PRESS RELEASE - April 25 2008 - Dublin - update
Out of the shadows, once in a while, a band comes along to shatter the world of popular music, shaking the very foundations of the industry. All conventions are blown apart. All boundaries are destroyed. All that was once known and accepted gets turned on its arse.
In 2008, Rollin'and Tumblin' will rewrite the music history books with their totally original and never-before-conceived style of what used to be called Rock Music. Rock and Roll is dead. Long live Rock and Roll and Tumble.
Any similarity to other artists or material is purely coincidental and will be rigorously disputed in a court of law. (Alternatively you can be 'claimed in the handball alley after school')
Band Members
Mikel Santiago – Spain – Founder – Rhythm Guitar & Vocal
A native Basque, Santiago is believed to be controlling the operations of the Basque separatist group Ate-A-Banana from his base in Morning Star Avenue in Dublin's north inner city – a location chosen specifically for its name. 'Morning Star' was the password used by Ate-A in the 80's and 90's to communicate with similar organisations such as the FCA and the sinister ICA.
Exceptionally talented, Mikel began to learn guitar at an early age and by the time his mother gave birth he could play "Smoke on the Water" and "Old Shep".
Santiago's political beliefs and musical talent combine to form the foundation of the band's musical style - Capito-Socialist-Blues.
Mikel Santiago became a household name in Angola in 2007 following a stellar performance at the National Barbeque Championships. He is now more famous in that country than Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix. Many Angolans still do not believe he is white.
Darren Flynn – Ireland – Bass Guitar & Sound Engineer
Currently enjoying extended parole, Darren Flynn, or Darren Flynn to his friends, has built a considerable reputation in the heady post-Keating music scene of Dublin city.
Widely acknowledged as a backstage giant of the Irish entertainment industry, his vast array of talents are in constant demand among many of Ireland's top showbiz acts. Keith Duffy referred to him as his right-hand man in the christmas issue of the RTE Guide: "Ah Yeah Jaysus, sure the goy's a legend. Since we first worked together in 2006 he's right there beside me everywhere I play – at home or on tour. Defo – best caddy I ever had".
Darren, or Darren to his really close friends, is also involved in a number of other music projects - notably an Irish reggae band developing its own style of REG-GAA. Another project is the Brazilian Urban Rock/Pop band ... BURP.
Completely self taught as a Sound Engineer, Flynn is most often found in the studio. Rock officianados agree that Flynn was the inspiration behind Gerry Rafferty's classic "Get It Right Next Time".
Giulio Cossettini – Italy – Lead Guitar & Diet Coke
When drawn on the matter, Giulio coyly denies that he is the lovechild of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and Italian screen actress Sophia Loren. However, in a front page article in Ireland's premier national broadsheet – De Paypr – his personal assistant revealed that he does in fact receive a large sum of money by cheque every month signed simply "R".
Giulio says that his greatest influence in music is Pavarotti. "I wanna be that big … but not THAT big!", he said in an interview with MTV.
Giulio's dream is to own a house.
This is also Giulio's mum's dream. "He's a good boy - but all that noise!!".
Giulio is thirty; likes long walks in the morning mist; fly fishing; clonakilty pudding and small children – "but I couldn't manage a whole one".
Paul Madden – unknown – He hits things...
Little is known about this mediocre drummer, although investigative journalist Donal Maguire is reported to have filmed a documentary which will reveal the chequered and sometimes sordid past of this man-enigma.
A panorama investigation, yet to be broadcast, alledges that this man is actually Pablo Modeno who is wanted by the FBI for links to the Medellin drug cartel in Colombia.
Modeno lived in LA in the 80's and was a founder and many say the biggest member of the legendary Dave Missick Band, whose album 'mAnagram' became a huge underground hit and collectors item when all 47 copies of the only production run went missing following the Great Cycle-Courier Stackup of West LA in '94.
Reports at the time stated that at approximately ten minutes after nine on the morning of April 22nd a small canine (urban myth says it was Paris Hilton's first pet) attempted to cross Santa Monica Boulevard with blatant disregard for the municipal traffic laws. The carnage that ensued resulted in two deaths, multiple injuries, gridlock for most of the months of April May and June, and the controlled slaughter of all domestic animals under four inches high. Historians regard this as the original 9:11 incident.
Modeno then moved to Ireland to work as a pornographer, but his plans to build a vast empire were thwarted by Foot and Mouth and also by a lesser publicised outbreak of mastitis. Many of Modeno's cast had to be slaughtered, while unsubstantiated rumours later suggested that some contracts were bought up by McDonalds. Leading lady Jenna Jameson returned to the US to finish High School and publish her autobiography, "Modeno and Me - The Untold Truth". She told Esquire magazine in 2002, "I love Pablo, but that project was the straw that broke this camel's back. Unfortunately mastitis is still a 'door-slammer' in this business".
Modeno subsequently changed his name and began a career in music, mainly inspired by his father : "he was pretty handy with a hammer".
End of Press Release
Rollin' and Tumblin' are currently appearing in a police line-up near you. The band is scheduled to perform in May in Dublin before joining Led Zeppelin on the long awaited 'Over The Hills' tour.
Disclaimer: No egos were hurt or injured in the production of this press release.
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