Scouring every inch of this rock 'n' roll planet, fine-toothed comb in gnarled hand, in order to discover previously unknown acts of excellence, Jason Daniel Baker reports from the Canadian offices of the Uber Rock Massive with yet more interesting findings. Tantalum are an all-girl Australian outfit who JDB thinks you could worse than check out.....

Here it is - the big one. If you've been waiting for it like Lorraine Lewis then wait no more. For 99 weeks the handsome gentlemen behind Uber Rock have gifted you good people the finest cover art in the history of eyes. Now, in its one hundredth glorious week, Uber Rock's majestic Album Cover Of The Week feature gives you the ultimate in romantic eye candy. Here's to the next 100, ya lucky swines.....

We love JD & the FDCs here at Über Röck...and you should too. Not convinced? Then check out the band's incredible new video for 'Burn This City Down'. Starring Colin Buchanan of famed BBC1 detective duo Dalziel and Pascoe, this is one of the most entertaining music videos that you will see this year - trust us. Click that bandana red link to revel in rock 'n' roll righteousness.....

Your everyday US drive-in was rammed to the max with exploitation, gore and cheap thrills, arthouse cinema rarely got a look in due to it being more of an....err....acquired taste. Über Röck's Dead End Drive-In stands alone as it covers all the bases, including cult items that are eye candy to some and rat poison to others. Guess which one makes the bile rise in the stomach of Nev Brooks as he checks out the recent live DVD from cult outfit The Residents?

We said we'd cover everything of a visual bent under the Dead End Drive-In banner, and we weren't lying! Jamie Richards looks at the wealth of soundtrack appearances that Pearl Jam have made since their creation....and actually before! Read on for an in-depth dissection of a band, its frontman, and their, perhaps surprising, mass of movie music.....

Jeff Arndt of Minneapolis horror punk 'n' rollers Mommy Sez No was suffering from writer's block. He hadn't turned in a follow up to his debut über blog so far this year. Then, earlier this week, he read the news of the Heavy Hearts benefit album that will raise money for Sorry and the Sinatras/Trashlight Vision drummer Lenny Thomas and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund and he felt inspired. Why? Well, Jeff suffers from diabetes himself, proving that living with the condition really is a matter of life and Jeff.....

Another new feature debuts on Uber Rock today: Dead End Drive-In is dedicated to the visual aspect of this music we all know and love and Gaz E gets us started with a nostalgic look back at cult eighties metal movie Trick Or Treat, the Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons-starring flick that saw an iconic metal frontman brought back from the grave to wreak havoc on Halloween night......

They supported Nirvana on the very first date of the 'Nevermind' UK tour, had a fabled NME single of the week and toured with a whole host of cool bands, from Therapy? to Mega City Four. Then Midway Still, like so many other bands, seemingly disappeared. Über Röck's Craggy discovered recently that he isn't just lucky in love, but also in the ways of sweet rock 'n' roll as he happened upon the reunited band and their latest album.......

Über Röck is all about the kids: you know this. We do this site, slaving over a hot tin ZX81, just to educate the kids in all things rock 'n' roll. If we didn't, what would they be left with? Pop puppets and auto-tuned clothes hangers with fake tits, lips and talent. No, we pride ourselves here at Über Röck on educating the kids, the future of rock, of metal. That's why Week 93 of our seminal feature Album Cover Of The Week is educational as well as thought provoking...

Bristol Archive Records always release hugely interesting time capsules in record form, the musical history of a city documented for posterity. Nev Brooks looks at three albums from the label that showcase the development and growth that the city has experienced, musically, from the '80s to the present.