Australia has a great rock scene at the moment from the older names that thread through the country on a regular basis to the young kids just starting out. There’s so much to see […]
Just as England recently announced a new King, California rock legends Steel Panther have crowned Spyder as the new R.O.L.E…Ruler Of Low End. The story of Spyder and Steel Panther is like one pulled from […]
Melbourne hard rockers Dead City Ruins will be playing two massive shows in November to support the recent release of their fourth studio album, Shockwave. Straight off the back of supporting the hottest band in the world KISS, […]
Five-time-Grammy-nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd announces ‘Trouble Is…25,’ a top-to-bottom reinterpretation of his seminal album ‘Trouble Is…,’ which struck the match that reignited modern blues upon its release 25 years ago. Slated for release on […]
The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR has announced more dates on its exciting 2023 run of shows featuring an iconic all-Australian line-up. Tickets have already been selling fast for the 2023 tour which features Paul Kelly, […]
Estonian band California Condor has released a historic video which is dedicated to two former band members who passed away too early. Ken Loosaar passed away at the age of 28 and Johannes Kuslap deceased […]
Review by Laurie Luke It is my first time arriving at Red Hill Auditorium and I am immediately impressed. The layout is fantastic, the stage is clearly visible from all areas, with a view of […]
Back in the days of old I must admit to having a serious gig addiction, living in a major city in the UK with a legendary venue on the doorstep made it rather difficult […]
It’s been a year and a half since Chez Kane released her debut self titled solo album and took the hard rock world by storm, Even though there’s no shortage of great female artists […]
Six years have passed since Dystopia (2016), Megadeth’s last studio record. Much has changed since then. We’ve endured an ongoing global pandemic. Cofounder David Ellefson was dismissed from the band after a scandal. His […]
Rock guitar dynamo Samantha Fish and outlaw country badass Jesse Dayton have joined forces for an upcoming album of collaborative music, due out in May 2023 via Rounder Records. Fans of both artists won’t have to […]
Described by US Rolling Stone as “the Sex Pistols on Acid,” iconic Australian Psych-rock/punk band The Lime Spiders will play an exclusive Perth show at Amplifier on Saturday, November 19, 2022. The band’s first WA show in some years […]
Sting will return to Australia in February 2023 for the first time in nearly 7 years, on his critically acclaimed My Songs tour. Sting’s My Songs concert is an exuberant and dynamic show featuring his most beloved songs, written throughout […]
It’s always interesting when you finally get to see a band you’ve waited over a decade to see. I’ve been singing the praises of H.E.A.T. since the first days of The Rockpit, and tonight on […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor’s new breakthrough studio album Nobody’s Fool releases on Bonamassa’s KTBA Records worldwide Friday, October 28th. The album is available to pre-order HERE The new album, recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, is produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith and features Joe Bonamassa on “Won’t Be Fooled […]
Lee Aaron is on a roll. The award-winning, songwriter, producer, and Canadian vocalist blazed back onto the rock scene in 2016 (after a ten-year hiatus to raise her family) with a wealth of original material and […]
2023 is set to be a big year for DORO PESCH, who will be celebrating 40 years in music! The absolute highlight is certain to be her anniversary hometown show on October 28th, 2023, in Düsseldorf. […]
After stepping into the spotlight with cover versions of blues & rock classics on YouTube (500K subscribers – 105 million views), Laura Cox managed to become the guitarist & singer with the most views in the French […]
Simple Minds have released new single, ‘First You Jump’, the second track to be taken from the band’s eighteenth studio album, Direction Of The Heart out October 21. ‘First You Jump’ is a Kerr-Burchill co-write with Simple Minds’ […]
Californian Southern rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck in association with Joe Bonamassa’s record label KTBA Records, are pleased to announce the release “Old Hotel Room”; the second single taken from their forthcoming album Wreckage Vol. 2. “Old Hotel Room” was […]
Legendary singer-songwriter STING will return to Australia in February 2023 for the first time in nearly seven years, on his critically acclaimed My Songs tour. Roundhouse Entertainment, in conjunction with Live Nation, is thrilled to announce that STING will make a […]
Diamond certified multi-platinum selling Canadian rock band Nickelback officially announced their highly anticipated new album Get Rollin’, releasing November 18th via BMG. Led by brand new single “San Quentin,” which is available today, Nickelback’s newest body of work will […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne proudly presents his anxiously awaited new album, Patient Number 9, out now via Epic Records / Sony Music Australia. He celebrated its arrival with […]
Australia’s Victoria K is sharing the next single “Tower” from the forthcoming sophomore album “Kore” set for release this coming October via Rockshots Records to follow the highly praised 2020 debut album “Essentia”. Being unveiled with a music video, “Tower” is the longest song on […]
New York-based country crossover Jessica Lynn — crowned “The New Queen of Country Rock” by Ramblin’ Man Fair — today releases her eagerly awaited, brand-new 13-track album ‘Lone Rider’ album. Her music does indeed appeal to fans of […]
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