No musical artist better personified the hedonism of the ’70s than David Bowie. He captivated the imaginations of music fans... more

This week in the After Party, Jake reflects on Thanksgiving and The Last Waltz. Plus, Jake hears from you on... more

Martin Scorsese’s death wish. Bob Dylan’s theft. Robbie Robertson’s cocaine purchase.  Four thousand pounds of turkey. Two thousand pounds of candied... more

(This is a bonus April Fools’ episode of Disgraceland that is satire and not true crime.) John Denver was a... more

This week in the After Party, Jake looks forward to the possibility of 2025 being a year of disgraceful disclosures... more

One of Hollywood’s most eclectic and unpredictable actors, Woody Harrelson has played a hayseed barback, a streetball hustler, a natural... more

Bootlegging whiskey, acid tests, grass, and songs about murder. The origins of the Grateful Dead are fascinating and not what... more

The Grateful Dead became one of the most influential bands of all time and propelled themselves with improvisation, LSD and... more

This week in the After Party, Jake wonders about celebrities and the sincerity of their political convictions and hears more... more

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

Jay Z’s career defies easy categorization. His artistry and business sense are as influenced by his past career as a... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks about the 1986 New York Mets and what made them such a... more

The World Series-winning 1986 New York Mets were, in a word: assholes. But their fans loved them anyway. The Mets... more

Post Appetite For Destruction, Guns N’ Roses embodied the word “dysfunction." As the band prepared for their follow up release,... more

Few hard rock bands lived the life portrayed in their songs as authentically as Guns N’ Roses. Singer Axl Rose... more

Happy Halloween, disgos! This week in the After Party, Jake hears from you about the scariest books you've read and... more

William Friedkin's film The Exorcist terrified audiences upon its release in 1973. They fainted, vomited, and went into hysterics in the theaters.... more

The Misfits were truly unique. Scary. Violent. Angry. Nihilistic. These words can easily describe not only their music, but also... more

This week in the After Party, Jake sits down with Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie to discuss the state... more

Four different actors from the 1980s horror franchise Poltergeist died within a 6-year span. Dominique Dunne was murdered. Julian Beck succumbed to... more

Robert Johnson didn’t just play the blues. He embodied them. He drank and womanized his way through the South, New... more

This week in the After Party, Jake wonders if every disgraceful story covered in Disgraceland is mere child's play when... more

The Cramps, led by the husband and wife team of Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach, had one one mission:... more

Ozzy Osbourne, along with his bandmates in Black Sabbath, invented heavy metal, and throughout Ozzy’s post-Sabbath solo career he would... more

This week in the After Party, Jake hears from you on which artists were taken from us too soon, and... more

Haunted by the legacy of his superstar father and by an old family curse, Brandon Lee tried to outrun the... more

This week in the After Party, Jake weighs in on the latest development in the explosive Diddy saga: the 120... more

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

This week in the After Party, Jake takes a closer look at the Diddy indictment and gets your recommendations on... more

In classic ‘80s films like Ghostbusters and Aliens, Sigourney Weaver battled demons and beasts. But to one particular inmate on... more

This week in the After Party, Jake gets into the latest news on the indictment and arrest of Sean "Diddy"... more

Friends star Matthew Perry battled addiction through the white-hot glare of fame while having the number one show on television... more

This week in the After Party, Jake looks back at the fateful night of October 31, 1993, when River Phoenix... more

River Phoenix was a once in a generation actor. His death shocked Hollywood and is still hard for many to... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks about gambling and its role in his family. Plus, listeners weigh in... more

The image of the National Football League is one of integrity. It’s a squeaky clean brand that NFL commissioners have... more

This week in the After Party, Jake wrestles wonders why certain artists, especially female artists, have a harder time with... more

Illicit romance. An abduction. An international manhunt. Starlets, sex appeal, and psychopaths. Sexual liberation and a scandalous story that’s almost... more

This week in the After Party, Jake wrestles with the works of problematic genius Alfred Hitchcock and gets your take... more

Alfred Hitchcock grew up on murder. He was the OG crime junkie; obsessed with true stories of stranglers, bodysnatchers, necrophiliacs,... more

