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Japan’s psychobilly scene grew from a lively conversation between 1950s rock’n’roll, British punk, garage noise and the country’s own fascination with American…
Rockabilly patches can look deceptively simple: a bold wordmark, a hot-rod motif, a skull, a chequerboard border, or an embroidered portrait of a favourite…
Rockabilly and surf guitar both grew from the energetic instrumental language of early popular music, yet they create very different impressions. Rockabilly…
Psychobilly has always sounded as if it belongs beneath a flickering cinema sign. Its combination of rockabilly slap bass, punk urgency, twangy guitar and…
The hum of a 1950s sun parlor lingers inside a piece of sheet music in a way that even the most faithfully restored vinyl cannot quite match. Original-era…
Rockabilly is often pictured as a lean trio: electric guitar, upright bass and drums driving a crowded dance floor. That image is accurate for much of the…
A well-run rockabilly record fair can turn a small community of collectors, DJs, musicians and curious browsers into a lively afternoon scene. The strongest…
Australian record collectors have chased the thump of slapback echo and twangy guitars through every format imaginable, from worn shellac 78s to heavyweight…
Australia has quietly built one of the Southern Hemisphere's most dedicated swing dance communities, with Melbourne and Sydney hosting weekly social dances,…
In a Brunswick share house a tram ride from Melbourne's CBD, Darren Calloway slides another cardboard mailer across the kitchen table. Inside sits a 7-inch…