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Dakar Rally

Not So Shy

About Me

Dakar Rally play music. Sometimes they play boardgames. Sometimes they play "Pin The Tail On The Donkey". Mostly they get drunk. When they play music it's generally noisy. Sometimes it's a bit quiet then it's noisy. Maybe it's out of time (this almost always happens when the play music AND get drunk at the same time). Often Dakar Rally play gigs in London. Sometimes they play gigs outside London...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/26/2005
Band Members: Kevin - Vocals
Paulo - Bass & Vocals
Rob - Guitars
Alf - Drums
Influences: Booze, fags, cheap rehearsal rooms, flared tempers, civil servants, weddings, art students, job seekers allowance, broken exhausts, PHDs, lust, love & boredom. FC?
Sounds Like: You'll need a couple of alka-seltzer.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

WEIRD

Sorry the myspace went a little odd there for a bit.... Gay italia and all that.
Posted by Dakar Rally on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:02:00 PST

Recording...

Well recording yesterday was excellent. Thanks for superb work from Dodger, Nick, Ross, Artee and Nancy.Should be done and ready on Thursday!! I'm excited :-)Paulo
Posted by Dakar Rally on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:11:00 PST

NEW DEMO on the way (and other FACTS)

FACT: Recording on 17th February. If your  want to come and join in our sing along chorus send a message. Singing ability would be nice (but not essential - after all it is me who&...
Posted by Dakar Rally on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:07:00 PST

New recording being planned. Soon!

We are currently sorting out recording studios for a brand new shinny demo which will be either 'excellent' or 'unique'... One of the tunes has got proper sing along endtro, so if anyone fancies some ...
Posted by Dakar Rally on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:49:00 PST

HAH HAH!! Paulo has the password!!

Brilliant! I have seized power over the Dakar Rally myspace. So here you go...Did a very good gig last night up at the Fiddlers Elbow. Dodger and Lewis from the did excellent acoustic slot before us. ...
Posted by Dakar Rally on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:14:00 PST

R.I.P Arthur Lee

What an absolute legend.  One of the all time greats.  A really reall sad day for music.
Posted by Dakar Rally on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 04:19:00 PST

Burning Bridges: Anyone for Status Quo?

Oh come on, would I really do that to you?   Afternoon all.   So things have bone a bit quiet at Camp Rally in the last couple of months.  Did you miss us?   As some of you already...
Posted by Dakar Rally on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 08:46:00 PST

HYPE

So this is me at 3:00 am deciding to write a blog for Dakar Rally. A mistake I'll live to regret quite surely, but if I vow never to read this sober I should be alright.Anyway...The question: what are...
Posted by Dakar Rally on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:33:00 PST

Reverse Causality

We feature on this ace compilation. Available from CDbaby.com, or from Rough Trade in Neal's Yard and (soon) Talbot Square. The tracklisting goes: 1. The Triumphant Entry - G-Willikuz 2. Sharp ...
Posted by Dakar Rally on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 07:34:00 PST

Would things have been different if I'd been born in New York?

Sometimes it's hard to piece together the events of an evening.  It's a sunday afternoon, I'm sitting in the Anchor with a pint and some peanuts, a friend says "So how did things g...
Posted by Dakar Rally on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:13:00 PST