Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Yeah, you have your elite comedians and the occasional hot monologuist, but there aren't many people who can sell out theaters with just plain talk. Punk icon Henry Rollins started doing it in the early '80s while he was still in Black Flag and continues to be a hit on the spoken-word circuit long after has rocker muse has gone missing. The Washington, D.C., native, who fronted seminal LA hard-core band Black Flag from 1981-86, hasn't released a music album since 2002 when he cut "Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three" with the Rollins Band. He's just not feeling that right now.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Preview: Punk icon Henry Rollins has a lot to say but not through music
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Yeah, you have your elite comedians and the occasional hot monologuist, but there aren't many people who can sell out theaters with just plain talk. Punk icon Henry Rollins started doing it in the early '80s while he was still in Black Flag and continues to be a hit on the spoken-word circuit long after has rocker muse has gone missing. The Washington, D.C., native, who fronted seminal LA hard-core band Black Flag from 1981-86, hasn't released a music album since 2002 when he cut "Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three" with the Rollins Band. He's just not feeling that right now.
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