OOC: I am aware the cover is not good, and that there is none of the layout I used to do, but I just don't have the time I used to for all that. Hopefully you guys still enjoy anyway. All feedback welcome. Also big thanks to everyone who took part and helped and please note THIS IS BEING POSTED IN THREE PARTS

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Editor's Notes - Cassie's Corner



Well well well....here we are once again. Back where it all began, huh? I have to start this by saying welcome back everyone to Chaos Magazine. I can't be the only one who is thrilled at the prospect of this magazine being back on shelves around the world again, and even though it was I who wrote it, I have read “welcome back to Chaos Magazine” over and over. It just makes me so happy to see it back, to be sat in the old office in Chaos Towers again, and....well I was going to say back at my old desk, but that isn't true in the slightest is it?

I suppose I should start this by giving a shout out to the guys upstairs; Mr Scott RH and Mr Neil P Stinson. Not only have they brought this magazine back once again for all of us, but they've reintroduced the sort of purpose I've needed in my life. I can't thank them enough for the opportunity that I've been given here by them. When the call came to say that Chaos was back on the market again and that they wanted to go back into the magazine world, I expected that I would be asked to take my old job back, slagging off everyone in the world and just generally putting the boot in.

To be asked to edit the whole magazine is beyond a dream come true, because I never could have dreamt of doing something like this, and I think it shows a lot has changed since the last time I got the chance to speak to you guys about anything. Just to fill you in, since Chaos last went to print, I've managed to get married and divorced...join a band and then shut it down, win The Voice on NBC, and even fit in the time to have three wonderful kids, Jody, and my beautiful twins Cole and Gia. All three mean the world to me, and have helped me to become a better person over the last few months since they all came into the world.

Don't worry though, just because it's been all change in my world, and just because I'm someone's mom now, don't let yourself think that too much has changed in the mind of Cass. This girl can turn on the nasty when she needs to for the pages of Chaos and your wonderful eyes....just no one show my kids until they're old enough to read it all. Deal?

Anyway, without any further ado, I guess I should comment on this issue huh? We had some amazing fun putting it all together as a group, and everyone has worked super hard to make sure that you guys have the most amazing magazine to read. We hope the content is even better than the old Chaos you knew, since we are focussing more on what we say and write rather than the little style quirks you might have been used to.

In this issue, you will find features such as our new photobooth, where a star is subjected to quickfire questions on their music and general life, all random, and fun as hell. This week's really is a hoot. We also have the Rockstar Test, which was fun. Even I took part, going head to head with Nichole Shade. She thinks she might have won....let's just say dear, if you ever partied with me, you'd end up with a hell of a lot worse than no eyebrows. Who gives their own face alopecia? Seriously! And then on our cover we have Dustyn Blue from Weekend whining about drugs and penises. Waaaah waaaaah! Grow up for fuck's sake. Next time, do us all a favour and ingest something a lot harder. And much more of it.

Sadly, we weren't able to bring our favourites Glamamong, Lord Tranity and the OAP Stephanie [not so] Fierce, but there's always room in the future to slay their puny little asses (or wrinkly old prune asses in Steph's case.)

Anyway, that's all from me, enjoy your reading....oh and a little advice Nadia Berry, put the ring in the bin; as soon as they get you up that aisle, a promise means nothing. Take it from a woman who knows dear...if your little airhead has the capacity to heed advice.

Much love,

Cass xxxxx

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Chaos News
Compiled by Josh Meyer

Ryan Ross Hernandez finally puts a ring on it!


Nadia Berry has tweeted her excitement about the engagement to RRH.

They have been together for what seems like forever, but speculation had long been rife in the world of music that for all their love, Ryan Ross Hernandez and Nadia Berry were almost constantly at loggerheads over the subject of marriage and kids; no prizes for guessing who was sat on which side of the fence. Anyway, that's all changed at last! No kids appear to be on the way yet, and it may be some time until Nadia joins ex bandmate Chantal Hayes in that particular club, but reports in the final few weeks of 2012 did confirm that the powerful pair are set to follow up their serious moves in 2012, such as buying a house and a record label together, with a wedding somewhere down the line.

What changed Ryan's mind? No one knows except him, and possibly Nadia, but one thing is certain, if anyone was ever destined to get wed it was these two. One of the most stable and longest lasting couples in the world of A-listers, they have been together for almost three years, and save for one moment when a little country hussy came between them, have been as solid as a rock.

