Did you know Vikings dealt with itchy bums?

A short video I made about it has somehow hit 1.4 million views on TikTok.

What is the world coming to when a lad cannot make a simple clip with a bread based poo prop without thousands of baffled people tuning in?

#history #historyfacts #funhistory

Are there any bands who you really respect because of their art, their stance on something, or just because of their musicianship, and yet you find you can't listen to them?

Listen on all podcast plaforms or watch at youtu.be/AhNlCLOPJ_k

#podcasts #musicpodcasts

So. We’re down with Spotify

Spotify have turned down our appeal and is removing the Beat Motel content from their podcast syndication platform (creators). We are using short music clips as part of our music discussion podcast. This is somewhat problematic. YouTube seems fine though!

There’s a theory that Stone Henge might have been built as a huge instrument

So we’re having a few challenges with the Beat Motel podcast around fair use copyright. Some very nice people are helping us (thank you Colin WDM) :) All episodes are still you YouTube, but not on podcast platforms.

Monda Krimligo rehearsed at Black Cactus in Essex tonight. We saw a song chair

I forgot that Hopsters takeout is sold in a milk bottle. I’m the seaside hillbilly.

Episode 132 of Beat Motel is out now, and it is all about Forbidden Music

What happens when you love music but live with people who have ears? This week, Andrew and Dr. Sam dive headfirst into the steaming skip bin of Forbidden Music; those tracks that are so loathed or are just baffling.