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Written by Hugo Naschy
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Tuesday, 07 June 2011 05:00 |
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 If you've been with Uber Rock since day one you'll know just how much time we have for Frankie Whyte & the Dead Idols. Frankie is our Canadian rock sista and we will forever point uber-peeps in the direction of her badass band. If you've never tasted the Whyte stuff then now is the time to finally introduce yourselves to the best thing to come out of Canada since Jon MIkl Thor. And what better time than right here, right now as Uber Rock's mysterious mofo Hugo Naschy reviews the band's recent live show at Toronto's Sound Academy?
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Written by Ian Bell
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Sunday, 05 June 2011 05:01 |
 When Pink Floyd brought 'The Wall' to life at Earls Court back at the dawn of the Eighties, Great Britain was a fucked up country under Tory rule. Fast-forward to 2011 and it would appear that the only thing to have changed is that it is now Roger Waters solo artiste performing his masterpiece. We asked Ian Bell to report on events behind 'The Wall'.
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Written by Johnny H
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Tuesday, 31 May 2011 05:00 |
 Rock 'n' Roll on a school night in a bar with a 4am curfew might put off some potential reviewers but not us at Uber Rock. Not when Berlin punk rockers Radio Dead Ones are concerned anyway, add a strong local support to the under card and Johnny H will quickly be waving his 'AAA' pass (for that read a £5 note) to get in. Cardiff gets ready for some 'Mighty Mass Hysteria', but were you there?
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Written by Gaz E
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Saturday, 28 May 2011 05:30 |
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 May 21st, the day the World was going to end and also the day Gaz E turned forty. Both worrying for wholly different reasons. What did our aged scribe do to celebrate this milestone? Try going to see his once-beloved Manic Street Preachers at a sold out arena show. Would his hatred for the band's modern fans tip him over the edge or would he, all piped and slippered up in his fifth decade, turn into one of them? Read on for the shocking truth.....
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Written by Johnny H
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Friday, 27 May 2011 05:00 |
 Playing a three night residency at London's Brixton Academy, recently reformed glam poppers Suede had chosen to tread the 'play a classic album' path in true style by revisiting in full their first three classic albums. Johnny H made the trip 'sarf of the wawta' to catch a glimpse of the elusive 'Dog Man Star'.
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Written by Craggy
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Tuesday, 24 May 2011 05:00 |
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 Craggy danced like Brian Posehn in The Sarah Silverman Programme all the way to the Jazz Cafe in London when he heard that the Spin Doctors were going to be appearing in curious surroundings and playing classic album 'Pocket Full Of Kryptonite' in its entirety. Read on, and be thankful that Uber Rock, unlike the band, doesn't have Two Princes....
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Written by Johnny H
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Friday, 20 May 2011 04:00 |
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 It's safe to say that one band has made an impact on the URHQ stereo like no other this year, and that band is Los Angeles retro rockers Vintage Trouble. Perfectly blending rock and soul Ty Taylor and his band are making all the right noises right now and boy do we like what we hear. Johnny H caught up with the band recently for one of the most surreal first gig experiences of his life.
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Thursday, 12 May 2011 05:00 |
 If ever a band were due some mainstream success then it is Welsh ragga metallers Skindred. Their commitment to the cause over the last decade or so has been unbending, and their just released 'Union Black' album could just be the one to finally delivers it. We asked Rob Watkins to check out the band's live form on a night when Cardiff was spolit for musical goodness.
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Written by Nev Brooks
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Wednesday, 11 May 2011 05:00 |
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 The Ginger acoustic tour hit Cardiff and the Uber Massive were out in force, apart from one moody boy.....With support from the legendary Willie Dowling and Wolfsbane's Jase Edwards and former Wildheart Jon Poole as his wingmen, Ginger was sure to provide his loyal following with yet another great show of entertainment. Nev Brooks was the lucky UR scribe handed the task of trying to get to grips with a tribute-littered setlist....
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Written by Dom Daley
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Friday, 11 June 2010 06:00 |
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 Über Röck spies infiltrated a second date on the UK tour featuring The Hip Priests and The Dangerfields, but this time saw two different support acts take to the stage, including Dom Daley's new main punk rock squeeze XX Cortez.....
