S01 E03 Do musicians these days make too much music? If so, then why, and should they stop? In this episode of the Beat Motel, Sam springs an essay on us, and we discuss bands we used to love but have since stopped listening to. Also … [Read more...] about Falling out of love with Rancid and musicians releasing too much music
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Rival Consoles + Hainbach live at The Barbican | Review
S01 E06 Live gig review, 27th May 2023, London Barbican We've been fans of Rival Consoles for many years, so a Rival Consoles show at The Barbican in London was a no-brainer for us, and the fact that Hainbach was the support made this a gig … [Read more...] about Rival Consoles + Hainbach live at The Barbican | Review
The Ballad of Blur
S01 E07 Blur have announced that they will soon be releasing a new album, so this seemed like the perfect time to look back over their long career and pick out some songs that highly the weirdness and glory of Colchester's finest band with a … [Read more...] about The Ballad of Blur
Never mind the melody, here’s the lightshow
S01 E08 What makes a good live performance? Forget about the songs and musicianship and think about the other stuff. For this episode of the Beat Motel podcast, we were going to talk about the best light shows we have ever seen, but we … [Read more...] about Never mind the melody, here’s the lightshow
Asunojokei + Lebrique + The Grey | Colchester Arts Centre | Review
S01 E09 The opportunities to witness Japanese black gaze bands playing live in the UK aren’t frequent. So when Asunojokei announced they would be ending their first European tour just down the road from us at Colchester Arts Centre tickets … [Read more...] about Asunojokei + Lebrique + The Grey | Colchester Arts Centre | Review
Brighten the Corners Festival, day 1 review
S01 E10 Brighten the Corners is a huge multi-venue festival in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. Previously called ‘Sound City Ipswich’ the festival has a brilliant reputation for booking acts that almost immediately afterwards become huge. It’s a bit … [Read more...] about Brighten the Corners Festival, day 1 review