Pemberton location great, concert promoter says Mar 15, 2008
" Unfortunately, the Vancouver Pop Festival was a financial disaster, drawing half the 30,000 people it needed to break even. And there hasn't been another festival like it, until now.For more information go to the Pemberton Festival website: http://www.pembertonfestival.com/home/ Ads by Google Inside the . A dolphin who made a New Zealand... Seusss insouciant scruples have... Five of the 10 most dangerous ... Ever dream of being an astronaut... Henry Rollins, who's bringing... (Vancouver Sun)
Henry Rollins Feb 28, 2008
Search post-gazette NOW. These days, Rollins, a muscled and tattooed icon of the hardcore punk movement, is more valued for his brain than brawn. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rollins more than just 'ticked-off punker' Feb 22, 2008
" A few weeks after his trip to Pakistan, Rollins visited South Africa to film a television special about the country for the Independent Film Channel. There, he saw a 15-year-old girl with a young daughter visiting an HIV clinic for treatment and visited a town of 900 that shares four toilets. MULTIMEDIA VIDEO: Download "Liar" By Henry Rollins: (15.3 MB) "It's a lot to get your head around," he wrote on his site. Despite his image as a ticked-off punker, Rollins often finds himself all-consumed... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rock icon 'provokes' campus Feb 14, 2008
Henry Rollins, celebrated musician and spoken word performer, will be featured in a spoken word performance of storytelling and opinionated material, entitled Henry Rollins Provoked, on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall. "I have been speaking in front of audiences without a band since 1983," Rollins said in an e-mail. (The University Echo, TN)
Addicted to work| Feb 13, 2008
HENRY ROLLINS Addicted to work David Chislett - Thu, 07 Feb 2008. Henry Rollins has become the face of the DIY ethos that has underpinned punk from the word go ... From a certain point of view, Henry Rollins is punk. (iAfrica.com)
Stil rockin' and Rollins Feb 2, 2008
Best known as the frontman of 1980s band Black Flag, Henry Rollins has seen his fair share of death and violence ... As somebody who's been in one of America's most influential punk bands, and, more pertinently, somebody who's had to clean the brains of their murdered best friend off their lawn, it's easy to be caught off-guard by the joviality of Henry Rollins ... While rightwingers seem to be engaged in a permanent search for "conservatism with a human face" Henry Rollins's spoken word show... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Joe Jackson has crafted a long and prosperous career with his unique brand of jazzy, world-beat, reggae-and-ska-infused piano-driven pop, and hes just released his 23rd album, Rain. Jan 30, 2008
On the same album, Shatner and Henry Rollins do a song (I Cant Get Behind That) where theyre both just ranting and raving. Its brilliant. (MSNBC -- Music)
Winehouse visits clinic as video threatens Jan 23, 2008
Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Pete Townsend, John Coltrane, Henry Rollins, Frank Zappa, Elton John, Morrisey, Elvis Costello, Should I continue. Todd, Chicago, Illinois. (Times Online)
99Xers get the boot Jan 12, 2008
LA station with heady smart morning show w/Joe Escalante (bassist for The Vandals), afternoon show with Steve Jones (guitarist for The Sex Pistols), nightly shows hosted by Dave Navarro, The Crystal Method, and Henry Rollins. www. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Public Enemy's No. 1 fan Dec 29, 2007
"And musically I totally connected with them." The film includes interviews and ample concert footage, as well as testimony from famous Public Enemy fans such as Henry Rollins, Talib Kweli, Tom Morello, DMC, and Korn's Jonathan Davis. No, Patton-Spruill does not ignore Flavor Flav's unfortunate foray into reality TV, or the strain that it has put on his relationship with Chuck D. "They have a fragile relationship," says Patton-Spruill. (Boston Globe)
Supporters bring West Memphis case back to fore Dec 19, 2007
Henry Rollins, frontman for punk rock band Black Flag, issued a tribute album to raise money for their defense. Comedian Margaret Cho highlighted the case several times on her personal blog, including a picture of her across from a bespectacled Echols, sitting behind prison glass. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
36 Crazyfists Pounding Away On Next Album; Plus Anthrax, Ipsissimus & More News That Rules, In Metal File Dec 14, 2007
