Steve and Remfry discuss A Weekend in the City, the 2007 sophomore album from Bloc Party, as suggested by Luke (Spunknuts?). Both the Riot Act boys LOVE debut album Silent Alarm but how does the follow-up fare 13 years after it's initial release? They also discuss the band's forays into electronica, the Radiohead comparisons that came as a result of that plus the generally harsh critical reaction that Bloc Party seem to inspire. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: ...
Apr 15, 2021•39 min
In the first part of our mammoth double classic album special on French tech-death lords Gojira, Remfry and Steve look specifically at the latter part of their career and the two albums that lead up to 2021’s forthcoming album Fortitude. 2012's L'Enfant Sauvage proved to be the moment where Gojira became unstoppable. Yes the underground had been hyping them since at least 2005's From Mars to Sirius, but the move to Roadrunner Records and four year wait between The Way of All Flesh and L'Enfant S...
Apr 11, 2021•2 hr 21 min
There are important updates on https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/broken-records/id1561624939 (Broken Records), Classic Albums and Remfry's squeaky chair this week as well as news on will.i.am's latest foray into the world of tech and Ronnie Wood has been granted the freedom of the city of London ... lucky him! Reviews this week include Let the Bad Times Roll by The Offspring (19:47) The Greatest Mistake of my Life by Holding Absence (50:30) Loss by Devil Sold His Soul (70:47) and Norweigan G...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Remfry's had his first vaccination much to Steve's chagrin. Irrefutable proof that the NHS believe Remfry is a better person than Steve (guess who's writing this episode description). In other far less exciting news, Daron Malakian has stated that 'guns are essential' in response to a frankly bizarre (and pretty crap to be honest) cover of BYOB by GunDrummer, a musician / irresponsible gun fetishising lunatic who replicates beats and drum patterns using firearms. In his defense, it's a better us...
Apr 01, 2021•2 hr 11 min
Originally posted to Patreon – June 2nd 2020 Remfry and Steve discuss the self-titled debut album released by Placebo, as suggested by Cameron Sheppard. Released on 17th June 1996, Steve and Remfry discuss how the band exploded in a cloud of glitter and dewy panda-eyed cynicism into a British culture obsessed with Britpop and lad culture as well as the relative merits of this record when put up against the rest of the band's catalogue. Oh and Steve brings up the time that Brian Molko claimed tha...
Apr 01, 2021•58 min
Steve and Remfry start proceedings this week by going into a very strange tangent inspired by the Sky Arts documentary Allen V Farrow (sorry about that). In the news, Vinyl sales look set to eclipse CD sales in the UK since 1987 and Roger 'Man of the People' Daltrey is releasing his own branded Champagne. New releases reviewed this week include Is 4 Lovers by Death From Above 1979 (25:37) Tonic Immobility by Tomahawk (52:09) OH NO by Xiu Xiu (64:49) the self-titled album by Black Spiders (78:19)...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Well ... The Grammys happened ... Reviews this week include Chemtrails Over the Country Club by Lana Del Rey (29:32) Dream Weapon by Genghis Tron (55:53) Give One, Take One by '68 (69:14) and Resident Human by Wheel (82:28) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Originally posted to Patreon – May 26th 2020 Steve and Remfry discuss the 3rd full length studio album from Helmet, Paige Hamilton's edgy alt-metal riff lords. Suggested by Chris Schwarten and Max Ellis, the album was released June 21st 1994. Coming out during a period of transition from grunge to nu-metal, Hamilton's razor sharp riffs would go on to influence the nu-metal movement's groove and bounce This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartabl...
Mar 17, 2021•54 min
A sombre start to the show this week as, after a brief battle with bile duct cancer, Entombed A.D. vocalist LG Petrov has passed away at the age of 49. Remfry and Steve pay tribute to a man who has influenced countless bands across the extreme world. RIP LG. In other news, Kreator are going to be headlining Bloodstock Festival this year (if it goes ahead) replacing Mercyful Fate, Architects secured a No.1 album on the UK Official Album Charts and, bizarrely, Maroon 5's Adam Levine has claimed th...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Well, they only went and bleeding did it! Mogwai at No.1 in the Official UK Album Charts. Remfry's very excited and it looks like Architects will score well on this week's Official Album Charts as well. Hooray for guitar music! In other good news, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have won a Golden Globe for their soundtrack to Pixar's Soul. Sadly and somewhat predictably, Download Festival has been cancelled in 2021, and Van Morrison has announced a new studio album (his 42nd!), a double album with...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 46 min
(Originally Posted on Patreon on May 19th 2020) Riot Act goes pop (sort of) at Elliot Holt's suggestion as Steve and Remfry discuss the sophomore album by indie-electro pop trio London Grammar, who (confusingly) are from Nottingham. Steve gets personal, antagonises David Cameron and does an appalling Northern Irish accent whilst Remfry sits and listens in a sulk (even though he's not in a sulk at all). This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartab...
