Peter and the Acid King: The Acid King

A big secret. Tornados. Rain. A lost wallet. $15,000 dollars in cash that’s gone missing. Peter’s last day feels ominous. – This episode features information and audio from the following sources: New Wave Theater NBCLA In Heaven Everything is Fine, Josh Frank Over the edge: The i ...  Show more

Many of Peter’s friends arrived at the crime scene before the police. Which meant that by the time the cops arrived, the scene had already been corrupted—and multiple pieces of evidence had gone missing. Years later, people would discover that evidence in some unexpected places. ...  Show more

Little Richard is the originator. Without him it’s hard to imagine the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John or even Led Zeppelin. He blazed a trail through popular culture that previous to him did not exist. His music was completely original for the time, the essence of rock ‘n’ r ...  Show more

Our latest chapter followed young David Bowie as he struggled to find his place in the Mod music scene of swinging sixties London. It was an exciting yet frustrating time for him as he fronted a lengthy list of doomed R&B bands — so close, yet so far from headliners like the Beat ...  Show more

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 ...  Show more

Singer and musician, Gram Parsons, died of drug toxicity at a California motel at only 26. Parsons was one of the great, lost talents of rock music - combining country, folk and rock to create his own original sound. During his short life, he became almost as famous for his drug ...  Show more