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Midnite Mixtape Massacre - Jeff Dahl Print E-mail
Written by Jeff Dahl   
Sunday, 20 May 2012 05:00

jeffdahlmix86If there are around twenty six albums out there in this rock 'n' roll world bearing his name, and around a hundred 7" singles, we guess that Jeff Dahl is more than qualified to offer up his ultimate 13 song mixtape to Uber Rock. He's worked with The Angry Samoans, Nikki Sudden and Dead Boys' legend Cheetah Chrome among others since releasing his first single in the glorious year of 1977, now he is the latest victim of UR's Midnite Mixtape Massacre but, as he explains, 13 songs just ain't enough.....

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Midnite Mixtape Massacre - Phil Wrathchild - Wrathchild Print E-mail
Written by Phil Wrathchild   
Sunday, 13 May 2012 05:00

wrathmix86With a surname like that he was born to be in a band. Phil Wrathchild, guitarist with the stakk attakked legends of UK glam rokk is the latest victim of Uber Rock's Midnite Mixtape Massacre. Click that blood red link to uncover Phil's ultimate thirteen track mixtape, containing the likes of Queen, Kiss, Van Halen and.....err....Extreme.....

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Hi-Fi To Die For - King's X Print E-mail
Written by Jamie Richards   
Sunday, 06 May 2012 04:00

record_collectionWith King's X drummer Jerry Gaskill recovering from the heart attack he suffered in February there seems no better time than the present to look back at the band's debut album. Jamie Richards provides us with another must-read Hi-Fi To Die For feature that not only dissects Kerrang's 1988 Album of the Year winner, but also questions the magazine's former scribe Mick Wall to see if his thoughts on 'Out Of The Silent Planet' stand up almost a quarter of a century later. Read this, love this, listen to this.....

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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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Midnite Mixtape Massacre - Mick Priestley - The Green River Project Print E-mail
Written by Mick Priestley   
Sunday, 06 May 2012 05:00

mickmix86"Mick Priestley is easily one of the most exciting guitarists in the UK at the moment." - Sam Totman, Dragonforce; do guitarist endorsements come much higher than that? Mick Priestley is the guitarist with The Green River Project, a true crime-fuelled mob whose latest EP is a must-listen-to piece of dark, riotous metal. This heavy duty helter skelter is coming down fast so creepy crawl to that blood red link and find out the thirteen songs that make up Mick's Midnite Mixtape.....

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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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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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