News PREMIERE: MYTHS serve up psych-pop perfection on debut album Paradigm by Liz Campbell There’s something in the water out west. As home to some of Australia’s most celebrated psychedelic acts, it’s no surprise that Perth outfit MYTHS (formerly The High Learys) have unleashed…
Music Interview: Plasma Chasms talk Synths, Trip-inducing sounds and how to teach your dog not to bite by Cooper Marix-Evans We had a chance to chat with Indie-Psych rock duo Plasma Chasms about what makes a psychedelic track so addictive The brainchild of Australian Jane Drewett and American Adrian Guerrero,…
Music Psych-rock outfit Crosstown Killers release their debut EP ‘Volume 1’ by Happy After first jamming together just eight months ago, the boys from NSW’s Central Coast have released they first debut EP. Crosstown Killers have named these five-tracks Volume 1 and if this is…
Happy Places Music News Your May at Greaser Bar is gonna be on FIRE! by Alex Cooper Ring in the cold with some of the hottest bands in Fortitude Valley! As we approach the cold months, Greaser Bar is heating up! Weekends, weekdays, it doesn’t matter! Greaser’s…
Magazine Getting inside the mind of the visual genius behind some of Australia’s best psych rock bands, Jason Galea by Nick Stillman “Being asked to make the artwork for the two Australian Nuggets releases in 2012 was a big shock to me. I’d just finished the first Gizzard album cover and was…
Live Music News What’s On at Greaser Bar This August by Tammy Moir Greaser Bar’s August lineup is stacked with everything from indie and punk to alt-metal and psych. Whether you’re chasing raw energy or something a little more experimental, there’s plenty to…
Music News Babe Rainbow return with sweet psych-pop gem ‘Polymuscalsaccharide’ by Tammy Moir This gem quietly landed last week, and it might be Babe Rainbow’s sweetest release in years. The Byron Bay psych favourites are back with ‘Polymuscalsaccharide’, a sun-soaked slice of retro-pop…
Music Orange Passiona deliver psych-groove perfection on ‘Let Me Get Back’ by Happy It’s been a few months now since we were first turned onto Orange Passiona. Since releasing their debut EP, The Squeeze, earlier this year, the Sydney outfit have developed a…
Music 808s & Greatest Hits walk us through their brilliant debut psych album by Luke Saunders A few weeks back Melbourne psych-pop outfit 808s & Greatest Hits blew our hair back with Cabin Vibes. The eight-track compendium pulls you into it’s warbly psych journey oozes with…
News PREMIERE: Become intoxicated by the psych goodness of Sunrose’s new EP Strawberry Wine by Phil Cholby The bright, woozy sounds of Byron Bay-based four-piece Sunrose can have a strange effect on your psyche – it feels as if though the world is rotating around you. On…
Music Brooding and smooth, Ocean Alley are like Batman in a Porsche by Happy Ocean Alley are going from strength to strength after the release of their new single Muddy Waters. Now they’re set to make a splash with the release of their brand new…
News PREMIERE: Fox Grin’s new clip for Shangri-La is a slice of psych-pop heaven by Molly Lasker Shangri-La (ʃaŋgrɪˈlɑː|) • noun: a place regarded as an earthly paradise, especially when involving a retreat from modern civilisation, not dissimilar to Utopia. The definition seems fitting for the Fox Grin‘s new…
Music Dear Doonan’s latest single Puff Puff Give is a stoners anthem by Patti Burton Sunshine Coast psych outfit Dear Doonan are back with their new single Puff Puff Give and it truly is a stoner’s anthem. With entrancing trumpet lines, relaxed bass grooves and…
