Monster Shop
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<p>Remember when payday meant choosing which CD or vinyl you were blowing it on? Standing in HMV doing the mental maths, convincing yourself two albums was basically essential. Riffology is Neil and Chris chasing that feeling again, one classic record at a time.</p> <br> <p>This is a show about the albums that raised us — <strong>Nirvana</strong>, <strong>Pearl Jam</strong>, <strong>Motley Crue</strong>, <strong>Def Leppard</strong>, <strong>Iron Maiden</strong>, <strong>Megadeth</strong>, <strong>Pink Floyd</strong>, <strong>Radiohead</strong>, <strong>Skunk Anansie</strong>, <strong>Gojira</strong>, <strong>Soulfly</strong> and the rest. If it’s <strong>25+ years old</strong>, loud and iconic, we’re in.</p> <br> <p>Each episode is two Gen X mates diving into studio sessions, producer chaos and band drama plus the joy of taped-over cassettes, dodgy car stereos and sitting on the floor with a record sleeve.</p> <br> <p>We nerd out when we should: <strong>Albini vs Vig</strong>, <strong>room-miked vs close-miked</strong>, <strong>Neve consoles</strong>, dynamic-range disasters and those “how did this get approved?” moments.</p> <br> <p>If you grew up when albums were events, this is your place. Some weeks it’s an old favourite; other weeks it’s something you abandoned in ’94. Either way, Riffology’s here to talk rubbish, tell stories and remind you why these records mattered.</p>
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July 27, 2026
RIFF093 - NOFX - Punk In Drublic
When Saying No to the Major Labels Was the Whole Point Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~75 minutes Release: 27 July 2026 Episode Description Seventeen songs. Thirty-nine minutes. One band who looked at the biggest year pop punk would ever have and said, thanks, but no thanks. NOFX's Punk in Drublic arrived in July 1994, the same year Dookie and Smash turned Californian pop punk into a gold rush, ...
July 13, 2026
RIFF092 - blink 182 - Enema of the State
When Pop Punk Perfection Gets Recorded Without a Click Track Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~94 minutes Release: 13 July 2026 Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into one of the defining records of the pop punk era, blink-182's 1999 landmark Enema of the State. The album that launched a thousand car journeys, a million singalongs, and one very confused Red Cross legal team. With 15 million c...
June 29, 2026
RIFF091 - Megadeth - Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying
When Jazz Meets Thrash and the Door Cards Won't Stop Rattling Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~104 minutes Release: 29 June 2026 Episode Description It's Neil's birthday, it's 30 degrees in South Derbyshire, and the recording equipment failed the first time around. The universe, it seems, demanded a second take. This week Neil and Chris dig into Megadeth's 1986 landmark Peace Sells... But Who's B...
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- What is Monster Shop?
<p>Remember when payday meant choosing which CD or vinyl you were blowing it on? Standing in HMV doing the mental maths, convincing yourself two albums was basically essential. Riffology is Neil and Chris chasing that feeling again, one classic record at a time.</p> <br> <p>This is a show about the albums that raised us — <strong>Nirvana</strong>, <strong>Pearl Jam</strong>, <strong>Motley Crue</strong>, <strong>Def Leppard</strong>, <strong>Iron Maiden</strong>, <strong>Megadeth</strong>, <strong>Pink Floyd</strong>, <strong>Radiohead</strong>, <strong>Skunk Anansie</strong>, <strong>Gojira</strong>, <strong>Soulfly</strong> and the rest. If it’s <strong>25+ years old</strong>, loud and iconic, we’re in.</p> <br> <p>Each episode is two Gen X mates diving into studio sessions, producer chaos and band drama plus the joy of taped-over cassettes, dodgy car stereos and sitting on the floor with a record sleeve.</p> <br> <p>We nerd out when we should: <strong>Albini vs Vig</strong>, <strong>room-miked vs close-miked</strong>, <strong>Neve consoles</strong>, dynamic-range disasters and those “how did this get approved?” moments.</p> <br> <p>If you grew up when albums were events, this is your place. Some weeks it’s an old favourite; other weeks it’s something you abandoned in ’94. Either way, Riffology’s here to talk rubbish, tell stories and remind you why these records mattered.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
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