Awards
🔥 ALBUM REVIEW: Coronach – Hellripper 🔥
Bagpipes? Nah. This is Scotland going full-speed into the abyss. 🏴🔥🤘 Alright butt… forget everything you think you know about Scottish music for a minute. This ain’t folk tunes and cosy pubs — this is pure blackened speed metal chaos blasted at ridiculous velocity. 😤💨 Hellripper returns with Coronach, and it’s an absolute ripper (had […]
🎸 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME 2026 – WHO’S IN THE RUNNING, THEN?! 🤘🔥
Right then, riff-raff… the nominations for the Class of 2026 have landed and it’s a proper mixed bag of legends, outsiders, pioneers and absolute icons. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has unveiled this year’s ballot — and it’s already causing debates louder than a Marshall stack on 11. 😏 No inductees yet — […]
🏛 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 2016–2020
🎸 2016 – Arena Giants & Hip-Hop Legends Deep Purple finally getting in? Long overdue.N.W.A? Proof that the Hall had fully embraced cultural impact over narrow genre boxes. 🎤 2017 – 90s Alt & Stadium Swagger Pearl Jam first year eligible and straight in.Tupac inducted within the first year of eligibility too.Prog, grunge and hip-hop […]
🏛 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 2011–2015
🎸 2011 – New Wave Meets Old School Cool Alice Cooper finally getting in? About time. Shock rock royalty secured. 🎤 2012 – Guns, Blues & Beastie Energy Guns N’ Roses induction drama alone could’ve headlined Download. 🎶 2013 – Grunge Gets Its Crown Rush finally going in after years of fan campaigning? Prog fans […]
🏛 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 2006–20010
🎸 2006 – Blues, Punk & New Wave Cool Sabbath finally getting in? Took long enough, mind. Ozzy probably celebrated by confusing the catering staff. 🎤 2007 – Glam, Soul & Producer Power Van Halen in. Diamond Dave drama. You love to see it. 🎶 2008 – Pop, Rock & Swagger Madonna going in stirred […]
🏛 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 1996–2000
🎸 2001 – Soul, Pop & Classic Cool Queen and MJ in the same year? That’s not a ceremony — that’s a global event. 🎤 2002 – The Classic Rock Lock-In Ramones and Talking Heads in one go? Punk and art-rock finally getting the velvet rope treatment. 🎶 2003 – Legends Only Mode AC/DC and […]
🏛 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 1991–1995
1991–1995: The Power Ballad & Proto-Grunge Era The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was still very much in “honour the architects” mode here — but you could feel the generational shift coming. Let’s roll it year by year. 🎸 1991 – The Heavyweights Arrive Blues backbone. Soul power. Proper foundations. 🎤 1992 – Arena […]
🏛 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 1986–1990
The Inductees – 1986–1990: The Gods Enter The Building The mighty Rock and Roll Hall of Fame officially began inducting artists in 1986. And they did not start small. They started with the foundations of modern music. The blueprints. The DNA. The lot. Let’s run it year by year, shall we? Strap in. 🔥 1986 […]
🌍🔥 THE AGF FESTIVAL AWARDS — THE GREEN GRAMMYS OF THE FESTIVAL WORLD, MUN! 🔥🌍
The Riff Report Blog If you’ve ever trudged across a festival field on Monday morning and thought, “Sweet baby Lemmy… this looks like the aftermath of a Viking raid,” then you’ll understand exactly why the AGF Festival Awards matter. These beauties are the eco Oscars of the gig world, honouring the festivals and events that […]
🎸 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME 2026 – THE NEW GUARD ARRIVES 🤘🔥
It’s that time again, butt — the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame eligibility list for 2026 is here, and holy riffs, what a lineup of potential inductees! We’re talking the soundtrack of every 2000s teenager’s angst, rebellion, and dodgy fringe phase. 🖤 Here’s who’s officially in the running to join the Hall next year: […]
🔥 GRAMMYS 2026: THE BEST METAL PERFORMANCE NOMINATIONS ARE IN! 🤘
It’s Grammy season again, butt — and the metal world’s buzzing like a wall of Marshalls at full tilt. The nominations for Best Metal Performance are finally out, and this year’s lineup actually slaps harder than expected. Let’s break it down, Riff Report style 👀👇 🏆 The Nominees: 🎭 Sleep Token – “Emergence”🕯 Ghost – […]
🎸 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2025 – LEGENDS, LUMINARIES & LOUD GUITARS
🤘Published by The Riff Report The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially revealed its 2025 Inductees, and this year’s line-up is a wild ride through decades of rebellion, rhythm, and raw emotion. From Cyndi Lauper’s electric individuality to Soundgarden’s thunderous grunge, this induction class is pure fire. This year’s ceremony is shaping up […]
🎪 THE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT FESTIVALS (AIF) – THE UNSUNG HEROES DEFENDING THE UK’S FESTIVAL SCENE
🎶(By The Riff Report) When you think of British music festivals, you might picture the giants — Glastonbury’s sprawling madness, Download’s metal chaos, or Reading and Leeds’ yearly youthquake. But beneath those towering, corporate-backed titans lies a thriving ecosystem of independent festivals — the heart and soul of the UK live scene. And at the […]