Rockbrat Wonders: Why KISS Should Retire in 2012

First off, let me say that as an ex-Kiss addict – a band I gave 25 years to, I am very much qualified to give my opinion on why I think Kiss should retire in 2012. Many devoted Kiss fans are not going to like what I write and will not agree with me. That’s [...]

What’s The Rockbrat Listening To Today ? Kiss – Live at the Gaumont, Ipswich UK 1984

Here is a record which brings back some memories. Purchased back in the day at one of Sydney’s inner city record stores (hint – near Big Al’s) it cost me most of my pay packet. As I was a blinkered Kiss devotee it made no difference. Who needs food or rent money when you have [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: Saxon – and why some heavy metal fans don’t get the joke

As anyone who has read this blog will know – many of the articles are written with a healthy dose of humour throw in. Life gets serious enough, and you’ve got to laugh at something when it’s genuinely funny. Some pretentious, self absorbed geezer who takes themselves way too seriously is a prime candidate – [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: Which Rocker Wore The Most Ridiculous Wig ? Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley: Rock idol to the Rockbrat and millions around the planet. In the late 70′s and 80′s he was the coolest of cool.  Check out the intro on the ‘Kiss Meets The Phantom Of the Park’ film where he dances and struts to ‘Rock n Roll All Nite’ – that is a rock star. [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: What Are The Most Forgettable Kiss Songs ?

Here is a subject often discussed amongst Kiss fans but rarely documented – until now. That’s right kids – Mr Rockbrat has his Kiss albums in front of him – the volume set to high and a skeptical pair of ears. I once wrote – when reviewing the Psycho Circus album from 1998 that ‘Kiss have a [...]

Rockbrats Wonders: About Ace Frehley’s Final Kiss Show in Make-Up at Auckland 1980

Who would’ve thought that guitarist Ace Frehley would perform in make-up for the final time at Auckland, New Zealand in late 1980 ? Nearly 9000 miles is a long way from the NYC bars of 1973 when the Spaceman Make-up was still in its earliest stages. But so it came to pass, that after the [...]

Best Gigs The Rockbrat’s Seen ? Kiss – Philadelphia (1996)

Who: Kiss When: Philadelphia PA, USA – Tue October 8, 1996 1996 – the Kiss re-union. Was there a bigger rock event that year ? It had been talked about and often dissed.  The non-make-up line-up were doing quite nicely thankyou very much. ‘Revenge’ was a solid outing and they were now delving into the grind-metal [...]

Rockbrat Remembers: Seeing The ‘Trick Or Treat’ Film

Back in 1986, this movie Trick Or Treat was a must-see for any fan of the metal genre. Over the years I’ve had time to analyse this effort, and it’s a bona-fide Rockbrat classic. Sammi Curr. When I hear that name it conjures up images of a classic 80′s rock star. The storyline of this film involves topical HM related [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: Rockbrat Wonders: Who Is The Most Ridiculous Looking Band In Heavy Metal? (Kiss – 1985)

1985 was a year in fashion – Kiss fashion at least – that bassist Gene Simmons would very much like to forget. Even he has admitted that – after they took the make-up off in 1983 - he was lost on stage for some time. I can also recall him as saying he looked like ‘Phyllis [...]