Today, butt, we turn the amps all the way up to 11 for a day that actually matters — International Day of Disabled People. A day to celebrate strength, identity, resilience, community, creativity, and every single disabled person who keeps this big chaotic world spinning. 🌍🔥 And let’s be honest… the music scene wouldn’t be […]

🎧aka: That time of year when Spotify exposes your deepest, darkest musical goblin habits for all of Instagram to see 😈📱 Tis the season, butt — the season of being publicly shamed by a Swedish algorithm for listening to Slipknot at 3am, Celine Dion in the shower, and that one weird lo-fi Zelda remix you […]

🤘(Our first without you onstage… but always in our hearts and blasting through our speakers 🫶) Ozzy Osbourne — the bat-biting, reality-TV-rewriting, Brummie-born godfather of heavy metal — turns another legendary year older today, born 3 December 1948, and The Riff Report is raising a pint (and maybe a cross necklace, though preferably not between […]

By The Riff Report — where the amps are loud, the tea is strong, and the news comes with a cheeky grin. 🎸 THE METAL MESSIAH OF BURSLEM HAS BEEN HONOURED! What’s occurring, butt?! The bloke responsible for turning Burslem into a sacred pilgrimage spot for Motörhead fans has only gone and bagged a prestigious […]

What’s occurring, butt?! Flea — the slap-bass sorcerer, chaos gremlin of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and all-round musical menace — has only gone and dropped a bombshell hotter than a Californian heatwave. The man is releasing his debut solo album, and no… it’s not a bass shred-fest.It’s not funk.It’s not punk.It’s not weird psychedelic […]

Gather round, butt — because this is not a drill.The most beloved man in Hollywood, the walking, talking embodiment of “sound as a pound”, Keanu Reeves, is bringing his grunge band Dogstar to the UK & Ireland for a run of shows ahead of their highly anticipated performance at Download Festival. That’s right.John Wick’s putting […]

The Riff Report Blog | @theriffreportuk Alright butt… gather round, zip up your parkas, grab your tambourines, and get ready to squint menacingly at the horizon — because Liam Gallagher has just dropped the four most chaotic words in British music. “BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IMMINENT.” And just like that, the entire UK has collectively gone:“WHAT’S OCCURRING […]

🎬Buckle up, butt — we’re about to dive headfirst into the cinematic swamp where legendary rock stars, pop icons, and full-on chaos merchants wandered onto film sets and delivered cameos so bizarre they deserve their own Razzie category. Proper fever-dream energy incoming, mun! 🤣🍿🤘 1️⃣ Michael Jackson – Men in Black II Agent M reporting […]

A Full Riff Report Chaos Special — tidy as you like, mun! 🤘🏴 🎨 CARTOON BANNER (TEXT FOR YOUR DESIGNER / REQUEST IF YOU WANT IT GENERATED!) OZZY DROPS A ROGER WATERS DISS T-SHIRT — ROCK’S PETTIEST FEUD JUST WENT SUPERNOVA, MUN!🦇🔥🎸💥 🎤 INTRO: WHEN ROCK LEGENDS FEUD… MERCH HAPPENS You know rock beef has […]

🎅🎸 INTRO: THE CHRISTMAS DEBATE THAT WON’T DIE (HARD) Every December, like Mariah Carey on a sugar rush, the same question bursts through the roof tiles: “IS DIE HARD A CHRISTMAS MOVIE?” And every year, without fail, someone in your family — usually Uncle Dai after three Snowballs — yells: “OF COURSE IT IS, YOU […]

C’mon butt, gather round the wireless – because tonight is one of those proper Welsh rock-and-roll moments that makes you want to crack open a can, crank the volume, and yell TIDY! at the moon. At 7pm sharp, our very own Benji Webbe — the metal-dreaded, neon-jacketed, endlessly charismatic frontman of Skindred and beloved hero […]

What’s occurring, riff warriors? December is usually a time for tinsel, turkey, and terrible Mariah covers in Tesco — but not for us lot. For the metal faithful, December 2025 was about doom rituals, gothic theatrics, and melodic firestorms to close the year louder than Santa’s sleigh hitting a Marshall stack. Let’s rip into the […]

December ain’t just mince pies, awkward family dinners, and Mariah Carey taking over the radio again. Oh no, mun — it’s also the month a bunch of absolute rock & metal legends blew out their candles (or set fire to the whole cake 🤟). From the Prince of Darkness to whiskey-fuelled road warriors, December’s packed […]

A Riff Report Round-Up of Winter-Born Legends Who Keep It LOUD 🤘🔥 Baby, it’s cold outside… but these December-born rockers bring the HEAT. As the year wraps up with fairy lights, frozen toes, and far too many awkward office parties, the rock and metal world celebrates some of its loudest, weirdest, and most legendary icons. From doom […]

Tidy little Riff Report special incoming… strap in, butt! If you’ve ever blasted The Diary of Jane at 3am like a melodramatic goblin (we’ve all been there, don’t lie), you’ve probably wondered at some point: “Oi… why are they called Breaking Benjamin anyway?” Did it come from some dark childhood moment? A philosophical epiphany? A […]