Sometimes I see things occurring in the music world in 2011 that leave me scratching my head. Metallica for one thing. I haven’t bought a Metallica album since 1989’s, “And justice For All”, and although I’ve been vaguely aware of the bands musical output since that time, let’s just say that with the exception of [...]
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Rockbrat Wonders: About Metallica and Lou Reed ? Ryan Adams and Iron Maiden ?
Posted: August 31, 2011 by Cowboy Col in Rockbrat Wonders:Tags: Alternative, Anna Graceman, Iron Maiden, Kirk Hammett, Lizzie Grey, Lou Reed, Metal Machine Music, Metallica, Ryan Adams
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Rockbrat News Flash: Rockbrat Radio #16 – Sydney’s Metal Years Part 4: Thrash Metal Of The 1980s
Posted: June 27, 2011 by Cowboy Col in Rockbrat News Flash:Tags: addictive, enticer, frozen doberman, massapeal, Massive Appendage, Metallica, Mortal Sin, Rockbrat Radio, Slaughter Lord, sydney heavy metal
Tune in for the fourth and final instalment in a series of shows – where Cowboy Col remembers Sydney’s heavy metal years of the 1980’s. That’s right, we were metalheads who grew up in Sydney, Australia and in this series we have been focusing only on Sydney bands, and bands who predominantly didn’t sign with major labels or make [...]
Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Iron Maiden Fan Club Letter (1984)
Posted: November 6, 2010 by Cowboy Col in Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest:Tags: Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden Fan Club, Keith Wilfort, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Saxon
2010 and Ozzy Osborne and Metallica are household names, and everybody’s a freakin’ Maiden fan. Well let me tell you friends, 25 years ago the landscape looked a little but different to what it does today. Growing up a metal head in Sydney’s early to mid 80′s – metal was underground, which you might find hard to believe, but [...]
Rockbrat’s Audio Archive: Metallica Damaged Justice Contest Winner (1989)
Posted: August 20, 2010 by Cowboy Col in Rockbrat's Audio Archive:Tags: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Tony Biggs, Triple J
On the 1st of May, 1989 brother of Rockbrat received a call at work from Triple J’s Tony Biggs informing him that he had won first prize in the Metallica Damage Inc. competition, which meant backstage passes to the Sydney show. We got to meet the band backstage, and I have clear memories of opening [...]
Best Gigs The Rockbrat’s Seen ? AC/DC – Donington UK (1991)
Posted: August 13, 2010 by rockbrat in Best Gigs The Rockbrat's Seen ?Tags: AC/DC, Angus Young, Black Crowes, Malcolm Young, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, Screaming Jets
Who: AC/DC When: Donington Park, UK – August 17, 1991 Always great to see Angus and Malcolm live – and this gig is memorable. In the early hours of a cool August morning in 1991, the Rockbrat began making his way from the capital to Leicestershire. Donington Park to be more accurate, as that was the [...]
Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Metallica Autographs and Backstage Pass
Posted: July 26, 2010 by rockbrat in Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest:Tags: Cliff Burton, Lars Ulrich, Metallica
What: Metallica Autographs and Backstage Pass This artifact, lifted from the Rockbrat collection seems to impress the younger Rockbrat relatives who are now heavily into Hetfield, Hammett and Co !! May of 1989 be the time and the Hordern Pavillion in Sydney be the place. The Rockbrat had managed to nab backstage passes to the Metallica show and displayed here [...]
