It was February the 9th, Johnny H's birthday, yet the Über Röck legend could not attend this all-acoustic gig at the EVI for one simple reason: he shares a hairstyle (if you can even call it that?!) with the legendary Dan Reed and the latter had already made plans for the evening. Those plans? Amazing those lucky enough to witness a stunning solo performance, as Rob Watkins discovered....

Über Röck welcomes Steve Beebee to its ever-swelling ranks of righteous rock 'n' roll  writers.....and what an album to open his account with. The Trial was the name of Kory Clarke's pre-Warrior Soul outfit and this, their self-titled album, had become something of a Holy Grail to fans and collectors alike. Now, released for the first time, this time capsule from 1983 has been cracked open: if you're curious about this curio, then read on........

Boombox Bootlegs returns with another vintage performance recorded from the crowd of a classic gig and archived on a timeless Memorex dB 90 cassette. Gaz E goes back to 1990 and the debut UK headline shows from The Black Crowes, shows filled with seminal cover tunes and original songs that would never see the light of day again....

'The Stranglers - On Stage, On Screen' - which includes a sell-out performance at the Shepherds Bush Empire in West London on 2nd December, 2005 - is set for release tomorrow and Über Röck has three copies of the DVD, which also contains the first ever feature film featuring the Stranglers, the award winning 'Norfolk Coast', to give away...

The O2 Academy in Bristol was the host of the opening night of arguably the heaviest tour that 2012 will provide as the mighty Mastodon arrived in town, the heavy duty Dillinger Escape Plan and cult mofos Red Fang in tow as support. Über Röck's Jamie Richards, ears finally having stopped bleeding, was there to witness a band who could one day rule the metal world....

Unable to get tickets to sit in the audience for the filming of Loose Women and not brave enough to drill a hole in the wall of a girls' locker room like an '80s teen movie character, Über Röck's Matt Phelps gets to hang around with, and look at, sweaty women by pretending to like bands like Reckless Love, Jettblack and The Treatment. That has to be his excuse as he limped all the way to the Garage to see a line-up billed as rock's Next Big Thing.....

Sebastian Bach was back with a bullet with 'Kicking and Screaming', last year's heavy-hitter of an album, and, as he launched his new US tour, the vixen chapter of Über Röck Wörldwide was makin' a mess front and centre on the opening night. Kim Thore reports from a darkened room......full of metalheads.....

The number thirteen may be unlucky for some but not Über Röck's most rugged son Döm Daley who got to check out 'A Brief Crack Of Light', the thirteenth studio album from Therapy? Read on for the craic on the '...crack....'

She might have Meat Loaf for a dad and Anthrax's Scott Ian for a husband but Pearl Aday deserves to be recognised as an artist in her own right because, with a voice like the one she possesses, she is certainly deserving of the attention. Matt Phelps caught up with Pearl to talk about her new acoustic album and her plans to tour in support of it. Read on for yet another great Über Röck interview exclusive.....