Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
Once upon a time back in the glorious Rock and Roll Heaven that was the 80’s there was a place called the Sunset Strip. People loved the Strip they had fun there, bands played there, […]
The Erotics have always been my favourite rockers from the East Coast of the U.S. and over the years have put out some stunning slices of Sleazy Rock and Roll. Main man Mike Trash just […]
Babylon A.D. has a new live record out ‘Live Lightning’ on Perris Records and plans for a new studio record, but it seems founder member Jamey Pacheco may not be there for the latter. Over […]
Over the years I’ve loved talking to some of the great bands that strode the Sunset Strip in the late 80’s. For me there were plenty of gems up there amongst the also-rans. Some of […]
Back in 2020 Holy Roller Baby released their debut album ‘Frenzy’. Little did we know then that it would feature in our top three albums of that year, being pipped to the post by only […]
Chocolate Starfish just love to keep busy. Since their resurgence with the release of ‘Spider’ back in 2017, the band have been ever present on the Australian live scene once more. Whether is it galivanting […]
If you’ve not heard of John Diva and the Rockets of Love and you love melodic 80’s flavoured Hard Rock then you really do need to get on board. If you are already a fan […]
I remember seeing Tigertailz play back at The Porterhouse in Retford back in 1987, the iconic venue opened by Sammy Jackson (who also opened Rock City in Nottingham) might have been small but had hosted […]
Back in the day when the U.K. was rocking and following the lead of the U.S. Hard Rock revival at the end of the 80’s there were a few contenders of real world class who […]
Fans of The Answer have been waiting almost seven long years for the follow up to 2016’s wonderful album ‘Solas’, and judging by early reviews (including our own) it seems all are extremely excited and […]
Steel Panther is on the prowl again with their 6th album of questionable pleasures and delight and believe me this is a hot and sticky one! If you thought that things might change with the […]
Tim Rogers the You Am I front man began 23 years ago with an album that quickly become one of his most cherished, a ‘solo’ debut backed in truth by the roughshod country barstool confessional […]
It’s been all quiet on the Babylon A.D. front for a while now but this year sees them roar back into life with a new Live Album – ‘Live Lightning’ on the way. There are […]
STRYPER is coming back to Australia in March for a series of dates that also take in New Zealand. If you’ve loved them since the 80’s or discovered them in recent years through their wonderful […]
Godsmack’s new album ‘Lighting Up the Sky’ is almost upon us and it may be their final studio record. We caught up with Sully to find out all about it and ponder the journey […]
The Legendary musical institution that is The Stranglers are on their way back to Australia for an East Coast tour for the first time post Covid. It’s always a treat to see them and their […]
Over the course of her career as an award-winning artist, singer/songwriter/guitarist Samantha Fish has brought extraordinary power to her self-expression, capturing her inner world in combustible riffs, visceral rhythms, and spine-tingling vocal work. On […]
If you love your Metal then it doesn’t come more in your face than Arch Enemy the Swedish Metal merchants that just keep on delivering. It may have been five years since their last record […]
It’s been 30 years since Del Amitri last played Australia and the host of sold out shows in February shows that either party has forgotten about each other in the interim. The tour will also see […]
Black Star Riders is responsible for four pretty peerless Hard Rocking releases from 2013 to 2019. They’ve also dominated our end of year BEST OF charts more than any other band starting with the […]
FASTER PUSSYCAT were there at ground zero when things started hotting up on Sunset Strip in the late 80’s, contemporaries of Guns ‘n’ Roses and L.A. Guns they knew how to party and created some great music. They […]
Halestorm burst out of the pandemic last May with the wonderful ‘Back from the Dead’ an album with all the crunching power you might expect and with a wonderful mellower side to it too. […]
Rockpit regular Chip Z’Nuff and his band head down to Australia this week for the very first Glam Fest. It’s already been a very busy post-pandemic for the man who never stops. Enuff Z’Nuff […]
Tuff was one of those bands that epitomized the Glam side of the Sunset Strip back in the day and their 1991 debut ‘What Comes Around Goes Around’ remains one of the ‘big-haired highlights’ […]
Ella Hooper has an exciting 2023 ahead. A brand new solo album is released on the world today. ‘Small Town Temple’ is an album that draws from Ella’s life experiences, from the wonders of growing […]
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