Society & Culture

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

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...

Episodes

20 of 515 episodes

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: Was Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Murdered?

He was an operatic vocalist made famous by his song "I Put A Spell on You," a song he performed throughout the conservative 1950s while jump...

42:59Oct 6, 2026

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love Pt. 2: Suicide Samurai

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 an...

34:38Oct 4, 2026

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love Pt. 1: No Direction Home

Kurt Cobain is a celebrated and defiant icon of Generation X. His wife, Courtney Love, was once the most hated woman in America. Courtney, l...

41:07Oct 4, 2026

Bonus: Old Rockstars With No F*cks Left To Give

We go deeper into the claims Quincy Jones made later in his life, but we also discuss one of the most important music and entertainment figu...

36:00Oct 1, 2026

Quincy Jones: True or False? His Wild Life and the Stories Behind His Wildest Claims

Quincy Jones brought truth through music. We heard what America really felt like in the albums he produced, and in the films he scored. At t...

49:39Sep 29, 2026

Lil’ Peep (Rewind): A new hip-hop and emo fusion; trap beats, tender lyrics, too much Xanax and an overdose that’s still mysterious.

Lil' Peep was a once-in-a-generation talent. Poised to become a new Cobain, Bowie or Dylan, but whose life was cut short by an overdose that...

35:19Sep 27, 2026

Bonus: Real “Emo” Notes from the Punk Rock Museum, DIY Recording, and More Bobby Fuller

Notes on the emotional impact from Jake's trip to the Punk Rock Museum, Bobby Fuller and DIY recording recs, plus your voicemails, texts, dm...

35:51Sep 24, 2026

Bobby Fuller: Who Killed Bobby Fuller?

How did Bobby Fuller die? Ask four different people and you'll get four different answers. Wikipedia will tell you that Bobby's death was an...

46:46Sep 22, 2026

Travis Scott and Astroworld: The Devil Went Down to Houston (Rewind)

Travis Scott's 2021 Astroworld music festival turned out to be a deadly disaster. Was it greed? Satanism? Or was something even more mysteri...

36:22Sep 20, 2026

Bonus: Mysterious Crosby Cowboy, Robin Thicke Bank Robbery, and More

Surprise! David Crosby isn't who we thought he was. Same goes for Robin Thicke apparently as well. Lil' Wayne though? What about Wayne Coyne...

32:59Sep 17, 2026

David Crosby: The Folk Singer Who Became an FBI Fugitive

The man who made sweet, soft, harmonious music with Stephen Stills and Neil Young was actually a crazy rock 'n' roll animal. Listen to hear...

34:48Sep 15, 2026

Blink-182: Tom Was Right. Aliens Exist. (Rewind)

Everyone thought Blink-182's Tom DeLonge was a joke, until he proved them all wrong. This is the story of government control, aliens, an arr...

41:09Sep 13, 2026

Bonus Episode: Another Biopic Bites the Dust

What good is a Queen biopic if it reveals nothing real about Freddie Mercury? Are biopics just Marvel movies for music lovers? This and more...

31:46Sep 10, 2026

Queen: Will the Real Freddie Mercury Please Stand Up?

Queen is one of the biggest-selling bands in music history, and Bohemian Rhapsody is one of the highest-grossing biopics of all time. But di...

41:50Sep 8, 2026

Tupac Shakur Pt. 2: Life Behind Bars, Suge Knight Saves The Day, East Coast/West Coast Beef, and What Could Have Been (Rewind)

In part two of the Tupac Shakur story, we see the young star trying to deal with life behind bars and giving in to the patronage of the noto...

29:12Sep 6, 2026

Tupac Shakur Pt. 1: 1960s Radicalism Gives Way to Socially Conscious Rap, a Charismatic Screen Star, and Deadly Violence (Rewind)

Tupac Shakur was many things. He was a supremely talented MC and was wildly charismatic in front of the camera. He was also violent, angry a...

34:25Sep 6, 2026