DISGRACELAND podcast

DISGRACELAND

DISGRACELAND is an award-winning music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis's 5th wife? Dead. Sid and Nancy? Both dead. Why? Because musicians are insane, and insane things happen to them. Why did we lose Amy Winehouse at 27? Was Debbie Harry really abducted by Ted Bundy as she claims? Is Patti Smith not just the "Godmother of Punk", but also the "Original True Crime Girl"? What really happened the night of the Jay Z nightclub stabbing? What do the Diddy indictments truly reveal? All these stories and more, on artists from every genre and their true crimes, in our massive 260-plus story archive. The Dead, the Stones, Johnny, Willie, Frank, Kurt, Courtney, Gaga, Lana, Taylor, and too many to name. DISGRACELAND is music history come to life through audio storytelling as you've never heard it before, with revealing facts: yes, assassins are the real reason the Beatles quit touring—reclaimed myths: no, Mama Cass didn't die from choking on a ham sandwich––and constant reckoning between art and artist––all told through the lens of true crime. This is the podcast for the self-proclaimed "Disgos", the musically obsessed and the true crime heads; the outsiders, the independent thinkers who know that the best history is the history that gets buried. DISGRACELAND is where host Jake Brennan tells the stories they didn't want told. The kind you'll end up telling someone else. Get ready to uncover hidden truths and buckle up for truly edge-of-your-seat storytelling. New, fully scripted, sound-designed episodes are released every Tuesday. Bonus chat-style episodes where Jake responds to voicemails, texts, and emails from Disgos hit on Thursdays, and "Rewind" episodes from our archive drop on Sundays. DISGRACELAND is not a journalistic podcast. It's an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are dramatized, as is common in scripted entertainment based on real stories. Sources and credits for each episode are available at [ www.disgracelandpod.com] (http://www.disgracelandpod.com) . To unlock ad-free listening, exclusive content, and connect with your fellow Disgos, go to [ www.disgracelandpod.com] (http://www.disgracelandpod.com) to become an All Access member. Rocka Rolla.

DISGRACELAND is an award-winning music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis's 5th wife? Dead. Sid and Nancy? Both dead. Why? Because musicians are insane, and insane things happen to them. Why did we lose Amy Winehouse at 27? Was Debbie Harry really abducted by Ted Bundy as she claims? Is Patti Smith not just the "Godmother of Punk", but also the "Original True Crime Girl"? What really happened the night of the Jay Z nightclub stabbing? What do the Diddy indictments truly reveal? All these stories and more, on artists from every genre and their true crimes, in our massive 260-plus story archive. The Dead, the Stones, Johnny, Willie, Frank, Kurt, Courtney, Gaga, Lana, Taylor, and too many to name. DISGRACELAND is music history come to life through audio storytelling as you've never heard it before, with revealing facts: yes, assassins are the real reason the Beatles quit touring—reclaimed myths: no, Mama Cass didn't die from choking on a ham sandwich––and constant reckoning between art and artist––all told through the lens of true crime. This is the podcast for the self-proclaimed "Disgos", the musically obsessed and the true crime heads; the outsiders, the independent thinkers who know that the best history is the history that gets buried. DISGRACELAND is where host Jake Brennan tells the stories they didn't want told. The kind you'll end up telling someone else. Get ready to uncover hidden truths and buckle up for truly edge-of-your-seat storytelling. New, fully scripted, sound-designed episodes are released every Tuesday. Bonus chat-style episodes where Jake responds to voicemails, texts, and emails from Disgos hit on Thursdays, and "Rewind" episodes from our archive drop on Sundays. DISGRACELAND is not a journalistic podcast. It's an entertainment podcast inspired by true events. Certain dialogue and scenes are dramatized, as is common in scripted entertainment based on real stories. Sources and credits for each episode are available at [ www.disgracelandpod.com] (http://www.disgracelandpod.com) . To unlock ad-free listening, exclusive content, and connect with your fellow Disgos, go to [ www.disgracelandpod.com] (http://www.disgracelandpod.com) to become an All Access member. Rocka Rolla.

 

#444

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... more

08 May 2026

50 MINS

50:33

08 May 2026


#443

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 a... more

05 May 2026

39 MINS

39:44

05 May 2026


#442

Bonus Episode: The Count Who Killed Jim Morrison?

Like the Foo Fighters Taylor Hawkins’ death, the details around the Doors Jim Morris... more

30 Apr 2026

47 MINS

47:36

30 Apr 2026


#441

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 st... more

28 Apr 2026

44 MINS

44:56

28 Apr 2026


#440

Bonus Episode: Near Death Experiences and Unlikely Covers

In this week’s After Party, we dive into the near-death experience of Depeche Mode&r... more

23 Apr 2026

50 MINS

50:52

23 Apr 2026


#439

Bonus Episode: We Are Starting Our Own Rock ‘n’’ Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 2026 inductees were announced, and guess what? You’re... more

16 Apr 2026

39 MINS

39:48

16 Apr 2026


#438

Grace Jones: True Crime Magnet. Eighties Icon.

