Interviews
INTERVIEW: Jared Mullins – Holy Roller Baby
Once in a while an album lands in our inbox that grips us from the moment we first hear it. It embodies everything we love about music and makes us want to just click […]
Articles by Sean Bennett
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Andrew Farriss (solo artist, ex-INXS)
2020 has delivered one of the most frustrating & difficult years for artists all across the globe with tours, album releases & even the ability to get together in the studio near on impossible […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: Lynne Jackaman – One Shot
British rock & blues singer/songwriter Lynne Jackaman has released her debut solo album ‘One Shot’ on August 14 through JackamanMusic and it has been making waves in both the US & UK, with her […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: Mike Elrington – Aftershock
Victoria-based Bluesman Mike Elrington has released his ninth album ‘Aftershock’ and it’s one that could cement itself as one of the front runners for Australian Blues & Roots Album of the Year, consisting of […]
Features
ALBUM REVIEW: Joe Bonamassa – Royal Tea
Joe Bonamassa is back with his new album ‘Royal Tea’, his latest solo studio offering due for release on October 23rd through Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Ten tracks make up the collection of varying styles […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Dave Gleeson – The Screaming Jets
When we last spoke to Screaming Jets frontman Dave Gleeson the band had a fairly defined path laid out for 2020, with plans to write & record a new album but like it has […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Cassidy Paris
The future of rock music looks to be in good hands, with Melbourne’s Cassidy Paris releasing her latest single ‘Like I Never Loved You’ back in September. The seventeen-year old singer songwriter already has […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Mike Elrington
Some say Blues comes from the heart & others say you need to sell your soul to the Devil. The former is most certainly the case for Victoria-based Blues n’ Roots guitarist and singer/songwriter […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Craig Ballantyne – 46 Brigade
It was back in 2013 when Perth indie-rock band 46 Brigade released their full-length debut ‘Reverse the Future’ and seven long years later the follow-up album ‘Into the Great Unknown’ is now out there […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW: Hells Bells w/ Ballbreaker Perth & The Caballeros – Perth, August 29th 2020
A trio of Perth’s finest live rock n’ roll acts came together for a night of exceptional music and left a sell-out crowd at The Rosemount in North Perth thoroughly fulfilled & entertained. Headliners […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW: Matty T Wall w/ Blues Confusion – Perth, August 25th 2020
Every once in a while, The Perth Blues Club are able to showcase an artist of international quality which highlights to the world the level of music that the city of Perth has to […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Mark Lizotte – Diesel
It’s difficult to comprehend that Diesel has been a prominent name in the Australian music scene for over thirty years now. With six ARIA’s to his name, Mark Lizotte, that ever youthful Sydney based […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Tommy Boyce – The Casanovas
It’s been five long years since the release of ‘Terra Casanova’ but Melbourne’s power rock trio The Casanovas are now ready to unleash their fourth studio album ‘Reptilian Overlord’, which is out on August […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Zack Anderson – Blues Pills
Blues Pills are back with their third studio album ‘Holy Moly!’ and it could very well be the best yet. Released on August 21 through Nuclear Blast, ‘Holy Moly!’ is a collection of eleven […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Alan Fletcher – Waiting Room [a.k.a. Dr Karl Kennedy, Neighbours]
Australian actor Alan Fletcher is one of the most instantly recognizable faces on television, not only in his home country but also across much of the world. After brief stints on the US show […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: Jodi Essex – Irreverent
Christian-rock has always been a bit of a sticking point for me – not because it questions my own beliefs but because on the whole the messages that are being conveyed often outweigh the […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW: Gyroscope with Blindspot, Filth Wizard & Crimea – Merriwa, WA July 25th 2020
The northern suburbs of Perth have a new live music venue after the official launch of The Baltimore, which was headlined by WA giants Gyroscope with strong support from Blindspot, Filth Wizard & Crimea. […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Steve Redden – The Vendettas
Back in February, before the global pandemic disrupted the whole of the music industry, I took a flight from Perth to Melbourne to catch one of my favourite UK bands, who were playing a […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: Bag of Nails – The Wolf Inside Me
Whenever I’ve thought of Blues music, my mind always immediately takes me to places like Chicago, Memphis & Detroit. Greece would never have even registered to me as a place where high-quality Blues rock […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Stu Macleod – Eskimo Joe
As with most bands around the world, COVID-19 has dealt a pretty tough hand for them all to play and Western Australia’s Eskimo Joe are no exception. March saw the alt-rock three-piece primed and […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Garry ‘Gary’ Beers – AshenMoon (ex-INXS)
Former INXS bass player & co-founder Garry ‘Gary’ Beers is back with a new project and it’s one that has us pretty excited here at The Rockpit. AshenMoon has smatterings of genres & vibes […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Jodi Essex
Unless we dare take risks, how can we see beyond our fears? Met with positive response worldwide after a series of single releases, Christian-rock artist Jodi Essex continues to speak boldly with the same […]
Interviews
Interview: Rob Viney & Bill Shaw – Electric State
Perth’s local live music scene is about to explode back to life. With restrictions starting to ease and venues getting the chance to reopen, albeit with limited numbers & certain social distancing rules firmly […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: Dion – Blues with Friends
Music has an amazing power to bring back so many wonderful memories. When I was growing up, I have early recollections of my Dad playing rock n’ roll tunes on long car journeys and […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Andrew Farriss (Ex-INXS)
When The Rockpit last spoke to Andrew Farriss back in August 2019 he was excitedly telling us about his debut single ‘Come Midnight’ and subsequent works that we would be expecting to hear, as […]