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Disgraceland is a new true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly.

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Rising up or falling mightily, wrestling with the status quo leaves a mark.

“Then, this new band, filled with piss and vinegar, launched immediately into their hit. There was nothing “laid back” about them. No “saving the hit for last.” They were a lean-and-mean American group, strong on vocals and stronger on attitude.” ⌁ As they looked out on that glittery horizon, the songwriters kept topping each other with ideas and phrases that could have layers of meaning. “Nothing can just skim the surface,” Henley told Frey. The partnership was electric, a guided missile of creativity. I had a front-row seat for their process, and wanted the RS [Rolling Stone] piece to show their chemistry from the inside out. For a notoriously press-shy group, this was way off the grid. They left no doors closed and no avenues off-limits. It was journalistic nirvana, and the Budweiser flowed as we talked for many hours over many nights.” ⌁ [Writer-Director #CameronCrowe on his 1972 and 1975 interviews with the #Eagles] Happy #July4th, ya rebels 🇺🇸
And may we all bring Robert-Plant-accidentally-summoning-a-dove #energy into the day today. ⌁ “This was taken during a gig at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. There were two cages behind the amps on stage, each containing six white doves. To be honest, I think they were probably just white pigeons but we called them doves so let’s stick with that. Anyway, Robert Plant’s a real hippy at heart, so the idea was that at the end of Stairway to Heaven, we’d release the doves and they’d fly off into the air as a homage to peace and love. But when the cages opened, the birds flew out and one did a low pass over the audience, then must have taken too deep a breath of the San Francisco air – remember, this was 1973 and there was a high chance of being dosed by some deadhead. Anyway, it turned back to the stage and Robert stuck out his hand. The dove landed on it, purely by chance – this was not a trained bird. It was there for about five seconds. I’m just glad it didn’t land on Jimmy Page’s hand or something bad might have happened to it.” ⌁ [#RobertPlant 1973 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco - photo & quote by #NealPreston]