While he's got some downtime from his IFC talk show, Henry Rollins will embark on the second leg of his Provoked spoken-word tour. Dates are scheduled from February 19 in Birmingham, Alabama, until March 21 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Dixie Chick Urges Donations to Defense Fund for Murderers Dec 4, 2007
Maines writes her plea on the , which has already been answered by several celebrities including, I am told, Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Eddie Vedder, Jack Black and Henry Rollins. "I'm writing this letter today because I believe that three men have spent the past 13 years in prison for crimes they didn't commit," Maines' message begins. (Fox News)
Lewis: The ACTION 5! Nov 29, 2007
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Student, born with HIV, gives talk Nov 28, 2007
He had tattoos, and he reminded me of Henry Rollins, she said, referring to the famed and heavily inked author and former lead singer of the punk group Black Flag. When Bowers started talking about his own experiences as an HIV-positive adult, he also shared his mission through HIVictorious, which is to educate and demystify the world of AIDS/HIV. He asked Garland if she might be interested in traveling to Oregon in the fall to help him share that message. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Red Hot Chili Peppers Sue Showtime Over 'Californication' Nov 21, 2007
During a scene in the fifth episode guest-starring Henry Rollins, Duchovny mentions the names of three of his novels, which also happen to be the names of Slayer albums. The show has also made frequent references to late singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, and the first season's finale was called "The Last Waltz," an homage to Martin Scorsese's concert film of the Band's famed final show. (VHI.com -- Music News)
AFI FEST wraps Nov 13, 2007
What most interested me personally is that the documentary interviews the Beastie Boys, Tom Morello (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine), Henry Rollins, Talib Kweli and Jonathan Davis of Korn talking about the influence Public Enemy had on them. . (Variety)
AUTHOR APPEARANCEMichael Chabon Nov 5, 2007
" Proceeds will benefit the literary lab 826 Valencia. $19. 8 p.m. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (415) 392-4400, . T SPOKEN WORD HENRY ROLLINS From disaffected teen to punk-rock hero to record mogul to handsome movie actor to TV interviewer to anti-war agitator to pro-gay spokesman to anti-faux-celebrity to pro-feminist to video artist to stand-up comic to riveting artist of the spoken word - Henry Rollins is above all else a provocateur situated in the heart of the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Insider -- For musicians, the hairs the thing Nov 2, 2007
Henry Rollins I thought it would be fun to include an anomaly on the list, someone whose change in appearance has actually served to represent a forward career move ... But most music fans will always remember Henry Rollins first and foremost for his role as front man for the legendary L.A. hardcore outfit Black Flag. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Master of imperfection is in total control Oct 25, 2007
AS A photographer and music video maker, Anton Corbijn put Bono in a dress, Metallica in a TV game show, Henry Rollins in a Superman suit and Nick Cave in a pimp's garb. His search for a striking visual image has delivered album covers for Bruce Springsteen, the Bee Gees, REM, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and Bryan Ferry, not to mention two decades of iconic shots of U2, from well before The Joshua Tree to How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Henry Rollins is ready to talk business Oct 6, 2007
Henry Rollins, a hard-core renaissance man who clocks life with military precision, is behind his desk at 0600 seven days a week ... Q. What's the criteria to get on "The Henry Rollins Show," your weekly Independent Film Channel program. (Boston Globe)
Don't Miss: Henry Rollins Sep 21, 2007
Henry Rollins is well on his way to becoming king of all media, and he's doing it without resorting to midget abuse. His years as the frontman for Black Flag and the Rollins Band were only a warm-up: These days, Rollins is an actor, writer, and quite possibly the most intimidating talk-show host ever on IFC's The Henry Rollins Show. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
40 years later, 'Graduate' still seductive Sep 16, 2007
