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Grab your crown, tune your air guitar and hold onto your pint, butt — because Brian May has just unleashed an absolute monster of an announcement that’s got the whole rock world buzzing louder than a stack of Vox AC30s on fire. Queen — yes, QUEEN — are officially plotting an “immortal show” inside Las Vegas’ iconic, reality-melting Sphere. U2...

Tidy up your black eyeliner and prepare your inner goth, butt — Evanescence have just thrown the entire rock world into meltdown with a cryptic teaser that reveals absolutely nothing except a date: 1 December. No context. No caption. No clues. Just pure, delicious chaos. And honestly?It’s the most Evanescence thing they could have done. 😈 🕯️ THE TEASER THAT...

The Riff Report Blog – Loud, Proud & Slightly Daft C’mon butt — gather round the metaphorical campfire (or pyrotechnic flame cannons if you’re feeling extra metal today), because we’re diving headfirst into the delightful chaos that is Bill Bailey. The man. The myth. The prog-rock gremlin. The comedy bard who looks like he wandered off the Lord of the...

While the amps were melting faces and Lars was booting his snare like it owed him money, Metallica were quietly doing something lush behind the scenes during their Eden Park stop — and it deserves a massive shout. These legends slipped $20,000 NZD to the Auckland Women’s Centre, no fuss, no fanfare, just pure goodness. The donation supports counselling, education...

🤘Portsmouth, sharpen your bucket hats and dust off your suncream, butt — we’re heading back to Southsea! Victorious Festival is one of those glorious British festivals where you can mosh, sink a pint, eat churros, buy a quirky hat, watch the Red Arrows, then sprint to catch the last train home — all before your phone battery hits 5%. Only...

Well, tidy up your denim jackets and brace yourself, because Francis Rossi has gone full “tell it like it is” mode — and Quo fans are absolutely reeling. In a brutally honest admission, Rossi says he regrets reuniting Status Quo in 1985, calling it one of the biggest mistakes of his career. "This is a terrible thing to say, but...

Because nothing says “rock ’n’ roll” like throwing fists at your bandmate five minutes before showtime. 😈🥊🎸 Behind every legendary riff, chart-topping single, and perfectly-posed promo photo… there’s usually a bandmate quietly plotting murder. Tidy, honestly. Let’s dive into the most chaotic, petty, and downright iconic fallouts in rock history — the ones the bands tried very hard to hide....

Grab your leather jacket, your warm pint, and maybe a tissue, butt — because this one hits right in the feels. Rock history is full of heartbreak, tragedy, and gut-punch losses… but if there’s one thing our world does better than any other? It refuses to die quietly. These bands stared the darkness dead in the eye, whispered “not today,...

What’s occurring, Riff Report crew?We’re gutted today. Properly gutted. Britain has lost one of its most iconic bassists — a man whose low-end thunder shaped an entire era of indie, rave culture, and sweat-drenched clubs from Manchester to the Valleys. Gary “Mani” Mounfield, legendary bassist of The Stone Roses and longtime member of Primal Scream, has died aged 63. 🖤...

Bands fall apart for all sorts of reasons — ego clashes, personal issues, wild partying, simmering rivalries. But every now and then, someone gets the boot for the most brutal reason of all: 👉 “Mate… you’re just not good enough.” It’s the kind of dismissal that stings harder than a power-chord to the face, but it’s happened more times than...

🎵Riff Report Deep-Dive Edition — grab a cuppa (or a cider), this one’s juicy, mun! Ever belted out an absolute anthem only to later discover you’ve been singing along to something far darker or completely different than what you thought? Welcome to the club, butt. Misunderstood lyrics are one of music’s greatest traditions — right next to stage dives, broken...

Reunions should be lush moments — nostalgia, sing-alongs, tears, and fans collapsing emotionally like they’ve just survived the front row of Maiden.But sometimes? C’MON BUTT, THEY GO SO HORRIBLY WRONG that the band’s legacy ends up looking like a tent half-submerged in Glastonbury mud. Grab a pint, brace yourself, and dive into the most catastrophic, reputation-shredding, fan-infuriating reunions in rock...

🔥What’s occurring, butt!? Grab your leather jacket, your warm pint of “festival mystery lager,” and that one mate who insists “rock peaked in ’86”, because we’re diving headfirst into the biggest, boldest, most chaotic list we’ve ever attempted. 🤘😂 This isn’t some dusty “Classic Rock Magazine dad list” written by a bloke who hasn’t left his recliner since Live Aid....

Alright butt, strap in — because the music-tech world just went full Skyrim skill-tree mode and unlocked a perk we didn’t even know we were missing. Spotify have officially snapped up WhoSampled, one of the biggest, nerdiest, most beloved music-database rabbit holes on the internet… and they’re plugging it straight into their shiny new SongDNA feature. 🤘🧬 What’s occurring?Basically: every...

Rock ‘n’ roll is savage, mun… Every band has drama — but some sackings are so cold they make the Brecon Beacons in February feel like Malibu. We're talking brutal firings, backstabbing brilliance, and enough gossip to fuel a thousand backstage arguments. Grab a pint, c’mon butt, and let’s dive into the most savage band boot-outs ever. 🎸💥 🎤 THE...