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In 1987, English-Irish punk-folk rabble-rousers The Pogues did something quietly revolutionary. They took Christmas music, dragged it out of the cosy living room, sat it on a pub step at 2am, and forced it to admit that not everyone is having a magical time. The result was Fairytale of New York. A song so beloved it’s now unavoidable every December,...

Some songs politely retire.Some fade into “classic rock radio” purgatory.And then there are tracks like “Every Breath You Take”, which simply refuse to leave the building. Nearly 40 years after it first ruled the planet, the ultimate slow-burn earworm from The Police has roared back into global relevance in 2025, proving once and for all that timeless songwriting laughs in...

By The Riff Report – loud, proud, and still feeling the rumble On 24th December 1945, while most of Britain was worrying about turkey timings and whether the sprouts had gone off, something far more important happened. In Staffordshire, England, a child was born who would go on to change rock ’n’ roll forever. No silent night. No heavenly choir.Just...

Right then. Gather round, butter the napkins, and prepare yourselves — because Greggs and Marks & Spencer have only gone and done something beautifully unhinged. They’ve fused forces like a sugar-powered Megazord and unleashed the Percy Pig Pink Bake — a pastry so pink, so bold, so gloriously unnecessary that it feels less like a snack and more like a...

Sad news tonight, butt. One of Britain’s most distinctive voices, blues storytellers, and motorway philosophers has taken his final exit. Chris Rea has passed away aged 74, leaving behind a body of work that didn’t just play through speakers. It travelled with you. Across rain-lashed A-roads, late-night returns, break-ups, rebuilds, and every December crawl back home with the heater on...

🎸Rock history just kicked the studio door back in, mun Just when you thought the Queen story had been fully told, boxed up, remastered, deluxe-expanded and lovingly laminated… Brian May only goes and drops a bombshell straight from the analogue abyss. A previously unheard Queen song, recorded during the sessions for Queen II, has been revealed. Not a demo. Not...

If rock ’n’ roll had a constitution, it would be written in distortion, cigarette burns, and four-letter words. And stamped across every page, in bold, filthy type, would be one name: Lemmy Kilmister. Today we raise a battered glass to the immortal riff general himself. The man. The myth. The human middle finger to moderation. Lemmy wasn’t just a musician...

Alright butt, strap in and light a candle because the gothic rock gods have spoken. After years of whispers, side quests, film work and live resurrection rituals, Evanescence have officially confirmed they’re working towards a brand new album, due in 2026. And yes, it’s real. Not a rumour. Not a fan theory scribbled on Tumblr at 2am. The band themselves...

Right then mun… brace yourselves, because the comment section is about to need crowd control. In a move that’s got metal Twitter foaming at the mouth and prog fans clutching their candles, Sleep Token have been branded creators of the “Worst Album of the Year” by none other than The Guardian’s music editor. Yes. That Guardian. Yes. That band with...

What’s occurring, butt?! One of dance music’s most legendary “you had to be there” moments has officially escaped the sweaty club ether and landed in the real world. Yes mun, Fatboy Slim has officially released his infamous ‘Satisfaction Skank’ mash-up — a track he’s been weaponising in DJ sets for a full 25 years like some kind of big beat...

Christmas Eve Eve has entered the chat, butt. It might only be the 23rd of December, but don’t let the calendar lull you into a mince-pie coma. Up at the North Pole, things are louder than a baggage carousel at Gatwick on a bank holiday. Santa’s already rolling, the sleigh’s been polished within an inch of its life, and the...

This one’s landed like the sound of a record needle scraping to a halt. Adam the Woo, one of YouTube’s earliest trailblazers and a genuine godfather of vlog culture, has been found dead at his home in Florida, aged 51. Known away from the camera as David Adam Williams, Adam wasn’t chasing clicks, clout or controversy. He was chasing curiosity....

Some Christmas songs arrive wrapped in tinsel and marketing budgets. Others crawl out of real life, foggy windows, tired roads, and the kind of moments that feel small until they change everything. This one belongs firmly in the second camp, mun. The story behind “Driving Home for Christmas” is pure, working-class poetry. No glitter. No big plan. Just grit, love,...

Preservation project or piracy dressed up in a lab coat? Spotify isn’t buying it, mun. What’s occurring, butt? Just when you thought the streaming wars couldn’t get any spicier, Spotify’s found itself dodging another digital haymaker. This week, reports blew up claiming a so-called “pirate activist group” scraped a huge chunk of Spotify’s music library, allegedly with plans to make...

NOW LET’S CRANK IT TO 20,000 🔥🖤 C’mon butt… take a moment. Take it in.15,000 metalheads, rock lifers, Sabbath disciples and riff-worshippers have united behind one glorious mission: 📅 Making July 22nd officially OZZY OSBOURNE DAY. This isn’t just a number. This is proof that the Prince of Darkness still rules the night, the pits, the playlists and our collective...