The Spazzys Condemn Their Ex-Drummer For Allegedly Sharing Neo-Nazi Content
"We are shocked and saddened to now discover that she is alleged to have been anonymously posting in support of neo-Nazi beliefs."
Beloved punk band The Spazzys have publicly spoken out after their ex-drummer, Ally Spazzy, has been outed for allegedly sharing neo-Nazi content online.
The group, best known for their song ‘Money For My Honey’, have been a staple of the Melbourne live scene for decades. However, they have not performed live in years — a hiatus that the band’s singer Kat Spazzy now claims is a result of Ally Spazzy’s “odd, irrational and conspiratorial views.”
These views were made public in an article posted to The Sydney Morning Herald about the spread of neo-Nazi rhetoric online. In the article, authors Nick McKenzie and Joel Tozer note that Ally Spazzy — real name Alice McNamara — runs a children’s music business, and has been “posting neo-Nazi and anti-lockdown propaganda under an online alias.’ When contacted by the authors, McNamara “hung up the phone.”
Now, Kat has spoken out publicly about McNamara’s views.
“It has come to my attention this morning, that Ally Spazzy, a former member of our band, is alleged to have been involved in posting online hate speech,” the musician wrote. “We are shocked and saddened to now discover that she is alleged to have been anonymously posting in support of neo-Nazi beliefs.
“Lucy Spazzy and I condemn such views in the strongest possible terms,” Kat wrote in conclusion. “They are abominable and offensive to us. They do not reflect that attitude and character of the band either before or after Ally was a member.”
McNamara is yet to speak out publicly about the article, or her own views.