The Lana Files

Grab your drop cloths and brushes and coveralls, it's time to paint the banisters blue (then green, then blue again). It's Blue Banisters week, and we're visiting the mind of a woman in the midst of a mental breakdown, with an expert in the field and one of my favorite living legends, Florida Man! Please visit the MEDIA GUIDE for a slightly-not-up-to-date but slowly improving bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast@ If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon, on Instagram @ittshiksa

After many, many, many technical difficulties, I present to you -- some bullshit! This was recorded way back earlier this month, so we didn't even know Madonna was gonna go to the hospital when we said that! After a not-so-short hiatus I am back to talk about Chemtrails Over The Country Club with California Drag Socialite Die Anna! Yes, this is the episode. The race episode. The episode about Question For The Culture. Proceed with caution all ye who enter here lest ye be cancelled! Please visit this MEDIA GUIDE for a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

(The weight of our combined intellect was so great, in fact, that this episode had to be split into two parts, you're welcome!) It's time to talk about Azealia Banks. After a short hiatus I am back to talk about Lana's masterwork, Norman F*cking Rockwell, with local artisan, alblum reviewer and apartment complex resident, E4F's very own Matthew Lawson! Influencer cops, Lorde, Sylvia Plath, Martin Scorcese, what more could you want? Please visit this MEDIA GUIDE for a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

(The weight of our combined intellect was so great, in fact, that this episode had to be split into two parts, you're welcome!) It's time to talk about Azealia Banks. After a short hiatus I am back to talk about Lana's masterwork, Norman F*cking Rockwell, with local artisan, alblum reviewer and apartment complex resident, E4F's very own Matthew Lawson! Influencer cops, Lorde, Sylvia Plath, Martin Scorcese, what more could you want? Please visit this MEDIA GUIDE for a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

Sorry for the late upload everyone! This week, I've brought on long-time Lana lover and a lovely looking lady with a real Lust for Life, Miss Malice! It's time to talk, once again about witchcraft, Donald Trump and, worst of all, The Weeknd. There are a lot of references to be found on the MEDIA GUIDE for this episode, which has a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

We're back! And this week we're honeymooning in my bedroom with Adam Kraft to discuss a personal not-so-favorite, Honeymoon! This is one where I am often completely wrong about facts. Please visit this MEDIA GUIDE for a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

Listen up Brooklyn Babies, let's take a drive down the West Coast! In Part 4, I hit up Ramona Slick to discuss the Lana's sophomore moment, Ultraviolence! Please visit this MEDIA GUIDE for a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

Listen up Lolitas and Lanitas, crack open a Cola and let's go! In Part 3, I continue my conversation with musican/DJ Mimi Zima to discuss the follow up to Born to Die, the even-more-sultry Paradise Edition. HUGE THANKS to Miss Monday Mourning for recording our beautiful lyric readings Please visit this MEDIA GUIDE for a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

Listen up Lolitas and Lanitas, crack open a Cola and let's go! In Part 2, I sit down with musician and DJ Mimi Zima to discuss the album that defined and frustrated a generation, Born to Die! Please visit this MEDIA GUIDE for a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

A little bonus episode for you feat. Sadgayboi and I discussing being a pick me girl, the elusive Jimmy, and our favorite Lizzy Grant tracks!

Listen up Lolitas and Lanitas, it's time to get into The Lana Files. In Part 1, I've invited on Lana Del Rey Scholar, Mitchell (@sadgayboi) to dig deep into Lizzy Grant, the legal name and original persona of Lana Del Rey, and what lead her to take her first steps out into the public as Lana. Please visit this MEDIA GUIDE for a running bibliography and list of visuals that we reference throughout the podcast! If you have something to say about the podcast or Lana Del Rey, please reach out to us at lanadelpodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (909) 780-8011 Please rate and follow the podcast, I will love you till the end of time if you do! You can find me, Deon on Instagram @itsshiksa

PREMIERING TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH - Join Deon, unrenown drag queen, wig stylist and internet presence in a deep-dive exploration of the controversial queen of Americana, saint of Surf Noir, and national indie sleaze obsession, Lana Del Rey. In this 12-or-more-part series, each week will be an adequately researched, entirely subjective, hopefully comprehensive, and variably comedic look into the eras and albums of Elizabeth "Lizzy" Woolridge Grant and the music industry she has been navigating along the way. What makes her so beloved? What makes her so hated? What's her whole deal?