Bonus: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Kurt & Courtney Conspiracies, and…Constipation?
In this week's After Party, Jake discusses the spirited online response to our Nirvana episodes and wonders why Courtney Love continues to b...
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Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: Was Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Murdered?
He was an operatic vocalist made famous by his song "I Put A Spell on You," a song he performed throughout the conservative 1950s while jump...
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love Pt. 2: Suicide Samurai
Grunge, grief, the Grateful Dead and a "teenage whore." Part 2 of the Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love story picks up with Courtney's ascent an...
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love Pt. 1: No Direction Home
Kurt Cobain is a celebrated and defiant icon of Generation X. His wife, Courtney Love, was once the most hated woman in America. Courtney, l...
Bonus: Old Rockstars With No F*cks Left To Give
We go deeper into the claims Quincy Jones made later in his life, but we also discuss one of the most important music and entertainment figu...
Quincy Jones: True or False? His Wild Life and the Stories Behind His Wildest Claims
Quincy Jones brought truth through music. We heard what America really felt like in the albums he produced, and in the films he scored. At t...
Lil’ Peep (Rewind): A new hip-hop and emo fusion; trap beats, tender lyrics, too much Xanax and an overdose that’s still mysterious.
Lil' Peep was a once-in-a-generation talent. Poised to become a new Cobain, Bowie or Dylan, but whose life was cut short by an overdose that...
Bonus: Real “Emo” Notes from the Punk Rock Museum, DIY Recording, and More Bobby Fuller
Notes on the emotional impact from Jake's trip to the Punk Rock Museum, Bobby Fuller and DIY recording recs, plus your voicemails, texts, dm...
Bobby Fuller: Who Killed Bobby Fuller?
How did Bobby Fuller die? Ask four different people and you'll get four different answers. Wikipedia will tell you that Bobby's death was an...
Travis Scott and Astroworld: The Devil Went Down to Houston (Rewind)
Travis Scott's 2021 Astroworld music festival turned out to be a deadly disaster. Was it greed? Satanism? Or was something even more mysteri...
Bonus: Mysterious Crosby Cowboy, Robin Thicke Bank Robbery, and More
Surprise! David Crosby isn't who we thought he was. Same goes for Robin Thicke apparently as well. Lil' Wayne though? What about Wayne Coyne...
David Crosby: The Folk Singer Who Became an FBI Fugitive
The man who made sweet, soft, harmonious music with Stephen Stills and Neil Young was actually a crazy rock 'n' roll animal. Listen to hear...
Blink-182: Tom Was Right. Aliens Exist. (Rewind)
Everyone thought Blink-182's Tom DeLonge was a joke, until he proved them all wrong. This is the story of government control, aliens, an arr...
Bonus Episode: Another Biopic Bites the Dust
What good is a Queen biopic if it reveals nothing real about Freddie Mercury? Are biopics just Marvel movies for music lovers? This and more...
Queen: Will the Real Freddie Mercury Please Stand Up?
Queen is one of the biggest-selling bands in music history, and Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the highest-grossing biopics of all time. But di...
Tupac Shakur Pt. 2: Life Behind Bars, Suge Knight Saves The Day, East Coast/West Coast Beef, and What Could Have Been (Rewind)
In part two of the Tupac Shakur story, we see the young star trying to deal with life behind bars and giving in to the patronage of the noto...
Tupac Shakur Pt. 1: 1960s Radicalism Gives Way to Socially Conscious Rap, a Charismatic Screen Star, and Deadly Violence (Rewind)
Tupac Shakur was many things. He was a supremely talented MC and was wildly charismatic in front of the camera. He was also violent, angry a...
Bonus Episode: Tupac Shakur Case Closed?
Finally! The mystery is over! We know who killed Tupac and why. Or do we? This and more, plus your voicemails, text, DMs, and emails in this...
Special Episode: Reggie Watts and the Artists You Want to Hear in Disgraceland
A special look at the new artists we're covering in the second half of 2026, along with a peek into the breaking Reggie Watts story, and how...
Dolly Parton (Rewind): How the Country Icon Nearly Became the Subject of Her Own Murder Ballad
They tried to take her songs. They tried to take her fame. They even threatened to take her life – not once, but multiple times. Liste...