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       We're not lying when we say Miniskirt are proper legends. Playing a massive part not just in the garage-punk scene but also in our warehouse and HQ, the boys are stoked to give you a taste of their current favourites. Be sure to indulge your ears with this epic lineup of tunes.     Get amongst our HQ vibes and follow us on Spotify to keep updated. Follow us on Spotify 'thrillsco' to listen! Plus, get familiar with these boys and stay tuned for an exclusive interview with the boys next week.    

  Today’s a special day for us at Thrills HQ. We are proud to introduce you to our mates, Flying Machine, and their debut single “This Feeling”. Hear the wizardry that is the Byron Bay 3 piece below:     With 2/3 of the band currently spending their 9-5 in the office with us we have been lucky enough to watch them grow over the past year and a half, and we can tell you firsthand they possess more musical talent than our entire office combined. Alright, that might not be saying much as we struggle to make a triangle hum, but trust us these guys are sick and they’re only just getting started.     We recently queried them about their inspiration for the track and they figured it might be easier to show us rather than tell. They have put together a killer playlist to help you get inside their heads.     They will be hitting the road later this year and have a debut album due not long after that, make sure you get well acquainted with these guys because you won’t want to miss it.   Artwork by @goodvermin

      Thrills BFFs and warehouse legends, Flying Machine, are stoked to bring you this month’s radio playlist. Just like their upbeat sound, this lineup is the perfect playlist to blast all weekend long. Get amongst our HQ vibes and follow us on Spotify to keep updated. Follow us on Spotify 'thrillsco' to listen! Plus, get familiar with these boys and stay tuned for a big Flying Machine announcement next week.        

Photo by James Adams.   Jack, Joe, Tom and John -  The Pist Idiots. We could almost end the interview there... But we won’t.   A more fitting band name might not exist, and as you guessed, there’s more to the Revesby (that’s West Sydney for anyone who doesn't know) locals than just drinking beers and playing music; Although they really are great at both. If you’ve made it to a live show already, you would have seen the sweat, spit and smiles. Something you may not be privy to, however, is just how drunk they can be... We mean it, these guys can drink like your dad at Christmas time, all day and all night, and still manage to belt their way through a chaotic but (mostly) flawless set. They’re somewhat of an enigma, in this regard being that the band are still in their early twenties. Sadly though, despite their youthful kidneys and fatherly demeanour it sounds as though they will have their work cut out for them if they wish to try and out drink Australian punk legends The Cosmic Psycho’s when they hit the road to tour this weekend.   Photo by Kane Grosvenor.   We caught them for a quick chat en-route to Byron before the tour kicks off, this is what we learnt: Tell the people a little bit about yourselves, who’s in the band and what’s everyone’s roles? Four bulldogs out of the South West suburbs of Revesby (in Sydney). Our wordsmith and guitarist “Sniff” (Jack) fronts the band, backed up by the tomato brothers Joe and Tom on lead guitar and bass, and “Belton John” on drums. I thought Joe and Tom were the same person for a very long time. What does everyone do for a living outside of the band?  Ahaha all ordinary hairy blokes. Sniff fills his time doing odd jobs but rest assured he is very busy. Johnny works for Grifter Brewing Co as a logistics transport expert. Joe is a landscape architect and tom is an educator. So John and Tom are a truck driver and teacher respectively? Yeah Johnny drives beer around and Tommy teaches the kids. Was there any bands out in West Sydney that inspired you when you first started playing? There wasn’t much exposure to any live music where we grew up, so we were pretty clueless to it all. No one was doing it and we had no plans to start gigging. Our first show was a joke for an open mic night at the local and it took off from there and didn’t stop. Yeah right, how did you get inspired to play music then, who were you watching? We were watching Sydney icons Palms and The Pinheads around that time definitely sparked up an interest into the Aussie music scene. You’re just about to kick off a tour with Cosmic Psychos, that’s a pretty solid achievement for any young Aussie punk band. Have you played shows with Cosmic Psychos before? Is it a solid tick off the bucket list? Yeah we’re wrapped it’s gonna be huge! We’ve only flirted with them on the Instagram, but yeah it’s a massive tick to be able to rip the shit with some Aussie legends who’ve done the rounds.       What was your first tour and who with? How did it come about? Our first lot of dates was a run up the east coast with Melbourne-band Jurassic Nark. It came about from a chance encounter with the Sniffers (Amyl and the Sniffers), Dec Martin in a back ally in Newtown. We passed around three passion pop bottles and warm long neck and the rest is history. We gave you a pretty decent wrap on your ability to keep it together when you're drinking… Is anybody in the band an exception to this rule? We’re all the exception on our day, but there’s a pretty serious case coming from the two brothers. Any examples? Various accounts of naughty behaviour. An unnamed member woke up with a $500 fine in his pocket last week and no memory of how it got there. Alright I guess we’ll leave that one there. We included the video for your latest track “Smile” and your latest EP “Princes”, obviously we’re huge fans of everything you do, have you got any more tours upcoming for anybody who misses this one? We’re road hogging around the country with The Chats this summer playing a heap of co-headline shows in rural towns and all the cities. Most importantly when can we expect a full length? Your gonna have to hold on for the full length. There’s an EP in the works that we’ve been slogging away at, so keep an ear out for that. Final question, how many heart logo shirts do you think you’ve sold so far? Will you ever stop? Millions, No.

