DISGRACELAND

A music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis, Ozzy Osbourne, Cardi B. Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, A$AP Rocky, Led Zeppelin: Each episode tells the insane story of our greatest musicians and their criminal connections—from murder, arson, the occult, drug trafficking and countless other scandals and high stakes drama. Award-winning podcaster and author Jake Brennan narrates and produces this one-of-a-kind podcast. Disgraceland is not journalism. It is entertainment. Entertainment inspired by true crimes and events. However, certain scenes, characters and names are sometimes fictionalized for dramatic purposes as they are in most other dramatic storytelling mediums. Disgraceland releases episodes weekly. To listen to our full catalog of episodes, including our “After Party” episodes, head over to Amazon Music to listen completely free. Follow Disgraceland on the Internet and elsewhere @disgracelandpod and stay tuned here for bonus episodes and special content. As always, sources for each episode are available at disgracelandpod.com.

Sonic Youth: The Murders Behind One of the Coolest Album Covers of All Time

This is the story of one of the coolest album covers of all time, Sonic Youth’s Goo, and how the...

Listen

Jennifer Hudson: An American Idol, a Triple Homicide, and Undying Faith (Rewind)

Jennifer Hudson shocked her hometown of Chicago when she was eliminated from American Idol in 2004,...

Listen

Bonus Episode: Country Music Artists as Dangerous and True Crimey As They Come

They were slick, clean cut, conservative compared to the punks, rockers, and metalheads, but they were...

Listen

George Jones: Voices, Vices, and a Comeback for the Ages

George Jones possessed one of the finest and most expressive instruments God ever created: his voice,...

Listen

Marilyn Manson: A Car Crash, a Planned Murder, Nihilism, Abuse, and Inhumanity (Rewind)

Discover the controversial story behind Marilyn Manson, aka Brian Warner. Accused by multiple women...

Listen

Bonus Episode: Soccer Hooligans, Rockstars, Britpop Battles and War

Which metal bassist could have been a Soccer star? A Rod Stewart myth busted (no, not THAT one), Sir...

Listen

The Hillsborough Disaster: A Fatal Crush, Soccer Hooligans, and a Massive Cover-Up

On April 15th, 1989, 95 men, women, and children were crushed to death during a soccer match between...

Listen

John Lennon: Violence, Protests, Provoking the FBI, and Pissing off the President (Rewind)

In the early 1970s, John Lennon was suspected of conspiring to disrupt an American political convention...

Listen

Paul McCartney: Paul Is Dead, Smuggling Drugs, and Composing the World’s Most Beloved Songs (Rewind)

Despite his reputation as “the safe Beatle,” Paul McCartney was a badass. He took wild artistic...

Listen

Bonus Episode: Mafia Murders and the Music Behind Them

Adele’s love of Al Pacino led us into a Mafia/Music Murder Rabbit Hole. Help us climb out of it...

Listen

Adele: The Pop Star Repurposed by the Criminal Underworld

With the release of her smash sophomore album 21, Adele became one of the most beloved pop stars of...

Listen

Aaliyah: Married Illegally at 15, Drugs, Corruption, and a Fiery Crash (Rewind)

Married to R. Kelly at 15 years old and dead by the age of 22. Aaliyah was supposed to be as big as...

Listen

Bonus Episode: 1994. We Didn’t Know How Good We Had It

How great was 1994 for music? The year Weezer’s “Blue Album” was released? Well, pretty...

Listen

Weezer: How a "Dorky" Rock Band Found Their Dark Side

A frontman obsessed with Kurt Cobain. A band trying to outrun its own dorky image. A bass player who...

Listen

Anthony Bourdain: Junk, Romance, and a Lust for Life (REWIND)

Anthony Bourdain had a lust for life. He went all in on adventure, indulgence, food, romance – including...

Listen

Bonus Episode: Punk Albums By Artists Who Weren’t Punk, and Rolling Stone Rage Baits All Punk Rockers Everywhere, and Weezer is coming to Disgraceland

Sonic Youth and the new Rolling Stone Magazine list of 100 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time has us asking...

Listen

Christina Grimmie: A YouTube Star, an Obsessed Fan, and a Murder in Orlando

Viral YouTube star Christina Grimmie built her career one click, one song, and one fan at a time. Her...

Listen

Ariana Grande: Terror on Tour, Tragedy in Manchester, and Learning to Sing Again (REWIND)

On May 22, 2017, a terrorist detonated a bomb outside Ariana Grande’s performance at Manchester...

Listen

Bonus Episode: Shocking Details in D4vd’s Evidence Brief Surrounding the Murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

The newly revealed evidence from prosecutors detailing the alleged murder of a 14 year old by rising...

Listen

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Fiery Blues and Fateful Choices

By the time he was 27 years old, Stevie Ray Vaughan was the hottest guitar player in Texas.  But...

Listen

Bonus Episode: Top 5 Most Surprising Musician True Crimes

The “smart” folks over at The New York Times aren’t the only ones with a list this...

Listen

Ian Watkins from Lostprophets: A Nu Metal Monster in the So-Called “Monster Mansion”

The story about Ian Watkins of Lostprophets might be the most disturbing I’ve come across in all...

Listen

Bonus Episode: The Count Who Killed Jim Morrison?

Like the Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins’ death, the details around the Doors Jim Morrison’s...

Listen

Foo Fighters: How Did Taylor Hawkins Die?

How is it that one of the most famous drummers on the planet died four years ago and we still don’t...

Listen

Not sure which station to tune into?

Listen to American radio live