Riffology: Iconic Rock Albums Podcast

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...

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...

When Evil Disco Becomes a Genre Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~96 minutes Release: 3 January 2025 Episode Description Static-X's 1999 debut Wisconsin Death Trip marked a pivotal moment in industrial metal, blending crushing riffs with techno grooves to create what Wayne Static called "evil disco." Neil dives deep into his personal connection with this record, recounting a hilarious tale of gett...

When the Sound Guy Becomes the Sound Hosts: Neil & Chris Duration: ~98 minutes Release: 15 December 2025 Episode Description Before Tommy Victor was crafting some of the heaviest riffs in industrial metal, he was the guy behind the mixing desk at CBGB's, watching the entire New York hardcore scene unfold in front of him. That perspective, that immersion in raw, uncompromising music, would event...

Where Skate Punk Grew Up and Got a Grammy Nod Episode 72 | Suicidal Tendencies, Lights, Camera, Revolution (1990) | Duration: ~84 minutes | Release: 8 December 2025 Episode Description Neil and Chris dive into one of Neil's all-time decorating records, a 1990 album that transformed LA's banned skate punk outcasts into Grammy nominees. Suicidal Tendencies' fourth studio album represents a pivota...