Mar 02, 2021•41 min
Remfry's so excited about the prospect of Mogwai getting a number 1 album this week that he's changed his t-shirt! Who saw that coming!? Steve's happy for Mogwai but even happier to discover that Remfry has more than one t-shirt. The rest of the news covers the full range of the good, the bad and the ugly as The Former Boss of the United States of America and The Boss start a podcast together (good), Daft Punk announce they've split up after 28 years (bad) and Reading & Leeds strongly indica...
Feb 25, 2021•2 hr 21 min
Steve and Remfry review four new releases this week including As the Love Continues by Mogwai (16:54) TYRON by Slowthai (36:53) Trauma Factory by Nothing, Nowhere (1:05:53) and Open Door Policy by The Hold Steady (1:30:12) #westandwithmorbid This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 42 min
(Originally Posted on Patreon on May 12th 2020) Thanks to the suggestion from Rich Hobson, Remfry and Steve are returning to their favourite era ... the early 90s. But lo! What is this!? An album from 'the best decade of all time' that neither Steve nor Remfry have heard? What folly is this? Of course, Candlebox were the butt of many jokes once the grunge movement exploded, particularly with the release of their 1993 self-titled album ... but do they deserve such scorn? It's like clear gravy bab...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Remfry and Steve look at six new releases, including FLOWERS for VASES / descansos by Hayley Williams (24:13) Ghost Tapes #10 by God is an Astronaut (45:50) The Things They Believe by Loathe (57:49) For the First Time Ever by Black Country, New Road (1:15:23) The Thule Grimoires by The Ruins of Beverast (1:39:44) and Mesmark by Lüt (1:57:15) They also take a look at the nominees for this year's Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame and Steve is infuriated that Tina Turner isn't already in the Rock n' Roll H...
Feb 11, 2021•2 hr 10 min
Some big releases are reviewed this week as Steve and Remfry delve into six new releases, including Medicine at Midnight by Foo Fighters (31:07) The Raging River by Cult of Luna (58:17) OK Human by Weezer (71:10) Sound Ancestors by Madlib (85:23) We Are Always Alone by Portrayal of Guilt (101:49) and Dark Flannel by Memory of Elephants (109:51) And news verges from the horrific to the ridiculous as we discuss the grim allegations that have come out against Marilyn Manson and the lawsuit taken ou...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 55 min
In a special Riot Act Podcast exclusive, Steve sat down with the UK’s own prog overlord, former Porcupine Tree leader and all round music obsessive Steven Wilson to chat about his new album The Future Bites. We discuss the albums themes, with that awkward feeling of being an avid consumer against consumerism being among them, the records more pop like sensibilities, taking us into discussions on everyone from Talk Talk to Pet Shop Boys to The Weeknd, what the definition of progressive music is i...
Feb 03, 2021•54 min
It's a crossover episode as Remfry and Steve team up with fellow journalist / podcaster Tom Dare from the Hell Bent For Metal podcast. Alongside Tom, we review new releases including The Future Bites by Steven Wilson, Where the Gloom Becomes Sound by Tribulation, The Third Chimpanzee EP by Martin Gore, Too Mean To Die by Accept and Gas Lit by Divide and Dissolve. And as it's a crossover episode, we throw in one of Hell Bent For Metal's features in the form of Camp Classic, where we pick a work f...
Jan 28, 2021•2 hr 41 min
Originally on Patreon (May 5th 2020) Steve and Remfry dissect the 2004 debut album from Canadian rock duo Death From Above 1979. Just catching the tail end of the Garage rock revival, 'You're a Woman, I'm a Machine' was released to very positive reviews, particularly amongst the indie press (5/5 on Alternative Press, 10/10 on Drowned in Sound, **** in Mojo and Uncut). The boys discuss their experiences seeing Death From Above live, their split, their resurgence and comeback almost a decade later...