It's nice to see some good news from time to time, and these two will no doubt have the wedding of 2013 – if that's when they intend to have it – even outshining the likes of the lesbian wedding of Erica Hess and ex Lashes vocalist Natalya Dobros, who have also voiced their intentions to become a more permanent and settled item in the early weeks of this year. Everyone at Chaos can only wish the best of luck to both happy couples, and say that we wish them all the luck in the world, even if our yappy little editor is leaning over our shoulder and asking us to type something a little more...controversial than that.

Good luck!

Katie Coyle to finally make the triumphant return in 2013?


Katie Coyle has been quiet for the last few months raising her family.

Yes, you did indeed read that right! After what has been nearly two years without a new album, country and folk superstar Katie Coyle appears to be getting closer to putting a full length record together for release at last! If tweets and various little red carpet snippets over the past few weeks are anything to go by, then it may be only a couple of months until we all get the chance to sit down and listen to another classic album from the girl who changed the face of music for the better back in 2010 as a teenager.

Since the release of her debut Raindrops, Caffeine and Other Liquid Stimulants, Katie has been somewhat quiet in comparison to other people in the world of music. While many would look to capitalise on the majesty of that album and the success and support it had, releasing something new as soon as they possibly could, Katie bided her time, and aside from a few standalone singles in the 24 months since that record, has been relatively quiet, spending most of her time either touring or taking part in her charity work before spending the majority of 2012 raising her first son, Lucas, who was born in March of last year.

Over the past few weeks, the star's relatively quiet Twitter account has burst in to life once more, and she has constantly been updating her fans on the progress of the number of songs she has written – 7 at the last count – teasing us with the idea that an album might not be too far away. But what might she have in store for us? Her updates have mentioned guitars, pianos, violins and trumpets, and if her most recent number one, House of Cards is anything to go by, we may be in for something that is not only more well rounded and experimental, but also far more mature than what Katie has treated us to in the past. We can only wait and see.

Perhaps the only bad news is that this might be the only thing we hear from the 20-year old for the considerable future. As mentioned above, she took almost a year out following the birth of her son, and if rumours are to be believed, history might be about to repeat itself! The singer was reported to be constantly referring to boyfriend Hayden Merjos as “daddy” at Isabel Merjos' recent birthday party. Has Mr Merjos gone and gotten Katie in the family way again? It seems so.....but for now the pair have been tight lipped, not mentioning anything about it to the press.


Weekend's Billy Khan attacked in vicious gang beating


Billy was the victim of a horrific attack.

Sometimes it seems that bad luck just follows some people. In the case of Weekend, it seems that bad luck just likes to stalk five people all at one time. In their single year of prominence, band members have been stabbed outside the Chaos Awards, addicted to drugs, in relationships, out of relationships, and damaging their own reputations with some ill-advised behaviour left right and centre. In the last few months though, it seemed like the bad luck and negativity – aside from Dustyn – had been washed away. Unfortunately this was not the case...

The world was shocked to learn last week that Weekend heart throb and star Billy Khan had been attacked and severely beaten while out for a shopping trip with his wife Andrea and their new born son. Just a week after little Daniel Khan had been born, the trio were shopping in London, before Billy met Scott RH, Chaos boss, who invited him to a meeting. It was after this meeting that Billy told police he was set upon and beaten horrendously.

The singer has never made any secret of the fact that he often mixed with negative groups when he was younger, growing up in a tough part of London, and becoming part of a variety of gangs during his school days. But did he do something to insult or offend someone and this was their way of getting him back? Police are baffled so far, but one thing is certain, whoever did it certainly had some sort of vendetta against Billy.

From his hospital bed, the teenage father said that the gang attacked him with pool cues and bottles over a sustained period of time. He was discovered, unconscious and bloodied, in an abandoned up-market Knightsbridge apartment, with a horrific catalogue of injuries. Totalled up, Billy can now count a broken nose and cheek bone, snapped arm, broken wrist and hand, along with two broken legs, snapped ankle and a variety of obliterated ribs to his mishaps.

One thing is for certain though, Billy Khan is one tough bloody individual! If you can take a beating to that extent and still be standing at the end of it, you must be something special! Chin up Billy, and get well soon, from all at Chaos Magazine.

Erica Rocks!


Chaos Mag joins #TeamErica!

Her Twitter name says so, so it's already fact, but Chaos Magazine would like to offer its support to one of the finest and funnest little balls of energy in the whole world. Erica Hess was recently subjected to a hate campaign from our rival news source, Culture Uncut, which exposed her history of having cosmetic surgery, costing her thousands of dollars.

