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Written by Mark Taylor
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Sunday, 10 July 2011 05:00 |
 It was the final day of an eventful weekend for our intrepid reporters Mark Taylor and Jim Rowland as Hellfest presented its strongest line up of bands so far. With the prospect of Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne closing off proceedings Uber Rock's very own scarecrow picked up his Del Boy Trotter phrase book and pen and went solo to capture the closing stages of a truly epic heavy metal event.
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Written by Fraser Munro
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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 05:00 |
 With Alice Cooper playing a club gig across town on Oxford St, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this show, featuring the second man behind the Ramones drum kit, might be a little undersold. Fear not though Uber Rockers as we welcome back Fraser Munro, who finds himself jammed into an already packed venue all ready to experience Marky Ramones Blitzkrieg....
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Written by Seb Metcalfe
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Sunday, 03 July 2011 05:00 |
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 Verden Allen, founding member of Mott The Hoople, returned to old haunts with his band Soft Ground to play a venue that had once been the rehearsal space used by the legendary British rock outfit. Mixing up the finer moments of his solo career with some of the most timeless songs this country has ever produced Allen, ably backed by a band that featured none other than Uber Rock's very own roving sticksman Matt Blakout, produced a truly special evening. Seb Metcalfe returns from his self imposed exile to tell it like it was....
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Written by Johnny H
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011 05:00 |
 With the summer festival season now well underway here in the UK, it's the warm up shows that bands sometimes play that usually get us all excited here at Uber Rock, and lo and behold if Johnny H isn't about to witness Primal Scream play their 'Screamadelica' album in a university night club. Slip inside for a very special night indeed.
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Written by Ross Welford
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 05:00 |
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 Buckcherry returned to London to play at Camden's Electric Ballroom, with Slaves To Gravity and G.U. Medicine in support, and our resident cock rock superhero Ross Welford, although not having nice areolas like some members of the crowd, was there to fill his dirty mind with rock for your reading pleasure. But what Buckcherry would turn up on the night? Read on for his thoughts on the live and loud rock show.....
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Written by Johnny H and Russ P
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Sunday, 19 June 2011 05:00 |
 Last weekend Cheap Trick played 3 shows here in the UK and nothing was going to keep Johnny H (on support duties) or Russ P (headliners only) from witnessing one of them. Braving gale force winds and torrential rain and thanking their lucky stars they had chosen the safe option of Bristol instead of Download the dynamic duo suddenly found themselves amongst a truly international audience...looking to get married.
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Saturday, 11 June 2011 05:30 |
 There's trouble on the Underground, England are playing football at home just yards away, yet the AOR masses have managed to pack out Wembley's legendary Arena for a triple whammy of Journey, Foreigner and Styx in record time due to the show's early doors. Jim Rowland was there for Uber Rock and he didn't miss an American heartbeat...
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Written by David Whistance
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 05:00 |
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 Playing a series of relatively low key shows across the UK as a warm up to a whole host of festival dates throughout the Summer, David Whistance sauntered into Cardiff's magnificent Coal Exchange to witness Johnny Lydon and his Public Image Limited give everyone a lesson in musical excellence that took the meaning of the word BASS to a whole new (sub) level
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Written by Tazz Stander
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Friday, 02 July 2010 05:00 |
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 Tazz Stander went to the Islington Academy to see Deathstars but was so impressed with support act i nation that she forgot to review the headliner......accidentally on purpose...
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Written by Johnny H
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 06:00 |
 Back (in black) for his thirteenth year at Donington Park, Über Röck's very own Johnny H gives you his views of the weekend's highs and lows as we ask him to kindly remember that one man alone cannot physically cover all the stages and all the bands the festival has to offer.
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Written by Mark Taylor and Jim Rowland
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Friday, 08 July 2011 05:00 |
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With the torrential downpours of day one but a distant memory, it was time for Uber Rock's very own version of Don Estelle and Windsor Davies to bask in some French sunshine and witness the arrival of Germany's very own Big 3 in thrash metal as Hellfest entered its second day. Mark Taylor picks up the day's classic rock whilst Jim Rowland whiplashes his way through the thrash.
