Down the Mountainside is Swedish prog rock quartet Quantum’s debut album and the band’s first release since their 2020 EP The Next Breath of Air. This latest offering is both more accessible and more adventurous than Quantum’s earlier work. The album’s eight songs cover a musical gamut, ranging from the aggressive, riff leaden ‘The Last Stone’ to the straightforward but dulcet acoustic number ‘Dots. While the production quality is in someways inferior to The Next Breath of Air, with the instrumental arrangements feeling at times too relentlessly cluttered and dense – rendering lead singer and ..read more

Having emerged as one of the country’s most exciting young groups, South Summit have consistently been growing a body of music that has perfectly captured their ease of spirit; charismatic songwriting talent, and engaging presence on record that has translated just as seamlessly into a beloved live show. Coming off the back of a great, fruitful year in 2023, the West Australian group have revealed their first taste of new music for 2024 in the melodic and breezy, ‘Givin’ It Up’. As the first indication of South Summit’s creative journey for 2024, the single is beautifully executed – a track t ..read more

Photo: Rob Blackham Having already hoisted their flag into the UK Top 10 with their previous album ‘See Through Blue’, South Wales’ Scarlet Rebels are poised to fire Welsh rock back into the mainstream spotlight with their new album ‘Where The Colours Meet’, announced today. Accompanying this hotly anticipated announcement (which was stoked further with frontman Wayne Doyle’s recent feature and live set on Times Radio’s Friday night show with Ed Vaizey) comes the new single “Secret Drug”. An anthemic stomper that pays dues to Stereophonics, The Cult and AC/DC, “Secret Drug” pairs classic Angus ..read more

We got our newest member of The Rockpit Team, Stephanie Jewell to wrap her ears around the brand new single set to be released by MAGE. ‘Egypt’ will be dropped this Friday 19th April before their main support of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets at Indian Ocean Hotel Saturday March 20th. Tickets are available HERE. “MAGE, the four-piece dynamic fuzz-doom powerhouse made up of Mikey McIntosh, Dean Turner, Anthony Lomma and Clayton Brown, are back and at it again, bringing us their new single, Egypt. Ever the fan of using fuzz and wah pedals to achieve their unique ear-gripping psychedelic sound, Egypt ..read more

Black Aces Friday night at the Leadbeater Hotel had a four band line up, closed by the Black Aces. It was a quiet night in Melbourne due to the Easter break, school holidays and no football (gather round in Adelaide) but the dedicated old school music fans came out to raise a glass to some quality Oz rock. The Dreadful Tides First act were The Dreadful Tides, now fronted by the newest member, lead singer Jimmy Black with Justin Strudwick on guitar, Wes Hopkins on bass and Leland Hallett on drums. They played a seven-song set filled with good hard pub rock with raw and strong vocal tones. The g ..read more

Photo by Blackham Images A true roots-rocker, ‘See You Again’ is an ode to love and loss, good times and memories made, featuring a chorus fit for kicking up dust on the backroads with the windows down. Full-bodied acoustic guitar guides this track through contemplation to celebration. It’s a deeply personal song to every member of The Commoners. “We were in Sheffield when we received the news. Halfway through our first UK tour, Adam was faced with the impossible decision of whether or not he should fly back to Canada to be with his father in his final moments. Greg, being a drummer himse ..read more

The stage is set for Elly-May Barnes as she unveils her debut album ‘No Good’, out now through ABC Music. Having grown up surrounded by a seriously musical family, it’s time for her to take the spotlight. No Good is an irresistible mix of Elly-May’s influences and from first listen, it will force you to come back for more. It is as clever as it is musically ranging – with elements of 60’s, 70’s & 80’s rock n roll, through to pop. There are echoes of her rock goddesses – Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, Chrissy Amphlett – and then there is her love of Bob Dylan which is laid bare on the last track ..read more

One of the world’s most loved bands, Fleetwood Mac, takes on a new life with an all-Australian line-up to celebrate their music. As one of the stand-out shows for the 2023 Night at The Barracks series, the critically acclaimed Yesterday’s Gone, is launching its first tour around Australia in August and September 2024. Paying homage to Fleetwood Mac’s enduring legacy, Kav Temperley (of Eskimo Joe fame), Fanny Lumsden, Charlie Collins, and Karen Lee Andrews are all acclaimed stars in their own right.  They will be backed by some of Australia’s finest musicians to perform all the incredible ..read more

It’s been six years since the release of the last Snakebite album Rise Of The Snake, A great follow up that managed to actually improve on the debut that came before it, Princess Of Pain. Snakebite walk the line between hard rock and what was referred to as heavy metal in the 80s rather than what we’d likely define that label as these days. A synth wave beat and piano playing kicks off “Blow It Up” before the drums queue up the riffs and vocals, a mid tempo verse section gives way to an anthemic chorus that will no doubt go over huge in their live set. There’s a great guitar solo later i ..read more

MELBOURNE, AU (16 April, 2024) 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 open their tour at Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on August 21st before heading to Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on August 24th and the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on August 27th before jumping over the ditch to Auckland to play Spark Arena on August 30th. Tickets for all shows go on sale on Friday April 19 at 1pm. Artist Fan Club pre-sale begins Tuesday April 1 ..read more