Tassie scene is, perhaps a lot of people don't even realise Tassie has a scene. There are some fantastic hard working bands down here. The Tassie crew also has a bit of a reputation of being a bunch of drunk hooligans, but the number one thing all those people are at the pub for is to support the bands and enjoy the music. Do you think the distance [ocean!] between Tasmania and the mainland has anything to do with the amount of awesome punk bands to come from down there over the years? A little like how the isolation of Perth seems to feed an awesome breeding ground of killer bands... I think that separation definitely influences the song writing of the local bands. It seems perhaps the bands spend a long time down here honing their skills before they even head to the mainland. So by the time they tour they already have a really polished sound. The separation seems to motivate a lot of bands who want to prove that the distance isn't a big deal, and just because the band is over the other side of the ocean, doesn't mean they can't still make in roads in the mainland scene. So what separates a good show from an average one for you guys? I guess a good turn out always helps. A solid crowd always brings so much energy to a show, and it’s really easy to feed off that as a band. It’s always nice to play with bands you love so whenever we are on a bill with Luca Brasi or Ride The Tiger we are happy. You’ve done your share of touring over the years, what’s the dumbest thing you’ve seen at a show? Things always seem to get pretty retarded in Launceston, where do you start…people jumping head first of PA stacks, shoeies, people smashing glasses into their heads, you know, just the usual. What’s next for you guys? Any new recordings or tours on the horizon? We are looking to do a lot more touring on the mainland to support this release. We want to get over as much as we can. Once we have polished off some new material we will look at putting something out, maybe something on vinyl would be cool. Thanx for your time mate, any last words or folks you wanna thank? Big ups to anyone who has picked up a copy of the album, we are truly thankful to any support we get and a massive thankyou to PEE of course!
Andrew Turnbull - Bass/Vox Clinton Flood - Guitar Danny Flood - Drums Patrick Marshall - Guitar/Vox
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