Stop the playlists. Drop the needle. Pull the Ethernet cable. Napster has officially shut down all music-streaming features, blindsiding users with a stark splash screen announcing it’s “no longer a music streaming service.” Old libraries, saved albums, carefully crafted playlists from years past? Gone. Proper wiped. The message made it crystal clear: the catalogue no […]
Right. Let’s have a real one for a minute, Riff Report crew. We shout about riffs.We live for the pits.We romanticise the tour van chaos. But behind the noise? There are real humans. Real pressure. Real burnout. And that’s where Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter step in like absolute legends. 🎸 Who Are Help […]
Heavy snow. Roads shut. Gritters crying somewhere in the distance.But the real question shaking Wales to its very core is this… Will the Riff Report crew be stopped on their sacred Greggs drive-thru run? 🥐🤘 Local reports suggest conditions are “biblical”. Tyres spinning. Winds howling. One lad claiming he’s seen a snowdrift shaped exactly like […]
Riffs for everyone. Mountains for all. No barriers, butt. 🤘🏔️ Steelhouse Festival isn’t just about monster choruses, sunburnt cans of lager, and shouting lyrics into the Welsh sky. It’s about community. And that means making sure everyone can experience the magic on top of the mountain. If you’ve ever wondered whether Steelhouse is accessible for […]
Saturday night at Steelhouse Festival isn’t just another slot on the poster.It’s a rite of passage. The sun drops behind the Welsh mountains. Hoodies come out. Beers go up. Thousands of rock fans brace themselves for someone who can command a mountain, not just a stage. So… who should be that band? We’re talking Steelhouse […]
When people talk about Steelhouse, they talk about riffs rolling across the mountains, beers in the sun, and choruses echoing into the valleys. What they don’t always talk about is how that magic actually happens. Spoiler: it doesn’t just fall out of the sky in a cloud of Marshall stacks and good intentions. It’s built. […]
Right, cards on the table straight away: Dan Byrne being back at Steelhouse this year just feels right. Like cold cans on a hot mountain afternoon. Like the first riff echoing across Ebbw Vale. Like bumping into half your mates before you’ve even hit the arena. And honestly… how long can they keep him off […]
Metal doesn’t age 🖤Metal doesn’t retire 🛑Metal sharpens the blade, plugs in, and comes back swinging ⚡ And in 2026, Tony Iommi is doing exactly that. The godfather of the riff 🎸 The architect of doom 🏭 The man whose damaged fingertips helped invent heavy metal as we know it is officially returning with his […]
Right then, Riff Report family — gather round. Because Heart n Soul isn’t just another arts charity ticking boxes and filling forms. This lot are out here building stages where people who’ve been historically sidelined get to absolutely own the spotlight. And that’s the kind of energy we back all day, every day. 🎶 Who […]
Well… that escalated quicker than a chorus drop at Download, mun. 😬🤘 Linkin Park fans were left absolutely rattled after The White House social media account shared a hype video for President Donald Trump soundtracked by “Somewhere I Belong.” Yes. That Somewhere I Belong.The angsty, introspective, soul-searching anthem that basically defined a generation of hoodie-wearing, […]
He filled stadiums.He topped charts across the world.He soundtracked summers, festivals, road trips, and late nights everywhere. And yet, behind the lights, the drops, and the deafening applause… he was quietly falling apart. Avicii, I’m Tim isn’t a victory lap. It isn’t a greatest hits package. It’s a deeply human, painfully honest look at what […]
Right then, mun… just when we thought the Upside Down had finally zipped itself shut, the internet’s gone and cracked the door back open with a crowbar. Following the explosive finale of Stranger Things, a very vocal chunk of the fandom has been waving pitchforks, lighting torches, and demanding the holy grail of streaming chaos: […]
Thirty-four years on, mun, and we’re still sat here scratching our heads like we’ve missed the final page of the instruction manual. Back in 1991, Clarissa Explains It All burst onto our tellies, looked straight down the barrel of the camera, and promised answers. Proper ones. Life stuff. Teen stuff. The big questions. What we […]
Just when we thought we’d locked the Upside Down door and lobbed the key into a portal, the Duffer Brothers have gone and kicked reality back open. It’s official. A brand new Stranger Things spinoff is happening. Not a sequel. Not a cheeky Season 6 in disguise. This is a full-blooded expansion of the universe, […]
Right then, Riff Report crew — let’s talk about something properly important and properly inspiring. Because Girls Rock London isn’t just about learning instruments. It’s about confidence.Community.Noise.And kicking down doors that were never meant to stay shut in the first place. And we are HERE for it. 😈🔥 🎤 So… Who Are Girls Rock London? […]