    The Growlers  have just dropped their official video for Problems III - Directed by Aleia Murawski and Sam Cropland.    Check out “Problems III” here:      Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that The Growlers are coming down under in January, and we’re tagging along for the ride. Tickets are selling fast, so get in quick, or live in regret.   Australian Tour Dates: 10/1 Miami Marketta, Gold Coast  11/1 The Drive In At The Brightside, Brisbane  12/1 Villa Noosa, Sunshine Coast 13/1 Byron Bay Brewery  16/1 The Forum, Melbourne  18/1 The Metro, Sydney  19/1 Narrabeen RSL, Sydney - SOLD OUT 20/1 The GOV, Adelaide  

    This goes out to our fellow music lovers. We're gearing up for the weekend with our very first monthly playlist. If you know us, you'll know that music is a part of our DNA. So much so that most of our warehouse guys are part of bands based in and around Byron Bay. Get amongst our HQ vibes with this month's playlist, put together by our warehouse family. Follow us on Spotify 'thrillsco' to listen!           FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY

Dumb Punts are long time friends of Thrills, and have been ripping up, down and all around our island home for a good few years now.  If you’re not familiar with them (*cough loser cough*) it must be a pretty sizeable rock that you’ve been living under. Come on out for there is much to learn. Dumb Punts are the brain child of Port Macquarie-born brother and sister James (Jimmy G) on Guitar/Vocals x Drums and Ciarn (Seattle) Gallagher on Drums x Vocals/Guitar backed up by their childhood mate Brent Lockhart on Bass. We were lucky enough to jump on board with the Punts and a bunch of our other favourites (Pist Idiots, Mini Skirt, Charging Stallion) for the Coin Toss Tour back in March this year and can tell you from experience that Dumb Punts playing live in a Bowlo is as good as it gets. They can party with the best of 'em, won’t shy away from a sing along and they have what appears to be a never ending love affair with coffee frappes. They’ve also just dropped their debut full length album titled “The Big One” via Piss Fart Records and a huge run of shows to back it up. From their anthemic choruses, mental riffs and that not so subtle Aussie twang it’s safe to say Punts are back bigger and better than ever. We dropped them a line ahead of the weekend to see how they’ve been and get the goss on their upcoming plans.      Dumb Punts - The Big One by PISSFART RECORDS   Let’s get straight in to it... How’s things? More importantly are you mad I said Port Macquarie and not Bonny Hills? Yes, yes we are. Mostly because it’s factually incorrect. Technically I’m the only one born there. Ciarn’s from Armidale and Brent was born in Sydney somewhere near a frozen coke machine. We grew up in Bonny Hills, Brent and Ciarn had a gang, they’d like hang out and make raps about sandwiches and shit, or something, fuck I dunno, I’m still reeling from spell-checking the questions. How did Dumb Punts come about? Pretty much the story above, then they moved to Melbourne and we started playing, I guess all three of us just always wanted to play music. So you know start one with ya sister and Brent from down the street. Or someone with another name, is Brent a common name? The names aren’t important. Your first full length is out how does it feel? It’s funny you say that, 'cause I picked one up the other day and it feels good. Nice weight, clean grooves and the little sleeve it comes in is nice 'cause I always forget to put them back in the cover but at least with the sleeve you’re good. I nearly dropped one of the cool splatter ones the other day but I’ll just give that to the parents. You sat on this one for a little while, why’s that? To keep it warm. “The Big One” tour kicks off this weekend (and is huge!!!) how are you guys warming up for it? Hot chocolates, Big Red chewing gum, chilli cheese jaffles, hot chips, hot pockets, warm apple pie, leg warmers and pillows. You guys are going to be driving most of the tour yeah? Who’s landed chauffeur duty? Well Dan is driving the first trip, he won a competition called ‘Make me a dreamer no more’, he drops