Spike the River Will Make You Smile

Melbourne’s Spike the River aspired to create something “explosive.” It’s met the brief with the brand new single “Rally.”

What a firecracker this song is, all enthusiasm and energy. The guest vocals from Georgie Darvidis are the perfect foil for those of Spike the River mastermind Rosco Elliott.

I hear Spike the River injects every bit of that energy into its live shows, so keep your ear to the ground for those. Until then, good luck getting this song out of your head today!

Image used with permission from Future Popes

SLAM Rally Spreads Across Australia

You might remember thousands of music fans marching through Melbourne last February for the SLAM rally, an initiative designed to Save Live Australian Music. The protest hit out at the Victorian government and its policies which linked live music to violence. Now the event is going national.

To show your support head to the SLAM Rally website and see which venues in your local areas are hosting shows. Make sure you tell your friends about the event you’re going to see and spread the word on Facebook or other social networking spaces to drum up support. With the upcoming closure of East Brunswick Club we should all be thinking about how we can protect our local venues and keep live music alive in our communities.

Will you be attending a SLAM Rally event?

Image source: SLAM Rally website