| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| George42 |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 09:44:05
The Henry Rollins Show will debut on April 1, 2006 on the IFC (independent film channel). one of his featured musical guests will be Frank Black! in the shows trailer, they show Frank playing acoustic solo. not sure what episode frank will appear on. may be worth seeing.
http://www.rainbow-media.com/rainbow/media/release_release.jsp?nodeid=4869
I'm a humble guy with healthy desire |
| 31 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| saulcook |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 19:14:05
There is a Frank Black performance on tomorrow's (Saturday April 15th 10pmEST/PST) episode of "The Henry Rollins Show." The sit down guest is Werner Herzog and Frank Black plays with Moris Teper... I have seen the promo and Frank and Moris look and sound unbelievable.
Also, check out www.henryrollins.ifc.com for an exclusive Frank Black track seperate from the show tomorrow. Write IFC and tell them we love the show and want more Frank Black! |
| matto |
Posted - 04/08/2006 : 10:16:14
oops - yeah, so there's a connection: pixies do lynch's "in heaven", rollins stars in lynch's "lost highway" wooooo |
| a guy in a rover |
Posted - 04/07/2006 : 08:11:05
Am I the only person who thinks Henry Rollins is a bit of an ass?
A pig or a goat well, they wouldn’t let you be mistreated
|
| Carl |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 18:16:48
Thanks, matto. Watched Heat the other night, in which Henry appears!
 pas de dutchie! |
| matto |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 10:31:02
no frank mention, but a good primer for those who might think rollins is like andy dick or something (harhar?!)... I'd not love to see FB get political, call me krazee:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/06/henry.rollins/index.html
Henry Rollins: 'I get angry about stuff'
Busy rocker-turned-TV-talk-show-host still bares fangs
By David E. Williams
CNN
(CNN) -- Henry Rollins has a lot on his mind.
There's the Dubai ports deal, immigration and the war in Iraq -- as well as the Bush administration's handling of the war.
Plus, he's got his band, speaking tours, book projects, the occasional acting role, a weekly radio show and a new television program on the Independent Film Channel.
Rollins just got back to United States after a two-week tour of Europe doing what he calls his "talking shows," sort of a combination current event lecture, one-man political roundtable discussion and a stand-up comedy set, all rolled into one.
"I get angry about stuff, I get very emotionally intense about stuff and that's how I get it out -- with books, with the band, on my own onstage, but it's always kind of a wail," he said in a phone interview from New York.
In a concert broadcast last month, Rollins stormed onto the New York stage like a prizefighter -- the veins and tendons in his neck bulging as he spit out a rapid-fire series of riffs on topics such as port security, Wal-Mart, Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident and vomiting during a trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
He said writing and performing are outlets for him.
"I wish I could stop, I wish it didn't keep building up in me. I need to get it out and I need to get it out in front of people. Which is, you know, pathetic," said Rollins, 45. "It's why real men just go out in the woods and howl. I must do it and get paid."
No 'cuddly stuffed animal'
Rollins, born Henry Garfield, established his reputation as an intense performer as the singer of the influential Los Angeles punk band Black Flagexternal link ("TV Party," "Six Pack") which he joined in an unconventional way: jumping on the stage during a 1981 New York show.
But he's long since moved on.
"It was like 20 years ago, and so I think a lot more people were familiar with the Rollins Band [his current group], because people actually saw that band, where no one really saw Black Flag," he said, noting that the punk band played its last show in 1986. "We were playing in front of like 300 people a night so it's more legend at this point."
Rollins won a Grammy in 1994 for his album "Get in the Van," a collection of readings from his memoir of his days with the band. The Rollins Band was nominated in 1995 for best metal performance for the song "Liar."
He said cable, the Internet and satellite radio have helped open the door for acts such as his.
