Rudely Interrupted

Sometimes people you know do things that make you feel...bloody jealous, actually.

My friend Wolvo went to a BBQ a couple of years back and met this bloke who had just started a band. Every second dude you meet has just started a band, so what? This is no ordinary rock band, though. The other band members have some form of mental or physical disability. Unlike many bands all are excellent musicians. They call themselves Rudely Interrupted. Nice story so far.

But there's so much more. The Wolvo machine swung into action, taking over promotion, bookings and road managing. When he relocated to Brooklyn he managed to talk his way into a gig for them at the UN in New York. It's understandable how the feeble minds of the UN were powerless in the face of his charming ways - I have fallen under his spell many times myself.

On December 3rd Rudely Interrupted played at the UN. First rock band ever to do so. In your face, Irish super group. That night they played a gig in Brooklyn, and the next night in Manhattan, then in Canada and then a few gigs in the UK before heading home. The reviews have been brilliant ('...they're already leaps and bounds ahead of Jet' is my favourite).

Every good band needs two things - talent and a hook. The Smiths' hook was being the most miserable band in the world. Bon Jovi's was being the hairiest, although Def Leppard may want to rumble for that title, and what an excellent fight card that would make. The Rudie's hook is just more real than most.

Rudely Interrupted are sniffing around for a record deal. Rock on.