Grab your scarves, heat up the mulled wine, and prepare to glide over the Valleys like a festive rock god, because “Walking in the Air” has officially crossed the 40-year mark… and it’s still haunting our Christmas playlists like a snow-dusted angel with perfect pitch. 🌨️🎤🔥 Let’s dive into this chilly slice of cultural magic, […]

What’s occurring, butt!? The quiet streets of Abertillery just got a thunderbolt of heavy metal energy straight to the chest, because the town has unveiled a giant, screamingly brilliant mural of none other than Ozzy Osbourne. Yes, the Prince of Darkness himself is now gazing majestically across Blaenau Gwent like some occult guardian angel of […]

What’s occurring, butt!? Grab your Santa hats, your eyeliner, and maybe a spare bauble to chuck into the pit because Taylor Momsen has just pulled the most gloriously full-circle move in rock ’n’ roll festive history. Yup. The Pretty Reckless have dropped a brand-new cover inspired by How the Grinch Stole Christmas to celebrate the […]

🔥A full-fat, fully-loaded Riff Report deep dive. Extra cheese. No 67. What’s occurring, butt!? Gather round the neon glow of the drive-thru sign, because today’s headline tastes like chaos dipped in secret sauce.In-N-Out Burger — the cult Californian burger temple worshipped by tourists, celebrities, and lads on their first trip to LA — has reportedly […]

What’s occurring, butt!? Strap in, grab your pint, and prepare your eardrums, because rock history has just been rewritten with a royal flourish.The one. The only. The unstoppable microphone-lassoing hurricane known as Roger Daltrey has been knighted at Windsor Castle — and the entire rock world is howling with pride like it’s the intro to […]

🔥Welcome to the loud, lawless, beautifully unhinged corner of music history where amps roar, crowds erupt, and the authorities whisper “absolutely not.” Some bands just play; others commit fully to the chaos. And sometimes, that chaos ends with flashing blue lights and a bruised stage manager crying into a laminate pass. Here’s the roll call […]

What’s occurring, mun!?The rock universe has just done a cartwheel, spilled its pint, and screamed “YEEEEEEES!” because Graham Bonnet has confirmed he’s recorded a brand-new song with Iron Maiden’s Bruce bloody Dickinson — and it’s already shaping up to be one of the most unexpected, spine-tingling metal alliances of the decade. Two absolute titans.Two voices […]

What’s occurring, butt!?Sharpen your pencils, tune your guitars, and get ready to yell “STICK IT TO THE MAN!” at full volume because we’re taking a nostalgic, riff-drenched dive into School of Rock — the 2003 masterpiece that turned a classroom of quiet kids into a fully operational rock battalion. It’s been over twenty years since […]

What’s occurring, butt!? Every once in a blue moon, the rock gods bless us with a prodigy so electrifying that even Simon Cowell’s face threatens to crack into a smile. Enter Olly Pearson, the tiny tornado from Wrexham who tore onto Britain’s Got Talent 2025 and made the nation collectively shout: “WHO GAVE THIS CHILD […]

What’s occurring, butt!?In an age where popstars summon billions with a single TikTok soft-launch, the latest global touring stats have dropped… and three mighty beasts of rock still stomp among the Top 25 most popular touring acts of the entire 21st century: Metallica. Iron Maiden. Bon Jovi. Three names heavier than a Newport hangover. Three […]

What’s occurring, butt!?Strap on your studded belt, spill some cheap lager on your Docs, and prepare to vanish into the glorious paper-cut universe of 1980s Italian punk — because a MASSIVE new archive has just detonated onto the internet, and it is pure DIY gold dust. 💥📰 Bologna punk archivist Paolo Palmacci has undertaken the […]

We’ve lost a real one today, butt. Tetsu Yamauchi, the legendary bassist who held down the low-end thunder for Free and later The Faces, has passed away at the age of 79, his family have confirmed. A soft-spoken soul with a groove that could crack pavement, Tetsu never needed the spotlight… because his basslines did […]