HEADLINE MANIAC ARE THE OUTSTANDING NEW ROCK BAND FORMED BY DIPSTER DEAN, SIMON BOWLEY AND CHRIS TAYLOR. ALL THREE HAVE SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS TOURING THE WORLD AS PART OF LEGENDARY UK PIONEERS OF PUNK, EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS. THEY HAVE SHARED THE STAGE WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE BUSINESS, PLAYING SOME OF THE BIGGEST FESTIVALS AND ARENAS WORLDWIDE. IN MAY 2016 THE BAND ENTERED THE STUDIO WITH A DOZEN NEW SONGS AND A WEEK LATER EMERGED WITH THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, THE CLEVERLY TITLED 'HEADLINE MANIAC'. RELEASED ON THE HOT RODS OWN LABEL, RODHOT RECORDS, THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN JULY 2016 TO WIDESPREAD ACCLAIM FROM MUSIC PRESS AND ROCK RADIO STATIONS. MANY HAVE MADE IT THEIR RECORD OF THE WEEK. A YEAR LATER IN MAY 2017 THE BAND RECRUITED THE FANTASTIC YOUNG KEYBOARD PLAYER AND GUITARIST JACK HOBBS, GIVING THE BAND ANOTHER DIMENSION AND AN EVEN BIGGER SOUND.