his hat all the time so the foundation granted him the honour. He’s chuffed, when he’s not yelling 'cause he dropped his hat. Terrible temper but you know, it makes his day, we have a lift. He was a bit bummed 'cause he’s supposed to be at work but we highlighted the importance of being true to your word and now we’re cruising up the Hume. Dreams really do come true, and Dan didn’t need that job anyway. After the Aussie leg you guys are off to the UK and Europe with Skeggs, are you pumped for you first run overseas? Yeah we're psyched, but happy if we get to tour with great mates anywhere. Apart from trying not to get pissed before 11am everyday, touring is pretty sweet, oh! Brent’s up. No more questions. UP THE PUNTS!

  Thrills besties, and everyone’s soon-to-be new favourite band, Liquid Face, are flying the coupe and playing their first shows outside of the Northern Rivers/Gold Coast region this weekend.     The talent pool of bands in the Byron Shire is as deep as the ocean, but after a string of live shows ranging between Brisbane to Byron Bay, everybody who has managed to catch them is in agreeance that Liquid Face are the real deal.     Formed on the Gold Coast a year and a half ago, the band, now based in Byron Bay, took early inspiration from fellow dual-percussionists Thee Oh Sees and the San Fran Garage scene, but as with all things garage and gritty, Liquid Face became a whole new monster. The end result sounding like something birthed of that early Thee Oh Sees inspiration mixed with proto punk, a healthy interest in DEVO and an even healthier dose of working class rage.    With barely an online presence to speak of, rumours of a killer live show and a blossoming cult-following were the only signs of the band's existence, until this week when they released their first track into the cyber realm.     If you’re lucky enough to be in (or anywhere near) Melbourne this weekend (21st, 22nd or 23rd of September), drop whatever plans you have and make your way to one of their shows.     Cop the first digital taste, venues, dates, and a couple of words from the brain behind LF below.     You’re welcome.      Tell us about Liquid Face. Who’s in the band, and how did you start out?     Apart from a way to piss off the neighbours, Liquid Face was born out of necessity. It’s an outlet. In the beginning, Liquid Face was just a couple of demos I’d recorded as voice memos on my phones. From that, it evolved into a three-piece band which began playing live under a different name. As time progressed and the band's demos developed, the physical line-up of the band grew to reflect the sound. My name’s Cal and I’m the singer/songwriter/guitarist. I’m fortunate enough to be joined by 2 drummers, Anthony and Chris, synth player Sarah and bassist Jack.    I know your early inspiration for Liquid Face was Thee Oh Sees, but you’ve been a band for a while now, how would you describe your sound now?     Yeah Thee Oh Sees are sick, and apart from their song writing and live presence, I’ve always been super into the idea of experimenting with two drummers. The sound became more about that. Mixing that percussive dynamic with other influences like DEVO, Hawkwind, The Spits, Total Control, Goggs and I guess most working-class punk and garage music.    You’re getting a bit of hype up here in the Northern Rivers, describe the local music scene in Byron Bay.     The local music scene ay? SHOUT OUT TO MINISKIRT, ISRAELI CHICKS, DOG FIGHT AND FLYING MACHINE! But seriously there are a lot of talented musicians doing cool, interesting shit out here.   So, you’re heading south to play a couple of shows in Melbourne. How did that come about?     We are! We were asked to come down to play Angst Fest 2.0 and managed to get a couple more dates, including a headline show at The Tote on the 23rd with a sick line up!           You’ve just released your first track online. How has it been received?  Yeah dog, dropped it this morning. It’s got a couple of likes, that’s what it’s all about.   UP THE WALLS by LIQUID FACE   What’s next for LF?  Get the debut pressed! Keep working on the sound and Crank out more shows. Check out their full show list here

