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Punky Meadows – Fallen Angel
Back in the day I was a huge Angel fan. For a band that had managed to grow from Pomp Rock’s shining light to eventually capture a sound as gloriously melodic as they had on […]
Articles by Mark Diggins
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Grand Rezerva – Hell and High Water
It’s been a while since we last heard from Grand Rezerva when they released their 2013 debut album ’48 Laws’ and after a few line-up changes and a couple of singles dropping in 2015 they’re […]
Book Reviews
The Sun and the Moon and the Rolling Stones by Richard Cohen
A panoramic narrative history that will give readers a new understanding of the Rolling Stones, viewed through the impassioned and opinionated lens of the Vanity Fair contributor-and co-creator of HBO’s Vinyl-who was along for the […]
Book Reviews
Lemmy – The Definitive Biography by Mick Wall
Did anyone really know Lemmy? That I guess is the question you have to ask… I met him twice, both briefly, and both times as he signed autographs for me and as mass of other […]
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PJ Farley – Boutique Sound Frames
Best known as the bass player from Trixter, P.J Farley sure hasn’t been one to sit around in between Trixter stints, content with reflecting on that bands success during the early 90’s. With the band […]
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Osaka Punch – Voodoo Love Machine
There’s a Hendrixy guitar opening to the faux Soul of opener ‘Theme to Voodoo Love Machine’s’ brief tenure as an introduction that doesn’t exactly endear a Rock listener to Osaka Punch immediately, and despite the […]
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Sunstorm- Edge of Tomorrow
There’s a drive and an urgency to the opening track of the new Sunstorm album ‘Don’t Walk Away From A Goodbye’ that immediately hits the spot and makes you believe that thus will be another […]
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Doomsday Outlaw – Suffer More
After a great debut ‘Black River’ just last year, Derby’s Doomsday Outlaw is back with yet another long-player and we’re more than pleased to say that ‘Suffer More’ really does bring home the promise the […]
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Phantom 5 – Phantom 5
With Hans Ziller continuing Bonfire without singer Claus Lessmann and doing a pretty fine job of it so far the question was always, with him supposedly not wanting to tour, what Claus would get […]
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Buffalo Summer – Second Sun
If you love the lineage of bands that took their jumping off point as being bluesy, groove-laden hard rock then you’ll love this. From Free, Cream and Bad Company, through bands like Thunder, Cry of […]
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Vinyl Hero – Seven Days on a Train (EP)
Sometimes you deliberately don’t read the press for a review and other times you just lose it in the pile of ‘stuff’ that tends to accumulate around you. I dare say the release will find […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Dan Reed – Dan Reed Network
Frontiers Music will release Dan Reed Network’s brand new record “Fight Another Day” on June 3rd, 2016. The new album marks the anticipated return of one of the most infectious and gifted bands to […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Leon Todd – Ragdoll
Ragdoll release their debut album “Back To Zero” in June after a string of critically acclaimed EP’s – The Rockpit spoke to Leon Todd about the creation process, how it feels to finally get […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Michael Wilton – Queensryche
QUEENSRYCHE is on their way back to Australia for the first time with new vocalist Todd La Torre. Michael tells us all about the new lease of life for the band, his favourite albums, […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Lee Aaron
We talk to Lee all about the new ‘Fire and Gasoline’ album and why she chose 2016 to make a comeback. It’s all here – from creating new music and cool new videos, to […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Bruno Ravel – The Defiants / Danger danger
Guitarist Bruno Ravel talks all about his new band The Defiants who have their debut album out as we speak, we also talk about Danger Danger, creating new music, playing live, influences & the […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Jaime Page
We catch up with Perth guitarist Jaime Page to discuss her debut solo album, a history in music and her recent transgeder revelations and how that journey influenced her work. If you only […]
Articles
Taste Return To Music
Reformed ’70s rock legends TASTE will launch the lead single and video, I Am God to their forthcoming album, Life On Earth, at Melbourne’s Ding Dong Lounge on Good Friday, March 25. This exclusive […]
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Shiraz Lane – For Crying Out Loud
High pitched vocals, like a cross between Klaus Meine and Sebastian Bach and a sound that can only remind you of Sunset Strip in the heart of the days of Hair Metal, Shiraz Lane is […]
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Dust Bowl Jokies – Dust Bowl Jokies
Preceded by the single ‘Lulu’ Dust Bowl Jokies (awful name for a great band) follow up their seriously good debut album with a second-up that is even better. In truth the new album is as […]
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Dynazty – Titanic Mass
Dynazty over the years have featured highly in our ‘albums of the year’ lists and now 5 albums in we have ‘Titanic Mess’ I’ll say this from the off it is probably my least favourite […]
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Purson – Desire’s Magic Theatre
Lo-fi groove, repeated refrain, a washed out sixties groove and faux crowd noise before horns kick in and we eventually drift into folky, then rock opera, then trippy territories before a Queen-like phoenix-rising guitar soaring […]
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Matty T Wall – Blue Skies
Australia has always done Blues well, and often taken its own slant on the genre that began in the fertile soil of the Mississippi Delta. “For Perth guitarist, songwriter and bandleader Matty Wall, it’s all about […]
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A Rebel Few – As the Crow Flies
Laden heavy with big chunky riffs and with the axle kept from the ground with some liquored, smoky vocals ‘A Rebel Few’ have a great starting point. The fact that they have the songs and […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Cherie Currie (The Runaways)
No one needs to be reminded what a groundbreaking band The Runaways were in so may ways and it was Cherie Currie holding centre stage flanked by the likes of Joan Jett and Lita […]