This week in the After Party, Jake looks at Brittany Murphy's mysterious death and the history of bad moms in... more

When actress Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia at the age of just 32 years old, it seemed that all of... more

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

This week in the After Party, Jake looks at Metallica's rise from the vanguard of a niche sub-genre of Heavy... more

In the early days of Metallica, their bass player carried a hammer on tour and had a gun that shot... more

This week in the After Party, Jake dives into your thoughts on the greatest actors of the 1970s and ponders... more

The death of a neighborhood friend, an attempted robbery that almost went horribly wrong, good vs. evil, and the road... more

This week in the After Party, Jake has the 1970s on his mind as he prepares for next week's episode... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks about how his sixteen-year-old self influenced who he is today. We want... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks about the artists who have faced challenges to their mental health and... more

Donny Hathaway was a singer, songwriter, and performer so inspiring that he compelled Stevie Wonder to change the way he... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks about the unique social conditions that created the vibrant 1970s NYC music... more

From 1976 to 1977, unsuspecting young people in New York City were snuck up on in the darkness and shot... more

Gianni Versace was a runway iconoclast who outfitted the likes of Madonna, Demi Moore, Prince, Sylvester Stallone, and Don Johnson.... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks different music scenes, balancing points of view, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on... more

Bobby Brown thrusted and gyrated his way to the top of the charts with Don’t Be Cruel, one of the biggest... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks boring versus exciting news, charitable organizations, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on OJ... more

This is not the O.J. Simpson story you were expecting. This is the story of what happened after the former running back... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks the super-fame of José Canseco, the exploits of Dock Ellis, performance... altering?... more

Jose Canseco was a big league slugger who gave the people what they wanted. Not just massive home runs and... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks the nefarious nature of social media, the public's denial of obvious horrors,... more

R. Kelly openly groomed teenage victims while on trial for child pornography – a trial based on sex tapes that... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks trusting our institutions, myths and conspiracies, the new Disgo Book Club, this... more

Bob Dylan was booed at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival – but not for the reason you’ve been led to... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks the recent Sean Combs developments, the new Disgo Book Club, this week's... more

The conspiracy theories surrounding Marilyn Monroe’s death in 1962 continue to entertain the imaginations of those obsessed with celebrity and... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks the impact of departing icons, jealous exes, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on... more

Marilyn Monroe is one if not the greatest Hollywood stars of all time. She rose from orphan to icon by... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks the uncanny fascination with Beat poets, their numerous run-ins with musical icons,... more

William S. Burroughs was a literary icon whose novel Naked Lunch, one of the signature works of the Beat Generation,... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks humans' fascination with true crime, crossing the line, this week's DISGRACELAND episode... more

Garth Brooks has more albums that have sold over 10 million copies than any other artist in history. He cut... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks collaborations, new genres, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on Public Enemy, and of... more

Public Enemy were revolutionaries – both in their message and their music. In the 1980s and 1990s, they elevated hip-hop to... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks actors committing fully, this week's DISGRACELAND episode on Heath Ledger, and of... more

Heath Ledger’s preparation for and disappearance into his movie roles is legendary, and it’s what helped him play repressed cowboys,... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks great films, this week's new DISGRACELAND episode on Kobe Bryant, and of... more

He was a professional killer. A warrior trained from birth. A member of the deadliest squad of assassins in The... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks trusting the government, the April Fool's DISGRACELAND episode on John Denver, and... more

Do you need more DISGRACELAND in your life? How about exclusive monthly scripted episodes? Exclusive weekly bonus content? An always-on... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks the motivating factors that drive people to the guitar, the new DISGRACELAND... more

On the backs of one of rock ‘n roll’s greatest innovators and one of its greatest ringmasters, Van Halen made... more

This week in the After Party, Jake discusses the concept of coolness, this week’s DISGRACELAND episode on Steve McQueen, and... more

Hustling on the streets of New York. Wagering with a U.S. president over who could sleep with more women. Knocking... more

This week in the After Party, Jake discusses conspiracy theories, this week’s DISGRACELAND episode concluding the Peter Tosh story, and... more

