DISGRACELAND

This week in DISGRACELAND, Jake is talking the new episode on Sean "Diddy" Combs, as well as the Rewind episode on the Temptations. Plus, your emails, voicemails, texts, and DMs. Do you think Combs is innocent? Guilty? Who are your favorite Motown artists? What's your favorite record label? What do you like most in the content we're bringing you? What are the best two-chord songs? What would you w...

Sean “Diddy” Combs is a music producer and rapper, but he is a businessman first. And as every businessman knows, you gotta pay the cost to be the boss. You’ve gotta bet big to win big. You have to have drive, determination, and swag. Three things that Diddy possesses and which helped Diddy navigate through the fallout of a fatal stampede, an alleged beatdown of a record exec, an...

This week on the After Party, Jake talks the new DISGRACELAND episode on Jane's Addiction, the re-release of the Juice WRLD episode, new ideas, and more. Plus your emails, DMs, voicemails, and texts. Who is the greatest band of the 90s? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com , or on socials @disgracelandpod, and come join the After Party. To learn more about listener data and our...

Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro was only 15 years old when his mother was brutally murdered in her apartment by her ex-boyfriend. The killer escaped, and for eight long years eluded capture. During those years, Dave Navarro couldn’t shake the pain of his mother’s death or the fear of knowing that the man responsible was at large. He became addicted to heroin. He nearly died when he OD’d in a Londo...

This week Jake is talking about DISGRACELAND's new episode on Michael Hutchence of INXS, as well as the previously-exclusive Rewind episode on Jennifer Hudson. Plus your voicemails, texts, and emails. What do you want for Christmas? How would you feel about combining the Double Elvis feeds to allow a more broad scope for Jake to tell stories? Get in touch at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com...

Michael Hutchence’s sudden death in 1997 at the age of 37 left a hole in the hearts of Australians and the world. His band, INXS, cut their teeth on the lawless pub circuit down under. Three shows a night, from sunrise to sunset. Hundreds of shows a year. The bond that they formed was life-changing for them all, but especially for Michael, whose greatest fear was being alone. And then Michae...

Happy Thanksgiving, Disgos! This week Jake talks Blondie and Debbie Harry's run-in with Ted Bundy. Do you think the Debbie Harry/Ted Bundy story is true? Who's the coolest-looking band of all time? What is your Thanksgiving routine? What do you do, what do you watch, what do you listen to? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com , or on socials @disgracelandpod, and come join the...

Blondie got their start as part of New York’s fertile punk scene in the late ‘70s, a time of great musical innovation. Also a time of great fear. Violent crime had the five boroughs in a stranglehold. Muggers, rapists, thieves, criminal deviants of all stripes ran wild in the streets. Or so they said. True New Yorkers like Blondie were tough, jaded, immune to the fears foisted upon tourists. Blond...

This week is all about U2, and this episode of the After Party is no exception. Jake breaks down his personal history with the band's music, and gets in to our new weekly format. What DISGRACELAND episode do you want to hear, new or old? What are your favorite musical tributes to fallen artists? What song do you want played at your funeral? Plus, Ellie wants to know your favorite Wu-Tang member. D...

Years before a free album made them the most unpopular popular band on the planet, U2 ran into the arms of America. In 1987, touring behind their blockbuster album  The Joshua Tree , their songs became lightning rods for violence. They received death threats in the States and became targets of terrorists back in their native Ireland. But it was the song “Exit,” written from the POV of a killer, th...

A special AFTER PARTY featuring a crossover episode with the award-winning UK-based true crime podcast REDHANDED. Jake joins REDHANDED hosts Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire to discuss the wild and tragic story of Marvin Gaye. The 1984 murder of one of Motown’s biggest stars – at the hands of his abusive, alcoholic, Pentecostal preacher father – stunned the industry. But despite the media frenzy, a...

Homicidal maniacs, home surveillance, a killer on the loose, attacks in the street, and an evil song that led to murder. Find out which music legends are featured in Season 14 of DISGRACELAND. New episodes drop every Tuesday starting November 14, with bonus episodes dropping every Thursday. Rocka rolla. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/pr...

This week wraps our Halloween countdown, and Jake is closing the loop on all the spooky discussions. Plus, DISGRACELAND and BADLANDS get another crossover episode with the latter's episode on the 1961 film The Misfits . How do you feel about crossover episodes? Get in touch at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com , or on socials @disgracelandpod, and come join the After Party. To learn more abo...

