Thirty-seven riffs. Zero lawyers.

• Pub Rock Thunder

  inspired by Australian pub rock

  Cranked this one for the Kwinana kid who learned that the best classrooms have sticky floors and a PA system. Schoolyard swagger, distilled into a riff. If this doesn't make you nod your head, check your pulse.

• Sunset Strip Swagger

  inspired by late-80s Hollywood hard rock

  For every dreamer who ever stood in front of a mirror with a hairbrush microphone. This is the sound of leather jackets, big choruses, and refusing to grow up. Turn it up. Annoy your neighbours.

• Texas Boogie Engine

  inspired by blues-rock boogie

  Three chords. One groove. Zero apologies. This is the riff that plays in my head when I'm explaining compound interest and someone finally gets it. Beards optional. Attitude mandatory.

• Irish Blues Cry

  inspired by emotional blues guitar

  Sometimes the only way to explain something hard is to bend a note until it cries for you. This one's for the students who feel everything too deeply — your superpower is hiding in there.

• Mystic Hammer

  inspired by British blues-hard rock

  Big, ancient, a little bit magickal. The kind of riff that makes you believe a tutoring session can change your life — because mine did, and it sounded a lot like this.

• Chalk Thunderclap

  inspired by AC/DC — driving blues rock

  School bell rings, chalk hits the board, Marshall stack does the rest. This is the sound of a Year 12 physics class that suddenly makes sense at full volume. Hells bells, indeed.

• Chrome Sunburst

  inspired by ZZ Top — Texas boogie rock

  Hot bonnet, dusty highway, three chords going nowhere fast and loving every kilometre of it. If a riff could grow a beard, this would be the one queueing up at the barber out of spite.

• Chrome Sunburst (Take 2)

  inspired by ZZ Top — Texas boogie rock

  Same engine, different gear. Sometimes a groove this fat deserves a second crack at the throttle. Pop the bonnet, pour a cold one, let it idle.

• Hot Gravel Hymn

  inspired by Australian pub rock

  Sunday service in a country pub car park — boots on gravel, a slide guitar doing the preaching. This is the hymn for everyone who found God somewhere between a stubby and a Stratocaster.

• Hot Gravel Hymn (Take 2)

  inspired by Australian pub rock

  Second sermon, same congregation. A little dustier, a little rowdier. The dog is still asleep under the ute. The riff is not.

• Soldered Syncopation

  inspired by INXS — sleek 80s funk new wave

  Tight, shiny, dangerously danceable. The kind of groove that makes a maths teacher pretend they don't know how to do the running man. Spoiler: I absolutely do.

• Soldered Syncopation (Take 2)

  inspired by INXS — sleek 80s funk new wave

  Same wiring, more sparks. New wave never really left — it just put on a better-cut blazer and turned up the bass. You're welcome.

• Clapfire Racket

  inspired by AC/DC — stadium rock energy

  A short, sharp, unapologetic racket. The musical equivalent of being told off by Bon Scott for sitting down at a rock concert. Stand up. Clap. Or leave.

• Clapfire Racket (Take 2)

  inspired by AC/DC — stadium rock energy

  Another quick belt around the block. Less polish, more petrol. The kind of take where the drummer is grinning and the engineer is hiding behind the desk.

• Clapfire Racket (Take 3)

  inspired by AC/DC — stadium rock energy

  Third time's the charm and the bruise. Shortest one yet, hits hardest. Press play, regret nothing.

• Chalk Thunderclap (Take 3)

  inspired by AC/DC — driving blues rock

  Same chalkboard, longer detention. A bigger, beefier swing at the riff that runs the room. If the windows aren't rattling, turn it up until they do.

• Rust & Steel Psalm

  inspired by Cold Chisel — Aussie pub rock

  Beer-soaked piano, a guitar that's been through a divorce, and a chorus you could shout across a country pub. This one's for every working bloke who ever found church in a Friday night.

• Rust & Steel Psalm (Take 2)

  inspired by Cold Chisel — Aussie pub rock

  Second verse, same broken heart. A little louder, a little drunker, exactly as it should be. Sing along or get out of the bar.

• Chrome Thundermouth

  inspired by Motörhead — overdriven hard rock

  Pinned to the wall from the first bar. Bass like a freight train, guitars like sandpaper, drums like a bar fight. Earplugs are for cowards.

