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There’s something wonderfully in your face and authentic about ‘Ball Cap Blues’, the latest release from Mississippi native Davey Jones. It’s the sort of record you hope for but rarely find, one that doesn’t scream […]
It’s been ten years since Tyketto released their last album ‘Reach’ and in the time between that release and this months release of ‘Closer to the Sun’ we’ve lost founder member Michael Clayton on drums […]
There’s a nice gritty Garage Rock intensity to this one. It is in many ways the sound of a very young band finding their feet, and you know what? Sometimes that can be the magic. […]
I’m not really sure why, But there’s always been a significantly smaller corner of the market when it comes to women in hard rock. I’m always on the lookout for a great, Stand out female rocker […]
…a pound of feathers is large enough to fill a large cushion or pillow. It’s also the real resurgence of The Black Crowes. If ‘Happiness Bastards’ hinted at a return to the Robinson brothers soulful […]
You’ll all have heard opener and title track ‘Reckless’ and if you’re a fan of the team up between Danny from Crazy Lixx and Chez’ take on 80’s Melodic Hard Rock then this is a […]
Closing with Sly and The Family Stone’s ‘Everyday People’ tells you all you need to know about the ethos of John Corabi’s very much anticipated debut solo record. If you love the eclectic sounds of […]
If you’ve followed my reviews over the years you’ll know this isn’t a casual fling. My relationship with Mike Trash’s music has been long, loud and gloriously sleazy fun. From the first time I locked […]
Somewhere deep in the beating heart of Michigan magic is created… again… After all there are singles… and then there are seismic events disguised as seven inches of spinning salvation. When Donnie Vie releases new […]
There’s something deliciously awkward about a “lost” concept album finally stepping into the light decades after its uncertain inception, and Trixie’s by Squeeze leans into that faux-naïve ambition with a grin. You get the feeling […]
Crashed Out moves like a tight cut of late-night feelings: fast, bright, and faintly dangerous. Across 10 tracks in 26 minutes, Perth’s Castle Hughes positions herself in the sweet spot between house sheen and confessional […]
It seems forever since 2023’s ‘Screamin’ at the Sky’ which eschewed ballads, rocked hard and delivered 12 blistering tracks, unless that is you bought the special digital limited edition which also included bonus track “Love […]
“The Vee Bees turned 25 last year. With 6 albums, and a bunch of singles 9,125 days later they still deliver the best 100% high octane full blown punk rock in the country. To […]
When you first hear Cherry Grind it rekindles in you all those feelings and memories about all that ever first attracted you to rock music in the first place. There’s just something so primal and […]
Blackrain are in my opinion one of the best hard rock bands around, They have a catalog filled with great records and when you have the bar set that high there’s inevitably high expectations that […]
ROME’s The Tower arrives like a storm front you can see rolling in from miles away — ominous, deliberate, and carrying the weight of pend up potential fury in every low-hanging cloud. Jerome Reuter has […]
ROME’s The Hierophant is an album that doesn’t jump right in — it’s a platter that reveals itself, layer by layer, with patience and method. In true ROME fashion, Jerome Reuter sidesteps easy hooks or […]
There’s several great rock bands in Las Vegas, Among that collective is one band who’s album I’ve been most looking forward to, The debut from The Far Worst. They have released a few singles ahead of […]
On Friday, November 1, 2024, The Cure released Songs of a Lost World. That same evening, they performed the entire record at London’s Troxy for 3,000 fans and over a million more through a free […]
Mark Rockpit – The Rockpit’s Best Albums of 2025 2025 was a strange year — not because it lacked quality, but because it delivered it in unexpected ways. There were only a handful of truly […]
Infinite Dreams documents the as-of-now complete history of Iron Maiden from 1975-2025. Fifty years is a lot of time and this is a lot of book. It measures 9.9 by 12.9 inches and is 1.4 […]
With all the popularity of EDM in Las Vegas over the last decade or so it would be easy for people to be unaware of the great bands Sin City has to offer, Among the […]
High expectations are a dangerous drug. Take too much and you hallucinate greatness where none exists; take too little and you miss the moment entirely. Searching For You In The Darkness arrives with a buzz […]
Whilst the rest of the world has to wait until 2026, Christmas really has arrived early for devotees of Australian heavy metal, because When Night Falls feels less like a new album and more like […]
On first listen you might think Creatures is an old band, Between their sound and their image they look and sound like a late 70’s/early 80’s hard rock and metal band, Musically falling somewhere between […]
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