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    If you can't tell already, we're big fans of The Growlers here at Thrills, so we're stoked to be tagging along with them on the Australian leg of their Beach Goth Tour. To celebrate the tour, we held a free pop-up show at our home town in Byron Bay. Live music, free beer, vintage clothes; you name it, we had it. Massive shoutout to everyone who came for good quality hangs. For everyone else who missed out, here's a little look at what went down.     Sydney-siders, don't miss our next pop-up event. You can trust us to bring the goods for this one. Bring a mate for a night of beers, entertainment and of course, epic live music.     THE GROWLERS' BEACH GOTH POP-UP SYDNEY (18+) Friday January 18, 2019 Monster Children - 6 Australia Street Camperdown - Sydney, NSW 5:00pm - 9:30pm RSVP HERE

    Our Summer muse. We hit the sandy shoreline with Carlene from Studio Flamingo to shoot some magic with full time model and influencer, Cathlin Christina ~ Our Summer dream girl. Head to the blog to see the full shoot and shop the styles.     SHOP THE SHOOT                      

    The time has finally come. California’s radical sons, The Growlers arrive in the country this week for the start of the Australian leg of their mammoth worldwide ‘Beach Goth’ tour, and we're tagging along for the ride.   You're in for a treat, because today we announce two very special pop-up events for Byron Bay and Sydney. A carnival of sun bleached, booze fueled, riff laden good times lay ahead in Byron Bay on Sunday Jan 13 and in Sydney on Friday Jan 18.   The Growlers’ Beach Goth Australia Pop-ups will feature special guest performances, oddities and authentic Growlers props, wardrobe, artwork, photography, video and more plus limited edition and one-of-a-kind merch items, while supplies last. The events are FREE and open to the public.   THE GROWLERS' BEACH GOTH POP-UP BYRON BAY (18+) Sunday January 13, 2019 1 Skinners Shoot Road, Byron Bay, NSW 2:00pm - 7:30pm RSVP HERE   THE GROWLERS' BEACH GOTH POP-UP SYDNEY (18+) Friday January 18, 2019 Monster Children - 6 Australia Street Camperdown - Sydney, NSW 5:00pm - 9:30pm RSVP HERE     Haven't bought tickets to a show yet? It's not too late. BUY TICKETS HERE

