Ep385: Ross Knight of Cosmic Psychos

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Groove Washer, the best record cleaners and protective sleeves for your vinyl collection.
0:05.6	Ask for the Groove washer from your local shop or go to groove washer.com. Discount code,
0:10.6	Vinyl Guide 10. And now, on with the show.
0:16.3	Well, hey, everyone, it's Nate. Welcome to episode 385 of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds.
0:23.9	And today, we have my first face-to-face interview since the pandemic.
0:29.5	Ross Knight of Cosmic Psychos joins us to discuss the band's history, the rare records of their career,
0:36.5	releasing vinyl on labels like subpop,
0:39.1	Amphetamine Reptile, Mr. Spaceman, and more. Plus, Ross also talks about the Cosmic Psychos
0:44.7	record he absolutely cannot stand. We cover a lot of ground today, and this interview itself
0:50.2	was quite an adventure, so I'll tell you the story of the interview after you hear
0:54.6	the interview. Stay tuned for the end of the episode. It's quite funny, and man, did my head
0:59.3	hurt the next day. You'll also hear Ross talking about his new book, a children's book,
1:05.7	The Incredible Tale of Little Roo, about a little kangaroo and some various characters and
1:10.8	misadventures, and
1:12.3	despite the more adult approach of many of the Cosmic Psychos songs, this book is for all ages.
1:19.4	Even the littlest person in your life will enjoy the incredible tale of Little Rue.
1:24.8	Google the book, find it somewhere to buy it, or if you're in the U.S., you may be able to get one
1:30.4	direct from the merch table.
1:32.5	That's right, Cosmic Psychos are touring the U.S. with the chats.
1:37.7	Tickets just went on sale, so make sure you don't squander this chance to see two killer
1:43.7	Aussie bands in one night. Drop everything and go to
1:47.2	Cosmic Psychos.com.a.u or Thechatslovebeard.com tour dates for Australia, California, Seattle, Colorado,
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