Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name, in which a group of ridiculously good-looking, prep-school rich kids go through stuff, all under the watchful eye of the mysterious and omniscient blogger Gossip Girl.

It’s sort of like The OC meets Desperate Housewives, if you’re into that sort of thing, which we’re not, though we probably would be if you, say, changed the setting from New York City to Melbourne and the good-looking rich kids to local bands.

Enter Spicy Aussie Underground Music Memes. It’s not quite the same as an anonymous blogger posting the dirty laundry of New York’s glitterati all over the web, but it is as good as an anonymous meme-maker taking the piss out of some of Australia’s coolest bands.

“Excuse me but who is behind spicy aussie underground music ~memes~ and whyyy?” one Twitter user wrote back in February. Apparently, some men just want to watch the world burn. SAUMM takes no prisoners, holds nothing back, and a bunch of other cliches.

Before you go wandering over to the Facebook page, it’s probably a good idea to keep everything in the context of a piss take. Some of your favourite local bands, including the likes of Bad//Dreems, Kirin J Callinan, Orion, and so on, regularly get skewered.

The page’s favourite target is certainly The Tote and the bands who frequent the beloved Collingwood venue. According to one promoter, the page has become incredibly popular amongst Tote regulars, who frequently discuss its updates between stubbies of Melbourne Bitter.

But like we said, no one is spared, especially if you happen to be in a noise band. In fact, usually the more obscure or complex your sound, the more likely you are to be featured on SAUMM. And if you’re in more than one band, forget about it.

Also, the more buzz you have or the cooler you are in the scene, the more likely you are to be satirised. But like we said, it’s all in good fun, right? You can check out some of the highlights from Spicy Aussie Underground Music Memes below.

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