Episodios

  • RIFF082 - The Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo
    Mar 23 2026
    When Buffalo's Best Kept Secret Finally Got Its Name Called Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~95 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into A Boy Named Goo by the Goo Goo Dolls, the 1995 album that sold two million copies in the US, made absolutely no impression on the UK charts, and somehow still managed to leave most people unaware it existed. This is the record ...
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    1 h y 35 m
  • RIFF081 - REM - Out of TIme
    Mar 16 2026
    When Running Out of Time Turns Into Your Biggest Ever Hit Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~71 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris dig into REM's landmark 1991 album Out of Time, the record that accidentally turned a cult band into a mainstream phenomenon. Named in a last-minute panic when Warner Brothers rang demanding a title, the album somehow managed to sell over ...
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    1 h y 11 m
  • RIFF080 - Nirvana - MTV Unplugged
    Mar 2 2026
    When the Funeral Flowers Were Real and Nobody Knew It Yet Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~77 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris sit down with one of the most quietly devastating records ever committed to tape: Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York, recorded on 18th November 1993 and released almost a year later, after Kurt Cobain was already gone. What was supposed t...
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    1 h y 17 m
  • RIFF079 - 3 Doors Down - The Better Life
    Feb 16 2026
    When Mississippi Kids Storm the Stratosphere Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~98 minutes Release: February 2026 Episode Description This week, Neil and Chris dive into Three Doors Down's 2000 debut The Better Life, an album that captured American radio rock at its peak. Released just as the CD era crested, this record sold 7 million copies and launched four singles into rotation, yet somehow feel...
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    1 h y 38 m
  • RIFF078 - Extreme - Extreme
    Feb 9 2026
    When a 22-Year-Old Guitar Wizard Caught Lightning Before Grunge Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~72 minutes Release: 9 February 2026 Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into Extreme's 1989 self-titled debut, a record that arrived at the worst possible moment for hair metal, yet showcased one of rock's most exceptional guitarists right before the scene imploded. Nuno Bettencourt was just 22 wh...
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    1 h y 13 m
  • RIFF077 - Metallica - Master of Puppets
    Jan 19 2026
    When eight-minute songs feel like three-minute punches Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~124 minutes Release: Not scheduled Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into Metallica’s Master of Puppets, not just as a landmark metal record, but as a moment-in-time document, the “perfect storm” of power, groove, precision, and emotion. Neil argues it’s one of the greatest albums ever made, full stop, p...
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    2 h y 4 m
  • RIFF076 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
    Jan 12 2026
    When a black shrink wrap hides the most emotional record in the rack Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~101 minutes Release: 12 January 2026 Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here, a record that feels less like a set of songs and more like a single long thought, drifting through absence, grief, cynicism, and that hollow “where did you go?” ache. They start with...
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    1 h y 41 m
  • RIFF075 - The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    Jan 5 2026
    When a guitar tone becomes a time machine Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~89 minutes Release: 05 January 2026 Episode Description Neil and Chris finally tackle The Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream, an album that hits like a personal memory as much as a rock record. For Chris, it is a private-room, headphones-on relationship, the kind where the opening of “Cherub Rock” can still trigger a lump in...
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    1 h y 29 m