Guess What The Rockbrat Found On eBay ? Runaways 1976 London Concert Poster

  What: Runaways 1976 London Concert Poster Winning Bid: 34 GBP Starting Bid: 30 GBP Sale Date: 18 Aug 2007 Description: Very rare RUNAWAYS gig poster from the Roundhouse, Camden, London. 1 October 1976. Size 38″x 28″ ( 97cm x 71cm ). Fair / good condition, a few rips on edges, scuffs, creases and a [...]

Rockbrat Remembers: Tokyo’s Kosei-Nenkin Kaikan Hall

‘All you boys way over there, and all you boys way down the back……I wanna be where the boys are !’. These very words were uttered by a tough-rock n roll teenager named Joan Jett – on the Runaways 1977 album ‘Live In Japan’. I have worshipped the Runaways for nearly three decades and I [...]

What’s The Rockbrat Viewing Today ? Cherie Currie – Live At The Golden Apple 1998

Not sure if you can still get ahold of this – Rockbrat associate Mr Giglizard purchased this VHS copy from Golden Apple Comics store in Los Angeles some ten-years back now and it’s long been a favorite of mine and the Cowboy’s. Cherie Currie really kicks major ass during this performance - held to coincide with the then re-release of [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: About The Runaways Re-Union Show Rumour – Japan 2011

The rock n roll world is currently abuzz with the rumours that America’s finest all-girl band – The Runaways – may have some sort of re-union and play live in Japan in 2011. Details are sketchy, but long-time band supporter and Sunset Strip Mayor -Mr Rodney Bingenheimer – fuelled the fire recently, by mentioning this [...]

Guess What The Rockbrat Found On eBay ? Cherie Currie Japan 2000 Tour Program

Cherie Currie Japan 2000 Tour Program Winning Bid: $41 Australian Sale Date: 31 August 2010 Quite a nice find this – and a difficult post for the Rockbrat to write about ! You see back in 2000 I was living in Japan and this tour by Cherie Currie went totally unnoticed by the Rockbrat. It had [...]

Guess What The Rockbrat Found On eBay ? Cherie Currie’s Personal 1977 Runaways Japan Tour Jacket

Cherie Currie’s Personal 1977 Runaways Japan Tour Jacket    Winning Bid: $US 310 Sale Date: 21 August 2010 item description: “This is Cherie Currie’s personal 1977 “Runaways – Queens of Noise” Japan Tour Jacket. Please check out the photos in enlargement for the best  description. This is a authentic 1 of a kind original jacket and has cheries “cherry tatoo” embrodered [...]

What’s The Rockbrat Reading Today ? Neon Angel – The Cherie Currie Story

With the release of the Runaways film this year, seems everyone has an opinion on Cherie Currie and the Runaways. At the very least, it educated many young people about one of the finest rock n roll bands to rise out of the Los Angeles suburbs ever. That my friends is a good thing. I [...]

Classic Album From The Rockbrat Collection: Cherie and Marie Currie – Messin With The Boys

CHERIE & MARIE CURRIE MESSIN’ WITH THE BOYS  (Renaissance)  For all you kids too young enough to know, Cherie Currie was the teasing blonde who back in the mid-70’s fronted the Runaways – the most rockin’ all-girl band ever. Upon quitting the group Cherie cut ‘Beauty’s Only Skin Deep’, before teaming up with her identical [...]

Classic Album From The Rockbrat Collection: The Runaways – Waitin’ For The Night

THE RUNAWAYS WAITIN’ FOR THE NIGHT (Mercury) Where do I start, when reviewing possibly my all-time favourite record ? Let’s drift back in time shall we. The year 1977. Hollywood all-girl band The Runaways had already shaken the rock world, conquering Europe and Japan in the process, but after a turbulent summer which had seen [...]