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Hi-Fi To Die For - Mary My Hope Print E-mail
Written by Ben Hughes   
Sunday, 29 January 2012 04:30

record_collectionIn his second Hi-Fi To Die For article, Uber Rock's Ben Hughes steps back in time to a wonderful world of C90s crammed with previously unchartered rock 'n' roll majesty. Here he remembers the effect the solitary album from Atlanta outfit Mary My Hope had on his student self........

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Hi-Fi To Die For - Redd Kross Print E-mail
Written by Ben Hughes   
Sunday, 15 January 2012 05:00

record_collectionNow here's an album that I'd guess half of the Uber Rock writing staff could have waxed lyrical over: 'Third Eye' by Redd Kross is just one of those albums that, no matter the weather, no matter the mood, always slaps a smile right across your face. Ben Hughes offers his first piece of Hi-Fi To Die For and, seriously, couldn't have made much finer a choice....

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GIG GIGGLES by Zoot : Episode 11 Print E-mail
Written by Paul 'Zoot' Williams   
Saturday, 24 December 2011 05:00

Here it izootxmas86s, Uber Rock's twisted Xmas present to all our faithful readers! Episode 10 of the legendary Zoot's Gig Giggles column saw our anti-hero turning down a fat girl and engaging another troubled gentleman in a spewing competition. Episode 11 picks up the story as a gig by Wolfsbane became filled with more shitheads (and feet) than usual.....

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Hi-Fi To Die For - Bubble Print E-mail
Written by Ross Welford   
Sunday, 04 December 2011 05:00

record_collectionFor the second instalment of our Hi-Fi To Die For feature Ross Welford dips back into his awesome album archive and pulls out a record by a band that featured members of The Dogs D'Amour, Faster Pussycat and Vixen. Bubble was the baby of Bam Bam and Share Pederson and an ass-kicking offspring it was too. How 'Bout This for an album that you should all own? Read on and get Independently Wasted........

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GIG GIGGLES by Zoot : Episode 10 Print E-mail
Written by Paul 'Zoot' Williams   
Sunday, 02 October 2011 05:00

Picture-1Salute the Zoot! Our mentally challenged writer par excellence returns with the first part of a classic story....that you might find familiar. Darrel Sutton actually wrote about the now-legendary time when Johnny H's band supported Wolfsbane back when Uber Rock first launched, but Zoot says that he missed out so much of the classic tale....including blowing up his kitchen before he had even left the house to indulge in a night of catfights, stagediving and spewing contests. Read on for yet another crazy caper from our resident heavy mentalist....also featuring his sketches of the fateful night....

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GIG GIGGLES by Zoot : Episode 9 Print E-mail
Written by Paul 'Zoot' Williams   
Sunday, 22 May 2011 05:00

schwarz-i-survived-the-blue-oyster-bar-t-shirts_designThe legend returns after a nine month break (for shoplifting). Zoot entertains us with a classic tale of battling Velma out of Scooby-Doo in order to see his favourite band, Slayer...while dressed as a witch. Marvel at what is quite possibly his most offensive tale yet. Uber Rock cannot be held responsible for any offense caused by the reading of this article. The fucker's on his own (email us for his address)....

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Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii : The Director's Cut Print E-mail
Written by Jason Daniel Baker   
Sunday, 13 March 2011 05:00

pinkfloyd86The original cinema release of 1972's 'Pink Floyd : Live At Pompeii' had a running time of just an hour and its reissue with additional footage two years later added another twenty minutes. The Director's Cut, released on DVD in 2003, ran for over ninety minutes and it is this that Jason Daniel Baker looks back on for our latest Retro Rock Blog. 

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Diary Of A Cowboy Killer - Entry 2 Print E-mail
Written by Beddis   
Sunday, 30 January 2011 05:00

beddis286It's been a long time coming but, finally, Uber Rock brings you the second part in the ongoing series of riotous ramblings from punk legend Beddis, formerly of Cowboy Killers and now frontman of Bad Sam. Here he talks of a return to former haunts that resulted in him crying and crawling around like a dog. Read on for the sickening facts....

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Alice Cooper : The Nightmare (1975) Print E-mail
Written by Jason Daniel Baker   
Sunday, 31 October 2010 05:00

alicenightmarethumbYet more Halloween trick or treats for Über Röckers worldwide as we bring you a special retro rock blog from Canadian menace Jason Daniel Baker as he revisits the 1975 TV special from Alice Cooper, 'The Nightmare', and tells you where you can watch it for free!!!!

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From The Interview Archive : Jo Almeida - The Dogs D'Amour Print E-mail
Written by Gaz E   
Saturday, 28 August 2010 05:00

jothumbIn the first of an irregular series, we dip into the dubious pasts of the Über massive and crack open the interview archives for vintage examples of the chatter that matters! First up, Gaz E's interview with the legendary Jo Almeida, otherwise known as Jo Dog from The Dogs D'Amour...

