Interviews with some of your favorite as well as up and coming artists and musicians!
The Fray are returning to Australia for a series of shows celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their “How To Save A Life” album. We caught up with Drummer Ben Wysocki for a chat ahead of […]
Unicorn have been making beautiful grungy pop-rock waves in the Perth music scene since they formed in 2021. Fronted by singer-songwriter phenomenon Jenna Hardie, with Jack Charles on lead guitar, Sara McPherson on bass and […]
Perth singer songwriter Jason Ayres has a lot to talk about. A new single, a launch night, a new direction… the year ahead looks to be an exciting one. Ayres has been extremely busy these […]
With Winger on the way Downunder we just had to catch up with Kip to talk about the final tour, the early days (setting a few records straight) and the last time he was here […]
We just had to talk to Reb Beach the ‘riff master’ – not only is he the rock and roll heart of Winger, he’s done time with some of the greatest hard rock bands ever! […]
One of the most formidable guitarists of her generation, Samantha Fish deals in her own unmatched brand of bravado, bringing both mind-blowing power and extraordinary emotionality to everything she creates. Since first introducing the world […]
What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than to introduce Kimberly Zehra, an incredible and inspiring woman in the Perth music scene. Kimberly has been engaged with the local music community for quite some […]
It’s been over twenty years since The Superjesus released ‘Rock Music’, their last full length album which spawned three singles including ‘So Lonely’ and ‘Stick Together’. But fans haven’t long to wait until the band […]
If you have already read our review from last weekend’s fabulous 10th Anniversary Ravo Blues & Roots Festival then you will know just what an outstanding day we all had at The Ravenswood Hotel, on […]
It’s a long way between starting out playing to the family in Collie, Western Australia in 2010 and playing stages all around the world in 2025. That’s all part of the amazing story of Sister’s […]
The Rockpit caught up with Zach Householder, guitarist for Whitechapel who are about to unleash their most brutal offering ‘Hymns In Dissonance’ in their twenty year career. We spoke about writing and the idea behind […]
When you get a chance to sit down and chat with the frontman of a band that heavily influenced your journey into metal you simply don’t say no. In 1983 a relatively unknown German band […]
Swedish alternative metallers DAYS OF JUPITER are proud to announce the release of their long-awaited fifth studio album, THE WORLD WAS NEVER ENOUGH. After teasing fans with three singles over the course of this year, the full record […]
Over the years we’ve been championing the music of DYNAZTY, indeed their debut was one of the very first albums we reviewed in our first year of The Rockpit. Over the years DYNAZTY’s output has […]
If you were rock or metal fan visiting or living in Sydney between 2012 and 2022 then you would have ventured down the hallowed stairs of Frankie’s Pizza By The Slice and been overwhelmed by […]
Spiderbait are one of those bands that became burned into the Australian psyche in the 1990’s. They could do no wrong, they were all over Triple J on high rotation, regulars on Recovery and major […]
We caught up with Canadian Vocalist & Guitarist Morgan Lander of Kittie just ahead of the bands tour of Australia with Ukrainian metal juggernauts Jinjer which starts this week in Brisbane. This tour has been […]
We caught up with Opeth bassist Martin Mendez just before Christmas to talk about all things “The Last Will And Testament’ album and the tour which will visit Australia in November. If you have seen […]
Funk royalty and pioneers of the 90’s Acid Jazz scene, The Brand New Heavies, host their Australian shows this week. Their unique mix of jazz, funk and soul will light up audiences as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of their iconic album, ‘Brother […]
I caught up with Ryan McCombs frontman of Drowning Pool ahead of their co headline tour of Australia with Alien Ant Farm this February. This chat with Ryan must be one of my favourite chats. […]
With a career that has achieved so much, New Zealand punk rockers The D4 return to celebrate their sophomore album “Out Of My Head” being released on vinyl for the first time the band are […]
Who doesn’t love a bit of calming gentle 70’s and 80’s Soft Rock? Well there’s a treat sailing your way Downunder in May! For those uninitiated, Yacht Rock encapsulates the revival of Soft Rock Hits […]
For almost five decades Icehouse has been household names in Australian Music. Regardless of which generation you come from Icehouse’s music is etched into our lives. Andrew Slaidins got to sit down with frontman Iva Davies […]
There has always been something special about the anticipation of Crossbone Skully. Their debut album ‘Evil World Machine’ brought the legendary Mutt Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard) out of retirement to executive produce the project. The […]
15 years ago when I started up The Rockpit I did it to support the music I loved that I didn’t think was getting the attention it deserved. My very first interview was with the […]
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