Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry

Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war.  Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth.  

In this first episode of a four-part series, join military historian David Borys as we travel back in time to Iran, where we chart how a modern monarchy, which was armed, wealthy, and globally backed, lost control. On our journey, we'll be helped by historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

While conflict and armed rebellion have evolved to look very differently over the centuries, if you want to understand the world today, you need to go back because history doesn't just repeat itself; it echoes.

 
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In this episode of Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, we dive into the spectacular failures of two Canadian music festivals that were supposed to make history.

From Strawberry Fields in August of 1970, an event billed as "Canada’s Woodstock", to 1996's Edenfest, a 90s mega‑festival with a killer lineup and disastrous finances, we explore how ambition, poor planning, and runaway chaos can sink even the most promising events.

These are the forgotten stories of how music festivals fall apart, and why the consequences can last for decades.
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Keith Moon was more than the drummer for The Who.

He was rock ’n’ roll chaos personified.

On this episode of Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, we dig through the myths and legends to tell the true story of "Moon the Loon": the pranks, the destruction, the addictions, and the raw musical genius.

From legendary onstage explosions to arrests, excess, and a tragic end, this is a dark, outrageous, and unforgettable portrait of one of rock’s most self‑destructive icons.
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What happens when a legendary hip‑hop collective, a single ultra‑exclusive album, and one of the most hated men in America collide? This is the unbelievable true story behind the most valuable piece of recorded music ever made: Wu‑Tang Clan’s "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin".

Conceived as a protest against the collapse of music’s value in the digital age, the album was recorded in secret over six years, packaged like a Renaissance-era artwork, and released as a one‑of‑one CD. But what started as a bold artistic statement quickly spiralled into a saga of eccentric millionaires, internet hoaxes, lawsuits, FBI raids, and one pharmaceutical villain known worldwide as the “Pharma Bro.”

From clandestine studio sessions in Marrakech to the surreal plan for a Bill Murray–led heist, we unravel the twists, scams, cultural debates, and legal battles that turned "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" into the most infamous album of all time. And yes, the story is still unfolding.

This is the wild, true tale of the Wu‑Tang album that became a federal asset, a meme, a lawsuit magnet, and a myth.
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