Kristin Gallegos is living our ultimate LA dream. Drawing inspo from the 60s and 70s, her work is nothing short of iconic. As soon as we saw her polaroids and film work, we were instantly hooked. We know you will be too. We sat down with Kristin, amongst her chaotic, creative, whirlwind of a life, and asked her a few questions about her work and life.      How did you get into photography? My background is actually in makeup. I was a makeup artist for a long time and about 4 years ago I started to burn out. I was creatively unfulfilled and just decided to get a 35mm film camera for fun. All my friends are such babes and creatives so I would just take photos of them when we were hanging out. Nothing staged. I always had my camera on me. I also had a couple of polaroid cameras that I’ve had since I was a teenager. So I really just started doing it for fun and posting the scanned images on Instagram, and out of nowhere brands started reaching out to me to start shooting stuff for them with my friends. It snowballed from there! I quit my makeup agency 2 years ago and never looked back!  Describe your style in 3 words. Instead of 3 words I would say a mix of 3 icons… 60’s Cher, Cher Horowitz a la Clueless, and Jane Fonda in Klute.  You’ve got a real love for polaroids and film - Where did that come from? My love for Polaroids began when I was a teenager in California. I used to take tons of Polaroids of my teen boyfriend/first love - He was truly my first muse. I would even force him to let me put makeup on him. He was a beauty! I also grew up in a house that was obsessed with the 60’s and 70’s. Most of my favorite music and style is from those decades and I'm very much influenced by that time. I am very old school in a lot of ways. I read actual books (no kindle for me), I DJ with records mainly, and I shoot only with film, polaroids, and super 8. I just really love the quality and texture of film, and you get cool surprises with film too like light leaks and weird grainy effects. I think it’s just more interesting.    Biggest inspiration when it comes to doing a shoot? A lot of things inspire my shoots. I am really inspired by old films and icons of the past. The brand and the clothes I’m shooting obviously inspire the vibe and who I cast and where I shoot. The subjects hugely inspire how I shoot them. Casting is super important to me. I typically only shoot friends or people I know. I never go through modelling agencies. I like to have a relationship with the people I shoot. I think it’s important that we are having fun and are comfortable and vibe well together, because it's just me - No team. I style and do the hair and makeup most of the time!    Where are you based? I will officially be living in LA in February! I still don’t have a place but I have been living in Beachwood Canyon by the Hollywood sign for the past few months. It is such a dream. Ideally I would like to get a place there! I have been going back and forth between NYC and LA all year, but I have been living in NYC since 2004! It’s the end of an era. I can’t believe I am moving to LA - To be honest, I am such a New Yorker. I am from Long Beach, CA, originally, so its kind of a homecoming for me. I really fell in love with Los Angeles this year and never felt that way about it before. It is beautiful and chill.  I just think its the perfect place for me to be for where I am at in my life right now and where my work is going. My work is much more 1960’s/1970’s Los Angeles than New York. The light and the locations really suit my vibe! I also have sooo many dear friends there and my family... It just feels right!    View this post on Instagram A post shared by kristingallegos (@kristingallegos) on Jun 12, 2018 at 12:00pm PDT     What’s a typical day in the life of Kristin look like? A typical day in my life lately has been waking up early (which I never used to be able to do) and meditating to start my day off right, having a cup of coffee and breakfast, and mentally getting ready for my day. I always try to be super productive and even if I am not working that day I am doing office work. I work as my own agent so I am always working on getting new clients and setting up shoots for myself, plus prepping for shoots. I always need to keep busy, so you'll even see me running errands and meeting up with friends/potential clients. I am also quite social and I DJ on the side so my evenings are often spent going to events, dinners or parties. I do enjoy chilling out a lot too and reading or watching TV. I am friends with a ton of musicians so I go to a lot of shows to support my friends. New York life and LA are a bit different though. NYC is a lot more social and spontaneous, and LA you really have to make proper plans and make more effort to hang out with people.    A well-known Kristin saying and why. I say ‘Serenity Now!’ a lot which is a Seinfeld reference. It's definitely my favorite show of all time and I reference it constantly with my friends. So whenever I am stressed or going through it I usually say that as a joke.  Tell us about the shoot with Z berg and Nick.  The shoot with Z Berg and Nick Hinman was a blast! They are good friends of mine and are both amazing musicians (they're in a band together called 'Palm Springsteen')!  Nick is also a model and Z has solo stuff out and used to be in the band The Like. They were so much fun to shoot! We shot at this old school bowling alley, Shatto Lanes (in Nick’s neighbourhood).  We bowled a game. Z and I were terrible and Nick is basically a pro. We then borrowed my friend Harrison’s old Cutlass from the 60’s and shot inside and outside of the car and then in front of one of my favorite old Hollywood Motels, The Harvard House Motel. It has the coolest signage! Overall it was an amazing day!   2019 resolutions/goals/plans/something you want to speak out into existence... I have so many resolutions and goals for 2019! First of all, I am relocating so that is a huge deal for me. I want to find my dream apt/house this year. I want to get my first photo agent. I am going to be launching a zine project that I have been working on in the next couple of months with dear friends of mine, the band 'Blame Candy', which is very exciting. After that launches I will begin working on a proper book project and my next photo show. I also started meditating again recently and it has been life changing so I really want to stick to that because it helps me so much in everything that I do. Plus the usual resolutions of getting in better shape, eating healthier, less drinking etc!  SHOP THE SHOOT NOW     SHOOT CREDITS: Photographer: Kristin Gallegos @kristingallegos  Models: Z Berg @zeezerizer and Nick Hinman @yung_avocado of the band Palm Springsteen @palmspringsteen

  Summer is rad. Maybe more rad than sitting through the new Black Mirror Bandersnatch movie on Netflix for the first time (which is pretty hard to beat, let's get real). There's only one person who loves Summer more than us: Olive Cooke, of course. We got together with this girl crush of ours, plus Thrills BFF Tim Swallow, to make some magic around our home, Byron Bay.   SHOP THE SHOOT NOW                      

