Turn It Down
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTurn It Down is a good podcast about bad music. Every episode, hosts Joe Oakes and Steve Sachs take a terrible song, pull it apart, and try to figure out what went wrong.
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Episodes
RERELEASE: Episode 1: NewSong - The Christmas Shoes (Holiday Spectacular pt. 1)
December 26, 2021 02:19 - 53 minutes - 97.3 MBLike your estranged father texting you on Christmas as if nothing happened, we're dropping in at the last minute with some crap you already heard ages ago - our very first episode! This was recorded in 2018, in case you're wondering why I sound so happy. God damn us, everyone! [email protected] Don't forget to smash some kind of button for us! Your pick!
Roundball Rock: The Music of Basketball ft. Dave Sachs (Sportstacular Vol. 2)
August 22, 2021 16:42 - 1 hour - 124 MBTo celebrate the recent release of the new Space Jam, we're releasing the basketball episode of our multi-part Sportstacular. In this one, Steve and his brother Dave, an enthusiast for the cultural ephemera of sports, cure Joe of his general apathy towards the game with a selection of hits from the likes of John Tesh, Kurtis Blow, Aaron Carter, Alan Parsons, and even Big Shaq himself. IG: @turnitdownpodcast Twitter: @turnitdownpod Email: [email protected]
The Return of Crazy Frog
May 27, 2021 17:46 - 1 hour - 123 MBCrazy Frog is still crazy after all these years. Join us as we piece together the history of this annoying mascot for shameless musical capitalism based on an mp3 made by a Swedish teenager in 1997 and prepare ourselves for Crazy Frog's new quarantine album which, by our calculations, is certain to be at least a Pitchfork 6. Twitter: @turnitdownpod Instagram: @turnitdownpodcast Email: [email protected]
Scott Stapp - Marlins Will Soar (Sportstacular Vol. 1)
February 16, 2021 20:21 - 1 hour - 184 MBScott Stapp, former singer of Creed and your bubbie's neighbor in Boca Raton, jumped at the opportunity to create a motivational anthem for his hometown's struggling baseball team, the Florida Marlins. What he came up with was an adaptation of one of his solo songs with some randomly selected words about baseball thrown in. Take Me Out to the Ballgame it's not. Grab your peanuts and crackerjacks and join us as we begin the first part of our series about music in sports with a look at Stapp's ...
17. Scott Stapp - Marlins Will Soar (Sportstacular Vol. 1)
February 16, 2021 20:21 - 1 hour - 184 MBScott Stapp, former singer of Creed and your bubbie's neighbor in Boca Raton, jumped at the opportunity to create a motivational anthem for his hometown's struggling baseball team, the Florida Marlins. What he came up with was an adaptation of one of his solo songs with some randomly selected words about baseball thrown in. Take Me Out to the Ballgame it's not. Grab your peanuts and crackerjacks and join us as we begin the first part of our series about music in sports with a look at Stapp's ...
16. Michael McDonald and the Yacht Rock Canon ft. Eastman Presser
February 04, 2021 03:44 - 1 hour - 152 MBIn this episode, Eastman Presser joins us to defend the legacy of the brilliant singer, songwriter, and session musician Michael McDonald and his so-called Yacht Rock compatriots in bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and late-stage Yes. Who cares if he wears satin vests in casual situations and sounds like Eddie Vedder's soulful uncle? Apparently he's a great hang. Sail away with us to a world where virtuosity is king, the listening is easy, and musical "guilty pleasures" are just r...
Michael McDonald and the Yacht Rock Canon ft. Eastman Presser
February 04, 2021 03:44 - 1 hour - 152 MBIn this episode, Eastman Presser joins us to defend the legacy of the brilliant singer, songwriter, and session musician Michael McDonald and his so-called Yacht Rock compatriots in bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and late-stage Yes. Who cares if he wears satin vests in casual situations and sounds like Eddie Vedder's soulful uncle? Apparently he's a great hang. Sail away with us to a world where virtuosity is king, the listening is easy, and musical "guilty pleasures" are just re...
15. Rebecca Black - Friday
January 08, 2021 16:49 - 1 hour - 193 MBHere's a nice light and soothing ep we recorded in 2019 and never released - we're too busy watching the news. By the way, a newly blue-haired and pleather-adorned Rebecca Black very recently claimed to "turn your favorite f*ckboy into a simp" on an incredible Dorian Electra hyperpop track called "Edgelord". Screw you, bullies! Who doesn't love a redemption arc? Stay safe out there, folks. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1T91Sq0YNQaQK3Aup0ojna?si=3n9HyPfRSZGXSKSGAPfujg instagram: https://ww...
