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 Listening To Today? Saraya – Saraya (1989)

Whilst not breaking any new ground in terms of style or originality (melodic late 80’s AOR hard rock with keyboards) Saraya’s debut album is certainly not without its moments. Having a female front the band made them stand out a bit from the mass of other all girl bands around this time (Poison, Warrant) etc, [...]

Best Gigs The Rockbrat’s Seen ? Divinyls (1995)

Who: Divinyls  When: Labour Club, Canberra, July 8, 1995   After having witnessed The Divinyls have their backsides well and truly smacked by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts several times on their recent tour together, I decided to give Chrissy and Mark another go. And I’m glad I did. I love The Divinyls, and have seen [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: Where all the Runaways fans were in the 80′s and 90′s ?

Y’know it would be easy for Mr Rockbrat to look upon the media hype surrounding The Runaways film with a cynical eye. I mean – being a fan of the band in the 80′s and 90′s was indeed a lonely undertaking. And so it was with some skepticism that I picked up the free magazine titled ‘mag’ [...]

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 [...]

Rockbrat’s Audio Archive: Joan Jett Interview on Triple J (1995)

OK, it’s 2010. Everybody’s seen The Runaways movie and is now a Joan Jett fan. I’m sure all these new disciples will be out in force when Joanie tours Australia in Summer this year as part of the summer festival circuit.  How many of you recall Joan’s 1995 Australia tour with the Divinyls? She played [...]

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 [...]

Rockbrat Introduces You To: Ricky Byrd

Ricky Byrd is a name that most rock fans are familiar with and his rock n roll resume speaks for itself. The talented guitarist was last in Australia way back in 1982 (as a Blackheart, when Joan Jett first toured these shores), and it was a great pleasure to catch up with him at one [...]

Classic Image From The Rockbrat Photo Collection: Ricky Byrd – New York City (1996)

Who: Ricky Byrd Where: Dark Star Lounge, New York City – 24 September 1996  When I walked in (sporting a Jett/Divinyls shirt) to see former Joan Jett axe-man Ricky Byrd at the Dark Star Lounge on West 72nd, manager/wife Carol Kaye politely says to me ‘don’t expect the Blackhearts!’. The Rockbrat was not expecting the Blackhearts - but rather [...]