If live music is the lifeblood of rock ’n’ roll, then independent venues are the beating heart pumping it through our veins. And in 2026, that heart needs us more than ever. Rising costs, shrinking margins, touring pressures and changing habits have put grassroots venues under serious strain. That’s why messages like this matter. That’s […]
Why It Got Cancelled After Just One Season 🏎️💨 Some cartoons burn bright like a nitro boost, leave tyre marks across pop culture, then vanish before anyone’s had time to shout “Muttley, stop sniggering.” Wacky Races is exactly that. One season. 17 episodes. Absolute immortality. So what’s the story, mun? How did one of the […]
If you needed proof that Stranger Things truly gets rock and metal culture, the finale delivered it loud, proud, and dripping in denim, distortion and destiny. In one of the most fist-pumping moments of the entire series, Eddie Munson was honoured not with silence or sentimentality… but with The Trooper by Iron Maiden. And honestly? […]
New year… new riffs… and a fresh stack of albums ready to shake the speakers, mun! 🤘 January might be the month where everyone’s still recovering from Christmas dinners and questionable New Year decisions, but the rock and metal world clearly didn’t get the memo. The first month of 2026 already delivered a tidy pile […]
New Year, New Noise, Same Beautiful Chaos Right then, Riff Report crew — the Christmas leftovers are gone, the New Year’s hangover has (mostly) cleared, and the amps are already back on 11. January might be the coldest month of the year, but the rock and metal world clearly decided to set the studio speakers […]
February 2026. Loud rooms. Louder crowds. Zero mercy. If your New Year’s resolution involved more riffs, more sweat, and more nights shouting lyrics with strangers who feel like family by the second chorus, congratulations. Fozzy have just handed you your February plans. The Eyes On You Tour is a full-blown celebration of the Fozzy catalogue. […]
If you’ve even half a love for underground metal, Belfast is where you need to be in early 2026. The Metal 2 the Masses Belfast heats are back, louder, angrier and absolutely rammed with bands ready to scrap for one of the most sought-after prizes in UK metal… a slot at Bloodstock Open Air. At […]
Right. We’ve talked about fighting for venues. Now let’s talk about owning them. Because that’s exactly what Music Venue Properties is doing — and it’s one of the most punk-rock, stick-it-to-the-system moves the UK music industry has seen in years. 🧱 So… Who Are Music Venue Properties? Music Venue Properties (MVP) is the property-owning arm […]
💀And somewhere, a generation just felt its knees creak. Right. Sit down, crack a can, and let’s have a moment… because MTV has officially signed off its remaining 24-hour music channels with the words that started the whole revolution: “Video Killed The Radio Star.” Yeah. That sentence hit harder than a surprise mosh pit at […]
By The Riff Report Blog 🤘🔥 Well… that’s it, butt. Hawkins has shut up shop, the bikes are parked, the synths have faded out, and Stranger Things has officially ridden off into the Upside Down sunset. After nearly a decade of monsters, mullets, metal riffs, D&D dice, and trauma dumped directly into our eyeballs, Netflix’s […]
The hangover years. The download era. The LadBaby industrial complex. 🤘🥴 Right then butt, strap in. From X Factor coronations to viral chaos, from proper pop bangers to charity-fuelled sausage roll dominance, here’s every UK No.1 single on New Year’s Day from 2007 onwards. This is modern chart history, for better or worse. 😈📀 📀 […]
Hangovers fade. Chart trivia is forever. 🤘🥴 Happy New Year, you beautiful riff goblins. While the nation was rubbing its temples, hunting leftover Pringles, and questioning life choices, the UK Singles Chart was quietly crowning a No.1 every New Year’s Day. And from 1966 to 2006, it delivered a proper mixed bag of genius, madness, […]
The month of frost, leftover Quality Street tins, questionable New Year’s resolutions… and, as it turns out, an absolute pile of rock and metal legends entering the world. That’s right, butt — while the rest of us were busy freezing our socks off and wondering if it’s socially acceptable to eat Christmas chocolate for breakfast, […]
Last chords, final bows, and a lot of misty-eyed lighters in the air 🔥🎸 2025 wasn’t just another year on the rock calendar, butt. It was a year of goodbyes. The kind where the amps hum a little longer, the crowd sings a little louder, and everyone pretends they’re not absolutely gutted. Across arenas, festivals […]
Alright you beautiful riff merchants… if you’re reading this with one eye open, a head like a dropped amp, and a vague memory of shouting along to a song you don’t even like… solidarity, butt. 🥴🍻 We hope the hangover isn’t too brutal and your speakers survived the night. From sweaty gigs and muddy festivals […]