NEWS: The Henry Rollins Show

MUSIC: The Henry Rollins Show

ex-Black Flag singer, current Rollins Band leader, "poet" and "spoken word artist" Henry Rollins recently hosted the Independent Film Channel's Henry's Film Corner, showcasing his favorite underground movies, and the network's suits liked him so much they're giving him his own talk show:

Maybe he'll talk about how men love power tools, and what's with those peanuts they serve on airplanes? According to IFC Vice-President Debbie DeMontreux:

Can you say "edgy!"?

I like Henry's Film Corner.

Just so long as he does that thing about working in a pet store.

I saw Henry's spoken word tour back in the 90s (for the Think Tank album). He was actually pretty good. I didn't always agree with his opinions, but he speaks his mnd, and is pretty funny. A talk show might be pretty good. As long as it's on IFC, Rollins is definately not appropriate for network tv.

He's like Andy Rooney for the angry, white male highschooler crowd.

"Did you ever notice how The Iron doesn't lie? What's the deal with weak people?"

I love that guy. One of the first punk albums I ever bought was Rollins Band.

I'd debate Rollins Band being punk, but not the fact that this is a great move!

Maybe this'll finally give people the chance to get over the whole 'he's a short alpha male mysoginist' idea. If anyone saw him on the tour after Think Tank talking about the loss of his girlfriend/partner....



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I love how 1 star stands for "boycott" in the film ratings.

I miss the hell out of his Indie 103 show.

If his albums are any gauge, this is either gonna be really, really good, and no one will watch it- or it's gonna be Hank being Hank for 30 to 60 minutes, and no one will watch it.

Me too.

Say what you will, but I fucking love Henry Rollins (eh, see my name?).... I am actually seeing him tomorrow night, and can not fucking wait.

He is actually a very, very nice guy. I have had a few run ins with him, and they have all been great.

/looking forward to this.

I'm actually a big fan of his- I was referring to the respect he never seems to get, because too many people can't see past the "angry" guy, or the "punk rock" guy.

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YES!!! This is exactly what I pray for daily, nightly. My God he is amazing. I want him to put his dick forth everywhere, wow. I hope he does this show naked. It's bad enough that all the girls and queers love him, come on Henry PLEASE! Something, we're so horny for you.

Just one segment of him going through a sexy weightlifting routine really naked with Danzig spotting him. Yay!

I don't see him as an "alpha male mysoginist". I see him as a standup comic, oh, I'm sorry "spoken word artist", with a few funny bits and a whole heaping lot of fundamentally pedestrian observations. But I'm not going to lie, I laughed at his CD at points.

Heny Rollins is no fun...just ask my mom.

Hey...I was sure that Bailey would have sounded off in this thread. She loves Hank.

Or the SEX BOMB!

I love Hank Rollins in a completely heterosexual way.

heh... ok ok... i think Rollins' take on indy films will be cool....but alas very pretenious... no chance i'm gonna see "smokey and the bandit" on his show ...huh?

his film corner show on IFC is made up of actual critique about films that matter, unlike all the plastic network movie reviews of 'War of the Worlds' type crap

I have seen him speak twice..he does not take any shit, he pisses people off, he adheres to no party line, he sticks to his guns, and he calls people on their bullshit...which is exactly why I like him.

If I was gay, I would try to fuck him...If I was a woman, I would fuck him...since I am neither, I just listen, smile, and applaud.


(I will say this though..he is a much better speaker than he ever was as a singer, his "singing voice" is atrocious.......Henry, please don't kill me.)

Rollins did some of black flags best stuff . He also has the right to be a dick. He's henry rollins. C'mon he's the liar . My aim is rollinsneck . Send me hate messages someone please im very bored.