Disasterpieces

The people, they've been crying out, writhing in agony for another Disasterpieces episode. What happened to that acclaimed podcast with an innovative format, hosted by two articulate voices of the culture, is a phrase we are often overhearing. Fear not: the long wait is finally over. Our first episode of 2024 was actually recorded way back in September of last year, though a combination of lif...

It's that time again! In an effort to try and replicate on the big name appeal of our last episode, your favourite bad music reviewers are back with another heavy-hitter: Kid Rock's breakthrough record, Devil Without a Cause (1998). Born Robert Ritchie, the son of a car dealership magnate, Kid didn't let his upper-middle class beginnings hold him back from embedding himself in the Detr...

After a short break, your favourite irregular scheduled programming is back! On this episode, Joanna and Sidney tackle the bête noire of Weezer's discography – no, not Make Believe – no, not Pacific Daydream either – 2009's Raditude . The band's first album to bring in outside songwriters and their last on Geffen Records, Raditude marked the culmination of Weezer's steady 2000s dec...

After a break for the holidays, Disasterpieces returns with a look at the debut* album of indie** pop trio AJR. Formed of the brothers Adam, Jack and Ryan Metzger, AJR is the brainchild (as well as literal children) of architect-turned-music entrepreneur Laurie Marvald, who served as the manager of her sons' band from its inception right up until last year. To foster dreams of stardom, the li...

What's that you hear? The sound of slay bells? Yes, that's right! For this festive edition of the podcast, Joanna and Sidney revisit a personal least favourite of theirs: RuPaul's Christmas Party . Mama Ru's third Christmas album to date, Christmas Party  was a companion piece to the 2018 Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular and has remained, to its credit, largely ignored by the critical establis...

In 1977, the Bee Gees were at the height of their powers, with their soundtrack to international blockbuster Saturday Night Fever becoming one of the best-selling albums in music history. Two years later, disco was pronounced dead. So what happened in '78?  Enter the soundtrack to the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , a jukebox musical starring a veritable who's who of disco royalt...

On this third episode of Disasterpieces , Joanna and Sidney receive a time-travelling mission statement from intergalactic synth-botherers the Black Eyed Peas. Comprising of will.i.am, Fergie and the other two, Black Eyed Peas endeared themselves to turn-of-the-century audiences with their blatant samples ("Pump It") and ableist slurs ("Let's Get R*tarded"), both returning features on their f...

They say sequels are never as good as the original, and this second episode of Disasterpieces is probably no exception. This time Sidney and Joanna immerse themselves in the psycho-sexual pathology that is Liam Payne's mind, wrought bare in his debut (and thankfully only) album LP1. Having made his name as a member of the world's biggest boy band One Direction, Liam Payne released his solo debut i...

In this inaugural episode of Disasterpieces , Joanna and Sidney subject themselves to the oeuvre of self-described "former child actor" Corey Feldman.  Best known for his roles in the 80s flicks The Goonies (1985), Gremlins (1984), Stand by Me (1986) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), in 2016 Feldman released his third solo album Angelic 2 the Core – despite the project's Indiegog...