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The Riff Report Tribute The rock world woke up today to heartbreaking news: Justin Baren, former teen pop-rock star and bassist with that unmistakable vintage swagger, has died aged just 40. And c’mon butt… this one stings. Proper stings. 😢 🎸 A TEEN STAR WHO NEVER LOST HIS EDGE In the mid-2000s, Justin became one of those names everyone knew...

Well here we go once more unto the breach, fellow maggots. Slipknot’s resident chaos conductor, artistic mastermind, and metallic bonk-wizard Shawn “Clown” Crahan has spoken — and Look Outside Your Window, the mythical, whispered-about, half-holy side-album that’s been teased longer than Half-Life 3……is delayed. Again. Tidy! 😭🤘 🌪️ THE ALBUM THAT’S BECOME A LEGEND This thing has been promised since...

— The Riff Report gets loud, honest, and slightly cheeky about Guns N’ Roses’ two new tracks and the curse of the ageing rock titan. C’mon butt… grab a pint, shove your denim jacket on, and settle in. Because today we’re diving head-first into one of rock’s spiciest questions: Why can’t so many legendary 80s bands write songs that hit...

What’s occurring, rockers? Grab a brew, grab a pasty, grab whatever comfort snack gets you through the absolute circus that is modern technology — because today’s internet meltdown deserves its own headline slot at Download Festival. Cloudflare, the mighty digital bouncer that guards half the world’s websites, has face-planted HARD. Again. And when it goes down, it doesn’t just trip…...

Well hello chaos, my old friend! Guns N’ Roses have only gone and shaken the rock world again by releasing TWO brand-new songs — “Nothin’” and “Atlas” — and honestly, butt… this is the most movement we’ve seen from GN’R since Axl sprinted across a stage in 1992. Tidy! 😅 The announcement landed with the subtlety of a Slash guitar...

C’mon butt… we were so close to having the most metal airport name on planet Earth — Ozzy Osbourne International Airport, complete with bats, black balloons, and a duty-free section selling nothing but eyeliner and crucifix jewellery. Tidy, right? Well… Birmingham Airport’s top boss has officially said “NO” to renaming the place after the Prince of Darkness himself, and honestly...

“I can’t wait to share it with thousands of my closest friends around the world,” says Dave Mustaine — LUSH MUN! Megadeth fans, grab your popcorn, your denim battle vest, and possibly a neck brace, because Big Dave is bringing something proper monstrous to the big screen! 🎬⚡ The thrash titans have announced the global cinematic premiere of Megadeth: Behind...

Hold onto your eyeliner, butt — The Damned have just unleashed a brand-new cover of a Pink Floyd classic, and it’s lifted straight from their upcoming album Not Like Everybody Else. And honestly? It SLAPS harder than a mosh pit at 2am in Pontypridd. 🤘🔥 The legendary punk-goth misfits have taken Floyd’s psychedelic majesty and drenched it in that unmistakable...

💚🤘 MRF26 RETURNS — AND IT’S GONNA BE AN ABSOLUTE BELTER, MUN! 🤘💚 Thanet’s finest Margate Rock Festival has smashed the silence with a big, juicy announcement — MRF is officially back for 2026, and the crew behind it promise the biggest, boldest, most beautifully chaotic edition yet. Tidy! Here’s the vibe straight from the festival’s sandy shores: “As a...

Grab a tissue and a stiff drink, butt — we’ve lost an absolute giant today. Steve Cropper, the groove-slinging guitar wizard behind Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Stax Records’ house band, and half your favourite soul riffs, has passed away aged 84. And honestly… the world sounds a little quieter tonight. This isn’t just a loss for guitar nerds (though...

What’s occurring, butt?! The Prince of Darkness just turned 77, and the fans went absolutely batsh*t brilliant with a tribute that would make even the demons of Birmingham wipe away a tear. On Ozzy’s birthday, a massive tribute wall was unveiled — and within hours, it was overflowing with exactly 77 hand-written messages, each one a love letter to the...

What’s occurring, butt?! Dan Byrne has only gone and dropped his Spotify Wrapped numbers… and tidy ones they are too! 😎🤘 The melodic-rock powerhouse racked up 281,000 listeners, 1.2 MILLION streams, 76,000+ hours, and reached 162 countries. That’s not just global — that’s “your mate’s cousin in New Zealand is blasting it from his shed” levels of domination! 🌍🔥 But...

The Riff Report Blog — powered by pints, chaos, and pure Welsh cheek, mun! 🏴🤘 🎬 HOLLYWOOD MEETS MANCHESTER… SORT OF Imagine this: You are Noel Gallagher — the man who wrote Wonderwall, the man who accidentally soundtracked every GCSE break-up in Britain, the man who could sneeze into a mic and still headline Glastonbury. Now imagine you spend EIGHT...

What’s occurring, butt?! Grab your flannel shirt, crank up the distortion, and let’s dive into one of the most beautifully scruffy origin stories in rock ’n’ roll — the tale of how a school janitor job helped launch Nirvana and shape the entire sound of a generation. This is pure Riff Report chaos, mun. Tidy as you like. 🧹 THE...

Ten years. A whole decade since we lost one of rock’s most magnetic, chaotic, brilliant, frustrating, beautiful frontmen — Scott Weiland. The voice that slithered, snarled, crooned, and exploded across the ’90s and ’00s like no one else. Proper icon stuff. 🤘🔥 And here we are, butt — remembering a man whose legacy is still rattling amps across the world....