Life On The Road

MUSIC INTERVIEW: Life On The Road With…Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

Photo Credit: Josh Ludlow 

After a busy festival season alongside two shows supporting Royal Blood, Australia’s Psychedelic Porn Crumpets gear up for their their own headline tour in support of their latest album And Now For The Whatchamacallit. We caught up with the band ahead of the shows to hear their top tips and stories from the road.

Favourite thing about touring:

Hanging out with my best friends and Chris, exploring the world together.

Least favourite thing about touring: 

Hanging out with Chris.

Five essentials for the road:

– Corkscrew
– Vitamin C
– Paw-Paw Cream
– Slides
– Travel Adaptor

Your favourite way to pass the time:

Playing chess championships in the van whilst eating a pound value pack of smoked almonds.

“The Most”

Memorable moment:

When Magic Mike visited a castle with us, carrying a guitar, a 6-pack and a joint hanging out of his mouth and asking the elderly attendant if that attractive quaint old lady in the painting is available – “That’s Queen Victoria and you would be beheaded.”

Hilarious moment:

Bowling and playing arcade games inebriated in France.

Embarrassing moment:

Being asked for autographs in a Milwaukee Walmart for being Australian (“Do you guys have windows in Australia?”)

Outrageous moment:

Being arrested at a music conference festival (still innocent).

Drunken moment:

Found a chair in a park to pass out on, which turned out to be in an assembly for a war memorial day.

Rewarding moment:

Humbly rewarded to be travelling the world playing festivals such as Summersonic/Splendour in the Grass/Best Kept Secret this year.


Psychedelic Porn Crumpets‘ latest album And Now For The Whatchamacallit is available to stream or purchase HERE.

See Psychedelic Porn Crumpets live at one of the following dates:

October

Fri 18th – BIRMINGHAM, UK – Castle & Falcon
Mon 21st – CAMBRIDGE, UK – Portland Arms
Tue 22nd – LONDON, UK – Electric Ballroom
Thu 24th – STOKE-ON-TRENT, UK – The Sugarmill
Fri 25th – MANCHESTER, UK – Band On The Wall
Sat 26th – EDINBURGH, UK – The Mash House
Mon 28th – SHEFFIELD, UK – Plug
Tue 29th – BRIGHTON, UK – The Haunt
Thu 31st – AMSTERDAM, NL – Bitterzoet

November

Fri 1st – ANTWERP, BE – Kavka
Sat 2nd – BREMEN, DE – Tower Musikclub
Tue 5th – HAMBURG, DE – Hafenklang
Wed 6th – BERLIN, DE – Cassiopeia
Fri 8th – PRAGUE, CZ – MeetFactory
Sat 9th – ZURICH, CH – Exit
Tue 12th – BARCELONA, ES – Sala Razzmatazz 3
Wed 13th – MADRID, ES – Wurlitzer Ballroom
Fri 15th – ARTHEZ DE BEARN, FR – Le Pingouin Alternatif
Sat 16th – PARIS, FR – Le Point Ephemere

HannahGillicker
A 30-something year old journalist and freelance PR often found at a gig, a festival or holding a dictophone to a band and asking them all kinds of questions. I'm a sucker for whiskey and vinyl.