Rockbrat Introduces You To: The Neurotic Spiders

Mr Rockbrat was in his favourite Tokyo Record store recently one quiet Sunday evening and asked the staff to ‘play me something cool I may not know’ ! So the owner grabs a CD and says ‘have you heard this ?’ He cranks this particular album at full tilt and damned if it didn’t measure [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: Is it possible to like Radio Birdman AND the Bay City Rollers?

You know I was recently reminded of a comment that Rob Younger once made about the Angels. He said that they were ‘contrived nonsense’ and I just wanted to reflect on that for a moment. From the outset, let it be known that I was a massive Rob Younger and Radio Birdman fan, (although more [...]

Rockbrat Chat: The Chris ‘Klondike’ Masuak Interview

Below is another re-print of an old interview – this time with Radio Birdman’s Chris ‘Klondike’ Masuak. This interview was conducted with Klondike in 1995 and was originally published that year. Since that time, Klondike has continued gigging and recording, most notable with Birdman and a re-formed Hitmen. He is soon to depart Australia and [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Radio Birdman – 2002 Tour tee-shirt (2002)

What: Radio Birdman – 2002 Tour tee-shirt and so it was that in the year 2002, the musical might of Radio Birdman gathered once again for only a handful of very rare shows – the ‘Hit Em Again’ tour ! Christmas really had come early for many Birdmaniacs, as in that month of December, they played [...]

Rockbrat Wonders: Why Asteroid B-612 did not conquer the world ?

Make no mistake folks, the Rockbrat knows cool rock n roll when he sees it, and in the early 90’s there was no band in Australia – cranking out loud, melodious tunage like Sydney’s Asteroid B-612. According to the Rockbrat, the line-up consisting of Grant McGyver on vox and Stewie ‘Leadfinger’ Cunningham on guitar (along [...]

Classic Image From The Rockbrat Photo Collection: Deniz Tek (1996)

Who: Deniz Tek – Radio Birdman When: 23 January, 1996 – ANU, Canberra Australia When the rumours were flying that the legendary Radio Birdman were gonna reform, I for one couldn’t believe it until I saw it. After all, there was supposed bad blood between members dating back to the band’s break up in the late [...]