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’ […]
Sweden’s Eclipse is one of the finest Hard Rock bands in the world today and they are heading Down Under for GlamFest next week. We caught up with singer/guitarist/producer/writer Erik Mårtensson to find out about […]
I love getting to chat to some of our ‘regulars’ here at the Rockpit and there’s no one I love to catch up with more than the man with the golden voice – Robin McAuley. […]
When I talked to Åge and Bernt earlier this month I told them my story about discovering Wim Wam way back in 2004 when the first album came out. They, along with The Poodles […]
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 […]
Since 2002 Epica has released 8 wonderful albums that have brought together elements of Progressive and heavy music in a wonderful Symphonic Metal stew. So what do you do after using their time during […]
2022 has been a great year for Rock Music. Emerging out of the pandemic there were a wealth of great releases in 2022 especially in the Hard Rock arena. Looking back on the year it […]
I’ve loved these guys for years and this year ‘Final Advent’ might just be vying for their very best. If you love high energy rock with soaring melodies and that ‘feel good’ factor then […]
My first experience of the mighty Wig Wam, who formed in Halden Norway in 2001, was way back in 2007 when a friend played me ‘Wig Wamania’. But it wasn’t until the second year of […]
The Angels have always been my favourite Aussie Rock band. You can make your case for AC/DC all you like but for me there was and is just something special about the songs and […]
I saw Kiss of the Gypsy live couple of times back in the day off the back of the ‘Whatever it Takes’ single and mightily impressive they were too: and then seemingly in the […]
I must admit to having a lot of love for a certain Robin McAuley’s voice over the years from Grand Prix and MSG to Fairport Convention and his solo material. Black Swan is a […]
The cynical might suggest that Frontiers releasing yet another live Journey album without even mentioning the year in the title is a bit of a money grab (It was recorded in 2021). Let’s be honest […]
Prepare for a slab of good old Aussie Rock and Roll. Mick Adkins, Steve Adkins and Sam Adkins are making some righteous noise as Rogue Sharks release ‘In For the Kill’ a weighty collection […]
Every year you discover something unexpected on your listening journey that turns out to be golden, and this year my find of the year was arguably by little known South African band ‘Black Cat […]
Over the last 25 years The Erotics has never once let me down and their latest release ‘Rot in the Shade’ preceded by the single ‘Helltown Boogie’ is another instant Sleazy classic. It’s another […]
Frontiers put out an awful lot of product these days and to be honest at sometimes they all seem to wash into one, that’s not saying that there aren’t some real gems out there it’s […]
If you’re like me and love a bit of Melodic Rock after time things can start to sound pretty similar so it’s great when something takes you by surprise and puts a huge smile […]
There’s a rootsy drive to opening track ‘Bare Bones’ that makes you think that the new album ‘Shake the Roots’ night just be that – a collection of Bluesy backward-looking nostalgia trips but the deeper […]
After many Covid induced delays the Angels finally brought their Symphony to Perth tonight to a packed audience at the Concert Hall. Many bands of course have done the ‘Symphony’ experiments before with a varying […]
I remember buying this one back in the day, and the copy I have from 1998 changes hand for crazy money these days so this re-release on Deko is a welcome relief for […]
I’ve always had a soft spot for the classy AOR of Frédéric Slama, who since 2000, has released an incredible 21 AOR albums. Featuring, as always, a who’s who of West Coast and Melodic […]
I was lucky enough to be over in Melbourne this weekend to catch D-A-D’s show there so I knew in advance how awesome this night would be though with Qantas delays it was a […]
Well who’d have thought it? A Danish Rock band who last visited these shores way back in 1990 return to play to a packed house and put on arguably the Rock show of the year! […]
The Black Crowes delivering ‘Shake Your Moneymaker’ at the Palais Theatre tonight was a spiritual experience, as close as Rock and Roll gets to religion. If you’ve never seen a band that makes you realize […]
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