Henry Rollins, better known as a punk rocker and punk poet than a screenplay writer (which is how he's identified here), is an odd but intelligent commentator on these featurettes. But did they have to parade out a relationship therapist. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
9/17: Guster with Tally Hall Sep 15, 2007
Summer Concerts 9/14: A. Fernandez 9/15: Brandi Carlile 9/15: Benson, Jarreau 9/15: Sammy Hagar 9/15: Henry Rollins 9/15: Sonata Arctica 9/16: Peter Bjorn, John. 9/17: Oakley Hall Photos. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Fall Arts Preview Sep 9, 2007
10/7: 7:30 p.m. Henry Rollins Spoken Word. $25. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Ex-punk front man speaks up Sep 8, 2007
text size Henry Rollins sings with the Rollins band at a show benifiting the Memphis Three Sunday at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, June 1, 2003 ... 7, 2007 04:28 PM Henry Rollins has at least one solid memory of Phoenix, even if it's not exactly recent. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Manu Chao thinks locally but inspires globally Sep 2, 2007
And last month Chao made his US television debut, appropriately enough on "The Henry Rollins Show.". Rollins - like Chao, a human-rights advocate with roots in hardcore music - compares him to Bob Marley and the Clash's Joe Strummer, but not because Chao's music draws from reggae and punk. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List September 10-16 Aug 30, 2007
On September 12, 2004, just two-and-a-half days before Johnny Ramone's death, a group of musicians and friends -- among them The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder, Henry Rollins, Deborah Harry, X, The Dickies, and others staged a benefit concert to celebrate Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee's lives. 50s Picks (Click here for more information) A marathon featuring films selected and hosted by rapper 50 Cent. Begins at 7 p.m. (ET/PT). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Foos woo their fans Aug 23, 2007
He may look like a cross between Ben Stiller and Henry Rollins with his close cropped hair and black suit, but he threw himself around the stage like a man possessed while his backing band created a wall of noise. For sheer volume, the performance was impressive, with a bass line loud enough to rattle the ribcage, but while favourites from the back catalogue including March of the Pigs and The Wretched got the fans jumping, there was little in the way of audience interaction. (Scotsman)
HBO's Big Love Moves to Sundays; Where's Deadwood? Aug 16, 2007
TV Crush - Blog on Multichannel News. Posted by on August 15, 2007 Now that HBO's John from Cincinnati, the aimless David Milch surf drama, is going the way of Davy Jones' Locker, Big Love moves into the Sunday 9 p.m. slot for the last two episodes of its Sophomore season. (Multichannel News)
Discovering Reality Aug 14, 2007
TV Crush - Blog on Multichannel News. love dead like me on. (Multichannel News)
Entourage: Thinly Veiled Mary J. Blige Infomercial Aug 13, 2007
TV Crush - Blog on Multichannel News. Posted by on August 12, 2007 There was a time when Sunday was Entourage night. (Multichannel News)
SCI FI Makes It Official: Paul McGillion Returns to Stargate Atlantis Aug 9, 2007
TV Crush - Blog on Multichannel News. Battlestar Galactica OS Fan on. (Multichannel News)
At Comic-Con, Geeks Wield Power Aug 8, 2007
IFC talk show host Henry Rollins, who moderated, and venerable cult actor Sid Haig discussed the range of horror movies, from Silence of the Lambs, which didn t get a horror rating, to House of 1,000 Corpses, which Universal Studios ended up rejecting. Haig said a Los Angeles Times story asked studio executives why Lambs sequel Hannibal got released while Corpses didn t. Their reply, Haig said: Because we know that Anthony Hopkins is not like that. (Multichannel News)
MGM Resurrects Dead Like Me Aug 7, 2007
TV Crush - Blog on Multichannel News. Posted by on August 6, 2007 MGM Studios just finished wrapping a Dead Like Me direct to DVD movie, revealed MGM's Senior Executive Vice President Finance and Corporate Development Charlie Cohen during a chat at the SCI FI Channel/Entertainment Weekly Comic-Con party. (Multichannel News)
ComicCon: Stargate Panels Jul 29, 2007
He [Russell T. Davies] also knew he wanted Eve [garbled] who is one of the most talented tv actors I've EVER worked with," Stokes gushed like a firehose, she s absolutely extraordinary [garbled] In every thing she does...she s absolutely extraordinary. And Russell knew and so wrote the part for her. Thankfully, the fans took the mic and asked the hard questions. One wondered if British television series would ever launch simultaneously in the U.S. Another solicited comment on whether or not... (Multichannel News)