Welcome to 2019. For many of you, you're still recovering from Falls Festival or NYE (us included). For others, you might be getting your resolutions in order for the new year. Either way, we're already excited about what's in store for 2019. We’re all about supporting local music, so at the end of last year we gave 9 lucky Australian bands the chance to play alongside the Growlers in January on the Australian leg of their Beach Goth tour. It was our biggest competition we've ever held and we couldn't believe the amount of epic bands who entered.  MEET THE TOUR LINEUP:  THE GROWLERS Listen here. THE BABE RAINBOW ~ Gold Coast and Brisbane shows support. Listen here.   THE CHATS ~ Sydney and Melbourne shows support. Listen here. PIST IDIOTS ~ Sydney and Melbourne shows support. Listen here. SAN MEI ~ Gold Coast show support. Listen here. CASSOWARYS ~ Brisbane show support. Listen here.    THE UNKNOWNS ~ Sunshine Coast show support. Listen here. GLASSHOUSE ~ Sunshine Coast show support. Listen here. BED CLUB ~ Byron Bay show support. Listen here. ISRAELI CHICKS ~ Byron Bay show support. Listen here. LEROY FRANCIS ~ Narrabeen show support. Listen here. RICKY ALBECK ~ Adelaide show support. Listen here. LOS PALMS ~ Adelaide show support. We're not joking when we say we've had the support winners' music on repeat all summer long, so we thought we'd share our playlist to the masses. Get amongst music from some of our current favourites, and get amped for the Growlers' Australian tour.  Haven't got tickets yet? No stress. Links below: 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  (SOLD OUT) 20/1 The GOV, Adelaide 

   Introducing our newest collection, 'Paradise'. Featuring exclusive vintage floral prints, military-inspired staples, and our new go-to neutral tones, we're sure you'll love this collection as much as we do. Refresh your wardrobe with these new Summer arrivals. Available online now.    SHOP PARADISE NOW                    

  Win a support slot on The Growlers Australian Beach Goth Tour!   Are you in a band? Want to play a support slot on The Growlers tour In January? Well, here’s your chance.    We’re all about supporting local music, so we’re giving 9 lucky Australian bands the chance to play alongside the Growlers this coming January on the Australian leg of their Beach Goth tour.    We’ll be adding 1 support slot to the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Narrabeen shows & 2 slots each to the Noosa, Byron Bay and Adelaide shows.    If you think you have what it takes to share the stage with The Growlers, then all you have to do to be in with a shot at playing the stop closest to you, is submit a Soundcloud link to your best track(s), a profile image, social handles & your location to someone@thrills.co    The competition window will close at midnight on December 19 & the winners will be chosen by The Growlers, in conjunction with Thrills and Love Police & announced on December 21st.  How’s that for a Christmas present?    Gold Coast: Miami Marketta - 10th January 2019 Brisbane: The Drive In At The Brightside - 11th January  Noosa: Villa Noosa - 12th January  Byron Bay: Byron Bay Brewery - 13th January  Narrabeen: Narrabeen RSL - 19th January  Adelaide: The Gov - 20th January    We know that on stage antics aren't everyones forté, so if you're like the rest of us and watching from the safety of the crowd is more your jam, you can purchase tickets HERE.

       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

We've just launched part two of our Summer 2018 FADED collection; Featuring new swim along with textured linens, hemp blends, classic corduroy and, of course, our cottons.    We took a road-trip with nothing but the essentials and no destination in mind. No GPS, no service, no calling home. Our only direction; South to the middle of nowhere.    Shop FADED 2.0 online now.      

      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.        

  FADED in the Byron Bay Hinterland Our latest FADED Summer 2018 collection is a balance between the paradise of Byron Bay and faded textures of the hinterland. To bring the collection to life, we took a little road-trip into the hills with our good friend and photographer Jeremy Gryst.    Photography: Jeremy Gryst Creative direction: Tab McGregor & Nat Collins Models: Luca Kiripun & Jemma Dalitz Hair and makeup: Mariah Hearn Social media: Madi Kliendienst   Shop the shoot here.

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.