What's wrong with that though? Haven't we all had a little bit of touching up at some point in our lives? I'm sure Stephanie Fierce can't look like that at the age of 97 without some help from the surgeon's knife (I swear Cassie wrote that. I swear) [I did write it, yes. And? - Ed].

Anyway, the long and short of it is this. Erica Rocks, and Chaos backs her all the way against the smear campaign levelled at her from the saggy and wrinkly old buggers over at Culture Uncut at Self Righteous Towers. Whatever guys, pick on whoever you like, but not someone who has entertained us all with her quirkiness and energy for a number of years. We'll defend her all the way. #TeamErica.

One to Watch in 2013: PIXIE!


Pixie had an amazing end to 2012, and it could get even better.

The end of 2012 was most definitely dominated by one artist above any other, and if past years are anything to go by, then it could be the perfect indicator of who will be one of the leading lights in music across the next 12 months. After all, Katie Coyle made her first appearance in late 2010 with a killer new single, and then dominated headlines and reviews in 2011, and Suzie made her first appearance in the final months of 2011, only to become a global sensation in 2012 with some top top...PR....and some pretty catchy music, and boobs, if we're being honest. With that in mind, it is now time to stand up and pay attention to the chick who's going to keep the trend going throughout 2013; ladies and gentlemen, please start your calendars, for the year of Pixie!

Hailing from Finland, the Europop star has already become something of a superstar in her own country, beating the more traditional metal scene that saw HIM dominate the mid noughties, and Lordi even go as far as to win the Eurovision Song Contest, into second place with her catchy tunes and her unique attitude and personality. In mid 2012 though, the blonde opted to take her talents off further west to the much larger markets of the US and North America, and how glad are we all that she did?

This wasn't her first attempt at coming to the US and UK though. The star has released an album and two singles in the past, but failed to hit the top of the charts. She had two top three singles, good you might say, and an album that struck number nine, but it was nothing compared to how she was set to conquer the world with her return to the wider world at the end of 2012.

Pixie came back on to the scene with a killer interview that told us all about who she is and what makes her tick, before she released her debut single in the US and UK, Walk Alone in October, going straight in at number one and starting something of a pop revolution. She dealt with the rest of 2012 well; it would have been easy to have overshot things and become all high and mighty to try and become the next big thing quickly, but this girl appears to have her head screwed on perfectly well. She released Bold, her follow up single, and scored yet another number one, before she then booked a massive tour with her record bosses, Teen Titans, throughout the early months of 2012.

She topped of 2012 with an appearance on Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, and the symbolism that came from her appearance bridging 2012 and 2013 can't be overlooked. The girl put on a killer performance, and the crowds went wild just before midnight, and rightly so. All that remains for Pixie now is to make sure that she hits the ground running in 2013. She has all the momentum to become a superstar in 2013, and I'm sure we'd all love to see an album and a headline tour at some time in the next few months.

Are you a “fairy”, as Pixie likes to call her fans, yet? If not, you certainly will be within the duration of 2013. This is set to be a killer year for the quirky Finn, and she will be the name on everyone's lips soon enough. Step aside girls, and hand back your crowns, Pixie's about to take the world by storm!

The Rock Star Test - Vile Hour's Nichole Shade Goes Up Against Chaos Magazine's Editor Cassie Summers



Have you ever sustained an injury in the name of your music? Either on stage otherwise?

Cassie: I did once, actually, yeah. Although, it doesn't sound all too rock and roll. If anyone saw the documentary I recorded when I was co-vocalist with Big Light Show, they'll have seen it before, but basically I was being a royal little bitch to that Lauren girl that was also in the band – it's worth noting that I edit Chaos Magazine now, while she works in HMV in London, I saw her – and so she launched an empty coffee mug at my head on the tour bus...while I was pregnant as well. I was knocked out cold, and it was the most embarrassing thing ever, considering I was trying to be all tough at the time.

Nichole: Oh my god, probably one of the best stories I have: It was one of the first shows I had ever done. Castor and I were still in Detroit, playing in shitty bars, when somebody started yelling for me to take my shirt off. Now when people do that, I usually comply, but this wasn’t a great day to start out with, so I started making up a song right on the spot specially named “Fuck You, You Stupid Bastard,” and singing it as loud as possible. I guess the girlfriend of the guy that yelled that didn’t like that 1.) he wanted to see my chest, and 2.) I was calling her boyfriend a bastard, so she threw a beer bottle at me. I dodge it, but it managed to hit the wall behind me a shatter, getting some of the glass stuck in my face, right by my eye, and a few smaller pieces on the back of my shoulder. I was so pissed off that I jumped off the stage and started tumbling with this chick, which didn’t go very well at all because I’m 5’3” and this bitch was almost six feet, I would say. I went to the emergency room that night with seven stiches in my face, three on the back of my shoulder, one chipped tooth, and a black eye. All for the sake of music. 

