DISGRACELAND
Murder, infidelity, suicide, arson, overdose, religious cults, drug trafficking; this podcast explores the alleged true crime antics and criminal connections of musicians we love like Jerry Lee Lewis, The Rolling Stones, Tay K-47, Tupac Shakur, Mayhem, Amy Winehouse and many more. Why? Because real … read more
About the Host
Jake Brennan
writer, host, and producer
Jake saw his Dad’s band open for The Ramones when he was 10 years old. Before the show he asked his Dad what The Ramones sounded like. He was told, “they sound like The Beach Boys but louder and faster.” Later that night, Jake learned that his Dad was right. He also learned the importance of history in understanding music.
What fans say about the podcast
A critical hit!
The episode about misdirected emails had me in stitches! Another Mary Smith accidentally added to a sewing group list serv and I decided to pick up quilting after receiving their messages for over a year.
— Bob
Fantastic
I've had so many people sing songs from Pocahontas to me because my name is John Smith. Now I know I'm not alone!
— Lisa
It's finally here
I'm definitely the only person with my name in the world, and I've always longed for an easier to say (and spell) name, to blend in rather than stick out. Name Already Taken has given me so much perspective on how to maintain a sense of individuality when your name isn't unique.
— Darla
All Episodes
Introducing Hit Man
August 15th, 2019
2:09
Five years ago, veteran journalist Jasmyn Morris discovered a book called Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors, and the fact that it’d been used to commit a triple murder. From iHeart Radio and Hit …
After Party 6 (Mini Episode)
July 30th, 2019
23:20
After Party 6 (Mini Episode): Quentin Tarantino, Cardi B as Robert De Niro, Disgraceland Season 4 and more.
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding …
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding …
The Rolling Stones: Fugitives in Exile
July 23rd, 2019
38:06
Gun fights, heroin trafficking, burglaries, kidnapping threats, intra-band infidelity and the greatest rock ‘n’ roll record ever made, Exile on Main …
After Party 5 (Mini Episode)
July 16th, 2019
18:44
Marilyn Monroe, More Cardi B, The Rolling Stones in exile, the Grateful Dead and more.
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that …
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that …
Introducing: Noble Blood
July 11th, 2019
3:56
Introducing Noble Blood, a brand new iHeartRadio Original Podcast. The royal families of Europe are better than any soap opera: wealthier, crazier, more incestuous, more often murdered. In each bi-weekly, researched …
Cardi B: Bondage, Beatdowns and Big Ass Beats
July 9th, 2019
34:46
Cardi B is one of the biggest artists on the planet and one of the most successful female hip hop artists of all time. She is accused of two counts …
After Party 4 (Mini Episode)
July 2nd, 2019
21:55
Jim Morrison, More Amy Winehouse and more Cardi B, Fleabag, Friends and More.
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding Disgraceland subjects, …
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding Disgraceland subjects, …
Jim Morrison: Zodiac Killer Qu'est-ce Que C'est
June 25th, 2019
44:04
This is a bonus episode of Disgraceland that is satire and not true crime. Originally released on April 1, 2019 as an April Fools joke, this episode …
After Party 3 (Mini Episode)
June 18th, 2019
25:04
Tommy Lee and Courtney Love Beef, Guns ‘N Roses Deleted Scene, Varg Vikernes Gets Booted and More.
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding …
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding …
Slick Rick: Hustle, Iconic Flow and a Menacing Tormentor
June 11th, 2019
40:00
Slick Rick has one of the most iconic voices in hip hip history. His style is completely his own and his success owes as much to his delivery as it does to his hustle. Slick Rick worked hard to get to the top and once …
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT AND EXCERPT!
June 6th, 2019
6:58
Disgraceland is coming to your bookshelf, your nightstand, your kindle, your whosiemickwhatsie device that you read all your favorite authors on, …
After Party 2 (Mini Episode)
June 4th, 2019
20:06
How the Elton John Interview Happened, Courtney Love, Cardi B, Slick Rick, Big Lurch and More.
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding Disgraceland …
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding Disgraceland …
Elton John interviewed by Jake Brennan for Icons
May 30th, 2019
45:14
Jake sits down with Elton John to discuss his new film, Rocketman for the pilot episode of iHeartRadio's new podcast, Icons: Intimate, incredible conversations with the most famous creators and artists of our time. …
Johnny Cash: Pills, More Pills and Playing With Fire
May 28th, 2019
36:14
Johnny Cash took no shit. Was a total original. Could maneuver that big baritone around a ballad or a rave up like nobody’s business. He also burned …
After Party 1 (Mini Episode)
May 21st, 2019
24:58
Amy Winehouse and XXXTentacion news. Live show preview. Johnny Cash preview. Brian Jones lookback.
