Hope your stockings are stuffed with vinyl, your speakers are screaming festive riffs, and your neighbours are quietly judging your volume choices. 🔊😈 Have a proper tidy Christmas, butt. Eat too much, drink something cold, argue about music, and whack the tunes up loud enough to rattle the baubles. From all of us at The […]
Southend city centre is currently swarming with police following a serious incident that appears to have escalated rapidly this evening. Multiple eyewitnesses report heavy police presence, road disruption, and at least one police vehicle badly damaged at the scene. Locals are being urged to avoid the area completely as emergency services continue to respond. This […]
In 1987, English-Irish punk-folk rabble-rousers The Pogues did something quietly revolutionary. They took Christmas music, dragged it out of the cosy living room, sat it on a pub step at 2am, and forced it to admit that not everyone is having a magical time. The result was Fairytale of New York. A song so beloved […]
Some songs politely retire.Some fade into “classic rock radio” purgatory.And then there are tracks like “Every Breath You Take”, which simply refuse to leave the building. Nearly 40 years after it first ruled the planet, the ultimate slow-burn earworm from The Police has roared back into global relevance in 2025, proving once and for all […]
By The Riff Report – loud, proud, and still feeling the rumble On 24th December 1945, while most of Britain was worrying about turkey timings and whether the sprouts had gone off, something far more important happened. In Staffordshire, England, a child was born who would go on to change rock ’n’ roll forever. No […]
Right then. Gather round, butter the napkins, and prepare yourselves — because Greggs and Marks & Spencer have only gone and done something beautifully unhinged. They’ve fused forces like a sugar-powered Megazord and unleashed the Percy Pig Pink Bake — a pastry so pink, so bold, so gloriously unnecessary that it feels less like a […]
Sad news tonight, butt. One of Britain’s most distinctive voices, blues storytellers, and motorway philosophers has taken his final exit. Chris Rea has passed away aged 74, leaving behind a body of work that didn’t just play through speakers. It travelled with you. Across rain-lashed A-roads, late-night returns, break-ups, rebuilds, and every December crawl back […]
🎸Rock history just kicked the studio door back in, mun Just when you thought the Queen story had been fully told, boxed up, remastered, deluxe-expanded and lovingly laminated… Brian May only goes and drops a bombshell straight from the analogue abyss. A previously unheard Queen song, recorded during the sessions for Queen II, has been […]
If rock ’n’ roll had a constitution, it would be written in distortion, cigarette burns, and four-letter words. And stamped across every page, in bold, filthy type, would be one name: Lemmy Kilmister. Today we raise a battered glass to the immortal riff general himself. The man. The myth. The human middle finger to moderation. […]
Alright butt, strap in and light a candle because the gothic rock gods have spoken. After years of whispers, side quests, film work and live resurrection rituals, Evanescence have officially confirmed they’re working towards a brand new album, due in 2026. And yes, it’s real. Not a rumour. Not a fan theory scribbled on Tumblr […]
Right then mun… brace yourselves, because the comment section is about to need crowd control. In a move that’s got metal Twitter foaming at the mouth and prog fans clutching their candles, Sleep Token have been branded creators of the “Worst Album of the Year” by none other than The Guardian’s music editor. Yes. That […]
Right then butt… this wasn’t just a tour. This was Stereophonics planting their flag in the middle of the UK’s biggest rooms and reminding everyone exactly why they’ve survived trends, critics, streaming chaos and three decades of musical churn. The No Hit Left Behind tour promised hits. What it delivered was a chest-rattling, heart-on-sleeve celebration […]
From everyone at The Riff Report Blog, we’re sending massive festive love, loud guitars, and a sleigh full of distortion your way 🎅🎸 Whether you’re blasting Christmas bangers, nursing a festive pint, wrapping last-minute pressies, or arguing about the greatest riff of all time around the dinner table… we’ve got you, mun ❤️ Thanks for […]
Alright butt, tighten your corsets and dust off the opera cloak, because Night-ish are bringing full-fat symphonic metal drama back to UK stages and doing it with proper job precision. If you worship at the altar of Nightwish, this lot are your next pilgrimage. 🖤🎶 Based right here in the UK, Night-ish aren’t about half-measures […]
What’s occurring, butt?! One of dance music’s most legendary “you had to be there” moments has officially escaped the sweaty club ether and landed in the real world. Yes mun, Fatboy Slim has officially released his infamous ‘Satisfaction Skank’ mash-up — a track he’s been weaponising in DJ sets for a full 25 years like […]