Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Enuff Z’Nuff were one of the very first bands back to touring after the pandemic and they and front man Chip Z’Nuff are proving that the last twelve months have been a purple patch for […]
From their days of tearing it up in Boston to becoming Sin City’s premier rock band, Crash Midnight have been making a name for themselves with their brand of high octane rock n roll. We […]
If you love the kind of 80’s Hard Rock that rode the silkier side of the street then you’ll love the combination of Chez Kane’s remarkable vocals and Danny Rexon’s time-travelling song writing! It’s a […]
“Formed more than three decades ago in 1989 only to fall into a slumbering hibernation lasting until last year, cult-followed Swedish hard rock outfit NESTOR decided to reunite, reinvent the iconography of rock and restore its […]
JP Anderson is a man of many talents, ever since the 90s he’s been recording under a variety of projects like The Shizit, The Named, Wolves Under Sail, and Ovter God. But he is […]
There’s some wonderful stories in Rock and Roll and getting to chat with John Steel of The Animals ahead of their Australian Tour is always a treat. Bands don’t come more influential than these guys […]
It’s always a pleasure and a huge privilege to talk to those who made the music you grew up listening to and anyone who knows me will know the huge place Hanoi Rocks had on […]
Way back in 1990 The Black Crowes released their wonderful debut album ‘Shake Your Moneymaker’ it was an album that namechecked Elmore James’ 1961 song and also featured a cover of fellow Georgia native […]
Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s there was a vibrant music scene in both Los Angeles and New York, and whilst the scene in L.A. subsided into a colorful mess of big- haired […]
The Rockpit has been along for the ride with The Dead Daisies since day one and it’s always great to catch up when there’s a new album or Tour in the offing so we checked […]
UK born, US based artist Matt Schofield heads to Australia for the very first time ever for a run of exclusive club shows in November 2022. Schofield, who will be performing here with his trio – Jonny […]
Dan Hawkins is not just a great guitarist and producer he’s also an enthusiastic cook. This year it’s a possibly faux-Vegan beef stew, last year it was roast potatoes… On the eve of the highly […]
With a new album ‘Rock Candy’ on the way, recorded in whirlwind time the first thing that ran through my mind was the Montrose classic track from their 1973 debut album. Did I mention that […]
Mark Knight is making some remarkable music these days if you’re prepared to stray a little from the usual Hard Rock template and take a listen. If you love music with an honest raw edge and […]
South Africa might be one of the countries closest geographically to Western Australia but we don’t get to hear a lot of music from that continent in general. I had the Black Cat Bones […]
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 […]
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 […]
When you grow up loving a Hard Rock so much it inspires you to become a musician you don’t give up fighting for that big break. After one knock back you come back stronger and […]
The Rockpit has been supporting great music since we began in 2009 and one of the very first bands we spoke to was H.E.A.T. on the eve of their second release ‘Freedom Rock’ in […]
It’s been 14 years since The Butterfly Effect last released an album in the form of ‘Final Conversation of Kings’ but with ‘IV’ they have returned with an album of the highest quality, with a […]
Truck have released their latest offering “Unconventionally Rising” to the public and it has gone gang busters. This group of talented musicians have stamped their seal on the music scene with their brand of quintessential Australian […]
The 1993 MTV performance by Nirvana would have to be one of the most iconic performances to date. Shaping the musical influences of many musicians and listeners alike – this performance will continue to do […]
In November 2007 when Crazy Lixx released their first album ‘Loud Minority’ the highs and excesses of 80’s Hard Rock were already almost two decades in the rear-view mirror, now in 2022 their seventh album […]
2022 is proving to be a very big year for Sweden’s Thundermother. A brand new album ‘Black and Gold’ (read our review HERE) is released this Friday 19 August with the all-female four-piece heading to […]
Sometimes it can seem that things drop into place, almost coincidentally. Some call it fate, others call it luck but here at The Rockpit we firmly believe that hard work and being in the right […]
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