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding …
Disgraceland After Party is a bi-weekly mini-spinoff show that looks at Disgraceland episodes, news surrounding …
Amy Winehouse: Rehab, the Muse and a Rare Talent
May 14th, 2019
43:44
Rehab, arrests, fights, hitting on Prince Harry, dramatic stage breakdowns, slagging off the press, Amy Winehouse was a rockstar’s rockstar and she was also one of the greatest musical talents of the past 20 years. Her …
XXXTentacion: Mellow Beats and Ultra Violence
April 30th, 2019
43:54
XXXTentacion was one of Generation Z’s most talented hip hop stars but his ascent was marked by violence and drama; beatdowns, beefs (what’s up, …
Grateful Dead: Freedom is just another word for…
April 16th, 2019
44:53
The Grateful Dead became one of the most influential bands of all time and propelled themselves with improvisation, LSD and an ethos of “freedom”. …
Ike and Tina Turner: The Inventor and Queen of Rock ‘N’ Roll
April 2nd, 2019
44:18
Ike Turner very well may have invented rock ‘n’ roll and his wife, Tina Turner, one of the most electrifying entertainers to ever take the stage may …
Snoop Doggy Dogg: Murder Was The Case
March 26th, 2019
34:58
Snoop Dogg, aka Calvin Broadus has worn many hats. Inmate, pimp, Martha Stewart’s BFF: But in 1994, Snoop was the biggest name in hip hop yet his career was about to be derailed just as it was taking off due to the …
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love 2: Suicide Samurai
March 19th, 2019
36:18
Grunge, grief, the Grateful Dead and a “teenage whore.” Part 2 of the Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love story picks up with Courtney’s ascent and the …
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love 1: No Direction Home
March 14th, 2019
42:49
Kurt Cobain is a celebrated and defiant icon of Generation X. His wife, Courtney Love was once the most hated woman in America. Courtney like Kurt, …
ANNOUNCING DISGRACELAND LIVE SHOWS!
March 7th, 2019
1:53
Disgraceland is coming to the stage! This is the official announcement. Listen up to hear if Disgraceland is coming to a city near you and to find …
Disgraceland Season 3 Trailer
February 20th, 2019
1:55
Kurt Cobain - dead. Courtney Love - insane. Snoop Dogg - acquitted. Ike Turner - abusive, addicted, imprisoned, overdosed, and, quite possibly, the …
Spade Cooley: Jealousy, Torture, Murder
October 30th, 2018
29:05
Spade Cooley was one of the Postwar America’s biggest celebrities and most talented musicians. He was also a violent, drunk and homicidal psychopath …
Rick James: Superfreak, an Understatement
October 23rd, 2018
35:30
Rick James may have been born into a life of crime but he was determined to make his way in life through music. He intimidated George Clinton, inspired Prince and more than likely saved Jim Morrison’s life. Rick James …
Big Lurch: Hip Hop Cannibal
October 16th, 2018
31:48
Big Lurch, didn’t just rap about standard hip-hop culture; he rapped about serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and horror movie villains like Jason …
Keith Moon: Rockstar Excess and a Dead Chauffeur
October 9th, 2018
31:44
Keith Moon of the Who was the prototype for rock drummers. Both onstage and off. His drumming was wholly unique. Like his bandmates behavior, it was …
Marvin Gaye: Father, Father There’s Too Many of Us Dying
September 25th, 2018
29:49
Marvin Gaye was born into a God-fearing home to a sweet, wholesome mother and crossdressing, philandering, pentecostal preacher who ruled his …
GG Allin: Live Fast, Die
September 11th, 2018
35:45
GG Allin, the notorious transgressive punk rocker pushed the limits further than anyone before or after him. For GG, there were no limits. No laws. He lived and performed well outside the boundaries of the mainstream …
Brian Jones: To Be On Your Own Like A Sinking Stone
August 28th, 2018
31:10
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 …
Johnny Paycheck: Pardon Me, I've Got Someone to Kill
August 14th, 2018
30:44
Lots of country music stars wear the black hat but none of them wore it with more authenticity than Johnny Paycheck. Johnny Cash may have bragged about shooting a man “just to watch him die” but Johnny Paycheck actually …
Frank Sinatra: Frankie Is the Reason... That the Presidents Dead
July 31st, 2018
32:17
Frank Sinatra had it all. Then lost it all. Then got it all back tenfold. He was a man of extreme talent, confidence and insecurity. And he had …
Motley Crue: Sex, Drugs And Holy Sh*t, How Are These Dudes Still Alive?
