A support stint with Skid Row, appearances booked at both the Steelhouse and Download festivals - the future is certainly looking bright for Buffalo Summer. Uber Rock's Rob Watkins caught the band, supported by quickly rising local outfit Fireroad, at the Steelhouse itself. Hit that link for more......

Good things come to those who wait apparently, but fans of Brit rockers The Union thankfully didn’t have to wait too long to see the rescheduled dates that followed a bout of illness that laid low frontman Pete Shoulder back in February. Johnny H caught up with the band in Newport and found that right now the hard rocking world really is theirs to own.

Adored by students, the perma-beige sweaty Scottish oafs Biffy Clyro brought their arena tour to Cardiff, complete with high quality support band and a stage show that looked like it was borrowed from a bunch of Ewoks. Uber Rock's Ian Bell, taking a night off from gazing at his loafers and going to the rugger, watched the show...so you didn't have to.....

Talk about bringing coals to Newcastle. When FM announced back at the start of the year they would be kicking off their ‘Rockville’ UK tour in the hometown of Dave Prince it was like our man with the pink flannel suit had written the press release himself. Add in an equally strong AOR under card and all that was really missing was a keytar…Oh right; he got one of them too. Click the Read More link and all will be explained.

Returning to the UK for a headline tour just five months after their debut stint in this country on top of the bill, Halestorm, still celebrating their recent Grammy win, preceded a support slot on the Bullet For My Valentine European tour with an attention-grabbing series of shows all on their own. Uber Rock's Gaz E, convinced he had seen the next big thing last year, has his opinion confirmed on a windy night in Cardiff.....

With an uber-approved review of their stunning forthcoming album already in the bank, Dirt Box Disco hit the Hog and Hosper in Pontypool, backed by the usual sleazy suspects. Uber Rock's Nev Brooks watched the future of punk rock 'n' roll, and an impressive undercard featuring The Sick Livers, Bad Sam and Trigger McPoopshute, hailing what he saw as a potential gig of the year. Hit the Read More link to discover why.....

While the majority of York's music aficionados were watching Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr at The Duchess Uber Rock's Ben Hughes was in a venue around the corner, happy to go against the grain, helped, of course, by the two hot-panted garage rock vixens appearing on the stage before him. Who are Deap Vally, you may ask, and why does Ben think that they'll be the next buzz band on the festival circuit?

Taking a night off (so to speak) from opening up for top hatted guitar legend Slash, Cambridge bad boys The Treatment found themselves back at the Diamond Rock Club in Ahoghill recently on a night when men who really should know better were whole heartedly embracing a gender bending theme night. Mark Ashby a man who does know better was just there to experience the rock ‘n’ roll.

Danish cow punks D-A-D have been one of those bands we have always admired from afar here at URHQ, with their ‘No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims’ album they certainly promised a lot, then it all went a bit…quiet. Playing the odd show every now and then in the U.K. we’d always wanted to check Jesper and the boys out live but never really got the chance, that is until Ian Bell snook along to the Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton recently and finally got to tick the band off our list. Here’s to a night of ‘Bad Craziness’.