Make it Stop: A Bad Music Podcast
Make it Stop is a podcast dedicated to dissecting terrible albums. Hosted by musicians Heather Mack and Mike Dunn and featuring a variety of quirky guests from the Boston arts and music scene, Make it Stop braves the putrid depths of the worst albums ever made. By the end, you'll be begging them for more...while screaming "make it stop!" Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
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Worst of 2018
As we ring in the new year, we can't forget to pay the proper (dis)respect to the worst music that 2018 had to offer. From the requisite washed up 90s rockers, to the alt-right anthems, to the shallowest of rappers, we've got ourselves a smorgasbord o...
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Smash Mouth - The Gift of Rock (w/ the Dunn Fam...
Ho ho ho #stoppies, we're hoooome for the holidays! We've all been very bad boys this year and have been rightfully cursed with another lump of musical coal in our collective stockings, Smash Mouth's desperate 2005 Christma$ ca$h grab, 'The Gift of Rock'...
85 min
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Boy Band Thunderdome pt. 2 (w/ Emily Ruskowski,...
Part 2 of 2. Check out part 1 here!
Alright #stoppies, I know we say this a lot, but it's true--this episode is our funniest one yet. Seriously, when else have we been able to snag 2 professional comedians (Emily Ruskowski & Jenny Chalikian) and one hys...
77 min
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Boy Band Thunderdome pt. 1 (w/ Emily Ruskowski,...
Alright #stoppies, I know we say this a lot, but it's true--this episode is our funniest one yet. Seriously, when else have we been able to snag 2 professional comedians (Emily Ruskowski & Jenny Chalikian) and one hysterical burlesque producer/profession...
52 min
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Lil Wayne - Rebirth (w/ Russell Chisholm)
It's a trip down memory lane this week as Mike and Heather are joined by their old friend Russell Chisholm. They reminisce about their shared love of The Best Rapper Alive Weezy Baby before diving into the worst thing he ever did -- the massively mali...
96 min
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Five Iron Frenzy - Cheeses of Nazareth (w/ Andr...
Pick it up pick it up pick it up... no, please put it down. Today our guest is Andrew Lowery from DIWHY The Show and we're talking ska. Not just ska, but a 33 track novelty opus from CHRISTIAN ska stalwarts Five Iron Frenzy. It's called Cheeses of Nazare...
100 min
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Metallica - St. Anger (w/ Ashleigh and Maggie o...
Our lifestyle determines our deathstyle, Stoppies, so we're destined to be killed by trash music. For the first time ever on Make It Stop we return to a previously reviewed artist, in this case a now Lou Reed-less Metallica, and their infamous 2003 disas...
91 min
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Danzig - Black Laden Crown (w/ Rich Karski)
It's Halloween, and that can only mean one thing: It's time for a Danzig review! Comedian Rich Karski joins us to discuss the latest effort from the diminutive, geriatric king of ghoulish tunage, 2017's Black Laden Crown. We go in depth on Danzig's ba...
99 min
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Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz (w/...
This week on Make It Stop we’re smoking pot, loving peace, and doing sex stuff. We’re licking your teeth. We’re shoving your head into our armpits. And they weirdly smell good. In 2015, the recently liberated pop superstar Miley Cyrus collaborated wit...
115 min
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Chuggo - Act Like You Might Know (w/ Katie McCa...
On this week's episode of Make It Stop, comedian and dear friend of the pod Katie McCarthy joins us to discuss Montreal's favorite crackhead Chuggo! Arguably the most obscure album we've covered, Chuggo's Act Like You Might Know is a hidden gem rife w...
100 min
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Methods of Mayhem (w/ Marcus Ohanesian)
Make It Stop is back and worse than ever, Stoppies! The inaugural episode of Season 2 finds Heather and Mike enduring the musical stylings of Tommy Lee for the first time since Mötley Crüe’s Theatre Of Pain. This time around it’s his nearly forgott...
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Make it Stop Thunderdome - Good Charlotte vs. L...
Part 2 of 2.
This week Heather and Mike go head to head in the Make It Stop Thunderdome to defend their favorite bad album. Heather's weapon of choice is the eponymous debut of Waldorf, Maryland's favorite sons Good Charlotte. Mike meanwhile goes hard...
