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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 clueless filmmaker Marty DiBergi), This...

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 big ol’ glam-metal roar, starring...

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 chaotic sequel where Wayne Campbell...

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 fourth-wall-breaking that’d make Deadpool blush....

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 and phone booth tours. This...

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 been written during a sugar...

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 get their demo played? Spoiler...

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 🍻💀 🎒 CHAPTER 1: LOST PROPERTY...

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 gave us the soundtrack to...

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? Friday 11 July 2025 Saturday 12 July 2025 Where? Principality Stadium, Cardiff (Stadium closed roof – yes...

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 Capacity: 21,000 Sound Quality: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ Food & Drink Prices: Pint: £7.50 Burger...

📍 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 a venue — it’s a...

📍 Blackweir Fields, Cardiff – 2025🌟 Final show of the Blackweir Live concert series 🕕 Stage Times (TENTATIVE – Check before you trek!) What’s Occurring?TimeGates Open17:00Support Act #118:30Support Act #219:30Stevie Wonder20:45 – 22:45Curfew23:00 sharp ⚠️ 🎶 Setlist – LOVE, LIGHT & SONG (What we think he’ll play) Now, Stevie’s not one to keep it the same every night, but expect...

Posted on Back To The Riff Blog 🤘 Well, here we go again, mun… another rock legend revving up for a “FINAL” tour – this time it’s Guns N’ Roses with their 2026 knees-up called “One Last Ride”. Before you grab your parka, remortgage the shed for VIP lanyards, and start queuing outside the Principality Stadium, let’s ask the big...

From Liam’s Parka Game to Adidas x Attitude – This Ain’t No Runway, It’s Rock 'n' Roll If you’ve ever watched Live Forever, heard the sneer in Liam’s vocals, or seen Noel scowl from behind a pair of shades like he’s judging your record collection — you already know. Oasis didn’t just change music, they changed what looking cool meant...