UberRockCast

In this episode I chat to Sara and Roberto from Italian band Messa ahead of their Nov 26 UK tour about life on the road, and other things

Matt Favazza from Chicago garage band The Goldstars discusses their latest album release, a seriously tongue in cheek album completely based on Halloween. The Youtube video containsa free album download for everyone too!

I was very lucky to discuss the lates plans for Krakow band Sick Sainst with Mike the founder of the band

The guys from Asomvel discuss the lates album "Set your world on Fire", the realities of being self funded and tease the next album release and other band news

Another episode looking at the forthcoming festival season. This time its the Belgian festival Graspop and the Dutch one Jera on Air

Chance to find out about another finalist for the South Wales Day of Wreckoning 2026- This time I get to talk to Rob and Wigg from Doome metal band Risperidrone

Disucssion with Maco Simoncelli about London based rock band The Heat Inc

This special series looks at the bands appearing at the Bloodstock Metal to the Masses 2026 finalists for South Wales. First up is Disrupt the Continnum

This episode I get to chat to Hark! A Shark! another band who will be appearing at Fflistock over the early May bank Holiday weekend

This weeks episode we chat to another Fflistock11 band - this episode is with the Friday main support The Origin of Machines

Part of the Fflistock 11 special series disussing music with the bands who are playing at the Dragonffli in Pontypool from Friday 1 May to Sunday 3rd May.

Keep Music Live Keep it Local

Discussion with Josh Fredericks of Who Saves The Hero about his music and future plans

This week I talk with Gypsy Pistoleros vocalist Lee about the forthcoming tour and album release, their musical style and many other things

A discussion with Manchester based band Onion Mash ahead of the UK tour supported by Ingenue. This is before the Cardiff gig @Fuel Rock Club

We disucss the influences and future plans for the band, amongst other things

Discussing the music from his new album released 27/2 this is our opportunity to catch up with multi instrumentalist celtic folk punk rock artist Owen Crawford AKA No Murder No Moustache. 

Discussion with Casey Maunder about his artistic influences and process as well as future plans

Discussing his Silicon Messiah 25th anniversary tour, X factor (iron Maiden album) 30th anniverary tour as well as reflecting on Steelhouse performance and future plans

Discussion with Connor Seby ahead of his UK tour and album release about his music, influences and future plans

This is the start of season 2 of Small Stages Big Sounds and we kick off with the legend that is Walter Trout discussing his new album Sign of the Times and the forthcoming uS/European tour as well as reflecting on the last UK tour.

Discussion with Lute a long established Manchester  based prog rock band about their current projects and future plans

Discussion with Manchester based alt-rock-prog band Ingenue about their music, influences and future plans

Discussion with Anthony a GMV owner from Manchester highlighting hte problems and possible solutions for GMVs in the UK

This week I have a chat to the owner of a venue and rehearsal studio in Pontypridd called The Green Rooms about the venue and its forthcoming three day festival over W/E 1-3 August 2025

I had the pleasure of discussion the development of Adfeilion (Welsh for Ruins), their vision and plans for the band after their recent win at the Welsh Battle of the Bands for Metal to the Masses in Swansea.

As a result they will be appearing at the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock. 

A look at all the artists over the weekend of Steelhouse Festival (25-27 July) including some music clips

This week I have a discussion with a South Wales live music promoter about his support for Grass Roots Music Venues and his future plans.

Mark from Midnight Tornado Music News and Events discusses how he became a promoter and other things too

 A discussion with Josh from Team UR about the weekend at Outbreak Festival in Manchester 

This is a review of the first iteratio of a bery successful first iteration of South of Heaven festival by Uberrocks Dutch contributor Jason

This week I discuss a new festival established in Mastricht in Holland with our Dutch contributor.

The Festival is called South of Heaven and runs over the weekend of the 6th to 8th of June 2025.

The next episode will review the festivals first iteration

Over the next few weeks the team at Uberrock will be looking at the various festivals we will be attending, this week its Download, Radar festival and Rebellion festival.

The next episode will be looking at a new festival in Maastricht, Holland, called South of Heaven and this will be followed by a review next week.

This week we are takinga look at some of the UK festivals we are covering as a team for Uberrock. This week, Download, Bloodstock, Rebellion, and Radar festivals

This week i have a discussion with Uberrock contributor and fellow photographer about gig photography. I will continue this with  youtube review of the Tourbox Neo on the Small Stages Big Sounds Youtube channel

IN this episode I discuss something different, gig photography with a fellow Uberrock contributor, Hannah Ross, a photographer. I also discuss some new editing hardware that I have recently acquired The TourBox Neo and my first impressions on using it

Getting in at the inception of a band is a common theme from grassroots music venues. In this episode I discuss the development of another new band-The Cartoon Cartel, albeit formed from the ashes of more established bands.

A discussion with Walter Trout ahead of his UK tour in May.

in this brief episode I get to chat to Connor from FflistockFriday night headline act Simple As.

Discussion with Emo band Meat dress about their forthcoming appearance at Fflistock over weekend 2-5 May 2025

This weeks episode is a discussion with Nwe Zealnd based Indie rockers Napoleon Baby about their new music, a first album and potential UK tour

The Dragonffli in Pontypool has developed a reputation over the past 10 years where unsigned artists could play irrerspectibve of genre. It is about to reopen after extensive refurbishmnet with its 10th iteration of Fflistock featuring a wide variety of artists ver May bank Holiday weekend, (2-4th). We are running a series discussing these artists and providing snippets of their music for you to hear before  showing up for the rebirth (or is it re-emergence) of the Dragonffli This first episode feature No Murder No Moustache, The Lost and Found and Calling All Cars. Enjoy and get along to t...

Discussion with Lars and Jannick from Danish Rockers Statement on the new singles and forthcoming album, plus any news on potential tours. Teaser of the current single with full version included