Rockbrat Remembers: LA metal bands who never made it: CANDY

In this regular blog post I cast the magnifying glass over some 1980’s LA bands who were clearly entrenched in the minor leagues, the 2nd division, (or even the 3rd) – and as a consequence, were not packing out stadiums, touring the world, or signing to major labels – despite their big star aspirations (Hello [...]

Classic Image From The Rockbrat Photo Collection: Rose Tattoo – Wagga, Australia (1993)

Who: Rose Tattoo Where: Wagga, NSW Australia  – 22 January 1993 I’ve written about the 1993 Rosie Tatts reformation elsewhere on this blog so will not repeat myself. This was one of my favorite images I shot of the Tatts over the years. I can actually re-call walking past a venue in Adelaide in December of 1992 [...]

Rockbrat Remembers: Skid Row shaking Wembley Stadium 1991

Blog cohort Cowboy Col ain’t a fan of Skid Row – so I’d better sneak this post up without him looking. Mr Rockbrat was bunkered down in Europe in 1991 on yet another rock n roll expedition. The biggest tour to hit the UK that summer was no doubt Guns n Roses at Wembley Stadium on [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Jeff Dahl 1996 European Tour backstage pass & set list

Jeff Dahl is one of my all time favourite rock ‘n’ rollers on the planet. From Powertrip and the Angry Samoans to his own prolific solo career, Dahl oozed punk rock integrity and cut some killer albums over a 30 + year period. Mr. Dahl was even gracious enough to let The Rockbrat and Cowboy [...]

Guess What The Rockbrat Found On eBay ? Rose Tattoo – Guns n Roses 1993 Oz Tour Poster

What: Rose Tattoo – Guns n Roses 1993 Oz Tour Poster Winning Bid: $50 AUS Sale Date: 12 Oct 2010 By the time the GnR (night?) train rolled back into Australia for their second tour – the Rockbrat  was no longer on board. What with Axl and his bike shorts, cigarette holder and monogrammed basketball [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Guns n Roses – Wembley Arena, London – 1991 Concert Ticket

What: Guns n Roses – Wembley Arena, London – 1991  Concert Ticket The Rockbrat was in the UK and attended what was billed as the biggest show of the London summer. Regular Rockbrat Blog readers will have noted that the old concert tickets get displayed under the ‘Best Gigs The Rockbrat’s Seen ?’ category. Not so in this [...]

Rockbrat’s Audio Archive: Axl Rose kicks Kings Of The Sun off the stage in Sydney (1988)

On the 17th of December, 1988, Rockbrat saw Guns ‘n’ Roses play at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. We got to experience the antics of Billy Bailey (aka Axl Rose) in all his glory. On this particular night, the ‘bad boys’ of the L.A rock scene had two quality Australian bands supporting them, Kings of the [...]

Rockbrat Remembers: Rose Tattoo’s Pete Wells and Mick Cocks

For the uneducated, Peter Wells and Mick Cocks were the twin guitar attack for Rose Tattoo. I have many great memories of seeing the Tatts over the years, and Pete and Mick in other incarnations as well. Their contributions to rock n roll are immense and it is important that the memories of Cocksy and Wellsy live on.  [...]

Best Gigs The Rockbrat’s Seen ? Izzy Stradlin (1992)

Who: Izzy Stradlin & The Juju Hounds When: Dee Why Hotel, Sydney – August 27, 1992 How cool is Izzy Stradlin from Guns n Roses fame ? I’ve heard that during the massive 1991 GnR world tour, just to keep himself grounded – he’d actually drive himself to stadium shows in his car – exit [...]