Jan 26, 2021•53 min
This week, we try to kick into 2021 properly, but not before casting our critical eye over Smashing Pumpkins' 11th studio album CYR (20:37) which came out at the tail end of 2020. Releases covered from 2021 include Wardruna's Kvitvran (53:56) Viagra Boys' Welfare Jazz (71:14) and Lonely the Brave's The Hope List (85:42) Steve and Remfry also pay tribute to New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain and acknowledge that Phil Spector's died. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 43 min
New releases are still fairly thin on the ground, so Steve and Remfry continue to take a look back at some of the records they missed at the tail end of 2020, including Taylor Swift's evermore (15:30) Alpha Male Tea Party's Infinity Stare (54:15) and Gone is Gone's (deep breath) If Everything Happens For A Reason...Then Nothing Really Matters At All (72:18) There is some brand new music however in the form of The Helm of Sorrow, a new collaborative EP from Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou (89:06) that'...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 41 min
It's our first review show of 2021, but as is often the case at the beginning of the year, there aren't all that many new releases worth talking about, so instead, Remfry and Steve review some of the big hitters from the end of 2020 that they missed due to Album of the Year shenanigans, including new releases from Paul McCartney, Deftones, The Dirty Nil and Cazador. Sadly things aren't as quiet on the news front as we pay tribute to two musicians who both passed away recently; underground hip-ho...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 59 min
Originally posted to Patreon - April 28th 2020 It's our 25th Rioteers Review and what a super group of musicians we have to talk about for you my friend, as Steve and Remfry discuss Them Crooked Vultures, the 2009 self-titled debut from Messers Homme, Grohl and errr ... Paul-Jones? They discuss the album, seeing the band play Download and whatever happened to that proposed follow-up album? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party serv...
Jan 06, 2021•50 min
It’s another Classic Albums series podcast. And in our most in depth look at a record to date we present a two part episode dedicated to The Beatles 1968 self-titled double album, commonly known as The White Album. In part one Steve and Remfry discuss The Beatles cultural significance, the daunting prospect of having to dissect the most revered and examined back catalogue in the history of popular music, the state of the world back in 1968, one of the most traumatic and politically charged years...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 58 min
It's the first show of 2021 and seeing as it's the beginning of the year, there's not all that much going on in terms of new releases (sorry The Dirty Nil, we'll cover you next week). So instead of our usual weekly review show, Steve and Remfry bring you something seasonal ... a look at 10 Best Of / Greatest Hits collections that we deem essential. The criteria is to choose best of collections by bands who may not have an essential back catalogue as a whole, but have a great collection of songs ...
Dec 31, 2020•3 hr
SURPRISE!!! We've been beavering away behind the scenes for the last couple of months to create a Christmas Carol Medley performed by a veritable feast of guests to raise money for a fund setup by Music Venues Trust for venues that didn't receive funding from the UK Government bailout. Remfry sat down with our arrange meister general Mr. Tom Peters from Alpha Male Tea Party, who has painstakingly arranged four carols together for our band of uber-musicians to perform. They talk about bringing al...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 6 min
For our final weekly podcast of the year, Steve and Remfry are joined once again by ex-Editor-at-Large James Gill from Metal Hammer Magazine. Gill has provided us with a long-list of bands that he used to cover in the magazine and we find out what's happened to them in the intervening years. Bands featured include Lower Than Atlantis, Alexisonfire, Anvil, We Butter the Bread with Butter, Sebastian Bach, Motley Crue, Bleeding Through, Down Bullet For My Valentine and Lostprophets See acast.com/pr...
Dec 17, 2020•2 hr 16 min
For the first part of this double Classic Albums series we take a look at the humble beginnings of Foo Fighters and how Dave Grohl went from ‘the goofy kid that played drums for Nirvana’ to frontman of one of the biggest bands in modern rock. There were tempered expectations for the 1995 self-titled album, written and recorded (almost) entirely by Grohl. Many critics seemed downright offended that a drummer (A DRUMMER!!!) would have the NERVE to step out from behind the drum stool and play guita...
Dec 14, 2020•2 hr 57 min
It's the epic three hour conclusion to Riot Act's Albums of the Year 2020 as Steve and Remfry recount their albums of 2020 from 10 to the predictable and inevitable no.1 album of the year. We also look into the worst albums of the year, the most disappointing of the year and the surprises of the year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Dec 10, 2020•3 hr 17 min
Remfry sat down for a lengthy, ramble chat with his good friend Vlad Matveikov to talk about the music industry at large and where we are at the end of 2020. They cover topics that have affected the industry at large this year, how Covid-19 affected the industry, the impact of livestreams and the ongoing debate about streaming platforms and how bands make money from their art. Vlad is one of the founders of Small Pond, a record label, studio and practise space based in Brighton. Bands who have r...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 29 min
