“Hearts & Hand Grenades is an explosive American hard rock group from Buffalo, NY fronted by Stephanie Wlosinski on lead vocals and bass guitar. The band was originally founded as a cover band in […]
Occasionally a great album slips past you for one reason or another and one of the very best I missed in 2020 was ‘Freddy and the Phantoms – A Universe From Nothing’ which kicks […]
Way back in 1990 EMN or Every Mother’s Nightmare as they were put out one of the best albums of the year in a year full of giant albums. That records is one I […]
The pandemic has obviously put the cat amongst the musical pigeons this year and whilst some have created new projects or new music others whilst tapping their feet waiting to tour have kept the […]
The press release starts auspiciously: “Critically acclaimed British rock band Iconic Eye are pleased to confirm that Janey Smith, previously known as Janey Bombshell, is their new lead singer. She makes her debut with […]
Great an album that opens up with 41 seconds of someone getting onto a boat before a slowly building riff, a few space noises from a synth and… you get the picture – it’s two […]
Two very familiar names Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite released their first-ever album as a duo, ‘100 Years of Blues‘ on September 25th this year on the wonderful Alligator Records. Both men of course […]
It’s been a crazy 2020 without live music and one of the bands that had big plans for touring before Covid struck were the latest incarnation of The Dead Daisies. Those plans currently have […]
When I was a kid we used to listen to a lot of Rock music just before that age when you could legally frequent even the most relaxed of hostelries. We’d crank up the […]
“For me, everything’s always been about making music and writing songs – but not to be famous. We’re just trying to find ourselves, after all.” Steve Lee, 2010 For the 10th anniversary of Steve Lee’s […]
To those of us who listened to White Lion back in the day and followed the ride throughout the solo years the music of Mike Tramp has given a lot over the years. Tramp’s latest […]
One of my albums of 2019 was Cormac Neeson’s ‘White Feather’ a wonderfully soulful solo outing by The Answer’s frontman recorded in Nashville with love and attention. As the pandemic struck plans to tour […]
Anyone who’s been reading The Rockpit over the last few years will now how highly we rate Black Paisley. In 2020 they’re back with a new album of heavy and melodic Bluesy numbers that […]
I love this record! Imagine Cheap Trick met TPOH and the Foos and invited you round for a party with The Hives, The Darkness and Queen to jam some Pop Punk… Opener ‘Roomer’ is […]
Hardcore giants Hatebreed are back with their 8th studio album “Weight of The False Self” out November 27th via Nuclear Blast. If ever there was a time for some enlightning heavy music, it’s now […]
There’s probably not a better title for a song in the times we’re currently in that ‘Never Give Up’ and King King hit the spot nicely with a song about resolve with a bluesy […]
The history of Rock is littered with the never ending saga of bands who split and reformed or splintered whilst continuing to tour and record with various line-ups and various members touting their version […]
If you love big production, high energy, feel-good melodic rockers with the European vibe then this soaring release from the ever consistent Brother Firetribe will be high on your list of purchases this year. […]
Despite 2020 being a disaster year, it’s been saved by the return of AC/DC with their 17th album “Power Up”. On announcement, people seemed to jump on the excitement trail as the anticipation built […]
Reb Beach is a great song-writer and over the years with Winger and Whitesnake, not to mention The Mob, Fiona and the very impressive Black Swan he’s shown he can pen a more than […]
When was the heyday of the live album? Some might suggest it was way back in the 70’s or 80’s when bands were expected to intermittently release a live record to add to the […]
This is very good. Listening to the first couple of tracks on this record by Rich Kid Express you feel that you’re at the end of the 80’s on the dark end of the […]
Joe Bonamassa is back with his new album ‘Royal Tea’, his latest solo studio offering due for release on October 23rd through Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Ten tracks make up the collection of varying styles […]
If you want to read my ramblings about how much a better place the music scene would have been had Warrior Soul got the breaks and the publicity Nirvana did then just look back […]
When you get to a guy like Rory releasing a ‘Best of’ compilation is surely the definition of an impossible task? the man created so much wonderful music over his all too short career […]
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