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Written by Mark Taylor and Jim Rowland
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Tuesday, 05 July 2011 05:00 |
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Here at URHQ the onslaught of the UK Festival season frankly left us scratching our heads wondering which ones to attend. With nothing on the metal front except perhaps this week's Sonisphere to whet our appetites we sent our very own two men in a boat Mark Taylor and Jim Rowland over to France for the mighty Hellfest.
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Written by Matt Phelps
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Saturday, 02 July 2011 05:00 |
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 With a one-off appearance in broad daylight at last year's Download festival the only live show that British Cinderella fans had witnessed in two decades, the announcement that Tom Keifer and the boys were to appear at Shepherd's Bush Empire was met with fevered excitement in many quarters, the rock 'n' roll-addled mind of Uber Rock's Matt Phelps being one such afflicted location. Read on as our man battles badly-dressed AOR avengers to take one for rock and roll.....
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Written by Johnny H
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Friday, 24 June 2011 05:00 |
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 Whilst South Wales may be a veritable hotbed of musical talent its safe to say that an average Friday night out in Crumlin would not usually be a gig involving 3 sleazy rock 'n' roll bands more suited to the Sunset Strip than Risca Skips. We sent Johnny H along to investigate just what the hell L.A Guns were doing in the Welsh Valleys, and look what he found out....
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Written by Nev Brooks
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 06:00 |
 A week ago tonight the intergalactic wankers known as Gwar came to a small South Wales mining town and flattened it quicker than Margaret Thatcher, also on the bill were US stoners Clutch and UK thrashers Panic Cell for what can only be described as an eclectic mix of entertainment. Nev Brooks was our man covered in blood and cum stage front and centre...
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Written by Craggy
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Saturday, 18 June 2011 05:00 |
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 Uber Rock's romantic rogue Craggy discovered that the only festival worthy of a visit last weekend was being held at Clapham Common and featured his favourite band of all time, INXS. Travelling alone so that he could use maximum focus for his reviewing duties, our man in the field sampled effeminate beverages and all manner of Antipodean pop rock in order to see his heroes. Read on to discover just how much he loved last week's premier music festival.....
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Written by Gaz E
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Saturday, 11 June 2011 05:00 |
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 What do you do when you find yourself in an intimate venue with barely more paying punters then members of the bands due to take to the stage? You have one of the most entertaining nights out in a long time, that's what. Gaz E witnessed a gig from JD & the FDCs and local oddities Trigger McPoopshute that drowned a people drought with smiles.....
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Written by Gaz E
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Saturday, 03 July 2010 05:00 |
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 Gaz E grits his teeth, clenches his fists and pulls on his glowing bunny ears as he takes in a date on the Funhouse Summer Carnival stadium tour by US pop sensation P!nk, just to see Butch Walker and the Black Widows. Were the deep psychological scars worth it?
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Written by Johnny H
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 06:00 |
 Back in the UK with The St Marks Social, Jesse Malin is here to 'Love It To Life', and boy are we excited here at ÜRHQ. So, we sent Johnny H along to catch the tour's opening night, and he just happens to bump into a few Über Rock chums in the process.... The rest is rock 'n' roll history in the making.
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Written by Dom Daley
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 11:19 |
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 Put New York Dolls tickets in pocket - check; make sure passport is up to date - check; get on jumbo jet - check; take seat - check; watch brother in law pass out - check...
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Gig Reviews 
With the choice of either staying at home all weekend and watching Glastonbury on the Red Button or setting sail for Belgium with five of his best mates in search of his own festival fun, David Whistance chose the latter and once again found himslef at Graspop. With a line up featuring Ozzy (or maybe not), Scorpions and Slipknot, check out his weekend diary to find out why Europe is becoming more attractive to the more sussed out Festivalgoers than the UK these days.