Making a connection through punk rock Jul 27, 2007
Jack Klugman on "Quincy" describes the music as "a killer," while Phil Donahue solemnly asks a teenage Sex Pistols fan "Why do you look so bizarre?" Former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins allows that punk did "make 'Frampton Comes Alive' look pretty pale in comparison." ... Starring: Henry Rollins, Sum 41, Jello Biafra, X, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Minor Threat. (Boston Globe)
VH1 Classic Presents the U.S. Premiere of 'Seven Ages Of Rock' a Landmark Seven-Part Series Exploring the Story of Rock Music Premiering on VH1 Classic on Monday, December 17 Jul 15, 2007
Throughout each episode viewers will hear from some of rock music's biggest icons including Keith Richards, David Bowie, Roger Waters, Lou Reed, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Deborah Harry, Gene Simmons, Roger Taylor, Stewart Copeland, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Michael Stipe, Henry Rollins, Dave Grohl, Frank Black, Noel Gallagher and many more. Here's a breakdown of each night: Episode 1: The Birth of Rock - Rock music emerges in the late 60's as a fresh branch of rock 'n' roll. (PR Newswire)
Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe Jul 13, 2007
DVD: The Henry Rollins Show: Season 1 Rollins is only as good as the guests who drop onto his Independent Film Channel program. Fortunately, he had some pretty good ones during last year's inaugural season. (City Pages)
Natalie Cole Jul 13, 2007
Hot tickets include Rollins, Cole, Maroon 5. Hot tickets include Rollins, Cole, Maroon 5. (The Palm Beach Post)
Concert update Jul 12, 2007
Provoked -- Henry Rollins Spoken Word at the Berklee Performance Center Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $25, on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. Maroon 5 with the Hives and Kevin Michaels at TD Banknorth Garden Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $40. 50 and $50. (Boston Globe)
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Billboard Bits: Neil Young, Modeselektor, Ruts/Rollins... Jun 26, 2007
Henry Rollins will join specially reformed U.K. punks the Ruts live on stage on July 16, at a benefit gig for guitarist Paul Fox and the Cancer Research charity. Ruts bassist John "Segs" Jennings and drummer Dave Ruffy will be back together with Fox for the first time in many years at London's Carling Academy to raise money for the guitarist, who is suffering from untreatable lung cancer, and his family. (Billboard.com)
Prophetic poet: Jun 9, 2007
Henry Rollins, one of my all-time heroes, once said, All you need is one guy or girl to stand up and say, F this, and everyone goes, Voice of a generation. Thank you. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
The man who went too high Jun 8, 2007
Roky has a full set of dentures, paid for by one of his musical admirers, Henry Rollins. (A successful suit to reclaim back-catalogue royalties means he is now financially secure for the first time in decades. (Guardian Unlimited)
Choose your Howard and Rudd theme songs May 28, 2007
I think John Howard's song should be "Liar" by Henry Rollins. Posted by: Mike on May 28, 2007 11:51 AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Coming Soon on DVD May 23, 2007
The Henry Rollins Show (Season 1). Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC. (KOLD.com, AZ)
The Henry Rollins Show May 4, 2007
We are promised a "post-punk renaissance man" and, in trying to discover what that may mean, we meet Henry Rollins, former Black Flag and Rollins Band leader, who talks straight to the camera and sports a mass of tattoos on his arms. There's live music but basically this is intelligent chatterboxing and his first episode features film producer Oliver Stone. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Watch out Parky, the new face of chat is narky May 3, 2007
Henry Rollins brings some grunt to the chat show, writes George Palathingal. "I try and ask questions that I'm not seeing other people ask" Henry Rollins ... HENRY ROLLINS has been known for many things over the years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Teacher fury at rating website May 3, 2007
