Josh Bernstein, Caity Babs and Matt Pinfield, hosts of “Power Hour” on AXS TV.

TV host and rock and roll luminary Matt Pinfield has seen plenty of music trends come and go during his nearly four-decade career, dating back to his start as a rock radio DJ in New Jersey in the mid-1980s. Now, Pinfield’s fire burns just as bright, with a continued dedication to the genre and breaking new bands, which only adds to a legendary resume.

Pinfield’s latest project, “Power Hour,” brings together some of his prior work with MTV with rock’s burgeoning personalities. He’s joined by SiriusXM Octane host Caity Babs and hard rock creative Josh Bernstein. The chat show puts rock in the spotlight, with viewers voting on their top-10 videos, artist interviews and a grab bag of shenanigans the three experience on the road.

“This all started as a show on Twitch,” Pinfield said of the show, which is now in its second season. “We were showing new videos every week and talking about them, then AXS TV got interested, which was fantastic, and we took it to television.”

The three launched the venture after participating in hard rock band competition “No Cover,” which was hosted by Babs and produced by Bernstein.

“That’s where we really formed this thruple and took our act on the road,” Bernstein said.

As well as the three are well known, they point out that being music fans is key to their success. The music video format is callback to the heyday of MTV and its tentpole show “Total Request Live,” with a focus on discovering new acts and celebrating the releases of established artists. Recent guests have included Duran Duran, Pearl Jam and Alice Cooper.

“What keeps me excited is that there’s always something great that’s new that’s coming out; there’s always great new bands that I fall in love with,” Matt Pinfield said. “I never lose that feeling of being a 13-year-old kid hearing a new record that he loves and running off to the record store.”

Pinfield, an Angeleno now, still peruses the aisles of Bay Area indie record shops in search of hidden gems. When he lived in the former San Francisco apartment of Jefferson Airplane guitarist Paul Kantner, Pinfield said he would often hop in the car and take a trip up to Santa Rosa to visit The Last Record Store and nearby antique shops.

“I found this great 1956 turntable with the date etched in cursive under it,” Pinfield said. “It was literally an RCA turntable from right around the time Elvis released his first single on RCA Records.”

He pointed out Northern California is home to some of the most important bands in hard rock.

“I used to stay at Dave Buckner’s house when I would come up here, the original drummer for Papa Roach,” Pinfield said. “There’s great bands up this way—always a great music scene.”

Babs, a Canadian, launched her career by entering a competition at 19 to become a host on Much Music in her home country. She’s since hosted festivals and curated playlists on streaming services, on top of her satellite radio work.

Bernstein may not have as much time in front of a microphone or a camera, his resume stretches just as long as his counterparts. Working on TV projects like the “Golden God Awards” and “No Cover,” or writing for Revolver and Hit Parader, he’s been neck deep in the rock industry.

“I’ve always been a nerd. I’ve always loved music and comics, pro wrestling,” Bernstein said. “There’s a very close similarity between comic collecting and record collecting.”

He said his first job is still the best he’s ever had: interning at Marvel Comics at 16.

“I got to play softball with Stan Lee once at the company picnic,” Bernstein said. “He ended up making the big catch to win the game for us.”

Little did Bernstein know his worlds would collide when he gave future Tool member Danny Carey a tour of Marvel studios when the drummer was still in the band Green Jelly. Bernstein now runs his own company, Z2 Comics, which produces graphic novels penned by artists.

“We all work these day jobs; we’re all trying to escape the 9-to-5 and lose ourselves in something bigger than life. That’s where I want to hang out,” Bernstein said.

“Power Hour” is the first TV show in at least a decade dedicated solely to rock and roll artists, Pinfield pointed out. Bernstein doesn’t know how long the ride will last but said he want to soak it in for as long as possible.

“I don’t know when the magic will stop, but let’s keep on going because we’re having a great time,” Bernstein said.

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