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The Cosmic Psychos: 40 years of drinking, fighting and roadkill

Music / January 10, 2024 / 6 minutes of reading

Ross Knight – bass player, singer and mainstay of Australian punk heroes the Cosmic Psychos – tells a good yarn that deftly illustrates his group’s public image. The Psychos, who are celebrating 40 years since their humble beginnings in central Victoria as a school band originally named Rancid Spam, were unlikely guests of honour at […]

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