CASSIE 1 - NICHOLE 0 - Surely getting hit and knocked with a coffee mug is the ironic uber-rockest thing ever?

What's the scariest situation you've ever encountered with a fan?

Cassie: Pass, actually. I don't think I've ever had a moment with a fan that was all that scary. I used to get girls at shows coming up and trying to hit me when I was the lead in Cosmic Beauty Contest, but that was part of my persona, and I kinda wanted to make that sort of reaction to enhance my reputation. I had bodyguards and bandmates around though, so I never really felt all that “at risk” of injury, you know? In more recent years, my fans have become a lot more kind, but since I've managed to mellow a little, I guess it has become the case that they're calm as well, so no...I guess I fail on that front. Loser....

Nichole: I guess it’s kind of hard to scare me. I mean, Vile Hour has some crazy ass fans, but we’re pretty crazy ourselves, so I would say it comes with the territory. I guess the only really creepy moment I ever had was the first time Castor and I were touring. This guy was at every single show we did around the Northern US. He was following us everywhere, and always came up to talk to us after the show. At first, it was kind of cute, but then I started getting letter from him, sent to my hotel rooms. I’m still not sure how he found out where we were staying, but I was scared. One time I walked into my room after a show, and the whole place was covered in flowers with a note lying on my bed, telling him how well we did. It was a pretty tucked away, smaller hotel in Worcester, Massachusetts, so the scariest part was when we asked the hotel staff if they had seen anybody go up to our room, they told us that they couldn’t recall anybody even coming through the lobby that they didn’t recognize. I’m still convinced he was hiding in my closet the whole time.

CASSIE 1 - NICHOLE 1 - Stalkers! The ultimate rock star accessory! Way to go Nichole...this contest is back on!

Have you ever had sex in a public place? If so did anyone see? (Bonus point)

Cassie: Can you just give me the point by default? Wow.....yeah. I think my most famous moment was when I had sex with multiple partners on the first season of Celebrity Big Brother. I slept with my future husband, Jason Smith once or twice in there, and then we had a little group session with Katie Coyle, before I slept with that Kestrel Comatose girl the next morning. Crazy times. Also, we can't forget that time when I was barely famous that I made that sex tape with that mentally deficient Lukey Comatose guy that sorta went the porn version of viral. That was not a fun one to have to explain to my mother and father, but I guess it was fun at the time, and sort of got me to where I am today...or at least gave me the first push towards fame that I needed to capitalise on.

Nichole: Have I ever had sex in public? Is the pope Catholic? Yes. Yes, I have had sex in public. Several times. My fiancé can attest to that. I guess I don’t get any bonus points, though. Nobody ever saw us. Or if they did, they never said anything. Whatever. Even if they did see, it’s not like we would stop. Now that I think about this, I’m not sure Sam is going to be too happy with me for talking about our sex life in a magazine…

CASSIE 3 - NICHOLE 1 - Chaos Editor not only scores the point for the sex tape, but gets the bonus for the multiple orgies on CBB Season One!

Name the most extreme drinking game you've ever been involved in and explain it.

Cassie: We used to play a thing when we toured with Big Light Show – and when I say we, I mean me and members of A Girl Called Mary...strange – which was called Edward Fortyhands. It involves sellotaping a 40 ounce bottle of cider to each hand, so that you can't get it off. The rules state that you can't take them off until both are finished, which means no headed to the bathroom of course. There were a lot of wet pants on that tour. I'm just small though, so there weren't all that many times when I actually won. I never pissed myself though, I just screamed at people until they set me free, and when you're as angry as I was back in those days, and you have glass bottles taped to your hands, people are surprisingly helpful.

Nichole: The most extreme drinking games are the ones you don’t remember, darling. I would say that one that I do remember pretty well was the ongoing drinking game we had for the whole duration of Big Brother. I think more people saw me naked for the sake of that game than anybody did during my whole high school career. Looking back on it, it probably wasn’t my smartest decision. But, hey, stupid decisions have the best stories.