The Halloween season continues with our daily re-releases of the scariest DISGRACELAND episodes. Jake is wondering: What's the best rock star/horror movie crossover? What music scares you? Angie from the 443 wants to know what song you want played at your funeral. Do you have a question of the week for Jake and your fellow listeners? Connect at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com , or on socia...

GZA may be the only rapper who lectures about quantum physics at Ivy League institutions including Harvard and MIT. That honor stems from his acknowledged role as “the Genius” – the so-called “Voltron head” of hip-hop’s most notorious group. A group that was targeted by the most hated man in America after that same man bought their one-of-a-kind album at auction for two million dollars. A group th...

Masta Killa grew up in a city shaped and run by organized crime. A city where the most powerful underworld boss could be gunned down on a busy street in the middle of the day. But despite his menacing stage name, Masta Killa was not a killer. He was, however, a master. A master of subtlety and of life lived discreetly. He kept his family history – and his relationship to soul legend Marvin Gaye – ...

This week in DISGRACELAND saw the premiere of the Ol' Dirty Bastard episode, and it's got Jake thinking about other famous alter egos. Plus, Halloween music, seventies music, your voicemails, texts, and DMs, and a tribute to you, the listener. What's your favorite sad sack 70s music? What's your favorite Jim Croce album? What are the best alter egos in music? Favorite Halloween songs? And what's y...

Ol’ Dirty Bastard once saved a four-year old girl who was trapped under a Ford Mustang. He took a limo with an MTV news crew to collect his welfare check. He was charged with attempted murder of an NYPD officer. Chased by bloodthirsty Rottweilers. Shot by men in ski masks. His fame led to an addiction to cocaine, and that addiction led to ten arrests in the span of a few months. He was granted a w...

The Wu-Tang saga continues in DISGRACELAND, and it's got Jake wondering about the most memorable ways that you’ve discovered great music in your lifetime. Plus, top fives, your correspondence, and the questions: What's your favorite Disgraceland Halloween episode? What are your top five Halloween songs? Your top five Halloween music videos? Get in touch at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com ,...

U-God was raised by the streets of Staten Island, where getting beaten up was a rite of passage that made you stronger. He was busted for driving a stolen car and assaulting a police officer. He dealt crack, and narrowly avoided a police raid on the apartment building he dealt from. He also dealt vengeance – he once came within seconds of killing a rival dope peddler. And when he finally put the v...

Cappadonna may have taught a lot of the guys in Wu-Tang Clan how to rhyme, but he wasn’t around when the group first formed and released their incredible debut album. Because Cappadonna was in Rikers Island, doing time for someone else’s crack rocks. When Cap was released, the Clan welcomed him as the honorary tenth member of the group. But he brought someone else into the fold, too. A shady chara...

At just 15 years old, Inspectah Deck had to learn how to hold his own against older, more dangerous convicts when he was sent to jail for selling crack to an undercover cop. It wasn’t the first time he did hard time. Multiple stints behind bars gave him nothing but time – to reflect, to strategize, to learn how to rap, and to take that new skill and use it to turn his life around on the outside. B...

The After Party returns this week while DISGRACELAND takes a break from our full season on the Wu-Tang Clan, and Jake is talking the Wu's influences, Ringo Starr, Bruce and Brandon Lee - and of course your voicemails, texts, and DMs. What other artists are worthy of a full season in Disgraceland? Let Jake know at 617-906-6638, disgracelandpod@gmail.com , or on socials @disgracelandpod, and come jo...

Ghostface Killah allegedly tried to steal three thousand dollars from a parking lot attendant. They said he was shot in the neck and shoulder in Steubenville, Ohio, shortly before the RZA went on trial for attempted murder. Or so the story goes. And it is true that he was busted with a .357 Magnum, hollow-point bullets, and a bulletproof vest during a routine traffic stop. It was stories and trans...

As a teenager, Method Man won $800 on a $5 bet in a dice game. He used those winnings to set himself up as a crack dealer on Staten Island. Dealing was dangerous. Meth was chased by drug squads and dragged down the street when a potential buyer stole his product. His life was saved by a friend who pulled him out of the wrong place at the right moment – a moment in which he literally dodged a bulle...