As someone who has always been a huge fan of Humble Pie and all things Steve Marriott the news that a new album that had “remained in the vaults since 1975 will finally be released […]
A new Burning Rain album is always a big thing in these parts and I’ll make a big call here by saying that ‘Face the Music’ may even be the best yet. Since forming in […]
John Corabi has long been one of the musicians I’ve felt a real resonance with and when we set up The Rockpit ten years ago in 2009 he was one of the artists I most […]
Opening track ‘Fight to Survive’ is one of those songs that feels like you’ve known it forever, and it serves as a great introduction to Mike Machine who were formed in November 2017 in Piteå, […]
Certainly one of my favourite bands to come out of the 80’s was Tesla, a band who I’ve seen countless times in concert over the years both headlining and supporting in Europe, Asia, Australia and […]
BABYLON A.D. debut album – The thirtieth anniversary interview with Derek Davis Babylon A.D. is a band that formed in 1988 and which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area. Original members, Derek […]
Ahh I knew schoolboy Latin would serve me well before too long! In Vino Veritas – ‘In wine is truth’, or rather less literally I guess “those who have had a few glasses tend to […]
Every now and again a ‘Supergroup’ emerges that really hits the spot on paper and you just hope and pray that scheduling doesn’t get in the way of things progressing out of the studio. A […]
A new Burning Rain album is always a big thing in these parts and I’ll make a big call here by saying that ‘Face the Music’ may even be the best yet. Since forming in […]
California psychedelic heavyweights Earthless played the last date of their Australia and New Zealand tour tonight at Perth’s Rosemount Hotel in support of their huge 2018 release ‘Black Heaven’ and their new live album ‘From […]
Peter H Nilsson started working on ‘Little American Dream’ back in 2016 along with singer Chris Biano, drummer Jason Meekins and bassist Patrik Adiels. Now as a rule I’m not normally a huge fan of […]
Third Lung are set to push on into the next stages of their ‘Sooner Or Later’ campaign with the second single and full EP ready to go. Having released the first track ‘Sister Sinner’ back […]
Tora Tora were a band I loved back in the day and their latest album ‘Bastards of Beale’ picks up exactly where they left off without missing a beat, and that believe me is a […]
Ash Khajvandi releases his new single T.N.B.on April 5th and The Rockpit has the sneak preview on this month’s ‘Heaven and Hell’ podcast. If you like your rock with more than a spoonful of dirty […]
Ike’s Wasted World is a no-nonsense New York band fronted by Eric Joseph ‘Ike’ Baestlein, a veteran in the local metal scene along with Chris Adamson on bass and Sean Teeter on drums. New York […]
With the departure of founder member and guitarist Keith Nelson in 2017 leaving only Josh Todd remaining from the band who released their stunning debut in 1999 – twenty years ago this year – you […]
I was a teenager in 1989 and they say what you love in your teenage years defines you, it’s certainly true of music. For me though 1989 was a magical year as I started to […]
Opener and title track ‘Warpaint’ is pure and simply vintage Buckcherry: its cool, sleazy, frayed around the edges and rides a thick groove and it also sees Josh Todd really screaming. It’s a track […]
We love to spread the word about new bands we think you’ll enjoy, and last month we featured New York band Grayhunter on the Heaven and Hell Podcast, a band who released their ‘Comeback Kid […]
Streaming is killing music, so why are you still streaming? Yes, I’m looking at you! Part one: the slide to streaming Not that long ago, certainly in most of our lifetimes, music was a product […]
Some bands have that indefinable ‘something’ – an attitude and a belief that both transcends the music they make and also helps define it. Adelaide’s The Babes are just such a band -playing a dirty […]
I was talking with a friend the other day who saw Junkyard play in the UK in November last year and I casually mentioned that I’d seen them play there back in 1991, a few […]
Lets start with the press release: “Dirty Elektricity is Australia’s authentic rock and roll band, the brain child of guitarist George Larin (Nothing Sacred), the band hails from Melbourne, Australia the Mecca of Australian rock […]
Delving straight in: ‘One Way’ the opening track on Willie and the Bandits ‘Paths’ initially comes across like a hard rocking Jon Butler with a meaty edge and a message about modern-day greed. It’s an […]
I love it when you get mail, real physical mail. When we started off the Rockpit ten years ago it was a rare treat to get records in the mail, but after a few years […]
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