Fighter V are back with a new album! well sort of… It has certainly been a while for the band formed in 2019 in Hergiswil, Switzerland who released their classic debut ‘Fighter’ (think Journey, post-1987 Whitesnake […]
British heavy metal titans Iron Maiden launched their Australian tour in blistering fashion at a sold out RAC Arena in Perth. The Future Past World Tour has had Maiden fans chomping at the bit after […]
The real beauty of music is that sometimes you see something that far exceeds your expectations and just sweeps you away. Tonight was one of those rare nights when you expect to see a great […]
There’s nothing quite like a new release by Dirtbag Republic. I mean in music I know what like, and so far everything these guys have put out I love. So if like me you marvel […]
2022’s ‘Backstage Pass – The Grit and the Glamour’ saw musician and author Phil Matera open the lid of the world of music in his own inimitable style – mixing personal experiences as a musician […]
Iron Maiden was originally due to hit Australia and New Zealand back in 2020 with their ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ tour that was sadly claimed by covid. They promised to return and those dates are […]
It’s been only a year since Eclipse dropped Megalomanium on an eager public, and so calling this next outing ‘Megalomanium II’ kind of implies more of the same. That might sound like a stiff task […]
It’s a heartbreaking morning to report that Jack Russel has passed, just a month after announcing his retirement from touring. Jack touched so many people’s lives with his music, and was in my opinion one […]
One Canadian band that I just can’t stop listening to at the moment is Canada’s The Commoners, a band that manages to create more than memorable Blues based, sweet soulful music so beautiful you’d swear […]
Back in the day there was no one quite like Stranglers . The sheer brilliance and unfiltered genius of the songs left everyone in the shade. For ten albums with Hugh Cornwell at the helm […]
Rome, they say, wasn’t built in a day and though that may be true it’s also true that the new Babylon A.D. album bearing that name, might just be the comeback that 80’s Rock fans […]
Since the 1980’s UK pop icon KIM WILDE has thrilled fans across the globe with her infectious hits and engaging live performances. WILDE makes her long awaited return to Australian shores with her first tour in eight years and […]
Talking to James Morley before the show we reckoned it was 13 years ago that we saw the first Bon But Not Forgotten show in Perth, a couple of years after the Rockpit was launched, […]
The Midnight Devils are a high energy Glam edged Rock and Roll band from Omaha, Nebraska. Adorned with make up and lipstick they look like no one else and sound like no one else. The band […]
When you look back to the 1970’s and the huge amount of talent in the charts and touring live, there are some that just were always head and shoulders over the rest. For me the […]
So here we are with potentially Mr. Big’s final record and it’s an interesting one. Anyone who has over the years followed the solo careers of Sheehan, Martin and Gilbert will know that as musicians […]
I’ve loved the music of Bullets and Octane and Gene Louis ever since I heard their debut ‘The Revelry’ twenty years ago this year. So it was about time we caught up to see what […]
I still remember the first time I got to hear Trixter back in 1990 when the first record was released. The song was ‘Only Young Once’ which was as it turned out, a Pete Loran, […]
Of all the bands I’ve loved over the years Mike Trash’s The Erotics is one that just keeps on making great music come rain or shine. Every passing year is even more puzzling as to […]
The extended introduction to opener ‘Wrecking Machine’ works brilliantly well, building the anticipation before the vocals kick in and reminds you in no uncertain terms just how good Babylon A.D. was back in the day […]
I got into ZO2 almost two decades ago through their albums ‘Thursdays & Fridays’ from 2004 and 2007’s ‘Ain’t it Beautiful’ – both are classics that I still play to this day. I must admit […]
If like me you’ve been there from the off – a glorious 35 years later we have what I as a huge fan of the artistic endeavors of Mr. Davy Vain and his band consider […]
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 […]
In my 40 years of concert going I’ve seen just over 5000 shows and I can still recall the anticipation I felt in my youth seeing a band I love for the first time. One […]
There was a late charge last year for ‘album of the year 2024’ and Finnish rockers Temple Balls 4th album ‘Avalanche’ was one of the main challengers. If you’ve followed the band from that […]
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