20 Questions with....Red Union

Hi Johhny,Thanks! Here... laying in bed with fever has some advantages...cheers!RED UNION


Band Name?
Red Union
Where from?
Novi Sad, Serbia
Members?
Nenad – Guitar, Dasko –Vocals, Ljuba – Bass, Chiatto - drums
Going since?
2000
Other names considered?
None. In fact, we first had the name and then the band!
Influences?
Clash, SLF, Swingin’ Utters, Newtown Neurotics, Living End...
1st song written?
Loaded Gun
Last song written?
Rats and snakes (just this week we made it)
Favourite cover by you or other band?
We play: Rat Race (specials), In the city (Jam), career Opportunities (Clash), I got yer number (Cock Sparrer), Radio Radio (Elvis Costello)
CD, tape or vinyl?
We love vinyl
Favourite take-out food?
Chinese
Favourite drink?
Me (Dasko): white wine, the rest – Beer!
Tattoos or piercings?
None. We are lame and don;t know how to follow trends, sorry...
Favourite live band?
Fave concerts: Dropkick Murphys 2001, The Damned 2008, Manic Street Preachers 2008, Turbonegro 2005
Favourite place to play?
Germany, Novi Sad, Croatia
If you could form your ultimate super-group from people, living or dead, musicians or not, who would be in it and why?
Joe Strummer, Chris Cheney (living end), Mat freeman (Rancid), Bruce Springsteen (3 guitars, fuck it!) and me and Dave Vanian (Damned) on Vocals (I would have an orgasm on stage and die)... oh drums: Derek Grant (alkaline trio)
Meat or two veg?
Meat. We are sorry for that, really,
Best question ever asked, and what did you answer?
Are you sex gods? Of course. We please the girls and fight the system – at the same time.
Any advice for people just starting bands?
Do not do it unless you have a clear vision and if you haven’t listen to enough good music that’s been around for ages. Do not do it to be famous. Art for fame’s sake is shit. Like going to the nice restaurant just to have a good shit later.
A short message to the masses….the world according to you?
Music, food, sex and social revolution.


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Dasko, RED UNION