Australian alt-rockers Spiderbait formed in Finley, New South Wales in 1991 and
are known best for their 2004 cover of the 1930s Lead Belly song, "Black Betty,"
which shot to Number 1 on the ARIA Charts. Comprising Janet English on bass
guitar and lead vocals, Mark Maher (better known as Kram) on lead vocals and
drums, and Damian Whitty (or "Whitt") on guitar, the trio laid the foundations
for their rock career while still at school, cutting their teeth at gigs at band
practices in their rural homeland. A move to Melbourne in 1990 led them to the
city's fertile punk scene, where ...