“Just because young people are too busy to turn up to boring old council meetings doesn’t mean that elected representatives can ignore their passions.” Listen back to Leichhardt Mayor Darcy Byrnes talk to Backchat, FBi’s new current affairs program, about the problems facing live music in the area.

Rice Is Nice are throwing their very own party this Sunday and apparently we should expect heaps of new material, a big surprise performance and, um… Straight Arrows pissing all over everyone.

SLAM Day is upon us, the time for you to put those horns in the air and yell about how much you dig live music. With over 100 venues registered Australia-wide, here are our Top Three SLAM Sydney picks…