The new face of chat, Henry Rollins, brings some grunt to the chat show. All Men Are Liars: Why parking cops, journos and Wolf Creek's director have trouble sleeping. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Death plunge: alcohol not ruled out May 3, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Yuko NarushimaMay 3, 2007 - 11:22AM. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Westpac unveils record half year May 3, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Danny JohnMay 3, 2007 - 10:31AM has responded to efforts by retiring chief executive David Morgan to shed its laggard reputation amongst the country's four major banks by producing a record interim net profit of $1. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Independent Film Festival of Boston turns five on Wednesday Apr 22, 2007
"Punk's Not Dead" Susan Dynner's contribution to the field of Punkology may be the most ambitious yet (a relative term for a D.I.Y. subject), knitting together interviews with musical forefathers (the Sex Pistols ), their children (Henry Rollins , Jello Biafra ), their grandchildren (Green Day's Billie Joe ), and their great-grandchildren (Good Charlotte , Sum 41 ). The film lets everyone have their say, from those who spit on the sold-out new kids to those who welcome them. (Boston Globe)
Plus,'Stargate SG-1' and 'Stargate Atlantis' Return » Apr 13, 2007
Henry Rollins: Uncut from Israel 9:30 PM - IFC ... Somehow, it seems fitting that Henry Rollins -- current TV host/spoken word artist/sometime actor and former lead singer of Black Flag -- would premiere the second season of his namesake IFC series tonight. (Zap2it.com)
Henry Rollins hates the Iraq war but loves to visit it Apr 13, 2007
An interview with Henry Rollins ... Henry Rollins kicked off his career singing for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which was at the height of its awesomeness in the early '80s ... These days, he can be seen on "The Henry Rollins Show," now in its second season on the Independent Film Channel. (New Republic)
The Scientists Apr 7, 2007
"It is really f---ed up." Thurston Moore and Henry Rollins also give praise. The Scientists split in 1987 after an Australian tour to promote their final studio album, Human Jukebox. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
3/24: Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers Mar 20, 2007
The Peacemakers continue to sample rock, Latin, pop and reggae in a way that impresses the album's producer, Clif Norrell, who has worked with R.E.M., Rush, Henry Rollins and Bette Midler. "There's not too many bands out there like them, none that I know of," Norrell said. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Brief (but worthy) encounters Mar 11, 2007
The cast includes Alan Alda, Mark Hamill, J rgen Prochnow, Henry Rollins, John Turturro, Rob and Carl Reiner, and, interestingly enough, Grammy Award-winning audiobook producer John McElroy , among others. They lend the story such intensity that you cannot help but be caught up in the fictional weirdness in which the walking dead are just another fact of life. (Boston Globe)
Snack Attack Mar 7, 2007
Vaughan, the group s frontman, is a dead ringer for a young Henry Rollins, with his shaved head, tattooed arms and muscular stance. He bluntly sums up No Return s performance approach as fast, very fast. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Out & About Feb 22, 2007
Showtime is 8 p.m. 730 21st St. NW. 202/397-SEAT. Birth of a movement Govinda Gallery steps back into the history of the Washington punk-music movement with "Punk Love." The exhibition features photos by Susie J. Horgan, who befriended punk legends Henry Rollins and Ian McKaye in 1979 and then started to document the often misinterpreted music movement. The exhibit runs through March 3. (Washington Times, DC)
Paula Tells Us How It Is in This Business Feb 17, 2007
Ian Mackaye (Fugazi) Gene Simmons (Kiss) Henry Rollins (Black Flag) ... Ian MacKaye - Fugazi Henry Rollins. (Yahoo News -- American Idol)
This Day in History Feb 13, 2007
Singer Henry Rollins is 46. Singer Robbie Williams is 33. (Montana Standard, MT)
It's only rock 'n' roll Jan 29, 2007
James Parker is the author of "Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins.". Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Indie Film Channel Undergoes Bold Remake Jan 15, 2007
Outspoken punk poet Henry Rollins, who has his own talk show, was also renewed. In short, "Bambi" is not on the agenda. (Herald Sun)
IFC expands focus Jan 10, 2007
Beyond scripted series, IFC has season two of "The Henry Rollins Show" on tap, as well as original docs such as "The Bridge," "Indie Sex" and "Does Your Soul Have a Cold?". Date in print: Wed. (Variety)
