Its twenty years since Britpop, which was probably the last great musical onslaught Britain or any other nation will unleash on the world, exploded as a scene. Oasis, Blur and their like may well […]
Graphic Fiction Heroes knows how to put on a show; it’s just a shame that the Rock crowds of Perth are playing hard to get this year. Of course those that made it out […]
Unashamedly 80’s Hair metal – Snakebite Whisky is another in a long line of Australian bands who manage to capture the essence of the scene back in the day. Only an ‘EP’ – ‘Two Steps […]
Loud raucous rock and roll never goes away and Rolling knows how to let it all hang out with an EP that channels a Bluesy Hard Rock deity by way of Hendrix, Punk, Rockabilly and […]
If you aren’t familiar with Harem Scarem but love classic Melodic Rock with powerful songs, melodies to die for and enough real class to stand well ahead of the pack then this career-spanning double live […]
With two underground ‘classics’ already on their hands and under their collective belts Richmond’s Windhand (kings of the unhurried Stoner Sludge and Heavy Groove) are a band worth looking out for. After early comparisons to […]
A lot of melodic rock these days goes under the radar and sometimes you just find a gem amongst the seemingly endless flow of unannounced product. In the ten songs here you get a real […]
Aside from the opening spoken intro in the form of ‘The Fallen (Genesis 3 1 -13) – yes I also hate ‘intro’ tracks; Sin of Night’s ‘Take the Snake’ is decidedly quirky Rock – with a […]
The Vines had it all and then… But now they are back and as far as we’re concerned they can have it all again… It’s hard to believe that this year marks the […]
Southampton three-piece Band of Skulls are on a seemingly evere upward spiral of popularity – well-known for their killer live show they have snagged some great support slots over the last few years to […]
Emerging after a long self-imposed exile of discovery, The Owls stand poised to cement themselves as sonic architects with the release of Kraków, the first cut from their forthcoming EP, Own the Streets. We […]
We catch up with Adelaide’s finest purveyors of noise – Horror My Friend. RP: Thank you for taking the time to talk to the Rockpit. For those not familiar with the band can […]
Every year the Rockpit brings you Festival coverage from home and around the World and we are immensely grateful to all the Festival Promoters out there for access, interviews and photo passes. It’s great […]
Made In Waves (the band formerly known as Ghost In The Machine) is in the process of recording their new EP so we caught up to them to see what 2014 holds for the […]
Xander Demos is one of the modern day cowboys of the fretboard. There are of course plenty of guitarists out there and plenty of shredders, but last year Xander Demos caught our ear with […]
LESLII: Thanks for taking the time to talk to The Rockpit. You’re currently on tour with Nonpoint and Redline Chemistry how’s the tour going and how are you all getting along? JARED- We’ve toured […]
‘We hear a lot of new music at the Rockpit. This year I’m getting a chance to interview some of the best ‘new’ bands I hear – The Sammus Theory from Arizona is one […]
Message To Venus might not be a band everyone is familiar with out there but they should be. Juanma talks to The Rockpit. Hi Juanma, Thanks for taking the time to talk to […]
Lesli talks to Prospect Hill’s Mark ‘Bamo’ Roberge, a new band you’ll want to check out. Lesli: Hi Mark, Thanks for talking to The Rockpit: let’s get things started at the beginning: tell […]
If we had a bunch of money and were high-falutin’ gamblin’ men (and in my case women) we’d lay some green on THE SNOWDROPPERS being a name that you will be hearing a lot […]
Vestibule is a great new band with an intriguing sound – leslie went off to investigate in her first ever interview for the site. You won’t be disappointed if you like something left of […]
Leslie talks to one of W.A.’s finest lowdown jungle stomp bands The Floors ahead of their national tour. The new album is out now what’s the initial reaction been like? I gave my […]
There’s only one SEBASTIAN BACH and we had a good talk with him about his latest album ‘Kicking and Screaming’, losing his home in the wake of cyclone Irene, how he keeps his voice (and hair!) […]
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