Miscellaneous Appearances

This is a 45-minute guest DJ broadcast that Henry did on February 19, 2009. The show, Morning Becomes Eclectic, is on KCRW - the future home of Harmony In My Head beginning March 7th. Click here for more details on that. There is also a Dispatch on Henry's official website about the move.

A HUGE thank you to Debi for recording this and providing the track list or we wouldn't have it!

February 19, 2009

01. Dax Riggs - Living is Suicide
02. Hawney Troof - Front My Hope
03. The Evens - Everybody Knows
04. Marnie Stern - Vault
05. Terakaft - Intidgagen
06. Blind Willie McTell - This Is Not the Stove to Brown Your Bread
07. Dizu Plaatjes - Backyard Jam
08. Miriam Makeba - Ha Po Zamani
09. Deerhoof - My Purple Past
10. Jah Stitch - Cool Down Youthman*

*Note: The song gets cut off a little early as the show ran out of time and the next program stepped in.

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Folks - a little while back Evan from Left And Correct sent us this interview with Henry on his new show, 'Left And Correct'. Dig it. It works in all the ways interviews should. A little uneasy, a lot of conversation, and dialogue rather than monologue.

Also on the show is a great interview with Doug Stanhope. I'm checking him out now, thanks to this interview. But not on Youtube....

Left And Correct: Rollins Interview

Check out more at: Left And Correct (defunct).

Folks - here's Henry on Tom Schnabel's show, talking about his Blue Note collection, Rollins Choice’, a 2-CD import from the Netherlands.

Two Old Bastards

Folks - another podcast that features our namesake - Food Is The New Rock. Well worth your time to check this one out.

Food Is The New Rock: Ep. 7 - The former lead singer of Black Flag and the Rollins Band talks to Zach and Chuck about his favorite countries to eat in while touring the world and his newfound love of Fatburger (which may or may not be at odds with his general opinion about the eating habits of Americans.) He also talks about the time he ate rat in Irula and the years he spent living off the dented can aisle in the grocery store up the street from SST Records. Henry also opens up about his clean water works and the passion he has for Drop in the Bucket, a non profit organization dedicated to bringing clean water sources to schools in Africa.

And for more, head over to: www.foodisthenewrock.com

Folks - many of you good people wrote in to tell me that Henry mentioned our archive during an interview on a recent episode of The Nerdist podcast. Thanks for letting me know, and thanks to Henry for the mention. So for those of you, like me, that missed it first time around - here it is.

The Nerdist, 2012-09-10

And here's where to find out more about all things Nerdist: www.nerdist.com

Folks,

Here's a nice summer surprise. I recently became aware of a setlist Henry played on the Best New Music program back in December 2020 and it's gem. Presented for your enjoyment....

Best New Music 2020-12-11

Funtime - Iggy Pop / The Idiot
Transmission - Joy Division / Substance
Starshine - Khana Bierbood / Strangers From The Far East
Pigs In Zen - Jane's Addiciton / Live And Profane
The Supermen - David Bowie / Hunky Dory
Click Song #1 - Miriam Makeba / Pata Pata
Perpetual Motion - Scientists / 7" Bang Records 2018
Dave's Back From Outer Space - Thug / Everything Is Beautiful In Its Own Way
Dumb Luck - Optic Sink / Optic Sink
Me And You - Egg Hunt / 7"
The Return Of Jackie And Judy - Tom Waits / Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
Five Years Ahead Of My Time - Cramps / How To Make A Monster
Weird And Wasted Connection - Osees / Metamorphosed
Mr. Pharmacist - The Other Half / Mr. Pharmacist & Lost Singles
Kimble - The Fall / Peel Sessions
Big Man - Ty Segall / Fried Shallots
Trouble Funk Express - Trouble Funk / 12"
City Slang - Sonic's Rendezvous Band / Easy Action Records Box Set
Tres Segundos - Melenas / Dias Raros
Flat Earth - Cold Beat / Mother
Caveat Emptor - Cliquey Bitches / Scorpio Scorpio
Medicine To Cure Medicine Sickness - Lorelle Meets The Obsolete / 7"
Nobody's City - The Gun Club / Breaking Hands 12"
She's Not There - The UK Subs / Brand New Age (CD Extra Track)
Schreien - Dion Lunadon / Schreien EP
Dot Dash - Wire / Pink Flag
The Gift - Naked On The Vague / Twelve Dark Noons
Touching - Tee Vee Pop / The Only Years
Congratulations - Edith Crash / Frenzy
Chinese Rocks - Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers / Born Too Loose
Ghost Rider - Suicide / Suicide
Upside Down - The Jesus & Mary Chain / 21 Singles
The Carnival Is Over - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / Kicking Against The Pricks
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix / Live At Woodstock

All,

I went back and forth on posting this because it seems weirdly personal.

