Henry Rollins News

Punk rocker Rollins yearns to be modern-day Mark Twain

Mar 28, 2006 5:13 am PST

It is a long way from punk rock singer to Mark Twain-style commentator, but pop culture pundit Henry Rollins wants to go there. The 45-year-old's career has morphed from singer in punk rock band Black Flag to outspoken writer, publisher,...

Rollins Finds Ways to Channel His Anger

Mar 13, 2006 6:47 am PST

Veteran rocker Henry Rollins says he still harbors the anger of his punk roots but has found new ways to channel it off stage. "My anger is more civically rooted," Rollins, 45, said Sunday in an interview at the South by Southwest Intera...

'Rodeo' Moseys Along with L.A.-Rooted Rock

Mar 9, 2005 7:48 pm PST

"Radio has become a restaurant with horrible food and great service," says Doc Holiday, host of the weekly "Watusi Rodeo" on Indie 103.1 (KDLD-FM). "Here, sometimes the service isn't so good, but the steak is excellent." Holiday has serv...

Shatner's Trek from Spaceman to Song Poet

Oct 22, 2004 3:34 pm PDT

There is a temptation to joke that William Shatner has gone where no artist has gone before with his new album "Has Been." But the forever "Star Trek" star has, in fact, previously recorded his inimitable mix of music and spoken word. S...

CD Tries to Show Shatner's No 'Has Been'

Oct 15, 2004 12:18 pm PDT

Just in time for Halloween comes a CD from a guy more likely to inspire a holiday costume than a musical following — William Shatner . The one-time James T. Kirk of "Star Trek" fame has released an 11-song collection this month, a fol...