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Beat Motel Zine

Welcome to Beat Motel Zine, the comedy-infused alt-music podcast! Born from a zine from the DIY scene, we blend laughs with punk, metal, and everything offbeat. Discover the weirder side of bands, from unintentionally funny stage antics to musical mishaps. Tune in for a profane, comedic journey through alternative tunes, where every episode is a laugh. Join us as we explore music"s funniest fringes with a punk rock spirit! Can the alternative music scene and comedy mix? Of course they can; we"ll

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00:51:27

Music videos as movies

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/08/26

Movies are too long these days. The big ones are all bladder-busting lengths, indulgences rarely seen since the bloated bullshit of early 1970s prog nonsense. If you want a bit of escapism these days, you tend to have to endure the flatulence of this nonsense. Is the death of the cinema neigh?Who cares? A fun thing to do is watch music videos (Sorry, Jello Biafra—good ones are an art!). A lot of these, however, show us a scene and do not tell stories. But some give us a story like, er, Michael

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00:26:48

Deathfest Helsinki 2024 review

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/08/19

Do you like metal? Do you like death? Probably not, and that's quite understandable. But do you like live music that is more metallic than Iron Man's codpiece? Or would you rather a nice sit down? For this episode, we're in the Finland, soaking up punishing music that's brutal in timbre and attack. Andrew Culture and Dr Sam went to Finland to attend the most punk rock Death Metal festival in Christendom. Expect strong language, brutal riffs and adult spicy language. Because

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01:10:13

Bands who made films

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/08/12

Since the dawn of civilisation, rock’n’roll has been featured in films. Many talking heads, in documentaries featured once upon-a-time on the BBC, have spoken about the groin-and-brain-fireworks set off by seeing Willy Hailey and his Comets on the silver screen. Elsewhere, Elvis flooded cinemas with his cinematic gyros. Even Little Richard stood on a piano in one, and in doing so, stood above everyone. Ever. The real and true kueen (sic). Anyway, I digress. This week, we look at the efforts of

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01:12:48

Best and worst music documentaries

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/08/05

Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall when a fly on the wall documentary is made? Do music documentaries only tell a sanitised version of the truth?We have no idea, which will become apparent when you listen to this week's episode. With special guest David Jago. ### Riffs of the week #### Jago's Riff - The Trio - Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly) (3:53) #### Andrew's Riff - The Ruins of Beverast - Exuvia (12:49) ### Jago's Track Choices 1. Metallica -

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01:15:32

Best and worst biopics

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/07/29

Join Andrew Culture and Dave Jago on this electrifying episode of Beat Motel as they delve into the cinematic world of music biopics. From the masterpieces to the absolute trainwrecks, the duo dissects what makes a biopic great and what makes it a total flop. Get ready for some unfiltered opinions, hilarious commentary, and unexpected picks. Introduction to Biopics: Definition and significance of music biopics. Overview of what to expect in this episode. Best Biopics: James Brown -

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01:19:35

Love or hate the art, but love or hate the artists

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/07/22

Can you separate the art from the artists? Which songs do you really love, despite the writer's abhorrent views? Are there any artists you really respect, but absolutely can't tolerate the terrible music they churn out?If so then you're normal. In the new episode of Beat Motel host Andrew Culture and co-host David Jago dig into the complex, and often very funny twisted logic behind the link between art and artist. Jago on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/david_jago_/ ### Riffs

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00:57:42

Gigs we wish we had gone to - with David Jago

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/07/15

What gigs do you wish you had gone to? It might be gig that you could have gone to, but couldn't be arsed, or it could be a gig that requires a time machine.In this episode, Andrew is joined once again by David Jago as they discuss the raw brutality of Metallica, the weirdness of Mr Bungle and the groove of the Newport Jazz Festival. Buckle in; things are gonna get weird. In a good way. Or Not. Why are you still reading this? Follow David Jago on Instagram

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01:18:22

Bands that outgrew their genre with David Jago

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/07/07

You know how it goes, you start your musical career as a screamo band and a few albums into your lifespan you realise you're not longer screamo. You're now a country power ballads bands. Sound familiar? No? Listen to this episode anyway. What else have you got going on in your life, really?Follow David Jago on Instagram (that's an order) - https://www.instagram.com/david_jago_/ ### Riffs of the week #### Jago's Riff - Soundgarden - 4th July (opening) #### Andrew's Riff -

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01:01:19

Church organs in contemporary music, with Stuart...

