who are your top five NBA players? Who's your favorite athlete who's a musician on the side? Ge...

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Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba's Revenge

DISGRACELAND - April 09, 2024 07:01 - 41 minutes
He was a professional killer. A warrior trained from birth. A member of the deadliest squad of assassins in The Association. But that was before he tried to go solo. And before they tried to kill him. They made one mistake though – they didn’t finish the job. Now the Black Mamba is back and he wo...

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Kobe Bryant: The Black Mamba's Revenge

DISGRACELAND - April 09, 2024 07:01 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
He was a professional killer. A warrior trained from birth. A member of the deadliest squad of assassins in The Association. But that was before he tried to go solo. And before they tried to kill him. They made one mistake though – they didn’t finish the job. Now the Black Mamba is back and he wo...

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REWIND - Selena: Tejano, Deception, and the Death of the Madonna of Mexico

DISGRACELAND - April 05, 2024 07:05 - 46 minutes
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 fans saw her as more than just a pop star — she was family. Selena was about to take her fame and her family to the world stage when a tangled web of...

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REWIND - Selena: Tejano, Deception, and the Death of the Madonna of Mexico

DISGRACELAND - April 05, 2024 07:05 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
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 fans saw her as more than just a pop star — she was family. Selena was about to take her fame and her family to the world stage when a tangled web of...

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Bonus Episode: The Assassin's Ring, Air Force Brats, and Clear Demarcations

DISGRACELAND - April 04, 2024 07:10 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
This week in the After Party, Jake talks trusting the government, the April Fool's DISGRACELAND episode on John Denver, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. If you could be any musician, who would you be? Drop a line at 617-906-6638, [email protected], or on socials @dis...

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Bonus Episode: The Assassin's Ring, Air Force Brats, and Clear Demarcations

DISGRACELAND - April 04, 2024 07:10 - 34 minutes
This week in the After Party, Jake talks trusting the government, the April Fool's DISGRACELAND episode on John Denver, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. If you could be any musician, who would you be? Drop a line at 617-906-6638, [email protected], or on socials @dis...

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DISGRACELAND All Access Trailer

DISGRACELAND - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 2 minutes
Do you need more DISGRACELAND in your life? How about exclusive monthly scripted episodes? Exclusive weekly bonus content? An always-on chat with Jake Brennan and your fellow Disgos? Learn all about how to get all of that and more by becoming a DISGRACELAND All Access member at disgracelandpod.co...

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DISGRACELAND All Access Trailer

DISGRACELAND - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
Do you need more DISGRACELAND in your life? How about exclusive monthly scripted episodes? Exclusive weekly bonus content? An always-on chat with Jake Brennan and your fellow Disgos? Learn all about how to get all of that and more by becoming a DISGRACELAND All Access member at disgracelandpod.co...

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REWIND - Snoop Doggy Dogg: Murder Was The Case

DISGRACELAND - March 29, 2024 07:03 - 35 minutes
Snoop Dogg, (AKA Calvin Broadus) has worn many hats: inmate, pimp, Martha Stewart’s BFF. In 1994, Snoop was the biggest name in hip hop, yet his career was about to be derailed just as it was taking off due to the murder of Philip Woldemariam, a murder that Snoop was being charged with. The stree...

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REWIND - Snoop Doggy Dogg: Murder Was The Case

DISGRACELAND - March 29, 2024 07:03 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
Snoop Dogg, (AKA Calvin Broadus) has worn many hats: inmate, pimp, Martha Stewart’s BFF. In 1994, Snoop was the biggest name in hip hop, yet his career was about to be derailed just as it was taking off due to the murder of Philip Woldemariam, a murder that Snoop was being charged with. The stree...

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Bonus Episode: Guacamole Fights, Red Hat Retribution, and Supportive Slayer Stans

DISGRACELAND - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
This week in the After Party, Jake talks the motivating factors that drive people to the guitar, the new DISGRACELAND episode on Van Halen, the new episode on Layne Stayley of Alice in Chains ONLY in the Disgraceland All Access club, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. Is Eddie...

