By The Riff Report – For those about to laugh, shred, and summon Satan with a face-melting solo… we salute you! 😈🤘 🕶️ What’s Occurring? Before there was Bohemian Rhapsody, before there was School of Rock, there was a legend. A legend about a pick forged from Satan’s tooth, a band formed by fate, and […]

By The Riff Report – Where power chords > PowerPoints and Jack Black is the substitute teacher of our dreams 🎬 What’s Occurring? If you’ve ever sat through a boring school assembly and thought, “I’d rather be moshing right now”, this film was made for you. School of Rock isn’t just a movie – it’s […]

By The Riff Report – Turn your brain off, your amp to 11, and prepare for stupidity of biblical proportions 😈 🎬 What’s Occurring? There are documentaries.There are comedies.And then there’s Spinal Tap – the film that did both so well, half the people watching thought it was real. 🤯 Directed by Rob Reiner (as […]

By The Riff Report – Where every high note comes with a side of eyeliner and existential dread 🤟 What’s Occurring? So you’re in a tribute band. You’ve got the pipes, the perms, the spandex. But what happens when your rock gods call you to be their new frontman? Rock Star answers that with a […]

By The Riff Report – Because you can do a sequel in your mum’s basement, mun. 🎬 What’s Occurring? Alright butt, so you’ve conquered cable access, met Alice Cooper, and made “We’re not worthy!” a national chant. What next? You throw your own music festival, obviously. Enter Wayne’s World 2 – the bigger, dumber, more […]

By The Riff Report – Broadcasting straight from the basement, mun! 📺 What’s Occurring? Some films are cinematic masterpieces. Others are just fun as hell. Wayne’s World is firmly in the second category – a glorious, headbanging, pop culture time capsule where plot takes a back seat to guitar solos, catchphrases, and the kind of […]

By The Riff Report – Where time travel’s optional, but air guitars are mandatory 🕶️ From Excellent to Bogus… and Still Brilliant? If Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was like chugging SunnyD while cramming for history class, then Bogus Journey is its goth cousin who discovered death metal and philosophy. Gone are the historical hijinks […]

By The Riff Report – History never rocked this hard 🤘 🕶️ So, what’s occurring? What do you get when you mix time travel, air guitar, and two of the most lovable morons ever to grace a movie screen? You get Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, mun – a film so gloriously daft it might’ve […]

By The Riff Report – where the amps are loud, and the brain cells optional You ever watch a movie so gloriously stupid that you feel more intelligent after watching it? That’s Airheads, butt! 💥 A film that asks the all-important question: What if a struggling rock band held a radio station hostage just to […]

By The Riff Report’s unofficial mountain goblin correspondent 😈🏔️ You’ve seen the graft. You’ve heard the chaos. But now we’re digging through the glorious afterbirth of a rock ‘n’ roll mountain festival to uncover the truly weird, the heartwarmingly daft, and the tales whispered in the wind through soggy tents and empty Strongbow cans 🍻💀 […]

A thunderous farewell to the madmen who built the riff-filled temple we all worship in. Thank you, you beautiful bunch of riff-summoning lunatics. 🖤 You gave us chaos. You gave us metal. You gave us the kind of proper noise that shook the cobwebs out of every teenage skull from Birmingham to bloody Brazil. You […]

C’mon butt! The pride of Cwmaman, Stereophonics, are back home in Cardiff for two massive nights at Principality Stadium – and here’s your ultimate guide to making the most of it, from setlist spoilers to sneaky pint prices. 🍺🎤 📅 GIG DATES When? Where? 🎟️ TICKETS Still available (just about) via: Prices:Standing – ~£85–£100Seating – […]

We’ve covered the sound. We’ve covered the size. Now we’re tackling the real mosh pit of pain — arena food and drink prices.Let’s dive into the UK’s loudest venues and see who’s robbing you blind and who’s (kind of) playing fair. 💰🥤 🎸 1. AO Arena – Manchester 🎸 2. The O2 Arena – London […]

📍 Full Address: Hangar 18 Music Venue50 Plymouth StreetSwanseaSA1 3QQWales, UK Tucked just behind the city centre, this place is basically Area 51 for riffs. Unmarked doors, concrete exterior, and an inside full of face-melting decibels. You don’t find Hangar 18 — it abducts you. 🛸 🔊 WHAT’S OCCURRING AT HANGAR 18? This isn’t just […]

📍 Blackweir Fields, Cardiff – 2025🌟 Final show of the Blackweir Live concert series 🕕 Stage Times (TENTATIVE – Check before you trek!) What’s Occurring? Time Gates Open 17:00 Support Act #1 18:30 Support Act #2 19:30 Stevie Wonder 20:45 – 22:45 Curfew 23:00 sharp ⚠️ 🎶 Setlist – LOVE, LIGHT & SONG (What we […]