As a reggae revolutionary who rejected peace in the name of truth and justice, and an outspoken critic of the... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks this week’s DISGRACELAND episode on Peter Tosh, the history of DISGRACELAND two-parters,... more

Peter Tosh was a reggae subversive who used his music as a means to fight corruption, oppression, and hypocrisy. Unlike... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks this week’s DISGRACELAND episode on Andy Warhol, the new DISGRACELAND All Access... more

Andy Warhol was the first artist to achieve rock star status. He was a Beatle with a silkscreen printer. His... more

This week Jake talks the inspiration and background behind this week's brand-new DISGRACELAND episode on Anthony Bourdain, plus your emails,... more

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

This week in the After Party, Jake talks the new DISGRACELAND episode on The Clash, as well as this week's... more

The Clash were once described by their manager as a news organization first, and entertainers second. They were, as their... more

This week in the After Party, Jake talks this week's brand-new DISGRACELAND episode on Scott Weiland, our REWIND episode on... more

Scott Weiland was sent to a psych ward when he was just 16 years old. Thirteen stints at rehab within... more

This week Jake talks the trailer and upcoming subjects in DISGRACELAND's Icons series, this week's REWIND episode on Run DMC,... more

Welcome to DISGRACELAND in 2024. Jake Brennan will continue to bring you the most insane stories about rock stars getting... more

This week on the After Party, Jake talks this week's new episode on Stu Sutcliffe, as well as the REWIND... more

Stu Sutcliffe was rock 'n roll's original Sid Vicious. Just like Sid, Stu was a bass player. But also like Sid, Stu... more

This week Jake talks the new DISGRACELAND episode on Serge Gainsbourg and this week's REWIND episode on Madonna, plus some... more

In the late 1960s, Serge Gainsbourg carried out an illicit affair with Brigitte Bardot, not only the world’s preeminent sex... more

On this week's second After Party, Jake sets up next week's brand-new episode on Serge Gainsbourg, gets in to more... more

Today in the After Party, Jake lays out the year in DISGRACELAND, gives a primer and some insight into the... more

This week on the After Party, Jake gets in to the Rewind episodes on the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson, and... more

This week in DISGRACELAND is all about Christmas, thanks to our new episode on Mariah Carey and our REWIND episode... more

Mariah Carey once lived under constant surveillance in her own home. Her husband planted cameras and recording devices around their... more

This week in DISGRACELAND, Jake is talking the new episode on Sean "Diddy" Combs, as well as the Rewind episode... more

Sean “Diddy” Combs is a music producer and rapper, but he is a businessman first. And as every businessman knows,... more

This week on the After Party, Jake talks the new DISGRACELAND episode on Jane's Addiction, the re-release of the Juice... more

Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro was only 15 years old when his mother was brutally murdered in her apartment by her... more

This week Jake is talking about DISGRACELAND's new episode on Michael Hutchence of INXS, as well as the previously-exclusive Rewind... more

Michael Hutchence’s sudden death in 1997 at the age of 37 left a hole in the hearts of Australians and... more

Happy Thanksgiving, Disgos! This week Jake talks Blondie and Debbie Harry's run-in with Ted Bundy. Do you think the Debbie... more

Blondie got their start as part of New York’s fertile punk scene in the late ‘70s, a time of great... more

This week is all about U2, and this episode of the After Party is no exception. Jake breaks down his... more

Years before a free album made them the most unpopular popular band on the planet, U2 ran into the arms... more

A special AFTER PARTY featuring a crossover episode with the award-winning UK-based true crime podcast REDHANDED. Jake joins REDHANDED hosts... more

Homicidal maniacs, home surveillance, a killer on the loose, attacks in the street, and an evil song that led to... more

This week wraps our Halloween countdown, and Jake is closing the loop on all the spooky discussions. Plus, DISGRACELAND and... more

The Halloween season continues with our daily re-releases of the scariest DISGRACELAND episodes. Jake is wondering: What's the best rock... more

GZA may be the only rapper who lectures about quantum physics at Ivy League institutions including Harvard and MIT. That... more

Masta Killa grew up in a city shaped and run by organized crime. A city where the most powerful underworld... more

This week in DISGRACELAND saw the premiere of the Ol' Dirty Bastard episode, and it's got Jake thinking about other... more

