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About the Scandal
Hello. We are Papa Guisseppi and the Apple Juice Scandal, aka the Scandal. The Scandal formed in about November 2000, and have been together for about 6 months now. We are a three piece, and we like to play punk rock tunes. Our influences range from hardcore right through to pop punk. Matthew lives in Preston and while Nich and Liam go to Uni they live in Hobart. This makes jamming very hard. We have written about 20 originals together, which makes up just over an hour of songs. We don't play covers because we suck at playing other people's songs so we stick with writing our own. It's more fun too. Here are some things that you might like to know.

Matthew
Name: Matthew Lee Cocks
DOB: ?? / 8 / 84
What do you play?: Drums and Percussion, trumpet and horns
Current setup: Green Mapex Mars Pro with stolen cymbals and a dodgy stool
Dream setup: Premier kit with Zildjian cymbals
Musical influences: Tony Carew
Previous bands: mock bands and Chunky John
Favourite food: Real souvlakis
Favourite colour: orange
Favourite Scandal tune: A Right Not Worth Earning
Favourite gig (so far): Tom's party
Favourite bands: Propagandhi, NOFX, MxPx, Ataris, Mercury Rev, Always On Top, Fell To Erin

Nich
Name: Nicholas James White
DOB: 19 / 5 / 83
What do you play?: Bass and Four-string, vocals and harmonies
Current setup: Ibanez P-bass (black) and Roland 60 bass cube
Dream setup: MusicMan Stingray, Mesa Boogie head and Ampeg cab
Musical influences: Joe Lally (Fugazi), Roger from LTJ
Previous bands: Chunky John the Murder Critic, Pedal Cow Airplane, Underbridge Nazi Pringle Jew
Favourite food: Mars Bars from the fridge
Favourite colour: red
Favourite Scandal tune: Jason and the Argonauts
Favourite gig (so far): any and all that we have played with Always On Top
Favourite bands: Less Than Jake, Fugazi, Ataris, Always On Top, Propagandhi, Something For Kate
Favourite drink: Scotch & coke
What time is it too late to ring Matthew: 8:00
Describe 'drunk' in 8 words or less: Hanging upsidedown with little pink elephants in my tummy (yep for those of you that were counting, that's 9)
Where do you want to go today?: Japan
Which band would you like to join?: Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Can you do a headstand for more than 8 seconds?: yes
Favourite band you've seen: Nine Inch Nails, Big Day Out 2000
Couch, chair or floor?: floor to sit but couch to sleep
What would you like right now? A big glass of cold milk.

Liam
Name: Liam David White
DOB: 9 / 9 / 81
What do you play?: Guitar and Six-string, Vocals and Singing
Current setup: Epiphone Les Paul Special (tobacco sunburst), 50w JCM 800 combo (and a broken Peavey Bandit 65)
Dream setup: Gibson SG Standard and Marshall 100w JCM 2000
Musical influences: Cam from Bodyjar, Whitt from Spiderbait
Previous bands: Delirious, Static, Clearway, The Impressionable Musicians, A.d.d. lots of half-bands
Favourite food: Danish pastries
Favourite colour: green / blue
Favourite Scandal tune: Decaf Repatriation Clinic
Favourite gig (so far): Tom's party
Favourite bands: Strung Out, Bodyjar, Something For Kate, Toe To Toe, Mindsnare, 28 Days, Fell To Erin, Always On Top, Counterwait, Game Over, Pulley, Catch Penny, Airto, Pennywise, Propagandhi, 88 Fingers Louie
Favourite drink: Bacardi & coke or CC & lemonade
What time is it too late to ring Matthew: it's never too late apart from in the morning
Describe 'drunk' in 8 words or less: Remember your 18th birthday eve, Nich? Me either.
Where do you want to go today?: Matt's house to write some songs
Which band would you like to join?: Bodyjar or Something For Kate
Can you do a headstand for more than 8 seconds?: no
Favourite band you've seen: Toe To Toe, Lonny Saloon bar, with Frenzal 1999
Couch, chair or floor?: A chair to drink in and a floor to fall on
What would you like right now? To go to bed.

Others
We really really like local bands like Always On Top, Catch Penny, Counterwait, Relivid, Symonds, Royal Crumpet, and all the bands we have ever played with. Especially Symonds.