Monster Shop

About Monster Shop

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. This is a show about the albums that raised us — Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Skunk Anansie, Gojira, Soulfly and the rest. If it’s 25+ years old, loud and iconic, we’re in. 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. We nerd out when we should: Albini vs Vig, room-miked vs close-miked, Neve consoles, dynamic-range disasters and those “how did this get approved?” moments. 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.

Publisher

Riffology

Category

music · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 May 2024

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

103 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   RIFF - 97 - Sepultura - Chaos AD

   When a Jacket on the New York Subway Rewrote Metal's Rulebook Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~80 minutes Release: 19 October 2026 Episode Description Sepultura's Chaos A.D. arrived in a year dominated by In Utero, Siamese Dream and Pearl Jam's Vs., which makes it one of the most gloriously out-of-step records of 1993. Four lads from Belo Horizonte, a Welsh residential studio, a producer fresh of...

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   RIFF096 - NIN - The Downward Spiral

   When a Rented House in Benedict Canyon Becomes the Loudest Room in America Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~106 minutes Release: 5 October 2026 Episode Description Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral arrived in 1994 into a world that wanted Pearl Jam and got something far more unsettling instead. Recorded at Le Pig, the Benedict Canyon house where the Manson murders took place, with blacked-out ...

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   RIFF095 - Nickelback - Silver Side Up

   When Being The Biggest Band In The World Becomes A Punchline Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~108 minutes Release: 28 September 2026 Episode Description After a five week break, Neil and Chris return to tackle one of the most unfairly maligned rock records of the century. Nickelback's Silver Side Up arrived on 11 September 2001, the same day the world stopped paying attention to new music, and so...

Who has been a guest on Monster Shop

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• [Guest Name]
• Burton C Bell
• Dino Cazares
• Chino Moreno
• Benji Webbe

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

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Books guests

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