{"podcast":{"title":"Beat Motel Zine","slug":"beat-motel-zine-6243765","podcast_index_feed_id":6243765,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/598015/rss","website_url":"https://beatmotel.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/f/1/d/df1d1d245b2f0017d959afa2a1bf1c87/36975140-1700311747041-b18401e7500d7.jpg","author":"Andrew Culture","episode_count":152,"summary":"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 prove it to you. Warning, episodes contain creative profanities in the vein of The Thick of It.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T10:18:41.958180+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765"},"episode":{"title":"How to end side A","slug":"how-to-end-side-a","published_at":"2025-10-30T15:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765/how-to-end-side-a","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765","url":"https://79ad4ef5-01b9-414c-ad55-3885df5be3cc.libsyn.com/how-to-end-side-a","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/79ad4ef5-01b9-414c-ad55-3885df5be3cc/riverside_best_way_to_end_side_a___oct_09_2025_001_beat_motel.mp3?dest-id=5201900","summary":"If you've ever flipped a vinyl and thought, \"well that was a limp finish,\" then this episode is your new religion. Andrew and Dr. Sam dive into the fine art of ending Side A —the lost craft of crafting a sonic cliffhanger that makes you want to flip that record like your nan flips a Digestive into her cuppa. We've got: The Clash's perfectly measured chaos An R.E.M. song even the R.E.M. boys can't remember Richard Dawson punching you in the feelings A mystery smackhead guitar hero who wandered into a Funkadelic session and laid down one of the greatest solos of all time And very strong feelings about Brett Anderson's 12\" misadventure with Suede's \"Stay Together\" (hint: the band hate it, and Andrew can't stop hearing horn sections) Throw in some serious digressions about class consciousness, cat whiskers, baked beans in mouths , and Gregg's colonisation of the high street , and you've got yourself a full-fat Beat Motel stew. Dave Rowntree of Blur sues PRS over 'black box' royalties All creatures will evolve into crabs Cats' whiskers = biological gap gauges Stripper Vicars: helping painters and decorators since 1995 Midori – \"Yukiko-san\" Gorillaz ft. Sparks – \"The Happy Dictator\" Grab a pint, slap on your headphones, and ask yourself – how does YOUR favourite album end Side A? Stuff that might be true (but we didn't check): ### Riffs of the week #### Dr Sam's Riff - Midori - Yukikosan (0:19) #### Andrew's Riff - Gorillaz Ft. Sparks - The Happy Dictator ### Dr Sam's track choices 1. The Clash - Straight to Hell (4.30) 2. Funkadelic - Get Off Your Ass and Jam (1.33) 3. Armstrong & Ellington - Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (opening) 4. Richard Dawson - Two Halves (0.29) ### Andrew's track choices 1. The Stone Roses - Bye Bye Badman 2. Mansun - Stripper Vicar 3. REM - Can'…","meta_description":"If you've ever flipped a vinyl and thought, \"well that was a limp finish,\" then this episode is your new religion. Andrew and Dr. Sam dive into the fine a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3659,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beat-motel-zine-6243765/episodes/how-to-end-side-a/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765/how-to-end-side-a.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}