"I'm surprised by how the mainstream has kind of come to my way of being, because I haven't changed myself to meet their requirements," Rollins said. "It's not like I became the cuddly stuffed animal, and they went 'Aw, his fangs fell out, let's get him a show.' I'm just doing my thing and culture has come around to let different voices into the front door."
"The Henry Rollins Show,"external link which premiered April 1, gives Rollins another forum to present his political viewpoint. The show featured an open letter to first lady Laura Bush in which he invited her to hang out because he assumed that talking to her husband must be like trying to "have a meaningful conversation with a bowl of waxed fruit."
"We could go to one of the many American seaports and watch weapons of mass destruction get waved in by Dubai nationals," he wrote. "We could light bags of dog doo on fire on Hillary Clinton's doorstep, ring the buzzer and run like hell."
Director Oliver Stone was a guest on the debut show; future guests include rapper Chuck D of Public Enemy fame, director Werner Herzog and Ozzy Osbourne.
Rollins said it's no coincidence that many of the people on his show are critical of the Bush administration.
"I'm critical of the Bush administration," he said.
He said he would be happy to bring on people who supported the president but he didn't want the show to turn into a shout-fest.
"Like when the white power guy goes on 'Oprah,' I want him to finish his sentence before he gets booed," he said. "I want to hear how he's justifying his point of view, as much as I disagree with it. I want to hear the whole story."
'No beef with the military'
Rollins has been on several USO tours in recent years, including trips to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Egypt. He said he usually does not perform but simply visits with troops -- posing for pictures, telling stories and trying to get a few laughs.
"I've been in Iraq, and it never occurred to me to go, 'Hey, this war is bogus,' to some guy who's 24 hours a day trying not to get shot at or blown up," he said.
He said his politics have not been an issue for military officials because "they're happy that I'll go out to places with elevated threat conditions willfully and they know that I like the troops, and that's the bottom line."
Rollins said he often meets fans in the field and tells them to e-mail him when they get home, so he can put them on the guest list when he comes through their town.
"I've met a lot of very fine men and women in the American military, and I don't have a beef with the military -- it's the war in Iraq I have a beef with. I just don't think it was the way to fight the war on terror," he said.
"Getting into a beef with the military about the war is to me like getting into an argument with a cop about the law; it's really not the person to take your grievances out on." |
| floop |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 20:11:54
i saw him perform with the Rollins Band in 91/92 at, of all places, Cal Stat Fullerton during the day. the highlight of the show was seeing him smack people in the head with his microphone who tried to get up on stage, swinging it, medieval torture-ball style. i also remember him quoting BLUE VELVET in between songs, doing the whole "i'll send you a love letter, straight from my heart" bit..
"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.” - General George S. Patton |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 19:56:36
He got a little over zealous at times but I did enjoy his Trans-Siberian train story. And the "No vibes were harmed to make this tea" Trader Joe's bit.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
"Charity is doing something for others, while other people are watching." |
| BLT |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 16:23:57
Just watched the "Uncut in New York" special on IFC. Hank tends to get a little long-winded on some of his stories, but it was still enjoyable. His spiel is from the heart and you gotta respect that.
 Does anyone remember laughter? |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 15:32:26
He's in Dublin, I think on tuesday night, in Vicar St. I've seen him before at the same venue-I have some not-very-god pics. There's a little thing about him in the Irish edtion of the Sunday Times.
pas de dutchie! |
| starmekitten |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 13:30:12
The girl i used to live with went to see him on Friday, she fell in love somewhat. |
| Little Black Francis |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 13:22:34
His spoken word is amazing. I saw him once in 1995, blew me away.
George Patton once said "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 03/26/2006 : 12:31:37
He looks like an age-weather Jim Carey.
