Skip to main content
Turn It Down

Turn It Down

By 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
Available on
Apple Podcasts Logo
Google Podcasts Logo
Overcast Logo
Pocket Casts Logo
RadioPublic Logo
Spotify Logo
Currently playing episode

NewSong - The Christmas Shoes (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 1)

Turn It DownDec 21, 2018

00:00
53:08
Roundball Rock: The Music of Basketball ft. Dave Sachs (Sportstacular Vol. 2)

Roundball Rock: The Music of Basketball ft. Dave Sachs (Sportstacular Vol. 2)

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. 

IG: @turnitdownpodcast

Twitter: @turnitdownpod

Email: turnitdownpodcast@gmail.com

Aug 22, 202101:07:58
The Return of Crazy Frog
May 27, 202101:06:56
Scott Stapp - Marlins Will Soar (Sportstacular Vol. 1)
Feb 16, 202101:20:23
Michael McDonald and the Yacht Rock Canon ft. Eastman Presser
Feb 04, 202101:50:57
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit ft. Avery Mandeville (Little Hag)

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit ft. Avery Mandeville (Little Hag)

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
Dec 21, 202001:10:25
Emily Montes - Emily Montes (full album)
Dec 05, 202001:05:52
Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza

Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza

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 and we're really sorry we thought your music was bad.
Apr 23, 201901:07:07
Train - Hey Soul Sister

Train - Hey Soul Sister

We'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".
Feb 04, 201901:00:59
Owl City - Fireflies

Owl City - Fireflies

Is 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.
Jan 22, 201955:17
Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me

Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me

In this episode, Joe and Steve wallow in Puddle of Mudd's vaguely disturbing anthem "She Hates Me".

Jan 05, 201946:04
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 2)

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 2)

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.
Dec 24, 201843:20
NewSong - The Christmas Shoes (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 1)

NewSong - The Christmas Shoes (Holiday Spectacular Pt. 1)

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.
Dec 21, 201853:08