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Rupe

In It for Life!

About Me


I play drums and sing/shout/scream vocals in a Punk Rock band called 'The Rabble.' I have dedicated my life to this, for better or for worse for the last 8 years and simply because I don't wanna work a shitty 9 to 5 job that I fuckin' hate...Partly the reason I covered myself in tattoos, as it's one way - as I see it, of keeping myself out of white-collar bullshit! Music has always been one of the biggest parts of my life and it will continue to be as long as I live!

I also design for my own D.I.Y. clothing label called Idle-Eyes as I have always been interested in Horror/Comic book art and I try to incorporate that into the beliefs I have and put it to some kind of "good" use...

More recently I have been given the opportunity to write my own monthly column titled 'Words Are Ammunition' for the UK's online Punk Rock magazine 'Distorted.' Check it out at www.distortedmagazine.com

- Stay Free

My Interests

Punk Rock, Streetpunk, Oi!, Ska/Reggae, Psychobilly/Rockabilly, Old-Time Rock 'n Roll and decent Hardcore (not that type of eyeliner emo/screamo I try my best to avoid,) Sarah, The Rabble, Drumming and Drum-Kits, Gibson guitars, My Fender Acoustic, Writing/Recording Songs, Antique Cars/Hot Rods, Spikey Hairstyles and Hair Dye, Old School Tattoo's, Piercings, Band Shirts, Belt Buckles and Studded Belts, Bonadge Pants, Creepers, Boots, Leopard Print, Records and Cd's, Rare Vinyl, Gigs, Cider, Guiness, Lager, Skateboarding, Art, Cartoons, Comic Books, Drawing, Photography, Writing, Horror movies and their Action Figures and last but not least - the almighty Playstation...

I'd like to meet:



Lars Frederiksen, Tim Armstrong - Rancid, Duane Peters, Roger Miret, Mike Ness, Nick 13, The Casualties, John Lydon, Jake Burns, Joe Strummer (RIP), Johnny Cash (RIP), Punk Rockers and more importantly, the people out their who LIVE their lives without fucking with the other people out there who are also trying to live theirs!...

Music:

The kind that makes me feel something...

Movies:

Horror movies - good/bad/old/new!

Television:

Cartoons mostly! To me, television is pretty shite unless it's animated... Soap opera's make me gag!

Books:

Horror/Sci-Fi novels, Comic Books, especially Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee, Lenore etc and Biographies, especially 'A Drink With Shane Mcgowan,' 'Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs,' 'Dharma Punx' and 'So This is Readin.'

Heroes:

Anyone who can keep their heads and be themselves in a world as fucked up as this one! Sarah - for being one hell of a strong gal and putting up with all my shit! My boys - Chazz & Jamie for influencing me to always keep my head up and being talented as fuck...Bands/people that "do what they do and know why they're doing it!"

My Blog

Distorted truth

Recently Tim Drunk, editor of 'Distorted' asked me to write a monthly column for his online Punk Rock magazine.  I was honoured to be asked and am stoked to be apart of the 'Distorted' family!You...
Posted by Rupe on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:07:00 PST

Get in the Van!

The Rabble '08 Tour DiaryEntry 2:  Get in the Van! There's a morose grey sky outside the hotel window right now&  As each cloud forms, lingers for a short while and then passes again; I can'...
Posted by Rupe on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:12:00 PST

A Brave New World

The Rabble '08 Tour DiaryEntry 1: A Brave New WorldFriday 1st of August - Heathrow Airport, 5 am.  Three punk rockers, one guitar, one bass, one set of cymbals and a touring party in tow.  ...
Posted by Rupe on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:32:00 PST

Do Yourself a Favour...

Been awhile since I wrote a blog...It's been awhile since I've seen the point! Yet, the more time that goes by and the more struggling bands I meet, the more I see the need to say a little something ...
Posted by Rupe on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:56:00 PST

Oh and...

Oh and on a lighter note, to all the friends/family/fans/bands who make this life worthwhile for me, who keep my head up when all else is lost, who keep me doing what I do, who provide me with the inf...
Posted by Rupe on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:28:00 PST

What a FUCKING JOKE!

Hey again folks,just found out another young "punk rocker" acquaintance of mine has turned around & bagged TheRabble on a certain persons myspace profile!...This is after almost a year of coming to th...
Posted by Rupe on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:54:00 PST

Rather be Hated Than Ignored...

Ok, so the title for this blog I stole from a 'Lower Class Brats' song of which I can relate to...Sue me! "Rather be hated than ignored" - plain & fuckin' simple, I'm goin' to write a whole bunch of ...
Posted by Rupe on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:44:00 PST

Zig Zag...

Hey there people,yesterday I had a big FUCK OFF laugh reading a new myspace page that has recently been put up by what seems to be some "crust" kids titled the "Anti Rabble Front!" Now first things f...
Posted by Rupe on Mon, 15 May 2006 08:18:00 PST