skulker
4/12/98=Greer, Batti,
Annette,+Angela
*I caught up with the loverly
ladies of skulker after their gig at the Newcastle town hall, and to the
sounds of the Porkers tooting in the background, we chatted about blondie,B-grade
horrors and fairy floss machines......bree..............................
What are
yr influences?
A-Veruca Salt! Ang-
Blondie B-everything, we’re influenced by everything. G- Yeah....
Yr Favourite
Australian Bands?
A-Sidewinder G-Kylie,
Superjesus Ang-Screaming Jets! B- Oh, a little bit. G-Early Mavis’, not
new Mavis’ Ang-Early Spiderbait G-Early everything! B-Regurgitator! (laughter)
No, I like their new stuff better than their old stuff. (more laughter)
G-Enough!
Did you
like any of the local bands playing tonight?
G-I liked Army Of Prawns
performance- it was fantastic! br- yeah, they’re cool...(agreements abound)
A-How old are they? br-About 17-16... A-They’re so good... br- They’re
in the zine I gave you (ktc#5).
Favourite
Chupa Chup Flavour?
A-I like double banana
chocolate.. br- Choco Banana?! Ang-I like Strawberry and Apple G-That might
be my favourite..Lets stop on the way home and get some... (Much confusion
over Strawberry+ Apple, until Angela tells us she means the two separate
flavours..Ohhhh...)
Favourite
Cartoons....
Ang- Scooby! G-Jetsons
Ang-Smurfs, Snorks... A-South Park B-Astro Boy, South Park,and I
dunno G-Astro Boy was good! Ang- Cities Of Gold! G-Yes Yes! Rainbow Brite.I
had Rainbow Brite once but it was on Beta, not VHF, and I cried.
Favourite
gig, or band you’ve played with...
A-Well we just did a
tour with the Screaming Jets, so a lot of that was really fun. G-It was
cool, lots of fun; I really enjoyed it. B- Well we got to go like,
to Perth and Adelaide....
(discussion about Screaming
Jets, Silverchair, and the fact that Daniel Johns was apparently present
that evening )
G- Frenzal Rhomb was
fun to play with. We did an all-ages in Port Macquarie with Frenzal Rhomb
and Toe to Toe and they’re really friendly- and funny, and rude!
Why aren’t
you playing at Homebake and that? (meaning
other summer festivals) G-Cuz we chose
not to! A- Next year when we’re really huge... B- We don’t have a national
profile yet, we’ve only got a Sydney profile, so they have to give us time.
G-They need to get more younger, smaller bands to support the Regurgitators
and Spiderbaits..
Any fetishes?
Ang-Madonna! B-boots
G-Glitter! A-I like stars..G-Chocolate on Thursdays A-You can have chocolate
any day! B-Why Thursdays? G- I can buy it on Thursdays and it lasts hopefully
till the next Thursday A-Chocolate in general! B-She just buys it on Thursdays
and eats it every day.
Any idols?
Ang- Madonna. Blondie!
G- Yeah Deborah Harry...she’s cool br-She’s a babe G-Isla Fisher,
Kylie.... B- Lots of people...
If you
could only say one word for the rest of your life what would it be?
G- Shit shit shit shit!
B-Fuck! A-Bugger B-Fuckit! G-That’s two words B-Hey look, in the Australian
language it’s one word. Ang-Shityeah B-Yeah!Like shityeah G-When we were
away there was this roadie and he would just like say that all the time
Ang-and he always showed his bum crack A-But he was so kool, he was
a legend G-so we forgave him for destroying us with his bum crack.....
What would
you be reincarnated as- if you were reincarnated?
G-A bird, so I could
fly. B- But a really beautiful protected bird so I don’t get hunted down
and shot. G-Not a Miner bird. Ang-Madonna's mirror so I could just
look at her... A-I dunno, just another human, I know that sounds really
boring .. G-I’d like to be a boy for a while. A- yeah G-Just to know what
it feels like. Ang-Then you could get away with showing your bum crack
G-and just likewhip it out and piss anywhere! (everyone agrees)
Yr favourite
aspect of the 80’s...
Ang- Madonna! G-blondie!
The fashion A-The eyeshadow-blue! B-It was quite good though..Ang-Like
that woman from the Drew Carey Show.. G-The mullet cuts! the ugly earrings!
the hairdos! the tight jeans! B-Bubble skirts! The layered skirts.. G-The
high heeled shoes which you like wore with jeans that had little zips up
the side, you know?! A-The bad perms! Ang-The horror movies G-The
B-Grade horrors....yeah, they’re good...
What’s
yr favourite B-Grade horror?
I just made this one
up.... G-Black Christmas! B-That was dumb- it’s not scary at all.
A-It’s so unscary...Alien Terror which we thought would be really freaky
but it wasn’t.. B-Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was good but that wasn’t
really supposed to be scary. Ang-stupid! B-Return to Killer High- hey what
was that movie you used to like?(greer) G-Oh...Sleepaway Camp! She like
buries this lady and like mows off her head!! B-Brain Dead! and what about
Return of the Living Dead! G-OK, Stop it!!
OK, my
zine’s called Kill the Cod...
G-I’ve heard of that,
where have I heard of that? br-Well, you know Graham and you’ve read
Chunky Yet Funky haven’t you? Well I was interviewed in the last one..
G-Oh yeah!
Well we
always ask everybody we interview- How do you Kill the Cod?
G-With a big stone.
A-Suffocate it Ang-Take it out of water B- Just let it die of old
age.
Any last words?
B-Nah!! G-Shit yeah! Fairyfloss! Satay Chicken and Rice! A-We bought
Greer a fairyfloss machine! br-oh wow! G-It’s got paper cones and
you can wrap it round.. br-kool A-We should have a party! A Christmas
party....
(Ending discussion about
being in a band, finishing yr12, and upcoming Skulker gigs..... )