I remember fondly seeing the Hoodoo Gurus final Australian tour, the nationwide three-month ‘Spit the Dummy’ tour, in back 1997 catching shows in Sydney where I lived and later in Perth when I was on […]
It’s been far too long since The New Roses wonderful 2019 release ‘Nothing But Wild.’ Since then of course we’ve all endured the curse of Covid that kept capitalism’s wheels greased yet managed to bring […]
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 […]
This is the Punk that inspired bands like Hanoi Rocks and the raw sound you will love – an absolute underappreciated gem. After Hanoi Rocks broke up in 1985 Monroe looked at starting a solo […]
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 […]
It’s always interesting when you finally get to see a band you’ve waited over a decade to see. I’ve been singing the praises of H.E.A.T. since the first days of The Rockpit, and tonight on […]
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 has been a long wait to get us to tonight’s show in more ways than one, but that wait has only served to build the anticipation. As the crowds milled outside before the […]
This is the sort of music that can make the young pick up those guitars and the old remember how great Rock and Roll is eternal. The Dead Daisies celebrates their ten year anniversary […]
Who wasn’t excited the first time they saw Guns ‘n’ Roses back in the day? There was just this passion and recklessness that made them completely compelling. In the days before selfies and cell […]
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 […]
Australia has more than its fair share of great Rock bands of course, and like most countries we get the occasional visit from the big international names every once in a while, but distance has […]
This would definitely have to be in contention for my album of the year. If you love you Rock and Roll from the heart and full of meaty riffs and top notch vocals then […]
Way back in the day I sadly missed out on Dare, taken by the bright lights of the Sunset Strip in the late eighties if it was all a bit too melodic then so […]
I thought it was very interesting that I was going to see Ted Nugent playing at a County Fair in a small city like Albert Lea at a County Fair. It’s a fun County Fair filled […]
It has been a while since we last heard new music from Lillian Axe, but the wait is over as they finally release their long awaited 10th studio album ‘From Womb To Tomb’ on Global […]
The Rockpit was created to champion the Hard Rocking bands that no one else did in the mainstream media and one of the bands that we’ve been with all the way is H.E.A.T. who […]
There’s a very low key piano led opening to Journey’s first new album in 11 long Journey-less years, and only their third release with vocalist Arnel Pineda who has now been with the band […]
I can’t remember where I first met Del but I know it was back in the Sunset Riot days and I know that I’d met him before he and his band proceeded to blow me […]
When I was in my teens my Mum and Dad took me and my best mate to see Kiss at a venue in the UK called Stafford Bingley Hall. It was an unusual venue that […]
John Waite has had a wonderful career to date, and whilst many know him from his time in The Babys and Bad English it’s his solo work that really shows the soul of the man. […]
The opening track ‘Permanent Vacation’ immediately takes you back in time to the time of the Hard Rocking late 80’s for a sure footed robust and muscular sound that can’t help but trigger a […]
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