This week on Beat Motel, Andrew is joined by the ever-eloquent Dr. Sam to unpack the joys, horrors, and outright weirdness of musicians who make sweet music and even sweeter love together. Things get rolling with a heated debate about whether soup is a drink, a meal, or just a gateway to genital injury. Seriously.

From Tom Waits’ transformation at the hands of Kathleen Brennan to the relentless Yoko Ono bashing that both Andrew and Sam righteously defend, this episode is a heady blend of irreverent insight and musical deep cuts. We also plunge into the murky waters of band names that make you cringe (hello, Mum Jeans), and wax lyrical about the magic - and occasional monstrosity - of musical power couples.

Expect shoutouts to Fleetwood Mac’s inter-band bonking, Linda McCartney's immovable sausages, and some righteous love for Man On Man (yes, Roddy Bottom and Joey Holeman are real names). We also throw in rants about Giraffe (not the animal), bad reggae breakdowns in Bond themes, and a stunningly middle-aged moan about fusion food restaurants.

Riffs of the week

Dr Sam's Riff

Cypress Hill with the London Symphony Orchestra - When The Shit Goes Down (1:30)

Andrew's Riff

Prince Daddy & The Hyena - Thrashville 2/3 (ft. Kississippi) (1:54)

Dr Sam's track choices

Tom Waits - No One Knows When I'm Gone (0:10)

Yoko Ono - Give Me Something (opening)

Man on Man - Showgirls (0:40)

Year of the Knife - Your Control (1:30)

Andrew's track choices

The Kinks - Big Sky (0:56)

Wings - Live and Let Die (0:45)

Sonic Youth - 100% (1:53)

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (3:02)

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Welcome to the Beat Motel podcast, where this week Andrew is joined by Dr Sam for a deep-dive into one of music’s most controversial themes: why so many fascinating artists are also colossal bellends.

What starts as a light-hearted waffle about lubricated lips and ear balm (yeah, that happened) quickly takes a sharp swerve into the murky territory of artists who challenge our moral compasses. From Marilyn Manson’s whiny victim lyrics to Jerry Lee Lewis marrying his 13-year-old cousin, no sacred cows are spared. We get philosophical, sociological, and sometimes just downright sweary. But it’s all in the name of exploring the big question: can you separate the art from the arsehole?

Also featuring:

• Suede and the joy of glam simplicity

• Why Lou Reed was a magnificent pain in the neck

• The brilliance and bafflement of Charles Mingus

• Courtney Love finally getting the credit she deserves

• ODB being… well… ODB

• Dinosaur Jr's PR agent’s polite "don’t even bother" energy

And yes, we talk about cancel culture. And yes, we know that’ll annoy someone. Good.

### Riffs of the week

#### Dr Sam's Riff

- Say Sue Me - Vacation (0.15)

#### Andrew's Riff

- Suede - Disintegrate (2:10)

### Dr Sam's track choices

1. Marilyn Manson - User Friendly (opening)

2. Hole - Celebrity Skin (0.31)

3. Jerry Lee Lewis - Help Me Make It Through the Night (1:00)

4. Charles Mingus - Vassarlean (2.56)

### Andrew's track choices

1. Lou Reed - Satellite of love (1:00)

2. ODB - Shimmy shimmy ya (0:44)

3. Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene (2:18)

4. Inspiral Carpets - I want you - Featuring Mark E Smith (0:29)

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Who knew an episode about colours could spiral into tales of crusty white-boy dreadlocks, the audio texture of brown, and Robbie bloody Williams dragging Tony Iommi into the Britpop bin fire?

This week, Andrew and Dr Sam dive into the murky, vibrant, and occasionally neon world of music and its connection to colour. We’re not talking about your A-Level synaesthesia essay here. This is a chaotic ramble through records that sound “pink,” bands that are spiritually “brown,” and the kind of drummers who play like malfunctioning clockwork toys (yes, Rage Against the Machine guy, we’re looking at you).

Expect discussions about:

• Why The Fadeaways might be Japan’s answer to garage rock perfection

• Why Wet Leg makes Sam think of lounge-based self-pleasure

• Sharon Osbourne being Sharon Osbourne (which is never a compliment)

• What it means when a song sounds like Primus and why that’s both brilliant and deeply unsettling

• How audience chat at gigs should be punishable by public flogging or at least polite shushing

All this and more, plus Andrew’s eternal quest to have singing lessons… and fail.

Plug in, lie back, and prepare to rethink the rainbow.

### Riffs of the week

#### Dr Sam's Riff

- The Fadeaways - I Don't Care (opening)

#### Andrew's Riff

- Wet Leg - CPR (2:13)

### Dr Sam's track choices

1. Black Sabbath - God is Dead? (0.45)

2. Melt Banana - Chain-Shot to Have Some Fun (1.15)

3. Dan Deacon - Arp III: Far From Shore (1.10)

4. Primus - Shake Hands with Beef (opening)

### Andrew's track choices

1. NoFx - Don't call me white (opening)

2. Red Fang - Throw Up (4:46)

3. Orkestra Obsolete - Blue Monday (2:54)

4. Split Enz - I see red (opening)

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