Last Updated on January 16, 2026
This week, Andrew and Sam dive into the sheer agony behind some of music’s most infamous recordings. From bandmates quitting mid-session to entire studios being demolished, these albums came at a heavy price.
In this episode:
- Pranking housemates with terrifyingly coloured bodily fluids – because why not?
- Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours – an album powered by divorce, cocaine, and spite.
- My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless – two years, 19 studios, and a label nearly going bankrupt.
- The Rolling Stones running from taxes – did Exile on Main St. indirectly cause the Falklands War?
- Laura Jane Grace and Against Me!’s studio struggles – when your band falls apart mid-recording.
- Ska bands aging while their fans don’t – a real existential crisis.
Music, pranks, politics, and a deep appreciation for bands that suffered for their art.
### Riffs of the week
#### Dr Sam’s Riff
– Laura Jane Grace – Your Dick (God’s Dick) (opening)
#### Andrew’s Riff
– White Ward – Leviathan (8:30)
### Dr Sam’s track choices
1. Against Me – Black Me Out (0.34)
2. Streetlight Manifesto – The Littlest Things (0.29)
3. The Clash – We are the Clash (0.30)
4. Capdown – Blood, Sweat and Fears (0.30)
### Andrew’s track choices
5. My Bloody Valentine – Only Shallow (opening)
6. Fleetwood Mac – The Chain (dunno)
7. Suede – Introducing the band (opening)
8. The Rolling Stones – Rocks Off (4:00)