CASSIE 3 - NICHOLE 2 - We agree, alcohol amnesia is a lot more extreme than chickening out of a good old game of Edward Fortyhands!

What's the longest you've ever gone on tour without changing your underwear?

Cassie: Jesus...that's horrible. I'm sorry, I lose again. I'm too much of a girl for that sort of thing. There are one or two times when we've had to go without a laundry facility for a long time when I've been on the road, but never would I wear the same underwear for even two days in a row. This girl took a lot of panties on tour. I did go commando once or twice when we didn't have the chance to wash enough clothes, but no, I'm sorry to disappoint, but I'm a terrible rockstar on that front – I always did like to be the most hygienic, and I was first to the shower every night.

Nichole: Um, gross. No, darling. I pack enough underwear to get me through an apocalyptic wasteland for each tour. And that’s even if I decide to wear underwear that week. I come home after tour with still clean underwear in my suitcase. My body is a temple. A well defiled temple, but a temple no less. And it deserves a clean entrance.

CASSIE 3 - NICHOLE 2 - No points awarded...maybe this question isn't ideal for girls...they seem to like keeping them tacos clean!

Have you ever done anything embarrassing or desperate for food/drink/other while on tour?

Cassie: For drink, yes, for food no. I'm not much of an eater, so it was all about getting drinks for me. You might say that's where my bisexuality started. After high school, when we used to hit the bars in San Diego, I would make out with my friends just so guys would buy us drinks...lame I know, but that continued into my life on tour in the early days. We would finish on stage and I'd head to the bar, eye up the first girl I saw who was obviously a fan and start kissing her, which sounds so crass and low as I look back. Drink is one of those anomalies of fame, in that the more you can afford it when you get famous, the more readily available it is for free. It means I don't have to make out with girls for a shot of vodka these days though. I'm glad, I'm not 17 anymore after all. I'm glad my kids are too young to read this though, I'd be very embarrassed.

Nichole: Hahaha, I think Cassie is going to win this question. I can’t think of a single crazy thing I’ve ever done to receive sustenance. I remember after hour first CD came out, we were on tour, and one of the bartenders at a venue we were playing at convinced me to play a Nickleback song in return for a free beer. I’m a sucker for cheap booze, so I did it. The beer tasted better than any beer I had ever drank, however. Well worth it. Well… maybe.

CASSIE 4 - NICHOLE 2 - Lesbianism for alcohol was about to in anyway...why wouldn't it, but the fact it changed her sexuality means Cass definitely scores the point!

Who is the craziest partier you have ever experienced in your life?

Cassie: Jason was always pretty insane. When we were together, we would hit all manner of parties in the early days, and it could get wild. I'm not sure he was the craziest though, in truth. Being with him meant I used to party a lot with Eric Quillington and Glamazon a lot, even if I didn't get on with them. When you see a guy with so many pills and powders he doesn't know one from the other, and a girl with a cup of tea in one hand and an axe in the other, then you know you are out with some seriously fucking loopy individuals. It was always worth trying to steer clear or head towards one of the trippiest highs ever, followed by one of the world's worst hangovers. I'm almost glad I don't go out to that sort of thing anymore. Life ain't as exciting, but at least I never feel dead.

Nichole: Easy answer: Erich Hess. I’ve been on tour with him twice, and both times he’s managed to be completely wasted the whole time. The best part is that he doesn’t even really have to be at a party to rock out with his cock out. He’s, like, partying in his head all the fucking time. I don’t know how his wife deals with it. I think it would be fun for the first few weeks, and then it would just get tireding. Girl needs a break eventually!

CASSIE 5 - NICHOLE 2 - We have also partied with Glamazon, and anyone who can not only have an axe, but intimidate security to the extent that they don't interfere, gets our vote!

Are you banned from anywhere? And why?

Cassie: Some venues in California banned me in my early days because I was always causing fights by flirting with guys in the front row who were with their girlfriends. I was yanked off stage by security a few times before I ever got famous, just because my actions were causing people to get so mad. Those bans have largely been lifted now though, thank God. It was just youthful exuberance. And yes, I was an idiot. But to answer the question; no, I am not currently banned from anywhere.

Nichole: Several clubs in Detroit won’t let me in anymore after some of the trouble I’ve caused. To be honest, I’m not a total bitch. I mean, you piss me off, and I’ll fuck you up, but I have to be provoked. There’s a club in Amsterdam that I know I’m banned from for prostituting myself on stage. I thought that was legal in Amsterdam! Apparently you have to have some sort of license or something like that, I don’t know. I was doing it as a joke, anyway. For a city that has legalized pot, the cops there are pretty mean… I’m pretty sure I was banned from my parent’s house for a while, but they lifted that ban after I got pregnant. Because nothing says, “I’m settling down!” like getting knocked up.

