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We have beers and hear stories from Ross Knight of Cosmic Psychos - talk of the early days, discovering punk rock, early Cosmic Psychos records, working w labels like Subpop, Amrep, influencing the Seattle sound, his new children's book & more.
Topics include:
Intro with Ross and Dean
Getting back on the road after the pandemic
Cosmic Psychos songwriting & recording process
Ross’ road-ridden bass guitar
The early days on the Farm
Ross watching the Sunbury Festival
Music in Ross’ early days – records and live bands
Aussie touring in the early days – AC/DC
How his parent’s reacted to his music
Discovering The Saints, Radio Birdman, Ramones
When Ross got his first bass guitar
Playing early shows w Rancid Spam
“Down On The Farm” on Mr Spaceman Records
Recollections of those early vinyl pressings
Mudhoney were early fans of Cosmic Psychos
How did Cosmic Psychos records make it to the US?
“Go The Hack” & “Slave To The Crave” on Survival
Working with Subpop on “Go The Hack”
Working w AmRep / Tom Hazelmyer on “Blokes You Can Trust”
Discovering “Bleach”, memories of Nirvana
Any dealings with Waterfront or Au-GoGo
Storing and archiving the Cosmic Psychos master tapes
Stored band ephemera, shirts, etc
Vinyl repressings of Cosmic Psychos albums
Possible upcoming album w Cosmic Psychos
Ross loves fucking with people
Ross’ new book “The Incredible Tail of Little Roo”
Where can the Little Roo tail go?
Upcoming tour of the US with The Chats
The spirit of Cosmic Psychos living on in other bands
Wisdom for new bands
Ross’ farm and Mad Macka’s computer job
Ross hates the split single with The Melvins
Interview wrap up
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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.