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Spazzys
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresPop punk, Punk
Years active2000–present
MembersKat Spazzy
Lucy Spazzy
Ally Spazzy
WebsiteOfficial website

The Spazzys are an all-girl pop punk band from Melbourne, Australia.

History[edit]

The three girls went to school together and Kat (guitar, lead vocals) and Lucy (bass) are also twins. They formed in 2000 and played their first show as a support for Mach Pelican.[1]

Their first three singles "Paco Doesn't Love Me", "Hey Hey Baby" and "My Boyfriend's Back" all charted with the latter reaching No. 24.[1][2] Their debut album Aloha! Go Bananas entered the AIR independent chart at No. 1[3] and reached the top 40 of the ARIA national albums chart. They have received significant radio airplay - mostly on Triple J.[4] Their song "Paco Doesn't Love Me", written about the drummer of an Italian punk band called Retarded,[5] was No. 75 in the 2004 Triple J Hottest 100.[6]

They have played several major music festivals, such as the Big Day Out,[7] Falls Festival and Queenscliff Music Festival, Pyramid Rock Festival and have toured with bands such as You Am I, Grinspoon, Butterfingers and Hard-Ons.

The band has also supported international acts such Blondie, The Distillers, The Hives,[8] The 5.6.7.8's,[9] Marilyn Manson[10] and Marky Ramone.[11] They were poorly received by the crowd during their support tour with Marilyn Manson in September and October 2007. Commenters noted it was not due to a poor performance, rather their style of music was not favourable with Marilyn Manson fans. The band was praised for how they handled the jeering crowd, repeatedly mocking the audience with statements like "This next song is called my parents don't understand me so I cut myself" and "The last city hated us even more than you do!"[10]

They played with Marky Ramone on an Australian visit, Ally (drums) made way for Marky on the drums.[12] Marky also features in their video clip for "Hey Hey Baby".[13] They are heavily influenced by The Ramones,[14] and have similarly adopted the band's name as a surname.

In 2005, Ally guest starred on the game show Spicks and Specks, and Kat on RockWiz.[15]

The Spazzys played at the 2007 Big Day Out.

Members[edit]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

EPs[edit]

  • I Met Her At The 7-11 (2002)
  • The Sunshine Drive (2002)

Singles[edit]

  • "Paco Doesn't Love Me" (2004)
  • "Hey Hey Baby" (2004)
  • "My Boyfriend's Back" (2005) #24 Australia
  • "Divorce" (2006)
  • "Creep"/"Best Waves Ever" (2010)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Age "Rock the Spaz bar"
  2. ^ Australian-Charts.com
  3. ^ Hobart Mercury, 12 April 2007, "Tearing up venues"
  4. ^ The Harbour Agency The Spazzys
  5. ^ The West Australian, 9 September 2004, "Three chords, two minutes, one passion: the Ramones" by Simon Collins
  6. ^ "Hottest 100 2004". Triple J. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  7. ^ The West Australian, 25 January 2007, "Spazzys back, more diverse" by Simon Collins
  8. ^ RocKwiz Series 2: Episode 15
  9. ^ FasterLouder "5.6.7.8's Bomb The Rocks Australian Tour!"
  10. ^ a b dB Magazine Marilyn Manson, The Spazzys. Thebarton Theatre
  11. ^ The Age Marky Ramone
  12. ^ The Age, 10 May 2004, "Brain Surgery Not A Part Of This Brief" by Michael Dwyer
  13. ^ Geelong Advertiser, 4 September 2004, "Fun-time Spazzys"
  14. ^ Herald Sun, 16 September 2004, "Spazzys' pass Marky" by Shane O'Donohue
  15. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 December 2005, TV previews by Tony Davis

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