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Republic of Music

Delivering Music of Quality for the Masses

About Me

'Someone told me everything would end in a deluge; he was very definite about it. Yes, we must go as high as possible, if only for the VIEW.'

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Member Since: 9/5/2006
Band Members: The Republic of Music r: gig organiser and scapegoat - Tony Macaroni; designer - Becks; gig organiser and bigmooth - Alan 'Hindu' Hinnrichs; photographer and cameraman - Graham 'Moshii' Reid; compere, musical advisor and pin-up boy - Franky 'Begoy' Duffy; soundman - Dek. Photos of 'Boxing Day Massacre' Alan (aka photoman)Thanks to Moshii for photos of 'TOTH' gig ^^AUDIO FEVER PHOTOSHOOT^^photos by dylan drummond
Influences: John Peel, the Pillars Bar (a bad influence), The Militant Tendency (join once, never work again), Archie MacPherson, Dudley D Watkins (genius), Arbroath Football Club (favourite terrace rants - 'smokies an wine', 'tomato soup an lentil, we're a f##kin mental', 'ya can stick yer Farfar bridies up yer erse', 'we only sing when wir fishin'), the Dundee Chartist poets, Wullie Thom, James Myles and John Mitchell (known as the Republic of Letters), the Buzzcocks, Mary Brooksbank (a bonny fechter), the Clash, Karl Marx (the Daddy), John Lydon, Bach and Beethoven (the Lydon and Strummer of classical music), Tennents lager, Joy Division, Throbbing Gristle (we'll never hear their likes again), Rabbie Burns, Dr Marten, Doll By Doll, Rough Trade records circa 1978-9, Subway Sect, did I mention the Clash?, Linton Kwesi Johnson, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Tom Leonard, James Kelman, Hugh MacDiarmid (made Trainspotting possible), Mark E Smith, John Cale, George Orwell, Jock Stein, Gil Scott Heron, Gang of Four, Jackie Leven, John MacLean, James Hogg, Marriane Faithful, Leon Trotsky, did I mention Joe Strummer?, Robert Wyatt, and my ma and my Auntie Liz. MySpace Editor Icons Collage Banner Generator Contact Table Generator MySpace Comments
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Playlist from the Marquee Gig

Some fowk hiv remarked oan the tracks that wir played atween sets at the Republic 'Boxing Day Massacre' gig.  Here's a selection o' thae tracks. 1)  Fun Luvin Criminals - 'The View...
Posted by Republic of Music on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:39:00 PST

Andy Garibaldi review, 13/8/06, of The Law, Luva Anna, Get Downs, Rachel Anderson

  RACHEL ANDERSON + THE GET DOWNS + LUVA ANNA + THE LAW - The Vault, Monifieth 13-08-06A fund raiser for Monifieth Youth Club (we'll come on to that later) and a free gig involving two of Dundee'...
Posted by Republic of Music on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:13:00 PST

Hanney, Audiofever, RBRBR, Little Kicks Gig at Doghouse, by Andy Garibaldi

  AUDIO FEVER + LITTLE KICKS + RBRBR + HANNEY - The Doghouse, Dundee 18-11-06Well, I said last review, I'd let you have an update on what I thought of Audio Fever next time I saw them - little di...
Posted by Republic of Music on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:56:00 PST

Review of Rising Signs, Audiofever, Ergo and Beth Wilmhurst gig at Westie, by Andy Garibaldi

  BETH WILMSHURST + ERGO + RISING SIGNS + AUDIO FEVER - Westport Bar, Dundee 11-11-06Ok - now when you get to a concert venue with a bar, what do you do? Yeh, you go get a drink, then wander arou...
Posted by Republic of Music on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:19:00 PST

Review by Andy Garibaldi

Taken from http://www.deadearnest.btinternet.co.uk/Dundee97.htm DUNDEE LIVE - BANDS TO WATCH!! THE GETDOWNS + LUVA ANNA + THE LAW + THE VIEW - Yuppies, Dundee 01-10-06 I think it was meant to be a ...
Posted by Republic of Music on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:12:00 PST

Review of Cliffy gig

 http://www.deadearnest.btinternet.co.uk/Dundee97.htm The review below was written by Andy Garibaldi and is taken from the website above DUNDEE LIVE - BANDS TO WATCH!! LUVA ANNA + THE GETDOWNS ...
Posted by Republic of Music on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:00:00 PST