CASSIE 5 - NICHOLE 3 - She's catching up again after that one! Amsterdam never knew what hit it...

Have you ever smashed something/someone on stage just for the hell of it?

Cassie: For the hell of it, no? I bumped that Lauren girl into guitars, amps and microphone stands frequently when we were on stage together, but that was largely because I very much disliked her, and I wanted to take over her band, which I sorta did in the end. But I never just smacked someone for the sake of hitting them. It's no fun that way is it?

Nichole: Oh, hell yeah. I have to say that I get kind of intense when I play. I lose myself in the music, if I can be incredibly cliché for a second. And if the music tells me to knock over my piano, throw Castor’s drums into the crowd, and possibly kick some fans in the face as they try to crowd around the stage, who am I to say no? This has only happened a few times, mind you. The music is generally pretty merciful when it comes to my instruments/fans. Just don’t piss her off. My muse is a fickled bitch sometimes.

CASSIE 5 - NICHOLE 4 - Not only does she get the point for hitting people, but for enjoying it more than anything!

You're on stage and over-zealous fan makes it up past security...what do you do?

Cassie: That, I have dealt with in the past. Like I said, I used to flirt with people's boyfriends down the front at shows by like staring at them and pretending to suck off the microphone. It was supposed to be just a little joke that wound them up, because it played up to the Cassie Bitch character I made for myself, and make me look like the slut I wanted to come across as. But once a girl got over the barrier when I was giving her man the eye, and just went for me. I just knocked her down with the microphone. It made a cool echoing pop noise; I felt like a WWE hardcore wrestler.

Nichole: Psh, the more the merrier! If they know the words, I’ll let them sing with me! If they know how to play the songs, I’ll let them play! There’s nothing better than having a fan join you on stage, in my own professional opinion. And if they make it past security, they totally deserve it. Those guys are scary and huge.

CASSIE 6 - NICHOLE 4 - In the past, love and peace on stage would have gotten the point for Nichole, but kudos to Cassie for channelling CM Punk and Randy Blythe all at once.

What's your average daily menu while you're off on tour?

Cassie: You keep asking me questions that I'm going to fail on guys. No points for me here. I expect you want tales of late night pizza and dodgy burgers and kebabs, but you won't get that from me. I'm a vegetarian, and I have been for most of my adult life, so I always have provisions with me on the bus to save me having to go through the crap of trying to find veggie food. I normally stick to just salad and soup when we're on tour. It's hassle free and there's no chance of food poisoning either.

Nichole: Orange juice. For some reason, I crave orange juice like a motherfucker when I’m on tour. Besides that, I eat total shit. A lot of burgers, a lot of bacon, a lot of coffee… Ridiculous stuff that you should never eat on a daily basis. I used to drink from sunrise to sunset, but now that I’m pregnant, not so much… Or at all, really. Having another life grow inside of me as really killed my rockstar-ness…

CASSIE 6 - NICHOLE 5 - Of course you can't get a rockstar point for having salads, Cass. Dear me.....

Have you ever trashed a hotel room or dressing room?

Cassie: Does a tour bus count? It wasn't for rock and roll reasons, mind you. I wasn't like high or wasted or anything, and I wasn't even trying to show off. It was when I was on tour and I had just split from Kamikaze Kate. There was a picture on the web of her kissing that Josh guy [from Misery Loves Company]. I was pregnant and hormonal and lonely, and I lost it. That bus was a right royal mess by the time I was done with it. There were fridges and instruments everywhere. I felt like a loser after doing it though, and not at all like some sort of cool dude, rocker.

Nichole: I have to say that I’ve never trashed a hotel room to the extent that I should when I’m on tour. Throwing a TV out a window is on my bucket list, but I’ve yet to do it. I know I’ve left hotel rooms complete messes before. One time, Castor and I were throwing an End of Tour party in our hotel room, and somebody left the sink running the whole night. Somehow, nobody noticed, and we ended up flooding the entire hotel room. We had to pay a lot of money to get the carpets fixed, but it’s all for the sake of rock ‘n’ roll, you know? 

CASSIE 7 - NICHOLE 5 - A mess is not trashed Nichole....and we saw what Cassie did to that bus on TV. Wow...

