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Written by Fraser Munro
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 04:00 |
 In the first of two reviews online this week on Uber Rock involving our team spending lost weekends watching punk music, Fraser Munro ventures to the usually placid world of Butlins to discover what the inaugural Great British Alternative Festival has to offer. With the likes of The Damned, John Otway, Anti-Nowhere League and Wilko Johnson all playing he was going to be an uber busy Billy Bear that's for sure....
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Wednesday, 09 May 2012 05:00 |
 With his date at London's Hammersmith Odeon a total sell out, Jim Rowland suddenly found himself standing on one leg in the rather opulent surrounding of High Wycombe's Swan Theatre catching up with Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson as the frontman (also stood on one leg) played a special set featuring both 'Thick As A Brick' albums. Was he simply living in the past though? Our scribe has all the answers - and more....
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Written by Johnny H
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Friday, 04 May 2012 05:01 |
 It's a Friday night, and there's blues rock royalty playing at The Steelhouse in what promised to be a heavyweight night of guitarmageddon featuring the amazing talents of both Oli Brown and Chris Buck. With club regular Rob Watkins still shell-shocked after seeing The Queen buying a Spam fritter in Nicky Fish Bar earlier that day we had to send out an uber sub to wheeze his way through a night of what he would normally call "dad rock". So what did Johnny H make of it all? Read on to find out.
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Written by Mark Ashby
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Thursday, 03 May 2012 05:01 |
 Playing his fourth headline show in a little under a year at the Spring and Airbrake in Belfast, former Mama's Boys and Celtus axeman Pat McManus brought along a special friend for one last show before he headed out on the road with Gentlemen Rogues The Quireboys for some long overdue mainland UK shows. Mark Ashby was present for this very special Late Night Rendezvous with one very highly underrated guitarist and a keyboard god from pomp supremos Magnum.
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Written by Ben Hughes
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012 04:00 |
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 There is so much love for The Jim Jones Live Review here at Uber Rock that grown men fought over the chance to review the band live on this most recent UK tour. Ben Hughes, a dirty terrier of a fighter, bit and rabbit-punched his way to the cool Fibbers venue in York in order to get these words to you, the humble yet handsome Uber Rocker. Do this seedy street fighter the honour of reading his review....or he'll 'ave you!
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Written by Gaz E
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 04:00 |
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 Skindred, Turbowolf, Black Spiders and Therapy? For a fiver? Seriously? Yes, the Jagermeister Tour 2012 came to a close in Bristol, the first city to sell out when the tour was announced, so a fevered atmosphere was a certainty. Gaz E had practised the Newport Helicopter and raising his middle finger in high anticipation.....
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012 05:01 |
 Unconventional funk proggers Primus returned to the UK recently to stretch the 'classic album' marketing tool to the maximum by playing two of their albums back to back. For the first of two exclusive shows staged in London's majestic Royal Albert Hall Jim Rowland was lucky enough to get 'Sailing The Seas of Cheese' and 'Green Naugahyde' back to back. Find out his verdict on the night right here.
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Friday, 13 April 2012 05:20 |
 With certain other gigs claiming they are finding it hard to sell tickets right now, Jim Rowland finds himself squeezed into the stalls like a southern sardine at just one of many sold out shows on this current Black Stone Cherry UK tour. The reason? People seem to love the new kings of Southern Rock plus they also have one hell of an opening act out with them in the shape of Rival Sons. Jim explains all here....
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Written by Jamie Richards
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Thursday, 05 April 2012 05:00 |
 The UK was baking under some unfashionably warm springtime sunshine when Uber Rock sent Jamie Richards into the dark 'n' gloomy confines of an old cinema in the heart of Bristol city centre to watch some bands for us. For once though our outdoorsman was not complaining, as the bands in question just happened to be the legendary Heavy Metal Kids and the equally awesome UFO. A fantastic night of hard rockin' entertainment ensued, surely?
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Written by Rob Watkins
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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 04:00 |
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 With the first bands confirmed for the second Steelhouse Festival, the official launch night, featuring Northern Ireland's higly-rated export The Fighting Wolves and support act The Long Knives, saw fire, flesh and a series of ever-more impressive announcements for this Summer's must-attend festival. Rob Watkins and Ashlea Matthews were on hand to beg for freebies.....