 "If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/16/2006 : 03:12:05
quote:
Originally posted by bonedry
he's been in some really bad movies
But at least one good one...
pas de dutchie! |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/15/2006 : 11:05:35
quote:
Originally posted by floop
i think the "Rollins Uncut" thing is a separate show they're airing, of spoken word. unrelated to the "Henry Rollins Show"..
but i could be wrong
Ahh, thanks. |
| bonedry |
Posted - 03/15/2006 : 11:04:25
he's been in some really bad movies |
| BLT |
Posted - 03/13/2006 : 13:05:51
Apparently two different shows...
http://www.ifctv.com/henry/
|
| floop |
Posted - 03/13/2006 : 12:46:17
i think the "Rollins Uncut" thing is a separate show they're airing, of spoken word. unrelated to the "Henry Rollins Show"..
but i could be wrong |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/13/2006 : 12:37:39
It's being advertised (the show) on IFC as Rollins Uncut in NYC (or something like that). Clearly he's now in New York. |
| Carl |
Posted - 03/13/2006 : 12:31:53
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR2006031300496.html
Rollins Finds Ways to Channel His Anger
The Associated Press
Monday, March 13, 2006; 9:46 AM
AUSTIN, Texas -- Veteran rocker Henry Rollins says he still harbors the anger of his punk roots but has found new ways to channel it off stage.
"My anger is more civically rooted," Rollins, 45, said Sunday in an interview at the South by Southwest Interactive festival. "To be an American without some anger, you're sleeping on the job."
A vocal critic of the Bush Administration and the Iraq war, Rollins said he supports the troops, and he has met many while touring with the USO, the private organization that entertains U.S. troops overseas.
"These people are incredibly human. They're like, 'I have a job to do sir and I really miss my wife,' and that's when it becomes very personal," he said.
The former Black Flag front man now hosts his own film-focused television show on the Independent Film Channel, aptly called "The Henry Rollins Show." He also hosts a radio show in Los Angeles.
He's not so sure music has the power to change the world anymore.
"What does change things is people voting," he said.
Musician Henry Rollins discusses music and politics during the SXSW Film Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett) (Jack Plunkett - AP)
Musician Henry Rollins discusses music and politics during the SXSW Film Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
Photo Credit: AP Photo |
| BLT |
Posted - 03/08/2006 : 08:20:58
Favreau with the giant head who gives head to a cigar. |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 22:03:57
Changed the format of the Henry Film Corner? I don't think too much of Henry but I did enjoy some episodes of that. How many people have Crispin Glover on their talk show these days?
It's probably in Los Angeles, Henry being such an L.A. "dude" and all. Also, IFC's other show with that guy that was in Swingers with the real big head is filmed there.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
"And that's when Abe Lincoln said ..'Don't diss my homies'." |
| BLT |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 21:10:23
Looks like they changed the format of the show and renamed it. Maybe they moved to NY, too. Poor Henry...that's a long commute from Silver Lake. |
| floop |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 14:11:48
maybe it is in LA. i would think it would be, but in the investigating i did i got the impression it's NY.
either way, they don't have a guest audience :( |
| BLT |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 13:46:37
I always got the impression it was shot here in LA. I'm not sure about that but it's what I got from his banter with guests.
At any rate... DirecTV channel 550. |
| floop |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 12:56:44
i guess the show is shot in NY, and they don't have a studio audience |
| Brackish |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 12:45:20
Damn, I wish I had cable. |
| Visiting Sasquatch |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 12:32:58
Yea, I saw the trailer too, and it shows a clip with Frank playing acoustic guitar. I assume the show is taped already. I didn't see anyone else with him, but it might've just been the camera angle. |
| darwin |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 12:28:01
quote:
Originally posted by floop
maybe Frank'll be kind enough to give us LA folk a little show while he's in town
Is the show already taped? |
| floop |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 12:11:45
maybe Frank'll be kind enough to give us LA folk a little show while he's in town |
| kathryn |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 12:04:54
I'm gonna need heart medicine for this one.
I got some heaven in my head
|
| Ziggy |
Posted - 03/07/2006 : 11:48:03
Didn't Morris Tepper say on his website that he's appearing with Frank too? Can't wait! |
|
|