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/07/01

We like to be unpredictable, so here's an episode with the brilliant Stuart Bowditch that focuses on the role of the mighty Church Organ in contemporary music, Courier Sound https://couriersound.bandcamp.com/ Stuart Bowditch on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bowditchstuart/ ### Riffs of the week #### Stuart's Riff - Sibelius - Finlandia (4:20) #### Andrew's Riff - Man/Woman/Chainsaw - What Lucy Found there (2:23) ### Stuart's track choices 1. Type O Negative - Xero Tolerance (3:30) 2

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00:46:18

Bands we missed out on

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/06/24

Summer lovin’: happened so fast. It was a bit disappointing that it took longer to clean up the mess. In the last podcast to feature Sam until August (unless something strange happens), SAmdrew talk about the hot music of the summer: that’s right, shit that went down years ago, but they missed out. Because they were ignorant, entitled, cis-gendered white men, too busy concentrating on being cis-gendered to let their hair down and just enjoy themselves. They talk about missing out on the Beastie

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01:05:51

Bands that changed my life

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/06/17

Sam will write show notes### Riffs of the week #### Dr Sam's Riff - The Faint - Agenda Suicide (opening) #### Andrew's Riff - The Bluetones - If (opening) ### Dr Sam's track choices 1. Coal Chamber - Big Truck (opening) 2. Newtown Grunts - Out of the Crowd (0.51) 3. Ruins Alone - Stonehenge (0.26) 4. Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz (8.40) ### Andrew's track choices 1. The Charlatans - Then (2:50) 2. Still Little Fingers - Suspect Device (1:38) 3. Prolapse - Headless in a beat

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00:16:24

Brighten the Corners 2024 day 2 (Saturday) - review

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/06/15

100 volunteers, 40 production crew, one town. A ton of fun!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatmotel/message

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00:15:47

Brighten the Corners Festival - day 1 review

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/06/14

Gonzo review of day one of Brighten the Corners in Ipswich --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatmotel/message

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01:12:41

Songs about being musicians

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/06/10

They say write what you know, and many, many, many musicians have just done that. Obscure lyrics about mainlining Anusol, and tell-it-like-it-is ones about that weird smell at the back of the tour bus that was there before you bought it. It’s all there, and it’s all wonderful. Sam is back, so join him as he joins Andrew as they fail to check anything they say and barely talk about the music they’ve decided to talk about. This week’s sponsor’s include Shell Oil, Camel Cigarettes and the HMR

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01:03:02

Bands that change the way you think - with Oli Anrufen

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/06/03

Duuuuuuude, did you hear that? Do ya know what that means? This changes EVERYTHING! Have you had your brain wiring fuddled about with by a song, a band or genre? Have you emerged from a monocultural wasteland and found yourself bathed in the wonder of a brave new aural world? Nah, us neither, here's two people talking spaff about some tunes they like. Dr Sam's seat is vacant this week, so his socks are ably filled by Oli A.K.A Anrufen. Get Oli up in your chuff by visiting

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01:06:01

Bands with longevity who definitely did turn into w@nk

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/05/27

### Riffs of the week#### Dr Sam's Riff - The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers (1.30) #### Andrew's Riff - Mother Mother - All the dying (1.14) ### Dr Sam's track choices 1. The Offspring - We Never Have Sex Anymore (0.50) 2. System of a Down - Protect the Land (opening) 3. Rage Against the Machine - How I Could Just Kill a Man (0.20) 4. PJ Harvey - Prayer at the Gate (opening) ### Andrew's track choices 1. Duran Duran - White Lines (1:04) 2. The Kinks - Somebody Stole My Car

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01:13:29

You only need one of their albums

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/05/20

Progressive music is a terrible name for a genre, isn’t it? If we take the dictionary definition (“happening or developing gradually or in stages”), prog doesn’t really live up to that. Instead, it’s a series of long winded nerdy time signatures and modes: ideas repeated since the late 1960s. No, you stop being so petty minded. This week, we tackle the prickly subject of only needing one album from a band. Some bands, you don’t need an entire album of, with others, you’re missing a journey. But,

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01:15:12

Killer compilation albums

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/05/13

What makes a great compilation album? Can they define a genre, or even a generation? How many of your favourite bands did you discover through compilation albums? Do you have a compilation album in your list of your most favourite albums? Do some of your fingernails grow much faster than others? If you answer no (or yes) to any of these questions then you need to listen to the new episode of Beat Motel Podcast! Find this episode on any podcast platform by searching for Beat Motel, or head on over

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01:21:54

Bands with longevity, who don't turn into w@nk

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/05/05

Anybody can put out a classic album, yeah? Anybody. Like me. I’ve done it. Suck it. Anybody can put out two classic albums, yeah? Anybody. Like you. Or three. It’s EASY. I’ll tell you how. You can even ask ChatGBT to do it (but there’ll be something inauthentic about it, so maybe not). But, what does it take to make a career in it? To transcend the scene one emerges from, to continuously make good, interesting music that means people don’t just want to hear stuff from your first two albums

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00:09:21

Green Lung + Lowen live at Colchester Arts Centre...

Beat Motel Zine ·

2024/04/30

Gonzo review of Green Lung and Lowen at Colchester Arts centre. Thanks to Roki End Times, Joe and Paul for getting involved.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatmotel/message

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