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Bonus Episode: Guacamole Fights, Red Hat Retribution, and Supportive Slayer Stans

DISGRACELAND - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes
This week in the After Party, Jake talks the motivating factors that drive people to the guitar, the new DISGRACELAND episode on Van Halen, the new episode on Layne Stayley of Alice in Chains ONLY in the Disgraceland All Access club, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. Is Eddie...

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Van Halen: Bootleggers, U.S. Marshals, and Protecting Innovation at Any Cost

DISGRACELAND - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutes
On the backs of one of rock ‘n roll’s greatest innovators and one of its greatest ringmasters, Van Halen made some of the greatest music of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen chased the perfect sound while lead singer David Lee Roth chased the next party. They were also ruthl...

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Van Halen: Bootleggers, U.S. Marshals, and Protecting Innovation at Any Cost

DISGRACELAND - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
On the backs of one of rock ‘n roll’s greatest innovators and one of its greatest ringmasters, Van Halen made some of the greatest music of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen chased the perfect sound while lead singer David Lee Roth chased the next party. They were also ruthl...

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REWIND - Iggy Pop: Mad Artistry, Mental Wards, and Gaping Chest Wounds

DISGRACELAND - March 22, 2024 20:50 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
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 bromance with David Bowie, to his search for inspiration in the voodoo rituals of Haiti, Iggy Pop never just crossed the line between art and madnes...

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REWIND - Iggy Pop: Mad Artistry, Mental Wards, and Gaping Chest Wounds

DISGRACELAND - March 22, 2024 20:50 - 42 minutes
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 bromance with David Bowie, to his search for inspiration in the voodoo rituals of Haiti, Iggy Pop never just crossed the line between art and madnes...

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Bonus Episode: Oozing Cool, Busting Out the Pills, and "You're Playing With the Big Boys Now"

DISGRACELAND - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes
This week in the After Party, Jake discusses the concept of coolness, this week’s DISGRACELAND episode on Steve McQueen, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. Was there a cooler actor in the 60s and 70s than Steve McQueen? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, [email protected],...

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Bonus Episode: Oozing Cool, Busting Out the Pills, and "You're Playing With the Big Boys Now"

DISGRACELAND - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
This week in the After Party, Jake discusses the concept of coolness, this week’s DISGRACELAND episode on Steve McQueen, and of course your emails, texts, DMS, and voicemails. Was there a cooler actor in the 60s and 70s than Steve McQueen? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, [email protected],...

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Steve McQueen: Mustangs, Magnums, and Manson's Hit List

DISGRACELAND - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
Hustling on the streets of New York. Wagering with a U.S. president over who could sleep with more women. Knocking back beers with Elvis. Waving his gun around at the funeral of Jay Sebring, one of the victims of Charles Manson’s murderous family. The same family that had their sights now set on ...

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Steve McQueen: Mustangs, Magnums, and Manson's Hit List

DISGRACELAND - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes
Hustling on the streets of New York. Wagering with a U.S. president over who could sleep with more women. Knocking back beers with Elvis. Waving his gun around at the funeral of Jay Sebring, one of the victims of Charles Manson’s murderous family. The same family that had their sights now set on ...

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REWIND - Michael Alig: If a Club Kid Kills, Stuffs the Body in a Box and Tells The World About It Will Anyone Listen?

DISGRACELAND - March 15, 2024 07:11 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.2K ratings
In March 1996, promoter Michael Alig, the "King of the Club Kids," after appearing on TV’s Geraldo and on the cover of New York magazine, bashed his friend and DJ Angel Melendez in the head with a hammer. The body was then dismembered and stuffed into a duct-taped cardboard box. Alig proceeded to...

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REWIND - Michael Alig: If a Club Kid Kills, Stuffs the Body in a Box and Tells The World About It Will Anyone Listen?

DISGRACELAND - March 15, 2024 07:11 - 32 minutes
In March 1996, promoter Michael Alig, the "King of the Club Kids," after appearing on TV’s Geraldo and on the cover of New York magazine, bashed his friend and DJ Angel Melendez in the head with a hammer. The body was then dismembered and stuffed into a duct-taped cardboard box. Alig proceeded to...