An Aussie Nomad’s quest to reach all 50 States

Ok, so I am way behind in writing about my current travels but given my recent posts are about very diverse geographical locations you might have guessed I have been on the move quite a bit of late! In September 2012 I decided to leave Seattle, Washington and return to Australia for a while (via some travels in…

Black Sabbath – North American Tour 2013 (Austin, Texas)

What better place to see the most influential heavy metal band in music history, Black Sabbath play than Austin, Texas aka “Music City“? The current North American tour line up is Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi (guitar legend), Geezer Butler (the bass players bass player!) and Tommy Clufetos (drums – he normally plays in Ozzy’s solo band) – basically the original…

Black Sabbath “13” is almost upon us! \m/ (>.<)\m/

On the 11-11-11 Black Sabbath announced with much excitement their long-awaited reunion with the original members – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. A world tour and new album were to follow (the first studio album with this lineup since 1978’s Never Say Die). Unfortunately due to contractual issues Bill pulled out of the reunion,…

Ghost! \m/(>.<)\m/

January 30th, 2012 Sorry if you thought this might be a post on some supernatural being……. Supernatural no, sinister looking and creepy yes…….that is what Sweden’s melodic heavy metal band Ghost is all about. Their identities are unknown and the band members go by the collective of “Nameless Ghouls“. All band members wear heavy hooded monk…

I got a Christmas AC/DC Tribute ‘Cause I’m a Problem Child \m/(>.<)\m/

December 23rd, 2011 So it was Christmas eve eve, all those who had been nice all year were probably home with their families for the holiday weekend, those of us who had been naughty enough were out at El Corazon in Seattle rocking hard with Problem Child, a brilliant AC/DC tribute band! They were ably supported by Off The Rails an Ozzy Osbourne tribute – nothing…

AC/DC vs. Black Sabbath – A Tribute Night \m/(>.<)\m/

November 26th, 2011 TRIBUTE NIGHT I don’t normally go and see tribute bands, but as I have mentioned in an earlier blog I am a huge fan of both Black Sabbath and AC/DC, so the combination of a Problem Child (AC/DC) vs. Bastard of Reality (Black Sabbath) tribute show at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard (Seattle) got me interested. I had to check it…

Y&T Rocks Metal Madness!!!! \m/(>.<)\m/

Metal Madness! In 1985 as a 14 year old, one of my most prized possessions was a double cassette tape titled “Metal Madness“. It was compiled by well know Australian music historian, journalist and sometime band manager/promoter Glenn A. Baker). The album was the perfect snapshot of nearly all that was good in hard rock/hair…