July 17th, 2018
33:04
Motley Crue frontman, Vince Neil totaled his Ford Pantera on a beer run and took the life of his friend Razzle Dingley, drummer for Hanoi Rocks in …
John Lennon (Part 2): “The phony must die, said the catcher in the rye”
July 10th, 2018
29:00
John Lennon was a walking contradiction: a violent pacifist and a creative genius marred by creative inconsistency. He was gunned down just as he was …
John Lennon (Part 1): "John Lennon, I'm going to kill you, you phony bastard."
July 10th, 2018
30:11
John Lennon was a walking contradiction: a violent pacifist and a creative genius marred by creative inconsistency. He was gunned down just as he was …
James Brown: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag... Of Meth.
June 26th, 2018
34:06
What happens when the hardest working man in show business takes a break? Idle hands are indeed the devil’s workshop. This episode will detail James Brown’s scorching career as well as the scorching high speed chase he …
Michael Alig: If a Club Kid Kills, Stuffs the Body in a Box and Tells The World About It Will Anyone Listen?
June 19th, 2018
31:27
In March 1996, “King of the Club Kids”, promoter Michael Alig, after appearing on TV’s Geraldo and on the cover of New York Magazine, bashed his friend and DJ, Angel Melendez in the head with a hammer, who died quickly. …
Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.: The Media Did It
June 12th, 2018
28:59
Who killed Tupac? Who killed Biggie? The answer has been right there out in the open for years. This episode looks at the lives and deaths of both rap superstars, the east coast/west coast beef and the media’s …
Bob Marley: Rasta Vigilante
May 29th, 2018
39:54
Bob Marley is known as the peace and love reggae superstar but the truth of who he really was is a bit more complicated. After gunmen raided his …
Tay-K: A Nationwide Manhunt and Art Imitating Life
May 15th, 2018
27:01
The Arlington, Texas rapper was involved in two killings by the time he was 17. Arrested on murder charges and placed under house arrest until …
The Rolling Stones: Sleeping With the First Lady and Trafficking Heroin
May 1st, 2018
29:19
In the 1970s, the world regarded The Rolling Stones as an insular band of hedonistic and glamorous pansexual junkies. But all of the trouble they’d …
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: Hit Me Again and I'll Burn Your House Down
April 17th, 2018
31:11
TLC’s Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes was known as “the crazy one”. She did, after all, burn down her NFL playing boyfriend, Andre Rison’s mansion. But given the fact that it was done after what was then one of many domestic …
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks, Movement and Murder
April 3rd, 2018
30:47
In 1968 Van Morrison was hiding out from the New York City Mafia in Boston, Massachusetts. Recently the victim of a physical attack from a Genovese crime family member, Morrison was desperately trying to piece together …
Norwegian Black Metal: Satanic Rebellion, Murder and Worse
March 20th, 2018
36:04
Never has there been a more extreme form of musical rebellion than Norwegian Black Metal. The genre’s founding band, Mayhem, its sister act, Burzum and supporting cast of musicians with names like, Necrobutcher, …
Sam Cooke: An Insatiable Libido and a Justifiable Homicide
March 5th, 2018
32:07
Sam Cooke was a lot of things: soul superstar, civil rights champion, whip smart entrepreneur but he was also a serial womanizer with an unbridled …
Sid Vicious: Love Kills... Even a Mother's Love?
February 20th, 2018
34:47
It’s long been believed that punk rock icon, Sid Vicious died of a heroin overdose. However, new evidence suggests that his overly affectionate and increasingly dependent mum gave him a fatal hotshot in a final, …
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Killer and Getting Away With Murder
February 13th, 2018
30:29
The night before, Jerry Lee Lewis’ 5th wife died, she made a phone call to her Mom. She told her that she was thinking of leaving the rock and roll …
Disgraceland Season 1 Trailer
August 24th, 2017
4:05
DISGRACELAND is a new true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly.
Jerry Lee Lewis’ 5th wife? Dead. Sam Cooke 3AM in a seedy motel? Dead. Sid and Nancy? Dead. Why? Because …
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