California’s radical sons, THE GROWLERS, are bringing all their Beach Goth glory back to Oz this summer. In a rollicking, majestic wave of movements all around the golden coast, be enthralled and amazed at the hypnotic tones of these champions. Sun bleached, booze fuelled, riff laden good times. Sign up to our mailing list to get access to VIP pre sale tickets.  Australian Tour Dates: 10/1 Miami Marketta, Gold Coast  11/1 The Drive In At The Brightside, Brisbane  12/1 Villa Noosa, Sunshine Coast 12/1 Byron Bay Brewery  16/1 The Forum, Melbourne  18/1 The Metro, Sydney  19/1 Narrabeen RSL, Sydney  20/1 The GOV, Adelaide 

Now that the biggest festival of the year is over and you're nursing your head back to health while staring at your computer wondering just how your life got here... we're here to remind you of just how naughty you were at our Pre-Festival party. There was booze, there were goats and there was Amyl & The Sniffers...

Meet Rory, a part of our multi-talented warehouse team, who also just happens to be in a band... @rorytwomey is a Pisces and his band's name is @dogfknfight.Press play to hear more about Rory & his life as a free spirit right here in da Bay.  

We recently got together with a bunch of our favourite local Byron Bay bands and stuck 'em in the studio for some recording. Each band played an original and a Cramps cover and we collected all the songs and pressed them onto vinyl.  Check out the playlist below featuring music from artists: Israeli Chicks (@hot_local_israelichicks) Mini Skirt (@miniskirt666) Flying Machine (@flyingmachineaus) Mylee and the Milkshakes (@myleegrace) Dork Skid This exclusive, never to be sold record can be yours! For your chance to win a copy of the record for yourself and a friend, simply head to our instagram @thrillsco (here!) be following us, and tag your vinyl loving mate in the comments. We'll be sending the first 25 people (+ their mate) a one of a kind musically genius record.        

There was beer, there was rum, there was a car and there was Cog. Last week we threw a massive party and you were all invited. Blister played on a stage made of flames while outside a car was destroyed. Video and editing by Nat Collins. Beer by Budweiser Rum by Sailor Jerrys Photos by Life Without Andy - View Photos HERE  

Deflated sex dolls reflected our brain cells the morning after, as we trudged through broken glass & broken bodies - passed out on the beer-stained couches that lined cold concrete... if only walls could talk... They would probably say fuck I am hungover.A memorable evening of good music & free flowing booze kept the party alive, spontaneous orgys were walked in on, a fight almost broke out with the actor from Wolf Creek, Surfer Dude, and other Z-grade movies... A flaming fence and decapitated black metal heads welcomed party goers both new and old. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who joined us the night of April 22nd for a party we threw for basically no reason at all.And here's to plenty more!