What's the worst thing/person you have ever woken up next to after a heavy night on the booze?

Cassie: Jason Smith? Nah...he was my husband, and as much as he went and done a runner on me, he gave my two of my beautiful kids, so I can never hate him for that, you know? I'm going to say Katie Coyle. That little dyke broke my heart and made me look like an idiot by kissing Suzie on TV, and then magically turning straight. So yeah, every time I think back to that now, I see her as the worst thing I woke up next to. I also woke up next to a fire once though. Like we were on tour and I got wasted on vodka. When I woke up, there was a '74 Cadillac beside me like blazing on fire. I still don't know if I did it.

Nichole: Sam Fischer. No, I’m just kidding. Oooh… My fiancé is going to hate me for that… But really, though, I remember we were playing in Detroit, and I told my mom that she should come see me the next morning after the show. I hadn’t seen my mom since we started touring, and I was starting to miss her, weirdly enough. Anyway, so I completely forgot that she was coming to our hotel room the next morning, and I ended up throwing that huge party, which really ended up becoming this weird orgy. I guess we must have left the door a crack open or something, because the next morning I woke up with my mother standing over me, surrounded by naked and half-naked sleeping people, booze, lines of coke, and condom wrappers. Scariest shit ever.

CASSIE 7 - NICHOLE 6 - Fire or a disappointed parent?? Who can decide? Well, we did, and we think our mother finding us naked with an area of people is worse than the burning car; just.

General one; what's the most rock star thing you've ever done?

Cassie: I used to do a thing that we nicknamed the atomic kneedrop in CBC. It was like, I would leap in the air just before a big note at the end of a song and I'd land flat on my knees. I saw it on camera a few times and it made me look like a fucking epic rock star. Then when I started waking up in the morning without the ability to bend my legs I thought “Cassie, you're 17...you can't fuck up your knees already.” I also once hitched a ride to a show on the back of a motorbike...cost me a blow job though.

Nichole: I did a whole concert in the nude one time. I know that’s not super rockstar-y, but that was one of my shining moments. My whole thought process was literally, “I’m motherfucking famous, and I don’t give a fuck who sees my cooch.” I can honestly say that I would never do it again, but it was kind of a right of passage for me.

CASSIE 7 - NICHOLE 7 - Nudity! Of course, boobs always win. Fact.

Any tattoos/piercings or other body modifications?

Cassie: I have quite a few tattoos yeah. I was never brave enough to get myself pierced, apart from my ears, but I have a smiley face tattooed on my hand, then I have my bluebird singing on the inside of my wrist and some sheet music on the outside of the same one. They were all done to represent parts of my musical career so I still love them. It's like memories I can always see by just looking down.

Nichole: Okay, let me start off by saying this: No, my eyebrows are not tattooed on. I shave my eyebrows and draw them on every morning, and they are a pain in my fucking ass, but I love doing it. Now, yes, I do have a tattoo. It’s of the cover of Neutral Milk Hotel’s “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” album, on the back of my left shoulder. Neutral Milk Hotel has always been a huge inspiration to me, and I thought the least I could do for them was have them permanently stained on my skin. As for piercings, I have my ears done twice, my belly button done, and my map of Tasmania done.

CASSIE 8 - NICHOLE 7 - Cassie's tattoos are pretty ace, especially the little bird.

Everyone argues on tour; what's the worst thing you've ever done to get revenge on someone else?

Cassie: Oh God....it's back to Lauren again. When we used to be on that tour, we used to fight a lot, but she never fought back until the thing with the mug. I used to bring a chair and sit right in front of her at group discussions and then like dig the chair into her knees to try to push her out. In CBC I used to call the drummer all manner of awful names on stage as well. We really hated each other, and I had a mic when he didn't..

Nichole: Okay… You all are going to think I’m really cruel for this… Castor had this cat, Sandy, that he loved, and he insisted on taking on tour with us. So the cat would ride along in the tour bus, but it smelled awful because Castor never cleaned it, and it would bite my toes when I was trying to take naps… Honestly, it was awful, and that cause of a lot of fights between Castor and I. So one day, after a quick piss stop, I opened the door and Sandy just happened to run out of the door. It was within distance that I could have run off and gotten it, but… I didn’t. Castor was upset, but we didn’t fight anymore!

CASSIE 8 - NICHOLE 8 - LOL! Yes, lol....we're still laughing now. Poor cat though...

We know you're both rockstars....but what are you listening to when you're sitting on the bus during the day?

