Its been a massive week for local punk legends Amyl & The Sniffers. Not only have they hit the road with AC/DC, but they decided to throw an impromptu gig at Melbourne’s Federation Square. The all ages show attracted way more people than expected, to the point barricades were broken and the crowd rushed the site forcing the cancellation of the show for everyone’s safety
The band, upset they couldn’t perform decided to put their fee towards $5000 bar tabs at 7 Melbourne Bars – The Tote, The Last Chance, The Labour in Vain Hotel, Hell’s Kitchen The John Curtin Hotel, Cherry Bar and The Old Bar
And today it was announced via Playboy on their Instagram, that Amyl’s lead singer Amy Taylor will feature in an upcoming issue
As per the Playboy Instagram post:
Not much happens in Balaclava, a pleasant-enough suburb of Melbourne, Australia. But every generation or so, the region births a punk band that shakes the firmament. In the mid ’70s, it was Nick Cave and the Birthday Party. In 2016, it was Amy Taylor’s turn.
Back then, a gang of friends lived together in a modest apartment, opposite a police station and down the street from a nightclub that never closed. At any given time, you could have found Taylor, the group’s then 20-year-old fateful leader, “fucking around” with friends, going out and hitting the beach in nearby St. Kilda. They all liked punk music and, less enthralled by legends and more by the scene that surrounded them, figured: “Why don’t we make it ourselves?” So in one single sitting, Taylor — alongside her then flatmates Bryce Wilson, Declan Mehrtens and Calum Newton — recorded Giddy Up, a thrashing EP, and posted it on SoundCloud under their decided stage name. That day, they became Amyl and the Sniffers.
Playboy broke the news on Instagram today with a post highlighting an upcoming feature article by Douglas Greenwood, with pics by Byron Spencer.
As Playboy notes:
Not much happens in Balaclava, a pleasant-enough suburb of Melbourne, Australia. But every generation or so, the region births a punk band that shakes the firmament. In the mid ’70s, it was Nick Cave and the Birthday Party. In 2016, it was Amy Taylor’s turn.
Back then, a gang of friends lived together in a modest apartment, opposite a police station and down the street from a nightclub that never closed. At any given time, you could have found Taylor, the group’s then 20-year-old fateful leader, “fucking around” with friends, going out and hitting the beach in nearby St. Kilda. They all liked punk music and, less enthralled by legends and more by the scene that surrounded them, figured: “Why don’t we make it ourselves?” So in one single sitting, Taylor — alongside her then flatmates Bryce Wilson, Declan Mehrtens and Calum Newton — recorded Giddy Up, a thrashing EP, and posted it on SoundCloud under their decided stage name. That day, they became Amyl and the Sniffers.
