edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Interesting - and also, violently different songs 😅 010
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026No, More Alcohol! - ep57 of @chartlifepod.bsky.social out now! 000
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Yes i agree, they lost a lot of that audience in that moment for the reason you said. At the same time though, REM had never really rocked as hard as that before. Best description i read is that Monster is a “rock” album, heavily stylised, a bit arch and knowing, a curveball. 100
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I do like Monster, just not as much as anything else in their catalogue. Far from their worst overall. I have heard and can believe (though there’s obvs no way to be sure) that it was the most common album to find in second-hand bargain bins across America in the late Nineties! 100
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026He seemed to be so sound for ages. I remember something he presented for the BBC where he explored NY’s melting pot of sonic influences and he was really passionate and knowledgeable. Can’t have been more than 10 years ago. 100
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Sounds more mannered and prim and proper somehow 010
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Ah, nice to see everyone’s personal Shine 5 moments! I seem to remember from this period onwards that it could often take quite a while for a track to make its way to the charts from the clubs, perhaps? 200
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I mean… banger is a bit strong 😂 but it is the leader in a weak field! 210
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Just getting warmed up for a certain new entry this week! 010
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Exactly. Nobody is ever too old to throw shapes. 000
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I do concede your point re the final sentence, tbf. 010
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I only seem to ever be in Brixton Academy during monster heatwaves, so i knew how it would feel! The Furries were wonderful, obvs, and got myself one of the SFA football shirts. 100
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Aargh! Realised this while editing. Fear not, lessons have been learned, etc. 110
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Can imagine Juliet being the one kid in class with the Suggs album, clutching it close. 010
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Not a fan of AI in virtually all circumstances… except this. This is world class stuff from one of our many wonderful listeners over at @chartlifepod.bsky.social! 020
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026An outrageous banger, followed by an even more outrageous banger in a few months! 010
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I kind of agree, it is very overplayed. Given the right context it is still magical though! 110
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Haaaa!! This is so bad it should be in a museum! I actually quite admire it in a way… 000
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026My four year old’s first words were in fact “did you know that David Bowie predicted the internet, daddy?” 120
edbiggs.bsky.social @edbiggs.bsky.social · 20/02/2026This is all i have to say:media.tenor.coma woman in a pink top says yes yes yes in front of a microphoneALT: a woman in a pink top says yes yes yes in front of a microphone 010
