INTERVIEW: Smokey Fingers
If you love your southern rock, you’ll love these guys – you heard it here first. Mark talks to Smokey Fingers about how an Italian band can capture an authentic us southern rock vibe […]
If you love your southern rock, you’ll love these guys – you heard it here first. Mark talks to Smokey Fingers about how an Italian band can capture an authentic us southern rock vibe […]
It’s not often that you get to listen to a sound check by one of the bands that set you off on the crazy obsession that is rock and roll, even rarer that you […]
Coldspell is just one of those bands that when you finally hear them you immediately wish you’d heard them sooner. Blending a Classic Rock sound drawn from the seventies and eighties, with some blazing […]
Mark talks to Doug Aldrich on Whitesnake’s Forevermore tour of South East Asia. Hi Doug many thanks for taking the time to catch up with us whilst out on tour! The Whitesnake Forevermore […]
CJ Snare of Firehouse talks to Mark about the new Full Circle cd, Rubicon Cross, his other projects and the meaning of life… Hi CJ, many thanks for your time. My pleasure. I […]
The streets of Melbourne are paved with Rock (and Roll)…Heaven The Axe may not be a name you’ve heard of yet… but if there’s any justice in the local rock world then things may […]
Adelaide, South Australia has a pretty good local rock scene but these guys are starting to shine through! When you hear a new band that has that raw edge and seemingly drips and oozes […]
CJ SNARE OF FIREHOUSE TALKS TO MARK ABOUT THE NEW FULL CIRCLE CD, RUBICON CROSS, HIS OTHER PROJECTS AND THE MEANING OF LIFE… Hi CJ, many thanks for your time. My pleasure. I must admit to enjoying […]
As a lover of Rock in many of its forms there has never been anything for me to touch a drop or two of goo old-fashioned Sleaze. And the great news for people like […]
Mark talks to Chris Rivers from Heaven’s Basement about the new EP and more. Hi Chris, first of all thank you so much for taking the time to speak with www.therockpit.net I know […]
Since the band’s farewell tour ended at Sonisphere in 2009 Thunder has been absent from the stage, but July sees the band together again for two shows. Firstly at the culmination of the USA […]
Mark talks to Rob Lane from Teenage Casket Company about the band’s best kept secret. This is definitely a band you should get to know. Mark: Hi Rob, thanks again for talking to […]
Mark talks to Warrant’s Joey Allen about their Australian tour and new album “Rockaholic”. Mark: Hi Joey, thanks for taking the time to speak to us again. In light of what has been […]
Mark talks to Tom Harte from up and coming Irish rock band Trucker Diablo about the story so far. MD: OK and obvious one to start with then! Where does the name come […]
There truly are few musicians who have shaped my love of music as much as Michael Monroe and the Hanoi Rocks. So for me this interview is a big part of the reason why […]
Of all of the LA bands to come out of the late eighties Warrant was something special. More than just the MTV favourites of the day, over the last few years they have proved […]
Black Robot is a band you will love, making classic rock’s best of 2010. Here at the Rockpit we’ve been playing their cd since we first heard ‘Badass’ back in 2008! Now everyone is […]
People of Australia, please prepare to bang your heads. On the eve of their Australian tour, Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot talks to Mark. MD: Hi Frankie, thank you for taking the time […]
High on Fire is a band that you should be checking out. Their take on Heavy Metal to me is just that- Heavy Metal with no additional label required: the way it should be, […]
ELECTRIC BOYS was one of those bands that killed me with their first CD (the original Swedish version of) Funk ‘o’ Metal Carpet Ride and then sort of faded from my view. It’s a shame […]
Coldspell’s second album has all that you will love about their debut, but adds extra depth and richness to their classic sound. Coldspell hasn’t really changed the formula here, which is great news, as their […]
Mark talks to liv jangrell about the bands plans for a rocking 2011! MD: We love the new CD ‘True Sound of the Underground’ it made No. 22 in The Rockpit.net’s Best of […]
Paul Shortino is one of the great voices of rock. From where it all started with Rough Cutt to the new release from King Kobra he has built up an impressive body of work […]
Mark talks to Per and Luca from Cowboy Prostitutes about their new way of releasing music. Quite simply they are a band that you should be listening to. If you like your rock and roll […]
Love great Rock ‘n’ Roll played at speed by a bunch of upstarts who give more than a nod to the eighties-flavoured rock we all love? Want to hear a great debut album? Then […]
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