Disinfect
Matt Diehl, Maurice Bernstein“Disinfect” finds acclaimed music journalist Matt Diehl and career crate digger Maurice Bernstein joining forces to air out music’s worst songs – disinfecting stinking sacred cows to the most godawful guilty pleasures.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | MusicMusic CommentaryMusic History | ||||
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“Van Halen III” remains the most derided – and endlessly debated – album from its namesake band and late, great guitar god. Reeling from a series of tragedies – including the exit of Van Halen’s hitmaking singer, Sammy Hagar – Eddie Van Halen joined ... more
Best-selling authors Tom Beaujour (“Nothin’ But a Good Time”) and Katherine Turman (“Louder Than Hell”) guest on "Disinfect" to bring hellfire to the worst heavy metal covers of all time – from Quiet Riot’s annoying noise to Danzig’s desecrations, an... more
How does the pop-music Olympics turn out the worst pop music? As such, Eurovision’s dramatic return in 2021 got us thinking… What are the worst winning songs in Eurovision history? For help, we turned to our special guests, international comedy sensa... more
Award-winning recording artist/poet/writer/performer Carl Hancock Rux joins the "Disinfect" hosts to roast Sammy Davis Jr.'s disastrous, unintentionally hilarious cover of Isaac Hayes' blaxploitation classic, "Theme From Shaft"...
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- You’re in for a treat
This is by far the most obnoxious and badly researched (if at all) podcast I have ever had the displeasure of being forced to listen to, bar none. I did not realize this much ignorance could be collected and distilled into a 60 minute podcast, yet here we are. Please, for the love of all that is Holy, do not waste your time on what is essentially a few BuzzFeed articles read out loud in a style that can only be described as a couple third graders trying to to do their best impression of “soundin... more
Apple Podcasts1Kantar
Netherlands5 years ago - Genius!
This podcast is brilliant and hilarious. A takedown of music’s most shameful moments from the perspective of two insiders. Maurice Bernstein is a music industry legend so it’s amazing (and funny AF) just to hear him opine.
Apple Podcasts5AmyB06
United States6 years ago - Great podcast
Maurice is a legend
Apple Podcasts5MentalcontrolerUnited States6 years ago - So informative and entertaining!
I just finished listening to the Is This Love podcast and I loved it. It’s super informative and puts a real historical perspective on the song before digging into what is a repugnant cover. And it sounds amazing. I love the way they pan their voices on the right and left, and incorporate the songs in their entirety. Plus snippets of other pertinent songs. Can’t wait to hear where else they go. There’s no shortage of awful covers...
Apple Podcasts5Scott BKUnited States6 years ago - Great fun... great music trivia
Best line first episode:
“I don’t hear any Four Tops in there. I hear maybe one Top. Half a Top”
Apple Podcasts5NameurpoisonUnited States6 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #138 |  Canada/Music/Music Commentary |
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