On the eve of the first Pandemonium Rocks show here in Melbourne I was fortunate enough to be invited to chat with Tommy Henriksen the Alice Cooper/Hollywood Vampires guitarist and CROSSBONE SKULLY frontman. We talked […]
The Rockpit’s Andrew Slaidins had the chance to chat with two members of The Tea Party, Jeff Martin and Jeff Burrows, discussing their album TRIPtych which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. They reflected […]
As a young man growing up with an affection for punk music and the anti-establishment connotations it brought with it, for Frank Turner getting to the top of the UK album charts with his nineth […]
The surname Barnes has been ever-present in Australia’s music network for many a year but now it’s time for the youngest sibling Elly-May Barnes to shine with her debut album ‘No Good’. It’s varied collection […]
Issa is due to release her eighth album Another World on June 7th, In the fourteen years since her first album Issa has become a trailblazer in the world of melodic rock and her latest […]
Grammy Award Winning U.S. Rock act GRETA VAN FLEET are set to make their highly anticipated return to Australian and New Zealand shores this August for the first time since 2019. GRETA VAN FLEET will […]
Earlier this month Andrew Slaidins sat down with Cicadastone front man and all-round studio wizard Mat Robins to chat about all things Cicadastone and what lays ahead for the band this year with the new […]
Black Diamonds is Switzerland’s premier hard rock band, Their upcoming album Destination Paradise releases next month and is an incredible album every fan of rock n roll should be checking out. We caught up with Black […]
Grammy nominated band, Incubus, have consistently elevated themselves, and alternative music to new creative heights. The California band’s sales have eclipse 23 million albums worldwide to date with multi-platinum and platinum certifications from around the globe. […]
Australian Blues fans are counting down the days until the return of the wonderful Samantha Fish. For those who caught her last year, May can’t come quick enough, with Samantha performing some of the best […]
Infectious Grooves’ Australian tour marks their first concerts since 2019, and first Australian shows since 2008. Since forming in 1989, the band has released four albums (between 1991 and 2000) and toured across the globe. […]
The ever youthful Mark Lizotte aka Diesel has been a very productive man of late. It was seven years between 2013’s ‘Let It Fly’ and his 2020 release, ‘Sunset Suburbia’ but since then multi-instrumentalist Diesel […]
In the fourth installment of our new feature which runs every Sunday we are asking the bands that make our contenders for album of the year to list their Top Ten albums of all time. […]
International artists /songwriters Eric Bazilian & Tania Doko share more than artistry, song writing and live performing in common – they are forever bonded by their Scandinavian ‘second home’ – Sweden. Both ex-pats who married […]
John Elliot was recently announced as the new singer of Swedish sleaze legends Crashdïet, But he’s by no means new to the scene. He’s made a name for himself for over a decade as the […]
In the third installment of our new feature which runs every Sunday we are asking the bands that make our contenders for album of the year to list their Top Ten albums of all time. […]
The Damned released the first ever U.K. Punk Rock single, they also released the first ever U.K. Punk Rock album, and they were the first U.K. Punk band to Tour the United States. But they […]
FROM THE JAM have announced their Final Tour of Australia, dedicated to all the Australian fans of The Jam. For this finale they will perform a special set of The Jam’s Greatest Hits from […]
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their iconic album, ‘The Downward Spiral’, Behind The Gallery in Melbourne have collaborated with International award-winning documentary and feature film writer/director Jonathan Rach, who captured Nine Inch Nails’ era-defining […]
It is hard to believe that it is twenty-five years since Taxiride made it’s mark on the music world. Back in 1998 a clamour of the world’s top record labels descended on Australia all vying […]
In the second installment of our new feature which runs every Sunday we are asking the bands that make our contenders for album of the year to list their Top Ten albums of all time. […]
Dragon – a band who seems to be ever present on our radio stations in both Australia and New Zealand, with hits like ‘April Sun in Cuba’, ‘Rain’ and ‘Are You Old Enough’ all standing […]
In our new feature starting this week and running every Sunday we are asking the bands that make our contenders for album of the year to list their Top Ten albums of all time. We […]
Things have been going from strength to strength for Sisters Doll, but 2024 looks like the band will be taking further steps forward to cement their growing reputation as one of Australia’s ‘One to Watch’ […]
Janet Gardner last graced our shores a few years ago to rave reviews. Now she’s back with her band which includes ex-Tyketto bassist Justin James for Glam Fest Australia. Bringing a formidable band and playing […]
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