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Written by Mark Ashby
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Saturday, 12 May 2012 05:00 |
 When a rock 'n' roll legend plays your local rock club you just have to make some sacrifices, that's why when Dan Baird brought his Homemade Sin to one of Mark Ashby's fave clubs in Norn Iron he was happy to keep his takeaway change in his pockets going jing-a-lang-a-ling rather than miss any of the on stage action. "It's rock 'n' roll y'all" played exactly how we uber rockers love it.
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Written by Nev Brooks
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Saturday, 05 May 2012 04:30 |
 Miles Kanes is a name that will probably not resonate with most of our readership, but it most certainly does with all of us at URHQ because we have father and son scribe combo Lewis and Nev Brooks constantly telling us how good this ex Last Shadow Puppet is now he's gone solo. In light of this we thought it might be as good a time as any to let Brooks Snr go wild with the tweens and spread the Kane word a little bit farther afield now he truly is first of his kind.
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Written by Mark Ashby
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Friday, 04 May 2012 04:30 |
 Hot footing it across the UK as part of a much more extensive European trek, Thin Lizzy bassist Marco Mendoza finally gets the chance to air tracks from his 'Live For Tomorrow' solo release in more intimate surroundings than he is usually accustomed to. Mark Ashby caught up with his recent interviewee on the final night of the tour and found a man seemingly at ease with da funk and maybe not a lot else.
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Written by JIm Rowland
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Thursday, 03 May 2012 04:00 |
 Seemingly not content with just releasing one excellent new album this April, Municipal Waste's six string slinger Ryan Waste was over in Europe recently plugging band number two - Volture, a ferocious old school metal act that Uber Rock just had to witness live. Mixing Priest riffs with the DIY ethics of NWOBHM scene Ryan swaps guitar for bass duties tonight as Jim Rowland stitches a Volture back patch on his denim cut off, just in time for his all important review.
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Written by Johnny H
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Thursday, 26 April 2012 04:30 |
 With their brand new studio album 'Tragic Idol' about to be released, UK dark metal legends Paradise Lost were about to embark on their most comprehensive series of homeland shows in quite some time. We sent self styled "grumpy old bastard" Johnny H along to enjoy the doom and gloom and boy did he come back with a lot to complain about.
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Written by Darrel Sutton
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 04:00 |
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 Over here in the UK promoting their spanking new 'Sentenced To Life' platter, Black Breath are infecting our planet's youth with their brand of heavy as heavy can be metal shot through with elements of hardcore. Darrel Sutton gets down with the kids in the "mosh pit of know" to find out if anything or anyone will be brave enough to stand in their way.
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Written by Russ P
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Saturday, 14 April 2012 05:00 |
 There's not a lot that gets Russ P out of the house never mind half way across Europe unless, that is, the prospect of seeing Jarle Bernhoft raises its head. Cramming in two Danish shows by the man in question (albeit this time "with band") in a just under 24 hours, our globetrotting man on a mission experiences the highs and lows of foreign gig going in what just might turn out to be the trip of his lifetime.
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Written by Craggy
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Thursday, 12 April 2012 05:05 |
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 The Presidents Of The United States Of America invaded the UK last month, dead set on playing their highly regarded debut album in its entirety. Their take on the now-familiar 'classic album in its entirety' show however, as Über Röck's Craggy was happy to find out, was full of unexpected and welcome twists and turns.....
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Written by Jim Rowland
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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 05:30 |
 A lot can change in music in just 12 short months and if you ever needed proof here it is. As the last time Jim Rowland saw Graveyard live he was able to shake his loon pants down the front in a reasonably full Borderline club, tonight he couldn't even get a Rizla paper out of his loons as Gothenburg's finest blues rockers are suddenly the hottest ticket in town. Find out the full story of the band's meteoric rise from the underground here.
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Written by David Whistance
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 05:30 |
 Back in the UK promoting his 2011 album 'Enough Rope' Davy Vain and his all new "touring" version of Vain were about to visit Wales once again, this time no doubt hoping things would be a little less "icy" that on their previous visit. Fear not glam fans as David Whistance was on hand to witness the XXX live action in all its live glory. So you think you know all of Davy's secrets? Here's one that will floor you.
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Gig Reviews
Spread over three days at Pontypool's Hog And Hosper pub, Punkfest Weekend offered up...a festival of punk rock for anyone brave enough to step out into the monsoon-like weather conditions. With the prospect of catching the UK Subs and a whole host of other great bands on the Saturday Johnny H and Dom Daley put some conical studs in their sou westers and headed out into the rain. Read on to find out what happened next.....