Ol’ Dirty Bastard once saved a four-year old girl who was trapped under a Ford Mustang. He took a limo... more

The Wu-Tang saga continues in DISGRACELAND, and it's got Jake wondering about the most memorable ways that you’ve discovered great... more

U-God was raised by the streets of Staten Island, where getting beaten up was a rite of passage that made... more

Cappadonna may have taught a lot of the guys in Wu-Tang Clan how to rhyme, but he wasn’t around when... more

At just 15 years old, Inspectah Deck had to learn how to hold his own against older, more dangerous convicts... more

The After Party returns this week while DISGRACELAND takes a break from our full season on the Wu-Tang Clan, and... more

Ghostface Killah allegedly tried to steal three thousand dollars from a parking lot attendant. They said he was shot in... more

As a teenager, Method Man won $800 on a $5 bet in a dice game. He used those winnings to... more

Corey Woods, aka Raekwon, was addicted to the styles, sounds, and crimes of hip-hop street culture in the 1980s. He... more

Bobby Diggs (aka the RZA) grew up on a steady diet of kung fu movies and hip-hop music. As a... more

Jake dives in to the Wu-Tang Clan as DISGRACELAND embarks on a new season all on the group. Are they... more

Wu-Tang Clan made history with some of the most compelling hip-hop music of all time. They also made enemies with... more

This week's re-release of the second part of the Notorious BIG episode comes along with somenew developments in Tupac's murder... more

In this installment of the After Party, we kick off our 50th anniversary of hip-hop by revisiting the two-part episode... more

It's Velvet Underground week in Disgraceland, and Jake is wondering if they are the most influential rock band? Plus voicemails,... more

The Velvet Underground put a spike in the status quo. They sang candidly about heroin, speed, and S&M. Their members... more

In Sonny Rollins week, Jake ponders the powers of talent and craft, and what makes musicians great. Plus, your voicemails,... more

Sonny Rollins did time at Rikers Island twice: first for armed robbery and again for using dope. He was a... more

Jake connects his a-ha moment with country to the greats, specifically this week's DISGRACELAND subject Merle Haggard. Jake takes voicemails,... more

Merle Haggard was what authorities liked to call a “repeat offender.” He was arrested for riding trains, for skipping school,... more

On this week's After Party, Jake is talking the classic film Almost Famous, John Lee Hooker's baseball song Grinder Man,... more

New Order proved that a rock band could make dance music and actually become cooler in the process. The musical... more

After a week's break from the After Party, Jake catches up on voicemail, wraps up our musical mashup conversation, and... more

On May 22, 2017, a terrorist detonated a bomb outside Ariana Grande’s performance at Manchester Arena. The blast killed 22... more

On this week's After Party, Jake is digging into why he loves and hates Aerosmith with a dive into a... more

At their peak, Aerosmith was sex, drugs, and rock and roll in the flesh, wrapped up in spangly scarves and... more

On this week's After Party, Jake is ready to dive into this week's Disgraceland episode on Lil' Kim, and to... more

Lil’ Kim is the queen of hard core. She practically invented hard core sex positivity with her raunchy raps and... more

This week on the After Party, Jake is sharing an interview he did with Foo Fighters' guitarist Chris Shiflett at... more

Jimi Hendrix spent much of his life pursuing a great escape. Escape from his abusive childhood home. Escape from his... more

This week in the After Party, Jake is ready to dive into the latest Disgraceland episode on Jeff Buckley, and... more

Jeff Buckley released his only studio album, Grace, at the height of grunge rock. But it didn’t sound like grunge. It... more

Jake has been basking in the New England sunshine and listening to some John Coltrane. But first, we're talking about... more

Long before he created a paradigm-shifting hip-hop supergroup, Eazy-E lucked into life as a Compton drug dealer when he discovered... more

Jake is back from his trip to Rhode Island and he's recommending some more music, including a Taylor Swift song... more

Justin Bieber is the pop star who went from preteen heartthrob to pure hedonist seemingly overnight. He raced into a... more

Best-selling author and former guitarist of the Del Fuegos Warren Zanes talks with Jake about interviewing the Boss for his... more

