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Right then butt… grab a pint and pull up a stool, because this story has more twists than a mosh pit at 2am. For years, BrewDog looked unstoppable. The craft beer rebels from Scotland went from brewing in a garage to building a £1 billion empire, opening bars around the world and convincing thousands of fans to become investors. It...

Right then, rock fans… this one’s a heavy one. Tommy DeCarlo, the singer who stepped up to the mic for legendary US rock giants Boston, has sadly passed away at the age of 60. And if you’ve ever blasted More Than A Feeling with the windows down and the volume knob firmly in the danger zone, you’ll know exactly why...

Right then, Riff Report crew… gather round the campfire of rock history, because Alice Cooper is about to unleash a whole new kind of show across the UK. No guillotines.No electric chairs.No giant Frankenstein monsters. Well… probably. Instead, the Godfather of Shock Rock is heading out on a special UK speaking tour this October 2026, celebrating the release of his...

Right then, rock fans… grab the leather jackets, fluff up the 80s hair spray, and prepare your best stadium sing-along voice — because the legendary story of Bon Jovi is officially heading to Hollywood. That’s right. A brand-new Bon Jovi biopic has been announced, and instead of skipping straight to the mega-fame years, the film will focus on the band’s...

Right then butt, gather round the imaginary backstage bar — because a proper rock hero is about to get the recognition he deserves. Plans are underway to install a blue plaque in the Herefordshire village of Stoke Lacy to honour none other than Mick Ralphs, the legendary guitarist and songwriter who helped shape the sound of classic rock through Mott...

Right then, gather round sci-fi nerds, Whovians, and anyone who’s ever cried at a TV show like it personally betrayed them. Because a proper bit of fan history in Wales is about to disappear. After 17 years, the famous shrine dedicated to Ianto Jones from the sci-fi spin-off Torchwood is finally being removed from Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay. And...

Right. Sit down. Grab a cuppa. Or a pint. Or both. Because Sharon Osbourne has just confirmed that the music of Black Sabbath is heading out on a full-scale classical tour… and it’s kicking off right here in the UK. Yes mun. The band who practically invented heavy metal are getting the orchestral treatment. Strings. Brass. Possibly violins doing the...

Right then, butt… this one’s a proper lump-in-the-throat moment. Mike Vernon, the blues-obsessed studio mastermind who helped shape the sound of British rock royalty, has passed away at the age of 81. And if you’ve ever drifted away to that shimmering, spine-tingling instrumental “Albatross”… you’ve felt his magic whether you realised it or not. 🌊 The Man Who Bottled The...

Right. Strap in, butt. Because if you ever needed proof that punk rock doesn’t do “normal”, here it is gift-wrapped in corpse paint and chaos. Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein — yes, that Doyle, the human brick wall from The Misfits — has been chatting about the time the band got arrested in New Orleans… for alleged grave robbing. You couldn’t...

(And Is It Basically A Giant Gaming PC In The Desert?) 🤘💻🌵 Right then, butt. Let’s talk about the giant glowing sci-fi eyeball parked in Nevada. We’re on about the absolutely unhinged spectacle that is the Sphere — that 366-foot LED moon that looks like it crash-landed after binge-watching Blade Runner and drinking three cans of Monster. And someone asked:...

Right then, butt… we need to talk about Uncle Neil. Out of absolutely nowhere last month, Neil Young and his band Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts pulled the plug on their entire UK and European tour. Seven summer shows here. Gone. Europe? Gone. Just 10 weeks after the announcement. Poof. Vanished like a pint at last orders. 🍺💨 At...

If your September and October 2026 were looking a bit calm… forget it. Tear up the diary. Cancel the quiet nights in. Warn the neighbours. Because The HU are charging back into the UK & Ireland for a 10-show tour, and it’s about to feel less like a gig and more like a full-blown cavalry invasion 🤘🐎🔥 🐎 FROM THE...

Well then. That escalated quicker than a circle pit at 9:01pm. BrewDog has closed all 60 of its UK pubs for the day while “crisis talks” take place amid reports of a potential sale. Every. Single. One. From Camden to Cardiff, shutters down, taps dry, neon still glowing but nobody home. If you’ve ever necked a Punk IPA before legging...

Manchester, 1991. A young lad called Noel Gallagher is flicking through an Inspiral Carpets tour poster and spots a venue listed as “The Oasis Leisure Centre.” And just like that… rock ‘n’ roll history is born. Fast forward to 2026 and the actual waterpark that inspired one of Britain’s biggest ever bands now sits abandoned, derelict, and looking like something...

Well tidy then… because this was NOT on the pop culture bingo card. At the 2026 BRIT Awards, the ultimate showman himself, Robbie Williams, marched onto that polished, glitzy stage and decided, “You know what this needs? A slab of heavy metal.” And not just any metal. He delivered a full-blooded, goosebump-inducing rendition of “No More Tears” in honour of...