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 05 June 2011 06:00 |
 It's taken him an age to do it, but last weekend Johnny H finally caught the legendary Heavy Metal Kids live on their home turf of Laaandhaaan Taaahnnn. With the added bonus of L.A.Guns singer Phil Lewis taking up vocal duties for what was being billed as a "one off event" this was one show he wasn't going to miss. Read on to find out what you missed out on ...
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Written by Darrel Sutton
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Thursday, 02 June 2011 05:00 |
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 Rush brought their revered three and a half hour 'Time Machine' tour to the UK, promising a run through of 'Moving Pictures' in its entirety. Darrel Sutton, remarkably admitting to have listened to somewhat 'normal' rock music in his youth, took a trip to the second city to catch the penultimate date of the tour. But would a lengthy video introduction and a twenty minute drum solo have a worrying effect on his vital signs? Only one way to find out.....
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Saturday, 28 May 2011 06:01 |
 Bringing their brand of heavy metal straight from their recent UK tour with Saxon and Wolfsbane direct to the once proud hometown of British Steel, Fury UK are a band on a mission, and that mission is to make their music 'A Way Of Life'. But will Ebbw Vale's Steelhousers want to play their game? Rob Watkins is the man with all the answers....
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Written by Russ P
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Saturday, 28 May 2011 05:00 |
 Taking up the Uber Rock challenge to catch Vintage Trouble in a club before they finally explode on the UK scene, Russ P squeezed himself and his camera into a very hot and very sweaty Moles Club in Bath last Friday night to sample some of the band's sweet soul action up close and personal. What followed was.... well let's just call it "emotional" shall we?
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Thursday, 26 May 2011 05:00 |
 After a spending what must have felt like a lifetime touring the world with AC/DC, Northern Ireland's The Answer returned to the perhaps more familiar and intimate surroundings of London's Borderline club recently to play and exclusive gig in support of their upcoming live DVD. Jim Rowland was on hand to take us on a musical trip through time and space, with a band truly on top form.
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Written by Gaz E
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Saturday, 21 May 2011 05:00 |
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 Eating thunder and shitting lightning, Black Spiders returned to UK stages for Part Deux of their 'Sons Of The North' tour and the most handsome members of the UR massive were in attendance. With hotly-tipped grunge throwbacks Japanese Voyeurs in support, this date in Cardiff threatened to be something really special. Gaz E tells us if the threats were carried out.....
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 15 May 2011 05:00 |
 Forever pushing the musical envelope as far as they can, Toronto, Canada's Fucked Up now appear keen to push the gig concept to the limit as well by playing their full on brand of hardcore punk at a time when most of the UK is out shopping. Yes, it's a matinee show folks and luckily for us Johnny H hates shopping but loves punk rock.
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Written by Johnny H
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Thursday, 12 May 2011 05:00 |
 Having never seen Fishbone indoors before Johnny H had his heart set on finally seeing them on their recent set of UK dates, and at a local(ish) venue too. Result!!! Then URHQ had a quandary, Skindred were in town the same night, so who would want to go see Fishbone now? Johnny H that's who, and you can find out why he thinks he got the night's real deal right here...
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Written by Tazz Stander
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Saturday, 10 July 2010 06:00 |
 Playing two sets in one day is never going to be an easy feat for a normal band. But when it comes to Fozzy, well that are not your 'normal' heavy metal band are they? Tazz Stander crams more wrestling moves than is physically possible into one review to give us piledriver of a low down of the days events.
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Written by Johnny H
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Sunday, 06 June 2010 06:00 |
 With six months to plan his trip and casting aside any temptation to 'stay local' for a second night of scuzzy rock 'n' roll, our Johnny H instead set sail for England's second city and the return of the mighty Slayer to the UK stage, accompanied by Sweden's finest The Haunted. What could possibly go wrong?
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Gig Reviews 
May has been a busy month for gigs for us here at URHQ, so what better way to finish it off than in the presence of a true scene legend, the one and only Adam Ant. Back with a new band The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse and playing a whole series of UK shows, we asked Ian Bell to slap on a pan stick stripe and don his Tricorn hat for a night out with his fellow Ant Warriors checking out a little 'Antmusic'....