Cassie: Jeez....I haven't played a show in such a long time to be honest. When I was still touring though, it would always be something that inspired me to go out there that night and do my best to be who I wanted to be. I think a lot of people listen to stuff on the bus to zone out, but I was always listening to Misery Loves Company, or Riot! In the Boulevard, you know the sort of bands who I really wanted to be like? It was always the best way to get pumped up.

Nichole: Hahaha, Castor and I never listen to ourselves when we’re on tour. I feel like that’s just stroking your own ego. We listen to a lot of Neutral Milk Hotel, Misery Loves Company, Stephanie Fierce, Lady Gaga… and, to be honest, I’m a huge musical theatre fan. We have a lot of musical soundtracks that I force people to listen to with me. Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis, Cabaret, Avenue Q… You name it, I probably own the Original Broadway Cast recording of it.

CASSIE 9 - NICHOLE 9 - We couldn't call it. Both have awesome taste. Point each.

Have you ever received any crazy gifts?

Cassie: There have been a few. There was a girl who used to come to any show we did in San Diego. I think I might have gone to school with her, I can't remember. Anyway, she used to knit me clothes, always purple and blue, I think she was a bit obsessed. I used to just throw them away, except an awesome pair of mittens she made me one time that said “Cass” across both knuckles. I still have them. There was also a craze for a while that started on Tumblr, when I was flirting with girls' boyfriends, that the women would bring vibrators to the shows and when they met me they'd be like: “Here you horny little bitch, use this and stop tryin' to steal my man!” I kept them all in a box and took them back to my apartment at the end of the tour. Then I thought, “Shit Cass, if you die....this is what they're going to tell your mother,” so I threw them all out.

Nichole: We got a package once from a girl who decided to send us every pair of underwear she had worn to our shows. There were about eight pairs of underwear in this box. I mean, how do you respond to that? Do you keep the underwear? Do you throw them away? Is that something that Goodwill would take? It stayed in the corner of my apartment for a few months before I decided that the best thing to do would be the burn them. And then I got fined because there was a burn ban going on in Detroit at the time. That whole dilemma was more trouble than it was worth. 

CASSIE 10 - NICHOLE 9 - The vibrator story made us laugh just a little more, so the boss edges it.

If you could be any other person in music today, who would it be?

Cassie: In music itself, Amy Meyer. She's a real star of the industry, and I love her talent and her presence. She really is awesome. Out of music; Gia Rose. She does so much behind the scenes and people should appreciate her. The girl is special, and she deserves praise. I'd love to be as organised, hard working and influential as her, as well as being a great mother. I'd maybe have a go at being Vanity as well..it must be crazy to live in that head., it would be like having constant drugs for free.

Nichole: I don’t believe in trying to be somebody else. You’re who you are for a reason, and if you want to be different, then you’re going to have to work at it. Change doesn’t just come at the snap of the fingers. But if I had to choose to be somebody else, I would totally want to be Stephanie Fierce. That girl is a fucking star. I would love to have that sort of fame and cult following behind me. He who controls Stephanie Fierce controls the world.

CASSIE 11 - NICHOLE 9 - Only because Cassie would kill us for giving a point for anything to do with Stephanie Fierce....for real...

And lastly, have you ever risked death just “for the hell of it”?

Cassie: Have you ever seen that episode of the office where they yell “parkour parkour” all the time? We did that one time at a show and I climbed out the fire escape of the bus and jumped off the roof. That was a bit dangerous. I also used to risk my life nightly on tour in my early career. None of the guys smoked, and I was after a weed fix, so I used to open the bus door and sit on the bottom step while I smoked. The bus was moving at the time though, and if you fall out of a bus at 80 mph, you ain't getting up again. I used to do that far too often.

Nichole: Okay, this is going to be me up on my soap box for a second: When you go out and party all night, you’re risking death just for the hell of it. Hardcore drugs and alcohol kills. You can’t dispute that. Now… Yes, I have risked death just for the hell of it, and it was fun as fuck. Once, I jumped from my hotel balcony into the hotel pool. Eight floors up. That’s the power of crack cocaine, ladies and gentlemen. Suddenly, everything you feared seems completely stupid.

FINAL SCORE - CASSIE 12 - NICHOLE 9 - We're not sure that hotel's should be used on tours Ms Nichole....buses are king. And you live on a boat...if you had jumped from that though, you'd have won the world! The Vile Hour newbie puts up a stunning fight, and we're sure one day she'll even surpass the little nutcase's rockstar abilities! Good game guys!