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Hardcore punk icon and former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins spoke to Nick Aldwinckle about his upcoming spoken word tour
It’s hard to believe Henry Garfield, better known as Henry Rollins, has been putting the world to rights for nearly three decades now. Since fronting influential Californian hardcore band Black Flag from 1981 until 1986, Rollins’ impact on alternative music has been huge, with hundreds of bands citing that band and his other, the Rollins Band, as a key inspiration. A true rock Renaissance man, the now nearly 50-year-old divides his time between spoken word gigs, writing, hosting US radio and TV shows and acting. Latest 7 spoke to Rollins about his upcoming spoken word tour.
How’s the radio and TV work been going?
I’ve been doing Harmony in My Head, the radio show, for about five years now and it’s fun! It’s the lowest impact; the easiest, lowest pressure gig I’ve got. The TV show’s a lot more difficult as it’s visual. This year, I’ve done three documentaries, too, for the Independent Film Channel and narrated for a documentary about world famine.
Canada’s Martha and the Muffins came to prominence back in 1980 with their hit single ‘Echo Beach’. It was their only hit over here but one of the group’s albums Danseparc is being re-released. Unique sounding, their Talking Heads style off-beat new wave and punk funk is quite experimental in places, and works well throughout the album. A lost treasure being resurrected, from an unlikely source.
