Transforming Trashy Habits: F*** Off Festival Filth
Rubbish is a reality of any festival. No-one’s arguing with that. But whether a volunteer crew spends one afternoon or one week remediating a site comes down to one thing: The minds and actions of those who have made that site their home. Madeleine Radke found a passion for waste management at festivals after she realised it is a tangible way […]
“Listen To The Lyrics, It’s All There”: Jono Sri Talks Hip-Hop, Politics & Media
Dreamland talks Bris-hop, ISIS and ramming things down your throat with Jonathan Sri: Greens candidate (now councilor) for South Brisbane and frontman for the cerebrum tickling, spoken-word act that is Rivermouth. D: Has your latest track, “Propaganda – You Can’t Trust the LNP” gained much traction on mainstream radio stations? J: 4ZZZ have been […]
Happys Days for Purple Hayes
Known for energetic and fully skitz morning psytrance sets at parties up and down Northern New South Wales, Purple Hayes (Hugo Hayes) sets are increasingly becoming a fixture of doofs in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions. Dreamland caught up with Hugo at the SAE Institute in Byron Bay, where he studies a […]
This Zero-Waste, Natural Deodorant Costs $3 A Year. Get On It.
We humans have been obsessed with keeping our body odor under control since long before Lynx or Rexona were on the scene. The Egyptians lathered themselves with fragrant waxes and unguents after scented baths and the ancient Romans and Greeks doused themselves, their clothes, and even their pets in perfume. Though those ancient societies wouldn’t […]
Doof Etiquette: How Our Readers Voted
We asked and you responded. Behold: Your take on the do’s and don’t of doofing! 1. Should there be a medic/paramedic/nurse to man the first aid tent for the duration of a doof? Yes: 89% No: 11% 2. Do you welcome doggies at doofs? Yes, run wild and free you furry, furry beasts: 60% Yes, […]
Inside the Artist: Chris Dyer at Earth Frequency 2018
This month we spoke to psychedelic visual artist Chris Dyer about melting crayons, stinky garbage robots, art in the grave, living with no regrets, and the type of Aussies he expects to find at Earth Frequency 2018! D: Tell me a little bit about yourself, what sort of family have you come from and as a […]
Editor’s Letter: Why We Doof
How do we find ourselves in the middle of nowhere, in the dark of the night, so cold that our nether-regions have gone numb, chatting to a complete stranger across a campfire about the mysteries of the universe? Why do we prefer to dance during the day, whilst others are at work, or at home, […]
Super Foods or Super Marketing?
In our community, health is paramount. And, as the rest of the world is slowly becoming aware of the importance of health, we are seeing more options available to us – the everyday consumer – which will allegedly aid in our goal to remain as healthy and happy as possible. Woolworths and Coles now supply […]
Do Dreadlocks Cause Discrimination? 4 Doofers Tell Their Stories
Dreadlocks go with doofing like ‘yeah’ goes with ‘fark yeah’. But before you treat yourself to a head of dreads, take a moment to read the stories of four doofers whose lovely locks have changed the way they’ve been treated, for better or for worse… I’m clubbing at The Beat, the ‘gay club’ in Fortitude […]
Hate Party Drugs? Blame Australia, Not Doofers
Media hysteria and moral panic always surround the growth of emergent subcultures: The doof culture is no exception to this trend. If distilled to nothing more than its most basic elements, dancing and music, doofing is essentially the same as a nightclub, but in the middle of the forest (besides the vibes, music and interaction […]