14. The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron/Snoopy Vs. Osama
January 01, 2021 02:01 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBI never thought I'd be putting a trigger warning for combat violence and Islamophobia on a song about the cartoon beagle Snoopy but, you know, here we are. In this episode, we discuss an epic song cycle about the bloodthirsty Snoopy's years as a fighter pilot in WWI, his bid for US President during the civil unrest of 1968, the Christmas truce of 1914, and - you read that right - his expert sniping of Osama Bin Laden in 2006 with a wounded Charlie Brown at his side. Happy f*cking New Year.
13. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 2020!)
December 25, 2020 00:16 - 1 hour - 115 MBSurprise! We listened to the white savior anthem "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and we have a few questions of our own. Who are "they," anyways, and who are we? Can you eat money? What does Drake smell like? Grab some cocoa and join us by the fireside as we relate the tale of former punk and capitalist crusader Bob Geldof's quest to feed the world by writing a horrible song.
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit ft. Avery Mandeville (Little Hag)
December 21, 2020 04:49 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBQ: What do you get when you cross Sketches of Spain, Ravel's Bolero, Alice in Wonderland, wealthy parents, and way too much acid? A: A whole bunch of hippie nonsense. Join us as we follow the incredibly talented and pissed off Avery Mandeville down the rabbit hole that leads to, well, nothing important. BUY Whatever Happened to Avery Jane? by Little Hag on Bandcamp LISTEN to this episode's Spotify playlist
12. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit ft. Avery Mandeville (Little Hag)
December 21, 2020 04:49 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBQ: What do you get when you cross Sketches of Spain, Ravel's Bolero, Alice in Wonderland, wealthy parents, and way too much acid? A: A whole bunch of hippie nonsense. Join us as we follow the incredibly talented and pissed off Avery Mandeville down the rabbit hole that leads to, well, nothing important. BUY Whatever Happened to Avery Jane? by Little Hag on Bandcamp LISTEN to this episode's Spotify playlist
11. Emily Montes - Emily Montes (full album)
December 05, 2020 08:13 - 1 hour - 151 MBEmily Montes is five years old. She likes playing Roblox and going outside, and judging by the tone of this 5 minute long 14 track album, she's kind of having a hard time these days. Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3gkSwEglT5q5MjVKs8MIa2?si=FjxnSJu6TvCTTUMMhnWxjQ
Emily Montes - Emily Montes (full album)
December 05, 2020 08:13 - 1 hour - 151 MBEmily Montes is five years old. She likes playing Roblox and going outside, and judging by the tone of this 5 minute long 14 track album, she's kind of having a hard time these days. Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3gkSwEglT5q5MjVKs8MIa2?si=FjxnSJu6TvCTTUMMhnWxjQ
10. Elon “EDM” Musk - Don’t Doubt Ur Vibe
November 22, 2020 18:01 - 1 hour - 142 MBIn this episode, Joe and Steve come crawling back to the pod to beg Emo G Records founder and ruling-class clown Elon Musk for $1000 (certainly chump change to a guy like him). Is this what happens to you when you smoke weed with Joe Rogan? Who will be the first pop star on Mars? Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48hM13pQfSnXkvvsas0KIw?si=FIAkFtqVT26sNh35u9xieg
9. Incubus (feat. Big Pun) - Still Not A Player
May 20, 2020 04:24 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBIt hurts us as much to type "Incubus (feat. Big Pun)" as it probably hurts you to read it. In this one, Joe and Steve examine a definitely ill-advised and possibly unethical cover of Still Not A Player by Incubus, the band you like before you know any better.
8. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
August 06, 2019 02:51 - 1 hour - 185 MBIn this one, Joe and Steve dive into the maze of linked-in-article tabloid listicles that comprise the social media based literary component of the three minute and thirty-two second Gesamtkunstwerk that is Taylor Swift's Look What You Made Me Do. We also discuss the potential for the development of user-data based, algorithmically generated music in the post-Internet era of capitalist pop music. Maybe can we call it Algopop (copyright Turn It Down, 2019 - we're litigious). O brave new world...
Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza
April 23, 2019 05:30 - 1 hour - 154 MBIs it an existential crisis or a boring song? In this episode, Steve guides Joe on an illuminating journey into the expanding consciousness of dorm-room pop singer/producer turned poet and podcast philosopher Mike Posner through a thorough critical exegesis of his 2015 song 'I Took A Pill in Ibiza' to celebrate the start of his highly publicized walk around the entire United States (no, really). Mike, we hope the walk is going well and we're really sorry we thought your music was bad.
7. Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza
April 23, 2019 05:30 - 1 hour - 154 MBGuess who's back? Back again? Turn It Down is back. Tell a friend. Is it a (existential) crisis or a boring song? In this episode, Steve guides Joe on an illuminating journey into the expanding consciousness of dorm-room pop singer/producer turned poet and podcast philosopher Mike Posner through a thorough critical exegesis of his 2015 song 'I Took A Pill in Ibiza' to celebrate the start of his highly publicized walk around the entire United States (no, really). Mike, we hope the walk is go...
6. Greta Van Fleet - Highway Tune (with Ruby Lucinda)
February 25, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBBoys will be boys? In this episode, Joe, Steve, and special guest Ruby Lucinda listen to a song called “Highway Tune” to try to figure out how a gaggle of ignorant, privileged phonies known as Greta Van Fleet won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album by playing Led Zeppelin covers to impress their dads. Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/12131085860/playlist/58pfo0tcUFtE4VnepvDA2g?si=5Dt4SlQtQz-DpKeGq5xlBw Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLON9oqWdcQJPK...
Train - Hey Soul Sister
February 04, 2019 17:15 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe're back with a trip down memory lane to 2009, a simpler time, when stomps, claps, "whoas", and inauthentic ukuleles dominated the airwaves. Let Joe and Steve be your conductors as we hop aboard the runaway train that is Train's "Hey, Soul Sister".
5. Train - Hey Soul Sister
February 04, 2019 17:15 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe're back with a trip down memory lane to 2009, a simpler time, when stomps, claps, "whoas", and inauthentic ukuleles dominated the airwaves. Let Joe and Steve be your conductors as we hop aboard the runaway train that is Train's "Hey, Soul Sister". Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/12131085860/playlist/58pfo0tcUFtE4VnepvDA2g?si=J5meJVfUQHunSV_ktinG6Q Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLON9oqWdcQJMlxrOhYLWr2FajK_pYuXh_ Email: [email protected]...
Owl City - Fireflies
January 22, 2019 03:26 - 55 minutes - 101 MBIs there an entomologist in the house? In this episode, Steve and Joe debate the merits of unadulterated wholesomeness and try to grasp the advanced mathematical concepts presented in Owl City's Fireflies.
4. Owl City - Fireflies
January 22, 2019 03:26 - 55 minutes - 101 MBIs there an entomologist in the house? In this episode, Steve and Joe debate the merits of unadulterated wholesomeness and try to grasp the advanced mathematical concepts presented in Owl City's Fireflies. Spotify Playlist Youtube Playlist Turn It Down is produced and edited by Joe Oakes. Cover art by Steve Sachs.
3. Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me
January 05, 2019 02:02 - 46 minutes - 84.4 MBIn this episode, Joe and Steve wallow in Puddle of Mudd's vaguely disturbing anthem "She Hates Me". Check out this and all the songs we've talked about on our Spotify Playlist or watch the atrocious music video on Youtube. Turn It Down: A Bad Music Podcast is produced and edited by Joe Oakes. Cover art by Steve Sachs.
Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me
January 05, 2019 02:02 - 46 minutes - 84.4 MBIn this episode, Joe and Steve wallow in Puddle of Mudd's vaguely disturbing anthem "She Hates Me".
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 2)
December 24, 2018 17:45 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBIn this second and final part of our first annual Holiday Spectacular, Steve and Joe peer into the bongwater-filled snowglobe of Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime". Check out this and all the songs we've talked about on our Spotify Playlist or watch the music video on Youtube. Turn It Down: A Bad Music Podcast is produced and edited by Joe Oakes. Cover art by Steve Sachs.
2. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 2)
December 24, 2018 17:45 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBIn this second and final part of our first annual Holiday Spectacular, Steve and Joe peer into the bongwater-filled snowglobe of Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime". Check out this and all the songs we've talked about on our Spotify Playlist or watch the music video on Youtube. Turn It Down: A Bad Music Podcast is produced and edited by Joe Oakes. Cover art by Steve Sachs.
1. NewSong - The Christmas Shoes (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 1)
December 21, 2018 18:08 - 53 minutes - 97.3 MBJoe and Steve put a musical lump of coal in your stocking for part one of Turn It Down's first annual Holiday Spectacular. Check out this and all the songs we've talked about on our Spotify Playlist or watch the music video on Youtube (highly recommended). Turn It Down: A Bad Music Podcast is produced and edited by Joe Oakes. Cover art by Steve Sachs.
NewSong - The Christmas Shoes (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 1)
December 21, 2018 18:08 - 53 minutes - 97.3 MBJoe and Steve put a musical lump of coal in your stocking for part one of Turn It Down's first annual Holiday Spectacular. Check out this and all the songs we've talked about on our Spotify Playlist or watch the music video on Youtube (highly recommended). Turn It Down: A Bad Music Podcast is produced and edited by Joe Oakes. Cover art by Steve Sachs.