Unprovoked killing sprees. Nightclub gunfights. Mafia assassinations. True crime stories and modern folklore make up the backbone of many of... more

Jake is still watching music videos on his TV like it's 1991 and teases Season 12 of Disgraceland, which hits... more

Mafia assassinations, drag racing, extortion, eternal life, and doing time at Rikers Island and San Quentin. Find out which music... more

Jake is slowly recovering from the Bruins' humiliating loss the other night but is ready to talk about the latest... more

Jake is back in the studio after getting some R&R down in Florida last week and is making his way... more

Willie Nelson left Nashville and reinvented himself in Austin, Texas as the ultimate outsider. It was a metamorphosis from freak... more

Broke and depressed, Willie Nelson almost joined the 27 Club on a snowy Nashville street late one night – before he’d even... more

Jake dives deep into the chilling, new Skip James episode and tries to explain what makes an Irish rock 'n... more

Skip James’s most famous lyric was “I’d rather be the Devil” and he put his money where his mouth was.... more

Jake has been into everything from disco to Dylan's Christian era this week, but he's making time for a testimonial... more

MC5 embodied revolution in a way most bands only pay lip service to. The Detroit cops sent riot squads and... more

Jake's been listening to guitar greatness and has some classic recs to share. But first, he's fielding your recs in... more

At the end of the 1960s, Sly Stone was at the center of a groundbreaking musical movement that intended to... more

Jake dives under the hood of the unique, new 2-part Lou Reed episode. He teases the over-the-top insanity of the... more

Lou Reed blurred the lines between fact and fiction when it came to his past. To him, it was all... more

Lou Reed is one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll characters of all time, one known to lie and exaggerate... more

Spring is here and Jake is listening to his all-time springtime records. Peter Tosh and Keith Richards are out on... more

Rocka Rolla Disgos. It's been a wild week. Jake is riding high off a win for the show at the... more

Otis Redding was nearly shot by James Brown while performing at an after hours club. He played sweet soul music... more

The After Party celebrates the Lynyrd Skynyrd episode, provoking the question: how does Jake decide which episodes deserve two parts... more

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant, was a violent bully from the mean streets of Jacksonville, Florida. He tried... more

Jake covers it all in this week's After Party: his thoughts on the latest pod episode, our Cocaine Bear coverage... more

Mac Miller was threatened by the most powerful man in the world. Rejected by some of the most powerful tastemakers... more

Friend of the pod and incredible documentary filmmaker Tiller Russell (Netflix's Night Stalker: Hunt for a Serial Killer and the... more

In the 1980s, AC/DC’s biggest fan was a notorious serial killer. The band was an international best-selling hit machine, and... more

Jake celebrates Disgraceland's 5 year anniversary happening this week! Season 1 just re-released, Season 11 just started with 50 Cent,... more

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson was dealing crack by the age of 10, born into the height of the epidemic in... more

Shootouts, drug running, crashing cars and planes, and walks on the wild side. It's almost here: find out which musical icons are... more

Got a Disgraceland pitch? Know a cover that beats the original? What are you reading watching and listening to? Jake... more

Mama Cass’ role as Hollywood’s hippie den mother pulled her into the orbit of troubling company during the “Summer of... more

The wildest on-stage freak outs (and even deaths), Jake's master movie list, your texts calls and emails, and of course...... more

Cass Elliot, AKA "Mama Cass" from The Mamas and The Papas, broke the mold of female pop superstardom and shattered... more

Charles Manson the Music Man, the tale of Trent Reznor's time in the Cielo Drive murder house, and Jake's latest... more

In and out of juvie and jail since childhood, Charles Manson learned guitar in prison from the last of the... more

Chris Brown established himself as America’s most hated pop star when he brutally assaulted Rihanna in 2009. But long after... more

Ringo Starr’s first show as the Beatles’ new drummer was nearly ruined by a hostile audience that wanted him out... more

Jennifer Hudson shocked her hometown of Chicago when she was eliminated from American Idol in 2004, only to surpass everyone’s... more

In 1977, the world’s most controversial band didn’t stop when they were dropped by their major label only months after... more

Punk rock’s greatest debut record was penned by a singer who saw traditional rock ‘n roll as a disease that... more