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The Burning Hearts Brighton Bash Print E-mail
Written by Craggy   
Friday, 13 August 2010 05:15

bashthumbCraggy goes retro as he recalls the best nights of his life, accompanied by the sweet, sweet sounds of rock 'n' roll. Let the trash conquistador take you on a journey of tribute albums, debauchery and hundreds of pounds raised in the name of charity......

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Hi-Fi To Die For - Lords Of The New Church Print E-mail
Written by Dom Daley   
Sunday, 08 January 2012 05:00

record_collectionIt's Dom Daley's turn to wax lyrical about a band and album that will forever have a place in his black heart. While the album choice might surprise the band will not: Lords Of The New Church were an essential collision between a Dead Boy and members of The Damned and Sham 69 and clicking that link will provide you with a reason for loving the band...if you already don't....

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Hi-Fi To Die For - Control Print E-mail
Written by Matt Phelps   
Sunday, 18 December 2011 05:15

record_collectionMatt Phelps was a little too slow to beat the itchy trigger finger of Dom Daley to the keyboard when a review of the new album from UK punks Control was in need of a review earlier this year. Instead, he has fashioned his thoughts on one of the year's finest records into a startling feature that also takes in the band's debut album. This, friends of Uber Rock, truly is Hi-Fi To Die For.....

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Hi-Fi To Die For - I Love You Print E-mail
Written by Ross Welford   
Sunday, 13 November 2011 05:00

record_collectionAn all-new feature for the Retro Rock section of Uber Rock debuts today! Hi-Fi To Die For will see the ass-kicking cadre of UR writers spilling the beans on albums from their past that they just love; they could have been criminally overlooked, unbelievably ignored or just cast aside to perish in bargain bins. They could have been hugely successful yet quickly forgotten. Anything goes with this new feature as the UR Massive explain why a certain album will always be in their collections...and their hearts. Ross Welford kicks it all off with a band who were signed to the mighty Geffen Records but were quite possibly a little too curious to really break out......

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Boombox Bootlegs - LP1 Print E-mail
Written by Johnny H   
Monday, 29 August 2011 05:00
boomboxthumbCelebrating our second birthday in true style Johnny H dips into his huge music collection to dig out a bootleg like no other possessed at URHQ. That's because he's got his glam claws on Wrathchild's 'Cock Shock Rock' LP from 1985 and he wants to tell you why he's chosen this over one over all the other bootlegs in his collection. Get ready for the lead singer of Shokker as he takes us all for a trip on the 'War Machine'.
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Boombox Bootlegs - Tape 3 Print E-mail
Written by Gaz E   
Sunday, 01 May 2011 05:00

boomboxthumbYou wanted the best, you got....this? Gaz E dips once more into his bootleg archive and troubles his vintage boombox with one of the first dates of the 'Crazy Nights' world tour from Kiss, featuring possibly the band's worst ever setlist. "Somebody's gonna get banged tonight..."

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Boombox Bootlegs - Tape 2 Print E-mail
Written by Dom Daley   
Sunday, 13 February 2011 05:00

boomboxthumbTape 2 gets dusted off from the Über Röck archive and this time Dom Daley makes us all jealous as he listens to the fabled bootleg tapes of Guns N' Roses live from the Marquee in 1987 and reminds us that he was one of the lucky bastards in attendance. Before becoming a bloated arena rock pig of a band, GN'R were the most dangerous band on the planet and reading this will remind you why.....

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Boombox Bootlegs - Tape 1 Print E-mail
Written by Gaz E   
Sunday, 16 January 2011 05:00

boomboxthumbIt is an idea so simple that it borders on genius - reviewing vintage bootleg tapes on a vintage radio cassette recorder. Gaz E gets born again in the ghetto blaster as he opens up the Uber Rock archives and rediscovers The Dogs D'Amour live in 1988.....

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Diary Of A Cowboy Killer - Entry 1 Print E-mail
Written by Beddis   
Sunday, 29 August 2010 05:00

beddisthumb1This is special! Punk legend Beddis joins the ÜR massive with the first in an ongoing series of blogs recalling mental incidents from his chequered past. And what better place to start than in 1991 in a house in Newport where a very young Green Day met a man in his underpants....with a sword.....

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GIG GIGGLES by Zoot : Episode 8 Print E-mail
Written by Paul 'Zoot' Williams   
Sunday, 22 August 2010 05:00

zootaugthumbIt's been a long time but the wait is finally over - local hero and considerate lover Zoot finally offers you, the humble reader, the chance to find out what happened to his legendary band Good Hooker. You will laugh, you will cry...you might heave. Enjoy!

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Dio/Warlock - Newport Centre - 11th December 1987 Print E-mail
Written by Gaz E   
Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:10

diothumbIn tribute to the legendary Ronnie James Dio, Gaz E gets into his hot tub and travels back to December 1987 when Dio and Warlock took the rock 'n' roll children to the edge of rainbows, well, Newport Centre actually. Is this the only tribute since Ronnie's sad passing that features a rock writer's embarrassing back door confessions? Read on to find out.....

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