DISGRACELAND
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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, Beck, The Rolling Stones, Tay K-47, Tupac Shakur, Mayhem, Van Morrison and many more. Why? Because real rock stars are more like feral, narcissistic animals than functioning members of society and that is precisely what makes them so damn entertaining. If you love true crime and you love music then get ready to love this podcast.Read more »
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, Beck, The Rolling Stones, Tay K-47, Tupac Shakur, Mayhem, Van Morrison and many more. Why? Because real rock stars are more like feral, narcissistic animals than functioning members of society and that is precisely what makes them so damn entertaining. If you love true crime and you love music then get ready to love this podcast.Read Less
Most Recent Episode
Michael Alig: If a Club Kid Kills, Stuffs the Body in a Box and Tells The World About It Will Anyone Listen?
5 days ago
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30 minutes
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. His body was then dismembered and stuffed into a duct taped cardboard box. Alig proceeded to tell any one of his friends from the raging 90s NYC club scene who would listen, what he had done, but the problem was, Alig’s well known, over the top depraved behavior was such that no one believed him. “Has anyone seen Angel?” “He’s dead. I cut him up and put him in that box over in the corner…”Read more »
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. His body was then dismembered and stuffed into a duct taped cardboard box. Alig proceeded to tell any one of his friends from the raging 90s NYC club scene who would listen, what he had done, but the problem was, Alig’s well known, over the top depraved behavior was such that no one believed him. “Has anyone seen Angel?” “He’s dead. I cut him up and put him in that box over in the corner…”Read Less
Rated 1 out of
5
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podcastlover85 from
Great use of SAT words but awful podcast
This is not a good podcast. The stories are overly embellished, it takes forever to get to the point, and the host is overly wordy and long winded. The explanation of the awful music that is played in each episode- the " I don't have money for it but here's why I would have played it" is a really annoying and not interesting way to call out the year in which the crime was committed. Why not talk about the headlines of the year, who was president, what was happening in general, etc? I've tried to give it a fair go and have listened to all of the episodes so far but I can't possibly continue, it's just really badly done.
Date published: 2018-04-10
Rated 5 out of
5
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Liv H from
A New Favorite!
As an avid crime podcast fanatic, Disgraceland is easily my new favorite podcast there is. The host is well-informed and enthusiastic that it can be hard to remember that there is only one individual narrating the story. My only disgruntlement is that there isn't more yet but I'm super excited for what's to come. If you love music, history, and/or crime - this podcast is ideal for you.
Date published: 2018-03-12
Rated 5 out of
5
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bbbbbrie from
Your next favorite podcast! :-)
True crime + musicians! It's a really interesting twist on true crime podcasts! I would recommend starting with the episode on Norwegian Death Metal -- it's great!
Despite being a new podcast, it's obviously put together by someone who understands how to use a microphone and where music augments the storytelling!
Definitely give it a spin!
Rock on!
Date published: 2018-03-21
Rated 2 out of
5
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JDNTC from
Interesting Subject Material Marred by Bad Writing
I love music, and I also love true crime. A podcast that marries both? What could be better? Unfortunately this podcast misses the mark badly for me. The material is genuinely interesting for fans of either genre. As I listened I wanted to know more about each topic. The problem is that you have to wade through a cess pool of terrible writing to get to the information on each topic. The whole podcast reads (listens) like a poorly written novel. I can't tell if the producer is an inexperienced writer, actor, or both. The writing is overly embellished, the reading overly dramatic, and can be unnecessarily vulgar. Just stick to the facts and let them tell the story. The production is also interrupted by odd musical interludes that sound like they were picked up at a discount from an NPR cutting room floor. When you're talking about rock and roll, punk etc... use it! Instead we get off-time acoustic guitar strums and halloween store sound effects. I really really wanted to like this. I will give a few more episodes a listen to see if he can work out the kinks. If not, this podcast is better off dead...
Date published: 2018-03-26
Rated 5 out of
5
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ChocoChat from
Thoroughly enjoy
Not your typical True Crime podcast. More of a storytelling narrative than 'these are the facts'. Oh and it's music themed.
Date published: 2018-03-09
Rated 1 out of
5
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SJMa from
Great topic, poor writing, misguided sound track
I was excited about this rock and roll true crime show. I made if through the first 1.75 episodes but just couldn't go on. This is a great concept, but the show is seriously flawed: the script needs a good editor and the backgound music needs a serious overhaul.
Date published: 2018-03-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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Stevie62 from
Great show!
This may be a new podcast, but the host is ever so professional. Good music, great subjects, not over-produced. I've been listening to a few podcasts, and this one is really well done. Give it a chance!
Date published: 2018-02-22
Rated 4 out of
5
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KSo_25 from
4/5
Good storytelling and intriguing topics. But kill that obnoxious horn/organ synth and soundtrack. It's not doing you any favors and annoying quiet frankly your listeners--it's been 5/5 road trips I've been asked to change the station because of sound effects.
Date published: 2018-05-04
