A Celebration Of Live Music With KRAM From SPIDERBAIT

The story of Spiderbait is an unlikely but heart-warming one –
three friends from a small Australian country town taking on the
music scene, and emerging triumphantly thirty years later,
friendship intact, and now one of the biggest and best rock bands
on the national landscape.
The trio’s popularity spans three decades and shows no signs of
abating. They’ve released seven acclaimed albums, all of which have
racked up Gold, Platinum or Double Platinum status, and have
combined Australian sales of over a million units. Spiderbait have
also chalked up almost every Australian accolade possible, taking
home multiple ARIA Awards, topping charts and becoming the first
Australian band to take the crown in triple j’s prestigious Hottest
100 of 1996 with Buy Me A Pony.
Australian rock ‘n roll royalty, and with a catalogue of music
that’s distinctive and uncompromising, Spiderbait will be a part of
The Croxton Block Party, a huge two-day festival celebrating 10
years of the venue, to be held in the carpark across from The
Croxton Bandroom on November 1 and 2. The stacked line-up includes
Tropical Fuck Storm, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Spiderbait,
Ratcat, Floodlights, Party Dozen, Grace Cummings, and more.
To celebrate the occasion, HEAVY sat down with Spiderbait's Kram to
find out how more about the show.
"It's going to be great," he enthused "I think we've played at
Croxton… I can't remember when we played it last. I know King
Gizzard played there, and I remember getting up with Wolfmother as
well. And yeah, it's just gonna be great for us to actually play
there and be part of this great show. And there's a great line-up
of acts over the two days."
We ask if Spiderbait have any special plans to mark the occasion,
to which Kram offered. "Well, we're just about to release the
reissue of The Unfinished Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake, and we've
pressed it on vinyl because I think it's the anniversary of that
record's release. So we might try and do a fair few songs off that
record for this show. It's gonna be sick. The Croxton Bandroom has
been a great live music venue for the last 10 years, and it's such
an iconic room. I'm happy that they're doing the show outdoors to
make it like a block party, which obviously is what it's called.
It's also celebrating that part of Melbourne, the North side. So
many bands have come from there, including us."
In the full interview, Kram further highlighted the significance of
community support for live music venues and suggested that
government incentives could help preserve these cultural spaces. He
reflected on the transition of music from underground to
mainstream, noting the enduring popularity of bands from his era
and the challenges of replacing iconic venues. He announced the
release of the 30th anniversary vinyl edition of The Unfinished
Spanish Galleon of Finley Lake, highlighting its importance in
marking Spiderbait's evolution and confirming that pre-sales will
start on September 25 plus more.
Tickets for The Croxton Block Party HERE


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