Grace Jones was one of the era-defining multihyphenates of the 1980s, an icon of the music... more

14 Apr 2026

38 MINS

38:44

14 Apr 2026


#437

Bonus Episode: A Big Announcement, The True Crime and Grime of the Chelsea Hotel, and More

Disgos, we’ve got some big news—and you’re hearing it first. Also, Patti... more

09 Apr 2026

38 MINS

38:13

09 Apr 2026


#436

Patti Smith: How True Crime Helped The “Godmother of Punk” Survive

The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, Helter Skelter, the .44 Caliber Killers, the crime and grim... more

07 Apr 2026

57 MINS

57:03

07 Apr 2026


#435

Bonus Episode: A Music History Memoir and Rock ‘N’ Roll Autobiography Reading List

Fresh off of reading Patti Smith’s excellent memoir Just Kids in preparation of our ... more

02 Apr 2026

53 MINS

53:30

02 Apr 2026


#434

Special Episode: New Artists/New Crimes Revealed

A special look at the new artists we’re covering in 2026, along with a peek back at ... more

31 Mar 2026

28 MINS

28:49

31 Mar 2026


#433

Bonus Episode: Brit Pop and the Attempted Kidnapping of Two British Musical Icons

Yeah, admit it, you don’t like Suede either. Plus, you’re going to want to learn more abou... more

26 Mar 2026

51 MINS

51:27

26 Mar 2026


#432

Bonus Episode: Underrated and Influential Women From Music History, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nomin...

Why are women criminally absent from most of Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of 100 Gr... more

19 Mar 2026

41 MINS

41:41

19 Mar 2026


#431

Chrissie Hynde: Punk at Ground Zero and the Birth of the Pretenders

Years spent at ground zero of UK punk. Years of almost-bands, near-misses, and stolen mome... more

17 Mar 2026

35 MINS

35:39

17 Mar 2026


#430

Bonus Episode: What Music Do Serial Killers and the Worst People In The World Listen to?

Surprise! Jeffrey Epstein had predictable taste in music. But the Son of Sam? Gaddafi? Joh... more

12 Mar 2026

39 MINS

39:14

12 Mar 2026


#429

Bonus Episode: The Murder Mystery Hinted At in the New Elvis Concert Film

We saw EPiC and it’s GREAT, but why didn’t Elvis perform outside the United St... more

05 Mar 2026

37 MINS

37:48

05 Mar 2026


#428

INXS Pt. 2: Rock ‘n’ Roll Riots, Radio Bans, and a Letter Bomb

The wild west of the Australian pub rock scene that ended in fire. A hit record stalled by... more

03 Mar 2026

35 MINS

35:49

03 Mar 2026


#427

Bonus Episode: The Grateful Dead Psyop Theory and the Laurel Canyon Pop Star Military Industrial Com...

In light of what the Epstein Files taught us about Bob Weir and Bohemian Grove, we ask the... more

26 Feb 2026

35 MINS

35:58

26 Feb 2026


#426

The Grateful Dead (Pt. 3): What The Epstein Files Tell Us About Bob Weir’s Bohemian Grove Ties and M...

Why was the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir a member of the secretive Bohemian Club? Maybe ... more

24 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:54

24 Feb 2026


#425

Bonus Episode: The Epstein Files and Every Musician Mentioned In Them (We Think)

There are countless musicians mentioned in the “Epstein Files”; a dozen or so ... more

19 Feb 2026

49 MINS

49:57

19 Feb 2026


#424

Bonus Episode: A New Kurt Cobain Cause of Death Report and Artists Gone Too Soon

What can we take away from the new report on Kurt Cobain’s cause of death? And which rocks... more

12 Feb 2026

44 MINS

44:15

12 Feb 2026


#423

Mia Zapata: Missed Connections, the Dark End of the Street, and an Uncompromising Voice with No Fear

An uncompromising voice, silenced at the dark end of the street. A city looking for a kill... more

10 Feb 2026

37 MINS

37:25

10 Feb 2026


#422

Bonus Episode: Turnstile and Why Hardcore Music is Now Pop Music plus Our Greatest Live Music Childh...

Turnstile is the first hardcore band to ever win a Grammy award. Two grammys actually. And... more

05 Feb 2026

35 MINS

35:47

05 Feb 2026


#421

Jane’s Addiction (Pt. 2): Nothing’s Shocking, Not Dead Teenage Girls or Onstage Brawls

An onstage brawl in Boston. A dead teenage girl turned into art. Warehouse shows and a fre... more

03 Feb 2026

36 MINS

36:15

03 Feb 2026