Rockbrat Wonders: About the integrity of Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘30 Years After The Blizzard’ DVD

Let’s start with some context. Around 1984, my three favourite bands were probably Maiden, Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne. Whilst Mr. Rockbrat was focusing on ‘Animalize’, ‘Stay Hungry’, ‘Last In Line’, ‘Out Of The Cellar’ and Blackie’s boys in WASP – I was listening intently to Ozzy’s ‘Speak At The Devil’ and ‘Bark At The [...]

Rockbrat remembers: When Blackie Lawless came to Sydney (1985)

Late 1985 and WASP had a buzz about them that made them the hottest property in international heavy metal. Cowboy Col and Mr. Rockbrat played the first WASP album and 1985’s Last Command til death on the Rockbrat stereo. Man those songs were anthems for teen rebellion in a way that modern bands just don’t [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Signed Blackie Lawless Photo

What: Signed Blackie Lawless Photo The Rockbrat has previously blogged about being heavily influenced by WASP in 84/85, which culminated in a promo visit to Australia by vocalist Blackie Lawless (that is a cool rock n roll name my friends) in November of 1985. You can read my musings here. But lo and behold I [...]

Lifting The Lid On The Rockbrat Treasure Chest: Sew-On Cloth Patches

What: Sew-On Cloth Patches As mentioned in the ‘Who Is The Rockbrat’ page, I was a metal-head, headbanger, rivet-head…whatever you want to label it – basically a fan of loud heavy rock ! Do kids still wear patches anymore ? Having patches sewed on your denim jacket spoke volumes about who you were. It screamed [...]

Rockbrat Remembers: When W.A.S.P Ruled The World !

Back in 1984/85, Blackie Lawless and his band of shock rockers ruled each day of my life ! Along with the likes of Kiss, Twisted Sister and Dio, that debut W.A.S.P album got heavy rotation on the Rockbrat stereo. I devoured everything I could on the band – courtesy of over-prices U.S Rock Magazines like [...]