Attribution
We’re here to support the local music scene.
Bands are welcome to use quotes from reviews, only needing to attribute to Hook Riff and Banger by tagging @hookriffandbanger on instagram or facebook, or linking to the review on other social media or websites.
Any photos of bands that we’ve taken are welcome to be used to promote the same band – that’s what we’re all about! We just ask that you do not edit the images before posting, including cropping and colour adjustments. Please reach out to us at reviews@hookriffandbanger.com if you’d like high resolution copies of photos to use.
Ethos
Here at Hook Riff and Banger we’re all about encouraging punters to go out to more gigs and buy more of their favourite music. We’ll rarely take a negative stance on a band or their music, unless we believe they’re intentionally damaging the heavy music community in deliberately malicious ways. By extension, we have zero tolerance for bullying, xenophobia, gender-based attacks, and all forms of bigotry including religiously-fuelled attacks.
We also admit that we can get things wrong. If you disagree with one of our reviews, think we’ve made a mistake, or even just find a small typo, please either leave a comment on the post or email us at the address above so that we can make a correction. If we’ve taken a photo of your band or a band you represent at a live event and you’re not happy with us using your image, please let us know and we will remove it. We will not shame bands or promoters for asking us to take down images.
It also goes without saying that we never use flash for photography, instead relying on fast lenses and venue lighting.