Turn It Down

Turn It Down

Turn 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. Twitter: @turnitdownpod Instagram: @turnitdownpodcast Email: turnitdownpodcast@gmail.com RSSVERIFY

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August 22, 2021 67 mins

To 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. 

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Q: 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
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December 5, 2020 65 mins
Emily 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
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April 23, 2019 67 mins
Is 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...
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January 4, 2019 46 mins
In this episode, Joe and Steve wallow in Puddle of Mudd's vaguely disturbing anthem "She Hates Me".
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In 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.
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Joe 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.
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