The Broken Lizard crew finally buried a decades-old joke by joining Fred Durst and the lads for a gloriously chaotic blast of “Break Stuff” There are festival cameos… and then there are moments so completely bonkers that they feel like somebody has accidentally flicked over to a comedy film halfway through the set. That is […]

Music festivals are supposed to be places where people escape real life for a few days, throw on their favourite band shirt, grab a pint, lose their voice and spend the weekend surrounded by music, mates and absolute chaos. For many of us, that chaos is part of the magic. The roaring crowds. The thunder […]

After more than five decades of deafening riffs, exploding cannons, sweaty stadiums and Angus Young sprinting around stages like a schoolboy possessed by the spirit of rock ’n’ roll, you might assume performing with AC/DC had become routine. Apparently not, butt. According to Brian Johnson, the legendary Australian rockers are currently enjoying themselves more than […]

Steelhouse Festival fans, assemble! The amps might only shake the mountain for one glorious weekend each year, but the chat, rumours, memories and general rock ’n’ roll chaos can now continue all year round thanks to the Steelhouse Festival Forums. Built for the people who love Steelhouse Festival, the new independent forum gives fans a […]

Today, the rock world is raising its guitars, cranking the amps and collectively shouting “Happy Birthday!” to one of the most recognisable, influential and downright brilliant musicians ever to walk onto a stage. The legendary Sir Brian May turns 79 today, and let’s be honest, the man remains cooler than most of us could ever […]

Dragons, Double-Kick Drums and Enough Key Changes to Wake the Gods There are some genres of music that stroll politely into the room, shake your hand and quietly introduce themselves. Power metal is not one of them. Power metal arrives on horseback, smashes through the castle gates, raises a flaming sword towards the heavens and […]

The Cure frontman has unleashed a gloriously blunt attack on football’s increasingly bloated showbiz circus — and plenty of supporters are cheering him on. Robert Smith has never been a man known for fake smiles, carefully polished PR statements or pretending everything is lovely when it clearly isn’t. Now, The Cure’s legendary frontman has turned […]

There is finally a bit of positive news for music fans left staring at cancelled plans, unused hotel bookings and a potentially painful hole in their bank accounts. Following the shock cancellation of the upcoming Heritage Live concerts at the Sandringham Estate, ticket provider See Tickets has announced that it will fund customer refunds while […]

Captain Kirk is swapping the bridge of the USS Enterprise for a festival stage, a wall of amplifiers and enough backstage chaos to make even the most demanding rock star look surprisingly reasonable. Just when you thought 2026 had already exhausted its supply of wonderfully ridiculous rock stories, William Shatner has entered the pit. The […]

Count Your Blessings: Repented Smashes Into the UK Top 10 💀🔥 Well, this is absolutely ridiculous. And by ridiculous, we mean gloriously, beautifully, blast-beat-powered ridiculous. Bring Me The Horizon’s re-recorded anniversary edition of their infamous 2006 debut, Count Your Blessings: Repented, has reportedly crashed into the UK Official Albums Chart at No. 6, making it […]

For years, R.E.M. fans have been keeping one hopeful eye on the horizon, waiting for the legendary alternative-rock band to announce one final album, one last tour or even a massive festival comeback. Sadly, guitarist Peter Buck has once again reached for the giant reunion-killing hammer. 🔨 According to Buck, an official R.E.M. return simply […]

There are rock stars. There are legends. And then there’s Ozzy Osbourne. On 22 July 2026, Birmingham will officially celebrate its very first Ozzy Day, transforming the birthplace of heavy metal into one giant tribute to the Prince of Darkness. One year after the world lost one of rock’s most iconic figures, his hometown is […]

The alternative rock world is mourning the loss of a genuine original. Jennifer Finch, the legendary bassist, songwriter and founding member of L7, has sadly died at the age of 59 following a battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. The news has sent shockwaves through the punk, grunge and alternative music communities, with […]

There was a time when putting on an album meant settling in for the full journey. 🎶 You started with Track One, let the record unfold exactly as the artist intended, studied the artwork, read the lyrics and eventually discovered that the strange song buried near the end was actually the best track on the […]