A wild night at a Turnstile gig in Richmond, Virginia, took a dark turn — and now the bodycam footage has hit the internet. 🎥 The incident, which reportedly took place last month, shows a police officer pepper-spraying a teenage fan during the chaos of the hardcore band’s set. The crowd was bouncing, mosh pits […]
Posted by The Riff Report | October 25, 2025 🚨 TIME WARP WARNING! 🚨 That’s right, folks — tonight at 2am, the clocks go back one hour, marking the end of British Summer Time. It might mean darker evenings 😔 and the start of that “Is it 5pm or midnight?” confusion, but hey… there’s a […]
Lewis Capaldi has done it again, butt! This time, the Scottish heartbreak hero took on Paramore’s 2013 pop-rock anthem Still Into You in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge — and somehow turned it into a full-blown emotional rollercoaster. 🥹🎸 Where Hayley Williams’ original was all punchy drums and bubblegum energy, Lewis slowed things right […]
The funk-fuelled powerhouse behind Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chad Smith turns a tidy 64 today — and he’s still hitting those drums like they owe him money! 😎🔥 From “Give It Away” to “Can’t Stop”, his grooves have powered decades of RHCP madness — not to mention his wild side projects, jam sessions with legends, […]
By The Riff Report 🎸 Hold onto your flux capacitors, folks — Doc Brown himself has arrived in Brussels, and meeting him doesn’t come cheap! Fans at Comic Con Brussels this weekend were greeted by a towering sign detailing the official pricing for selfies, autographs, and photo ops with the one and only Christopher Lloyd, […]
A month on from dropping the original version of My Only Angel, rock titans Aerosmith and chaos-powered Yorkshire export YUNGBLUD are back — and this time, they’ve taken the song on a dusty road trip through the desert. Their new release, titled the Desert Road Version, is a stripped-back, re-imagined rendition that trades the high-octane […]
Rest easy, Spaceman. The stars just got louder tonight. 🌌🎸 In heartbreaking news for rock fans across the globe, Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of KISS, has been laid to rest in New York. Friends, family, and fellow rock legends gathered to say their goodbyes to one of the most iconic […]
You can’t make this stuff up, butt — apparently someone did! Rock icon Sammy Hagar, the one and only Red Rocker, has had to respond to a downright bizarre viral hoax that’s been doing the rounds online this week. The claim? That a man pretending to be Hagar had been arrested for scamming fans out […]
Well, this sucks, mun. It’s getting harder and harder to keep writing these kinds of stories — another rock icon, another light gone dim. This time, we’ve had to say goodbye to the incredible Marcie Free, powerhouse vocalist for Unruly Child, and previously of King Kobra and Signal. She was 71 years old. Free wasn’t […]
On this day, 25 years ago, the world changed forever when Linkin Park dropped Hybrid Theory — a record that smashed genres, broke hearts, and built an entire movement. Released on October 24th, 2000, the debut album was a sonic explosion that fused nu-metal, hip-hop, electronica, and pure emotion into something entirely new. For millions […]
Exactly seven years ago today, London became the loudest tour bus route in the world. Forget open-top sightseeing and bored guides — this was The Prodigy, baby. 🔥 On this night in 2018, the electronic punk pioneers pulled off one of the wildest and most secretive promo stunts in UK music history — the “No […]
You can’t keep a metal god off the stage for long! Earlier this week, Black Sabbath’s riff master general, Tony Iommi, made a surprise appearance during the climactic finale of Black Sabbath – The Ballet at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London — and, c’mon, that’s about as gloriously weird and wonderful as it gets. As […]
Brace yourselves, rock fans — Foo Fighters just dropped the biggest announcement of 2025 so far. 🧨 Dave Grohl and his mighty crew are gearing up for a massive 2026 stadium tour, and they’re bringing along none other than Queens Of The Stone Age. Yeah, you read that right — Grohl and Homme are reuniting […]
After half a century of keeping time for one of Britain’s most beloved art-pop bands, Paul Burgess has officially announced his departure from 10cc, closing a chapter that began all the way back in 1973. The veteran drummer — known for his impeccable timing, tasteful fills, and no-nonsense stage presence — first joined 10cc during […]
Ah, Cotton Eye Joe — the banjo-powered earworm that’s haunted dance floors, weddings, and slightly chaotic 90s discos since the dawn of time (or at least since 1994, depending on your definition of eternity). 🎻💃 Every time that fiddle kicks in, you can feel humanity collectively preparing to stomp, clap, and lose all sense of […]