Rabbits Eat Lettuce 2018: A Veteran Doofer’s Critique

2018 marked the 11th birthday of Rabbits Eat Lettuce, and let me tell you, this festival did not disappoint (much). This year, as has been the case in previous years, there were 3 main stages (Lotus, Waabooz and Hey Sunshine), each with pumping dance floors, captivating decor and dusty crowds decked out from head to […]

4 “Celebrities” Explain What They Think Bush Doofs Are

From Friendly Jordies’ cheeky piss take to Spiro Boursine’s somewhat smug analysis, it seems like everyone has 2 cents to chuck in when it comes to our beloved bush doof culture…   1. Friendly Jordies: “Bush doofs are just hippie jackass aye” Friendly Jordies’ hilarious send-ups have become an institution for Aussie uni students in […]

Dust till Dawn at Pitch Festival

Words: Tori Biggs Photography: Adrien Rossignol The open planes bellow the lofty Grampians Mountain Ranges at Pitch Music and Arts’ second year festival delivered on their promise. The exceptional electronic line up was bounding with show stealers. Nature gave us tumble weeds, rave tornados (“Doof-nados”), glorious sunsets against cascading mountains and of course, heaps of […]

Psyfari: A Festivaluation Of The Best 2018 Doof (so far!)

I’ve got to be honest; when I heard Psyfari was going to be on the Tharwa site, I was a bit disheartened. Seemingly alternately dry and dusty or wet and fucking freezing, that site has never impressed me much (don’t yell at me in the comments, it’s just not my favourite site), and I couldn’t […]

Rainbow Serpent Festival Says Hell No to N2O – Nangs are Banned in 2018

Organisers of Victoria’s Rainbow Serpent Festival have decided to put a blanket ban on the use of nitrose oxide (laughing gas) at this year’s event: No nangs, no canisters and no balloons. A post on Facebook earlier this month announcing the ban as part of a fresh sustainability policy caused a fierce two-sided response from […]

Musical Medicine with Wild Marmalade

In the lead up to Tropical Bloom, Dreamland had the very honour of getting to have a Q & R with Si from Wild Marmalde and it is definitely clear to us now how their tunes are so funky fresh and connected.  An earthy, mindful and cool soul, Si gives us a little insight to the […]