Mark Diggins

There are certain things in life you can rely on. The sun will rise in the east, politicians will lie to you, beer tastes better when there’s a loud guitar involved, and Airbourne will never, [...]

Many years ago when The Rockpit began Rob Lane contacted me and hooked me up with a copy of The Erotics album he was just about to release on Trashpit Records. He included TCC’s earlier [...]

The last time I met Paul Laine was ten years ago in Melbourne when he was over for the Melodic Rock Festival Australia. It was one of those great weekends where the line between musicians [...]

Sometimes you just hear an album and it hits the right spot at the right time. This year it came in the form of SPREAD EAGLE’s – THE BRUTAL DIVINE… I knew I had to [...]

Mark catches up with DYLAN from Parker Barrow to talk about their new album Hold the Mash, the next chapter for the band and why things are getting seriously exciting. We were huge fans of [...]

Mark catches up with ANDY SCOTT ahead of the Australian Tour to talk about the 50th Anniversary of GIVE US A WINK, Football, and a peculiar English heatwave… Led by legendary guitarist Andy Scott, SWEET [...]

I wanted to do a series like this for years, actually started it twice then put it aside, then revisited it again and now here's the start of an ongoing series looking behind the scenes at what makes the music we love happen… Don't worry I'll be back soon but first here's the man who inspired me to actually pick up the idea and run with it this time…

Earlier this year Girish And The Chronicles came to Perth as part of The Oz Dhun Live Festival which celebrates South Asian Music. After the show Girish and I got the chance to have a [...]

There are some bands whose songs simply refuse to grow old, and Smokie are most definitely one of them. Five decades after the name first appeared on record, those unmistakable melodies continue to fill venues [...]

2026, when Brent Michaels had to cancel due to a medical emergency.