OZZY FOR CHRISTMAS UK NUMBER 1: THE RIFF REPORT’S FESTIVE MISSION BEGINS, MUN! 🤘🎄 C’MON BUTT — WE’RE DOING THIS FOR THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS HIMSELF! 🦇🔥A massive DIOLCH! to the absolute legends over on the Metal Heads Facebook Page for jumping aboard our sleigh of chaos and helping push Ozzy Osbourne’s “Mumma, I’m Coming […]
🤘(Our first without you onstage… but always in our hearts and blasting through our speakers 🫶) Ozzy Osbourne — the bat-biting, reality-TV-rewriting, Brummie-born godfather of heavy metal — turns another legendary year older today, born 3 December 1948, and The Riff Report is raising a pint (and maybe a cross necklace, though preferably not between […]
By The Riff Report — where the amps are loud, the tea is strong, and the news comes with a cheeky grin. 🎸 THE METAL MESSIAH OF BURSLEM HAS BEEN HONOURED! What’s occurring, butt?! The bloke responsible for turning Burslem into a sacred pilgrimage spot for Motörhead fans has only gone and bagged a prestigious […]
What’s occurring, butt?! Flea — the slap-bass sorcerer, chaos gremlin of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and all-round musical menace — has only gone and dropped a bombshell hotter than a Californian heatwave. The man is releasing his debut solo album, and no… it’s not a bass shred-fest.It’s not funk.It’s not punk.It’s not weird psychedelic […]
Hold onto your pint glasses, Leeds — the post-hardcore tornado known as Versus are officially launching their debut full-length album The Catalyst, and they’re doing it with a gig that’s guaranteed to melt faces, shatter ceilings, and probably summon the spirit of Kurt Cobain for a cheeky sing-along. 🤘😈 This isn’t just a show.It’s not […]
(Creative Process, Recording Journey, Chaos, Catharsis & Cymraeg-Friendly Curiosity) Massive thank you to the mighty Versus for taking time out of their chaos-fuelled schedule to chat with us. Proper legends, mun! Since 2016, these riff-slinging, stage-levelling maniacs have been tearing through the UK scene with a sound that hits harder than a steel toe-cap to […]
Gather round, butt — because this is not a drill.The most beloved man in Hollywood, the walking, talking embodiment of “sound as a pound”, Keanu Reeves, is bringing his grunge band Dogstar to the UK & Ireland for a run of shows ahead of their highly anticipated performance at Download Festival. That’s right.John Wick’s putting […]
Maid of Stone just looked us dead in the eye, downed a pint, and said:“Aye lads, here’s ANOTHER massive announcement. Try and keep up.” And tidy as you like, mun — Uriah Heep and The Almighty are stepping up to co-headline Sunday night like it’s a masterclass in how to close a festival with pure […]
A full nostalgia-drenched, pint-spilling, Welsh-flavoured deep dive ❤️ INTRO: WHEN READING & LEEDS WAS A BEAUTIFUL, UNHINGED MESS Before influencers roamed the campsites like rare Pokémon and before line-ups were engineered by Spotify algorithms, there was Reading & Leeds 2003 — a glorious, sweaty, borderline-deranged snapshot of early-2000s rock culture. The poster alone looks like […]
🔥 The Full Riff Report Blog Post Edition 🔥 🤘 With extra chaos, cheek, Welsh slang & a dollop of madness 🤘 🎸🐍 THE JUNGLE JUST GOT LOUDER, MUN! Well slap me with a soggy hammock and feed me fermented fish guts — JACK HAS ONLY GONE AND GOT HIS LETTER! ITV have officially declared him […]
Tidy little breakdown from The Riff Report crystal ball… which is basically a snow globe with Ozzy in it. Alright butt, let’s get into it — because the idea of Ozzy Osbourne topping the UK charts on Christmas Day with “Mama, I’m Coming Home” is the kind of festive chaos we live for. 🎅🦇🔥 Below […]
The Riff Report Blog | @theriffreportuk Alright butt… gather round, zip up your parkas, grab your tambourines, and get ready to squint menacingly at the horizon — because Liam Gallagher has just dropped the four most chaotic words in British music. “BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IMMINENT.” And just like that, the entire UK has collectively gone:“WHAT’S OCCURRING […]
🎬Buckle up, butt — we’re about to dive headfirst into the cinematic swamp where legendary rock stars, pop icons, and full-on chaos merchants wandered onto film sets and delivered cameos so bizarre they deserve their own Razzie category. Proper fever-dream energy incoming, mun! 🤣🍿🤘 1️⃣ Michael Jackson – Men in Black II Agent M reporting […]
🤘Here’s your full-fat, riff-soaked, Welsh-powered Riff Report blog post! 🎸🤦♂️ THE IDIOTS HAVE RETURNED… AGAIN Beavis and Butt-Head – the two greatest intellectuals of our time (fight me) – made their massive comeback in 2022 on Paramount+ after years buried in the pop-culture graveyard. We got a new movie (Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe), […]
A Full Riff Report Chaos Special — tidy as you like, mun! 🤘🏴 🎨 CARTOON BANNER (TEXT FOR YOUR DESIGNER / REQUEST IF YOU WANT IT GENERATED!) OZZY DROPS A ROGER WATERS DISS T-SHIRT — ROCK’S PETTIEST FEUD JUST WENT SUPERNOVA, MUN!🦇🔥🎸💥 🎤 INTRO: WHEN ROCK LEGENDS FEUD… MERCH HAPPENS You know rock beef has […]