2022 is proving to be a very big year for Sweden’s Thundermother. A brand new album ‘Black and Gold’ (read our review HERE) is released this Friday 19 August with the all-female four-piece heading to […]
Sometimes it can seem that things drop into place, almost coincidentally. Some call it fate, others call it luck but here at The Rockpit we firmly believe that hard work and being in the right […]
On the day they begin the WA leg of their I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken tour, The Hard-Ons have released a new single and video from the album. The “Needles & Pins” 7″ […]
It’s always great to be able to interview someone to discuss something a little different and this was very much the case with award-winning film maker, director and actor Ari Gold. A Guinness World Record […]
An enthusiastic crowd filled the Charles Hotel for night two of an eight show WA run for indie/alternative rockers Thirsty Merc and by God did they leave their mark on an energy-filled room by the […]
Fremantle-based Unicorn launched their second single ‘Cats’ on a night that was full of ‘Pussycat Power’ at Clancy’s in Fremantle. With a line-up loaded with female talent, the generous & enthusiastic crowd was treated to […]
The Angels proved once again that they have no intention of slowing down after visiting WA for two sell-out shows at the Ravenswood (Friday) and the iconic Charles Hotel (Saturday). Celebrating 40 years since Darkroom […]
The Superjesus’ Sarah McLeod has this week released a rocking cover of the Motown Classic ‘Keep me Hanging On’. The song was recorded at Lush Studios and features Scott Eckel on drums. ‘Keep Me Hanging […]
Mention Sarah McLeod and you immediately think of the band The Superjesus, their biggest selling hit single ‘Gravity’ and Australian radio-friendly rock at it finest. But recently here in WA we got to enjoy another […]
The Metaverse is here, and with it a new frontier for musicians around the world to reach new fans and find new audiences. To that end, The Dead Daisies have created a Meta Cinematic (video) […]
Its hard to believe that The Angels fourth studio album ‘Dark Room’ is forty-two years old this year and as with ‘Face to Face’ and ‘No Exit’ the band decided to re-record the album with […]
With bands able to travel across borders now it was only a matter of time before Electric Mary made the trip over to WA for a long-awaited return and with a line-up of musical quality […]
Its been nearly four years since WA was blessed with a performance from Ed Kuepper (The Saints) but he’s back this weekend with a somewhat stripped-back set featuring drummer Jim White (Dirty Three), on a […]
Thunder fans haven’t had to wait long between drinks as hot on the heels of 2021 highly-acclaimed release ‘All the Right Noises’, the band have followed up with their first ever studio double album […]
Its release day for New York City’s Jane Lee Hooker, launching an album that The Rockpit have been enjoying immensely these last three or four weeks since it landed in our inbox. ‘Rollin’ is […]
New York City’s Jane Lee Hooker announce European “Keep On Rollin’ Tour” in support of their new studio album, Rollin’ (available 4/29/22). Stephen Harrison at Blues Matters Magazine writes “The thing that most excites me about this band is that it […]
Last time we spoke to Canadian Bluesman Matt Andersen he was on the verge of releasing ‘Halfway Home by Morning’, an album that really resonated with us here at The Rockpit. Andersen is back something […]
Elles Bailey has the world at her feet. Her highly acclaimed latest album “Shining in the Half Light” has received exceptional reviews, while hitting #1 in the UK Official Blues Charts, #2 in the UK […]
Sydney based guitar-slinger and tight blues outfit Greg Nunan & The General Jacksons release ‘Be Like Water’, the second single from their forthcoming album ‘This Is A Recording’ on Friday March 25th 2022. “Most people […]
Zakk Wylde is and has always been a busy man. With over eighteen albums under his belt in the last twelve years or so, it would be easy to expect the bearded guitar wizard […]
If 2021 was a big year for Perth Grunge rockers Electric State, then 2022 is shaping up to be even more defining. Collecting two Western Australian Music Awards (WAM) for Best Live Act and Best […]
Taylor Sheridan is a name that may very well be familiar to you if you were one of those lucky enough to catch Jon Stevens earlier in 2021 on his Noiseworks & INXS tour. Sheridan […]
This weekend the cream of the Western Australia Blues & Roots scene will descend on the usually quiet town of Bridgetown for the annual ‘Blues at Bridgetown Festival’. The festival has been running since 1993 […]
Southern Rock has been, for me, one of the most consistent of the rock genres over the last few years, with a high quality of musicianship, song writing and delivery, so it takes something […]
It’s difficult to believe that it has been thirty years since The Screaming Jets unleashed their debut album, ‘All For One’ on the world, which peaked at #2 on the ARIA charts. The second […]
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