Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Candy Harlots – Debut Single Flier

Here is a flier from mid-1989 for the debut single from Sydney’s Candy Harlots. These A4 pink fliers were pasted around the streets of the CBD and it is an interesting time piece. Maybe you have one ! There is a story behind this. I know because I designed it. Do devout fans still make [...]

Classic Image From The Rockbrat Photo Collection: Marc Lee De Hugar – Candy Harlots 1988

If the Kardomah Cafe in Kings Cross was the spiritual home for Sydney’s Candy Harlots – then the St. James Tavern in Castlereagh Street must have come a close second. The St. James Tavern had a long flight of stairs at the entrance, and looking back, must surely have been a bit of a fire trap [...]

Rockbrat Chat: The Leeno Dee Interview

Dee in the Rockbrat lens: Melbourne 3 June 1989 Leeno Dee has been plugging his heavy-sounding bass into the Australian rock n roll scene for sometime now and is a true survivor. From his earliest days with Vandal, Wizard and Roxx…to the notorious Candy Harlots…then Jerk, Ink and now with Melody Black – his life [...]

What’s The Rockbrat Listening To Today ? Helter Skelter – Cry For Love

Helter Skelter: Cry For Love (1993) A great pairing of tunes here by a Sydney band called Helter Skelter. Not sure how they got away with using that name, as I would’ve assumed someone Beatle related or even author Bugliosi would’ve had the phrase all tied up. Anyway Cry For Love is an Iggy cover [...]

Rockbrat Introduces You To: The Candy Harlots

In the late 80’s, the Sydney music scene was being whipped into a frenzy by a notorious bunch of brats calling themselves The Candy Harlots. This article is focusing only on the period of time, when the band were once tagged ‘Sydney’s biggest live secret’, and in the process cut two burning singles. Forming in [...]