The Mescalitas are an all-girl band who formed in May 2005. Gem and Mel lived together; Gem was pursuing a career as a solo artist, while Mel was just trying not to get sacked from her office job (unsuccessfully as things turned out). They went to a Babyshambles gig, got absolutely hammered, and Gem decided to form the rock 'n' roll band she'd always dreamed of and asked Mel to play bass for her. Mel is pretty much up for anything, so she said yes and thought no more of it until the world's worst Fender Squire landed on her office desk a few days later. 'Fuck it, I'll do it' thought Mel, grabbing the bass along with her P45. They trawled the indie clubs of London getting drunk and telling people they were in a band until they started to believe it themselves. 'We're looking for a fantastic girl drummer' they would slur. No one paid much attention until one day they met Gabi Woo, the greatest drummer girl in the whole wide world, 'we'll have her' they said, and before you could say 'Hertfordshire', they'd made her move in with them and join the band. The rest, as they say, is history. Except for the world domination bit, that's underway now, just give them a week.