• Chrome Thundermouth (Take 2)

  inspired by Motörhead — overdriven hard rock

  Faster. Filthier. We do not slow down for corners. If your speakers survive this one, they've earned their place in the house.

• Synced Snare & Salt

  inspired by The Police — tight new wave rock

  Crisp, twitchy, all elbows and angles. The kind of groove that sneaks up the back of your neck and makes you walk faster on purpose. Salt to taste.

• Synced Snare & Salt (Take 2)

  inspired by The Police — tight new wave rock

  Second pass, even tighter. Every snare hit lands like a punctuation mark. Proof that restraint can swing harder than overdrive.

• Banana Siren Riff

  inspired by ZZ Top — Texas boogie rock

  Yes, it's called Banana Siren. No, I will not apologise. A squealing, swaggering riff that struts in like it owns the joint — because for two and a half minutes, it does.

• Banana Siren Riff (Take 2)

  inspired by ZZ Top — Texas boogie rock

  Second helping. Still ripe, still loud, still ridiculous in the best possible way. If you're not grinning by the second bar, we can't be friends.

• Sawdust Thunder

  inspired by AC/DC — driving blues rock

  Built in a shed, played in a stadium. Sawdust on the floor, thunder in the amps, and a riff that doesn't ask permission. The kind of song that makes power tools feel underqualified.

• Pinch Harmonic Boogie

  inspired by ZZ Top — Texas boogie rock

  Squealing little pinch harmonics riding a fat Texas shuffle. This is Billy Gibbons cosplay and I am not even slightly sorry. Crack a beer, find the groove, stay a while.

• Pinch Harmonic Boogie (Take 2)

  inspired by ZZ Top — Texas boogie rock

  Second pass with the pickup switch flipped and the attitude doubled. Same boogie, more bite. The kind of take that makes the engineer roll the tape and pretend they didn't.

• Chrome Tongue Fury

  inspired by Motörhead — overdriven hard rock

  Lemmy energy: bass up front, guitars sharpened on a grinder, no time for ballads. If this doesn't make you want to ride a motorbike you don't own, you're doing it wrong.

• Chrome Tongue Fury (Take 2)

  inspired by Motörhead — overdriven hard rock

  Shorter, meaner, twice the snarl. The kind of riff that walks in, knocks your drink over, and dares you to say something about it.

• Tar & Asphalt

  inspired by Cold Chisel — Aussie pub rock

  Highway one at dusk, a Falcon ute, and a riff that smells like a freshly laid road. Pub rock with the windows down — the kind of song that makes the country feel like home no matter where you are.

• Tar & Asphalt (Take 2)

  inspired by Cold Chisel — Aussie pub rock

  Same road, different mood. A bit dustier, a bit more piano-driven, and a chorus you'd shout out the window at no-one in particular. That's the point.

• Iron Throat Riff

  inspired by Deep Purple — British hard rock

  Hammond organ growling under a riff with steel in its lungs. Big, theatrical, slightly dangerous. The sort of thing you put on when you want the room to know you've arrived.

• Iron Throat Riff (Take 2)

  inspired by Deep Purple — British hard rock

  Second swing of the hammer. Tighter, heavier, with an organ part that's clearly had one too many. Glorious.

• Sawdust Thunder (Take 2)

  inspired by AC/DC — driving blues rock

  Back in the shed, second round. Same sawdust, more thunder. The kind of take where the amp is sweating and the neighbours have stopped complaining because they've started dancing.

• Chrome Thunderclap

  inspired by AC/DC — stadium rock energy

  Chrome on the guitar, thunder on the kit, no room left for subtlety. A stadium-sized riff that walks in, plants its feet, and dares the back row to sit down.

• Chrome Thunderhands

  inspired by AC/DC — stadium rock energy

  Short, punchy, all wrist and no apology. The kind of riff that sounds like someone clapping along with brass knuckles on. Press play and try to stand still — I dare you.

• Chrome Thunderhands (Take 2)

  inspired by AC/DC — stadium rock energy

  Same hands, harder claps. A quick second swing that lands like an encore the crowd demanded. Then it's gone — leave 'em wanting more.

All tracks are original, AI-generated compositions inspired by various rock and blues styles. No affiliation with or endorsement by any artist is implied. Just one bloke paying tribute to the music that raised him.