Thunder have shared the second taste of their upcoming new album ‘Dopamine’, out 29th April on BMG – a slab of optimistic arena-rock, ‘Dancing In The Sunshine’. The band have also shared a lyric video […]
Jane Lee Hooker announce bi-coastal record release shows celebrating their new studio album, Rollin’, available on April 29, 2022. Jane Lee Hooker’s music is a blend of rock ‘n’ roll, blues, punk, R&B and soul, […]
The Dead Daisies kick off their summer in style with a massive pan European jaunt that’s set to radiate some heat. The first string of dates are a combination of arena and amphitheatre shows with […]
With the majority of compositions here written by the team of drummer John Hahn and guitarist/producer Will Kimbrough who supply 7 of the twelve tracks there’s a lovely thread of storytelling running through this record […]
Sydney based guitar-slinger and tight blues outfit Greg Nunan & The General Jacksons release ‘Be Like Water’, the second single from their forthcoming album ‘This Is A Recording’ on Friday March 25th 2022. “Most people […]
Joe Bonamassa called Chris Cain his favourite Blues player on the scene today “with the voice of B.B. King and the chops of Albert King” – it’s a huge statement but one that has you […]
Oz rock ‘n’ rollers SkinInc. have released “It Saved My Soul” on 18 March – their second single to be released this year, following the band’s two-decade hiatus. SkinInc. is a heavy rock band […]
A large part of what got me reacquainted with the Blues when this website began wasn’t the old timers out there still going strong or the young guns blazing away, it was these guys […]
As someone who thought that Love/Hate’s 1990 debut ‘Blackout in the Red Room’ was one of the best and most intriguing releases to come out of L.A. in the late eighties/early nineties and had a […]
Twenty years after their last release ‘Illusion’ a new record from Germany’s Jester’s Tears lands at Rockpit HQ a year and a half after its release and with an apology from Australia Post that […]
Last night was the opening night of the 2022 Knotfest Tour. I have never attended the Fargodome before, but I have to say I was really impressed. It is very well laid out and […]
This month marks one full year since the debut album from Chez Kane stormed the scene, An album that ended up in the top of many lists of the best releases from last year which […]
Back in the eighties the good people of the printed press got excited by a new band from Leeds named Rose of Avalanche “More conceptually magnificent than the Ramones, more noisily beauteous than an hour […]
Perth’s Electric State have been playing live shows over the past few years to great responses, appearing in the wonderfully pre-pandemic days of 2019 before we all found out a lot about what is […]
Today, Joe Bonamassa launches the official animated music video for his new single “Mind’s Eye” taken from his critically acclaimed album “Time Clocks.” The stunning video, which is a homage to the animated style of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine and the […]
It’s been 4 long years since Halestorm were last in Sheffield and at this very same venue but tonight they are back to rock this steel city. As I arrive at the venue for the […]
Gone Savage are an original UK rock band formed from former members of Sweet Sin, Sam Thunder and Dare. Now you may well have heard of Dare and even Sweet Sin but I only […]
For multi-award-winning, chart-topping singer-songwriter, Elles Bailey 2022 has been a year already. Not only has this talented UK artist earned great critical acclaim, topped genre charts and even appeared on the RADAR of the UK’s main album […]
Renowned American artist Robben Ford returns to Australia in May 2022 for headline appearances at Blues on Broadbeach, and a run of not-to-be-missed exclusive dates in Melbourne (Memo Music Hall) EXTRA DATE ADDED, Sydney (Factory […]
Fresh off their historic three-hour rock & roll marathon in Geelong, Melbourne last Friday – the first stadium concert in Australia in two years – global rock giants Foo Fighters will return to Australia and New Zealand for […]
It seems like only a couple of days ago that we last caught up with Chip to Talk about Enuff Z’Nuff’s tribute to The Beatles – ‘Hard Rock Nite’ and now he’s back with a […]
There are a LOT of incredible rock bands out there if you take the time to look, Many of the best I’ve come across come from Sweden, There must be something in the water […]
I really enjoy double bills like this because I’m a fan of the 80’s music. What made it even better is the fact that it who’s at grand casino. They have a very nice indoor […]
Most people of course will know Sixx AM as the bassist out of Motley Crue’s ‘other band’, and so the the release of an album entitled ‘Hits’ might be a little confusing – we’re […]
Tobias Forge states that he drew his inspiration for Ghost’s latest album from The Rule of Empires, a book about empires. Unsurprisingly, he says that Impera is “about the rise and ultimately the inescapable […]
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