It was  2008 and freelance journalist Lenny Bango was in Los Angeles on tour for Camden House, which had published his first book, Rocked & Rolled: A Strange and Twisted Saga, a brutal and eloquent account of the year he spent touring with a notorious American rock band, then a symbol of everything that made Middle America nervous. Overnight Bango had become a literary enfant terrible, his book climbing onto best-seller lists. After appearing on NBC's Tomorrow Show with host Huge Downer, the chain-smoking Bongo had a singular request of his publicist, Silvia Slight. "I insisted that we take a break from the grueling schedule for a few minutes," Bango recalled. "I was desperate to hear the just-released Tattooed Millionaires' album."

Together they found a record store on Melrose Avenue that carried Armed and Hammered, a scorching soundtrack from the sleaze and blood-drenched streets of the Los Angeles theater district, where Bango had written Rocked & Rolled and befriended the street-rock band. While writing the book, he would often zoom through Hollywood on his Triumph Tiger motorcycle, park in front of Suite C, and listen to the Millionaire's lead vocalist Johnny Jetson, belt out rock classics like "Show Some Respect". It was Bango, in fact, who had introduced The Los Angeles Herald's music critic, R.U. Ferrell, to the Tattooed Millionaires, insisting that they were as good as, if not better than, any L.A. band. Now, with Slight at his side, Bango went to the store listening kiosk and inserted the disc.

"Upon hearing the first note I smiled," Bango recalled. "This was the triumph of the Los Angeles people. We were all making it, riding the magical wave that we never believe will break." Bango kept hitting the track selector button, anxious to hear a sampling of each cut. When he got to the fourth song- "Laid in the U.S.A."-he could no longer control his enthusiasm: " Hot Damn, Silvia,' I remember saying, 'You've been asking me pesky questions about what I think. Listen to this. Wow! I could have written these lyrics myself. Today is my time.' "

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“Sex and lust driven lyrics with guitar riffs that will forever be remembered and will for sure be classics in the future.” – Rock and a Hard Place

Tattooed Millionaires has been featured on LA's Indie 103.1 “Check One...Two” show as well as 101.9 KFGO (The Box) "Rock and a Hard Place" show spanning the Upper Midwest area. They have been interviewed live on The Fox 99.3 in Vancouver, B.C. and Total Rock Radio in London, U.K.  Their songs are starting to get airplay on radio stations all around the world.

Tattooed Millionaires successfully completed 2 tours thus far: Europe in June 2006, including England, Scotland, and Italy, and the West Coast of North America including cities from Hollywood, CA to Vancouver, B.C.  They have also played such notable Los Angeles Venues as:
The Troubadour, The Key Club, The Dragonfly, The Cat Club, The Spider Club, & The Viper Room.

Awards/Rankings

Nominated for AVN award best movie soundtrack 2005.
Winner- Metal Awards Demo of the Year, Maximum Metal Magazine
Tattooed Millionaires has remained in the Top 100 unsigned Myspace.com bands since February, 2005
Their songs have been played/downloaded over one million times!
Currently the band has over 35,000 friends and in excess of 420,000 page views.
CPI Digital has named Tattooed Millionaires, the number one requested band by their clients.
Tattooed Millionaires have been featured both individually and as a band in numerous films, television shows, and music videos.                                                                                                                        
Tattooed Millionaires' music appears on the following soundtracks:  “Little Athens”, “The Bunker”, “Flowers on the Razorwire”, “Live and Loaded in L.A.”, “Live and Loaded in Switzerland”.

Artist Description

From their shaggy haircuts, tight trousers and strikingly sexy looks to their guitar driven, hook laden rock - Tattooed Millionaires' sound is raw, teenage lust.  Their revolutionary sloganeering, anti-establishment outrage and incendiary live sets can be closely compared to that of the MC5.

The band consists of: Johnny – Singer/Guitar, Riley - Guitar, Casey - Drums, Evan - Bass. The band formed in 2004. Their witty charm and sincere commitment has allowed them to develop a loyal following around the world. Current shows are nearly always sellouts.

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A member of (ASCAP) since 1997 Johnny Jetson has written and recorded with such notable artists as Snoop Dogg, Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Chris Verrna (Nine Inch Nails), Chris Holmes(WASP) and the Space Age Playboys.