50 min
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Make it Stop Thunderdome - Good Charlotte vs. L...
This week Heather and Mike go head to head in the Make It Stop Thunderdome to defend their favorite bad album. Heather's weapon of choice is the eponymous debut of Waldorf, Maryland's favorite sons Good Charlotte. Mike meanwhile goes hard in the paint...
50 min
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Phish - The White Tape (w/ Mitchy Dee)
Ready to get faaaaar out, #stoppies? This week's adventure has us whoodly-doodling away with some reheated jams courtesy of everyone's* favorite psychedelic Dads, Phish! Originally recorded in 1986 and inexplicably re-released twice in 1998 and 2006, "Th...
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Dee Dee King - Standing in the Spotlight (w/ Ha...
Our latest exploration of mid-life crisis inspired genre experimentation leads us to Dee Dee Ramone aka Dee Dee King's 1989 punk-rap flop Standing In The Spotlight. Replete with climaxless tales of surfing and wrestling, as well as cringeworthy chronicle...
85 min
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Worst of Prince
Prince Rogers Nelson, better known as Prince, is one of the most prolific artists and songwriters of all time, having released 39 studio albums and penned literally thousands of songs before his untimely death in April 2016. With nearly 20 tracks hitti...
98 min
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Kid Cudi - Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven (w/ Alex Dunn)
Mike's brother Alex Dunn joins Make It Stop to discuss Kid Cudi's Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven. Where to start with Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven? How can we possibly distill this recondite opus into a mere blurb? Seems impossible, but let's give it a shot:
It's ...
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KISS - Music From "The Elder" (w/ Hugh Beckett)
Will you take The Oath? Will You Sacrifice? This week on Make It Stop we're just barely putting up with Music From "The Elder", the biggest blunder of KISS's career. Powerslut bassist and vehement KISS hater Hugh Beckett joins us to ponder the theme...
78 min
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Insane Clown Posse - Bang! Pow! Boom! (w/ Squal...
WHOOP WHOOP. This week on Make It Stop it's All in the Family, as we invite local Tinder Famous musician Squallie Greenthumb to discuss his favorite group Insane Clown Posse. The album we've chosen to discuss is Bang! Pow! Boom!, which includes the ...
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Eminem - Revival (w/ Tawanda Gona)
The conversation runs long this week on Make It Stop as comedian and music critic Tawanda Gona joins Heather and Mike to feast on a stale cracker. In 2017, after a lengthy string of disappointing releases, Eminem released Revival, arguably his most despi...
112 min
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Mötley Crüe - Theatre of Pain (w/ Angela Sawyer)
This week's episode finds us sliding knee deep into glam metal, braving the murky waters of post-vehicular manslaughter Motley Crue. Our guest, local renaissance woman (comedian/musician/record store owner) Angela Sawyer tells us tales about her 15 year ...
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The Simpsons Sing the Blues (w/ Ben Stein)
Alright #Stoppies, it's time for yet ANOTHER round of soulless white boy blues pap, this time courtesy of your beloved childhood heroes, the Simpsons! How much sax does one album need? Is it #ImTooSaxy or #IWantToSaxYouUp? Will anyone write a 5 p...
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Hinder - Extreme Behavior (w/ Patrick and Lee o...
Stoppies, we like you so much we're even willing to try Butt Stuff. Rather than easing our way in for our first foray into the putrid realm of Butt Rock, we're taking a full plunge, discussing Hinder's downright detestable debut Extreme Behavior. Joining...
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Eddie Murphy - How Could it Be (w/ Nonye Brown-...
Mike and Heather go in RAW this week as they explore How Could It Be, the musical debut of comedy legend Eddie Murphy. Released at the apex of his Hollywood ascent, How Could It Be finds Murphy trading his well-honed comedic chops for thin, unassure...
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White Rapper Roundup (w/ VQ of BLOWW and Brittni)
We're serving a double dose of white nonsense this week, as we dive into not one but TWO albums by pasty, melanin-deficient emcees. VQ of the Boston League of Wicked Wrestlers joins us as we discuss Playing With Fire, the first and last release from form...
104 min