But it's been covered extensively in the media and it looks like the place has been emptied and staged.

In case you missed the news Henry has put his house on the market: https://www.compass.com/listing/2300-nichols-canyon-road-los-angeles-ca-90046/921053832553203593/

It's a really cool place and the photos from the listing are spectacular. Utilitarian hovel indeed.

Folks,

Thanks to a heads up from alert fanatic Michael^* here's a fantastic twofer: an 11 minute podcast episode from KCRW's Bent By Nature AND a freshly restored 1986 episode of Snap, the Deirdre O’Donoghue program, featuring Henry in the studio.

• Bent By Nature, Dec 2021
• Snap, July 1986

*Messages sent to our contact form frequently fall into my spam folder so apologies to Michael for taking so long to acknowledge his note.

Part 1: https://www.thevinylguide.com/episodes/ep461-henry-rollins-stays-fanatic-pt-1-of-2

Part 2: https://www.thevinylguide.com/episodes/ep462-henry-rollins-stays-fanatic-pt-2-of-2

Henry visited The Vinyl Guide podcast to talk records, collecting, his secret project, and more.

Part 1, from the podcast page:

• The origin story of “Stay Fanatic!!!”

• Writing about The Stooges

• Learning to scan, archive material

• Telling the stories with early band materials

• Transcribing from handwriting, then speech to text

• Henry doesn’t get rid of records

• Acquiring individual and collections of records

• Bands that reinvigorated his interest: OSEES, Ty Segall, etc

• Label out of China – Old Heaven Books

• Seeing Keiji Haino in Tokyo

• Metallica closing a show for Iggy Pop

• Can Henry talk about his new project?

• What is Henry’s tolerance for bootleg material?

• Going to “see” David Bowie and Joy Division through their bootlegs

• Aggravation with bad recordings sold on bootlegs

• Understanding band reluctance to put out some recordings

• Stopping releasing spoken word CDs as they end up on YouTube

• Signatures get put on eBay near immediately

• Henry no longer signs things

• Stopping people from bidding on fake signatures

• Henry’s routine with Discogs and eBay

• The anxiety of chasing Discogs and eBay alerts

• Missing out on fresh listings of a holy grail

• Buying items that were misstated in the listing

• Educating inexperienced sellers on proper listing

• The 1st world problem of collecting records

• Breaking even on the “Stay Fanatic!!!” Books

• The genius of artists like John Coltrane and The Fall

• Henry’s early years – His mother loved books and music

• Road Manager Ward brings a portable turntable on the road

• 15 feet on the unplayed records shelf

• Henry describes his home stereo system

• His system is set – very few changes

• Leveraging experts to work on the setup

• Collecting personal items from musical heroes

• The Adverts, UK Subs clothing are in Henry’s collection

Part 2:

• Response for records that are costing thousands of dollars

• Buying original Misfits singles then getting them gifted from the band

• Obtaining Dischord and Black Flag records and artwork

• Preserving flyers at the time they were made

• Backing up Ian’s recording of The Cramps gig – Ivy holding the tape

• Collecting all the Black Flag gig posters when playing on the road

• Skipping meals to purchase archival page protectors

• Henry owns flyers and material that is the only known copy

• The scarcity of materials is a large attractor for Henry

• Lenny Kaye’s review acetate for Iggy & the Stooges “Raw Power”

• Henry keeps collections together for preservation

• “Do Not Sell At Any Price” by Amanda Petrusich

• Logic for spending lots on a record you want

• Robert Johnson song found by Alan Lomax

• Urban labels putting out music from Record Stores

• Page Hamilton reckons Be-Bop is the angriest music

• Henry takes no days off of writing

• Listening to The Damned “Machine Gun Etiquette” every Friday

• Drastic Plastic’s reissues of The Damned and The Cramps

• Henry plays The Damned “Strawberries” once each August

• Minor Threat opening for The Damned on Strawberries tour

• Charles Lindbergh left notes for future biographers

• Writing information and keep with records for future listeners

• Frustration on former owners who write or stamp on their records

• Regional pressings are so limited that copies with writing on it are only option

• Henry has a photographic memory for his record collection and condition

• Increasingly using software and laptops to track record collection

• Keeping records that he has nicer copies of – When possible, get 2

• Process for preparing a record for adding to his collection

• What are the white whales Henry is chasing?

• Competing against a mythical nameless “German guy”

• “Stay Fanatic!!!” books are the way to share his collectibles

• Interview wrap up