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End of an era on stage… but the studio fire still burns Right then, mun… this one lands heavy. Tyler Bates has confirmed he’s no longer part of Marilyn Manson’s touring band, bringing a close to a decade-long onstage partnership that helped define Manson’s modern era. The guitarist, producer and composer shared the news earlier today on social media, explaining...

There’s nothing more brutal than investing years of your life into a TV show, defending it in pubs, arguing about it online at stupid o’clock, buying merch you absolutely didn’t need… only for the finale to rock up and absolutely faceplant. The so-called Golden Age of Television gave us massive budgets, sprawling worlds, and characters we lived and breathed with....

🔥By The Riff Report Blog Right then… dust off the Eggo crumbs, crank up the synths, and check the calendar because Stranger Things is crawling back into our lives next week and it’s bringing secrets, tears, and behind-the-scenes chaos with it. Before anyone starts screaming into the void, no, this isn’t Season 5 itself. But it is the next best...

Sound the alarm. Cancel the meal prep. Tell the editor we’re “in a meeting”. ASDA have only gone and dropped a Domino’s Pepperoni Passion into the £3.50 meal deal, and suddenly the sacred lunchtime hierarchy of Britain is wobbling like a pint on a festival barrier. 🤘 This isn’t just a supermarket snack. This is a statement. 🎸 WHAT ARE...

Stop the playlists. Drop the needle. Pull the Ethernet cable. Napster has officially shut down all music-streaming features, blindsiding users with a stark splash screen announcing it’s “no longer a music streaming service.” Old libraries, saved albums, carefully crafted playlists from years past? Gone. Proper wiped. The message made it crystal clear: the catalogue no longer works, and Napster is...

Metal doesn’t age 🖤Metal doesn’t retire 🛑Metal sharpens the blade, plugs in, and comes back swinging ⚡ And in 2026, Tony Iommi is doing exactly that. The godfather of the riff 🎸 The architect of doom 🏭 The man whose damaged fingertips helped invent heavy metal as we know it is officially returning with his first solo album in 21...

Well… that escalated quicker than a chorus drop at Download, mun. 😬🤘 Linkin Park fans were left absolutely rattled after The White House social media account shared a hype video for President Donald Trump soundtracked by “Somewhere I Belong.” Yes. That Somewhere I Belong.The angsty, introspective, soul-searching anthem that basically defined a generation of hoodie-wearing, MP3-player-owning rock kids. And suddenly...

He filled stadiums.He topped charts across the world.He soundtracked summers, festivals, road trips, and late nights everywhere. And yet, behind the lights, the drops, and the deafening applause… he was quietly falling apart. Avicii, I’m Tim isn’t a victory lap. It isn’t a greatest hits package. It’s a deeply human, painfully honest look at what fame can take from you...

Right then, mun… just when we thought the Upside Down had finally zipped itself shut, the internet’s gone and cracked the door back open with a crowbar. Following the explosive finale of Stranger Things, a very vocal chunk of the fandom has been waving pitchforks, lighting torches, and demanding the holy grail of streaming chaos: an “uncut” version of the...

Thirty-four years on, mun, and we’re still sat here scratching our heads like we’ve missed the final page of the instruction manual. Back in 1991, Clarissa Explains It All burst onto our tellies, looked straight down the barrel of the camera, and promised answers. Proper ones. Life stuff. Teen stuff. The big questions. What we actually got was a bedroom,...

Just when we thought we’d locked the Upside Down door and lobbed the key into a portal, the Duffer Brothers have gone and kicked reality back open. It’s official. A brand new Stranger Things spinoff is happening. Not a sequel. Not a cheeky Season 6 in disguise. This is a full-blooded expansion of the universe, heading somewhere completely fresh and...

If live music is the lifeblood of rock ’n’ roll, then independent venues are the beating heart pumping it through our veins. And in 2026, that heart needs us more than ever. Rising costs, shrinking margins, touring pressures and changing habits have put grassroots venues under serious strain. That’s why messages like this matter. That’s why turning up matters. And...

Why It Got Cancelled After Just One Season 🏎️💨 Some cartoons burn bright like a nitro boost, leave tyre marks across pop culture, then vanish before anyone’s had time to shout “Muttley, stop sniggering.” Wacky Races is exactly that. One season. 17 episodes. Absolute immortality. So what’s the story, mun? How did one of the most beloved cartoons of all...

If you needed proof that Stranger Things truly gets rock and metal culture, the finale delivered it loud, proud, and dripping in denim, distortion and destiny. In one of the most fist-pumping moments of the entire series, Eddie Munson was honoured not with silence or sentimentality… but with The Trooper by Iron Maiden. And honestly? That’s how you do it,...

💀And somewhere, a generation just felt its knees creak. Right. Sit down, crack a can, and let’s have a moment… because MTV has officially signed off its remaining 24-hour music channels with the words that started the whole revolution: “Video Killed The Radio Star.” Yeah. That sentence hit harder than a surprise mosh pit at 10am. 📼 FROM REBELS TO...