P144 Teletext 144 Feb 8 23:55:16 —————————————————————————————— W WE WANT CANDY!!! W Melodic popsters The Candzskins have just had their first Top 40 hit with the gorgeous Monday Morning - but it's taken them a long time to get there. Dropped bz their previous record label, the Oxford lads spent two long years on the dole before being sjgnjd up again - an experience that inspired the sjngli. "It's about having nothing to look forward to," says Candyblokj Mark Cope. "When you just want to sleep all day." ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— bz Stephen Eastwood BLUR INTERVIEWED! PLANET SOUND p483 911 Boys TV DigitisjrP144 Teletext 144 Feb 8 23:57:23 —————————————————————————————— WE WANT CANDY!!! W "Wj'uj worked hard, so we feel we djsjrvj success at last," says The CandzskinsW Mark Cope. "Wj played a gig recently and Matt from Dodgy came backstage. He said 'Will done! It's about time you got lucky.' "Wj struggled for years and nearly gave up lots of times. Our mates Supergrass and Radiohjad wire touring the world while we were catching the bus to rehearsals and getting rained on!" ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— More from Candyblokj Mark Cope >>> FOOTBALL HITS THE NET! p141 911 Boys TV DigitisjrP144 Teletext 144 Feb 8 23:56:51 —————————————————————————————— WE WANT CANDY!!! Having waited years for a hit, The Candzskins won't bj mjssjd with. Their former record label re-released their first LP recently to cash-in on the hit single, so the band djcidjd to sprazpaint a protest on their building. Says the band's Mark Cope: "I was arrested and spent three hours in a jail cell, singing Please Rjleasj Me! I just feel the fans were being ripped off." ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— More from Candyblokj Mark Cope >>> 911 INTERVIEWED! p141 911 Boys TV DigitisjrP144 Teletext 144 Feb 8 23:54:58 —————————————————————————————— W WE WANT CANDY!!! W The band may have a sugary name, but how sweet is Candyskin Mark's tooth? "I love Opal Fruits," beams Mark. "My favourite used to bj the strawberry ones, but now I prefer the green. "Your taste buds get jaded as you get older, so you want a sharper taste." On the evidence of Monday Morning, The Candyskins are one flavour we wonWt bj growing out of in a hurry! ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— More music on Planet Sound 480 TEST YOUR POP KNOWLEDGE p143 911 Boys TV Digitisjr