Henry Rollins KCRW Broadcast #158
Each week Henry sends in a letter to his fanatics, setting them up for the evening’s show. Often times he writes from faraway lands. Tonight, he writes from our home state of California. Tune in to...
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Each week Henry sends in a letter to his fanatics, setting them up for the evening’s show. Often times he writes from faraway lands. Tonight, he writes from our home state of California. Tune in to...
View ArticlePhotos: Ian MacKaye Guest DJ Set on KCRW with Henry Rollins
Henry and Ian. Photos by Charles Previtire D.C. heroes, punk rock icons and BFFs Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins joined forces for two hours of fiery radio this past Saturday that is now available for...
View ArticleKCRW Exclusive! Henry Rollins unveils EDM project
Fanatics! Subculture stalwart and KCRW’s resident maniac Henry Rollins is a tireless soul consistently pushing the edges of reason and taste… Last Saturday evening I noticed some rave gloves in...
View ArticleIan Mackaye Joins Henry Rollins on KCRW — Set List + Photos
I had the honor of being a fly on the wall as Henry Rollins and his friend of over 40 years, Ian Mackeye (Fugazi, Minor Threat, The Evens), took over the airwaves for two hours on Saturday. Not only...
View ArticleThe Melvins’ Buzz Osborne is Our Guest DJ
It seems hard to believe but Henry Rollins and Buzz Osborne, frontman for the Melvins, have never met before — until last night, in KCRW’s Master Control, where Henry confidently handed over the reins...
View ArticleNew Henry Rollins broadcast: Wand, David Bowie & a Lightning Bolt jag
Fanatic! We have yet again put together a great list of tunes that you will hopefully enjoy. Thank you for listening to last week’s show as we took a moment to acknowledge the passing of Gail Zappa and...
View ArticleNew Henry Rollins: Wire, Fuzz, and a Tom Waits November
Fanatic! Welcome to November. I am glad we could all be together on the first day of this month. We have a lot of great listening to do in the next five Sundays. That’s right, November is one of those...
View ArticleNew Henry Rollins playlist: Nico, Wolf Eyes and a Parallax Error
Fanatic! I hope you are digging your November wherever you are. Temperatures dropped in Los Angeles recently. I celebrated by listening to Nico and Stockhausen. I became interested in Stockhausen...
View ArticleHenry Rollins’ latest: Prepping “Gutterdämmerung” with Iggy Pop
Fanatic! As I write this, I am in Antwerp Belgium, in an enormous production hall, where we have been rehearsing for the Gutterdämmerung rollout tomorrow night in London. We will run through everything...
View ArticleWhat Peaches has in common with Henry Rollins: Guest DJ set on MBE
If you don’t know the teaches of Peaches, then you need an education. The pop provocateur dropped in on Morning Becomes Eclectic yesterday (Nov. 17), to reveal some of the songs that made Peaches,...
View ArticleHenry Rollins’ latest broadcast: Kraftwerk, W-X, potential for hurling
Fanatic! Writing to you from Ushuaia, Argentina. If you look on the map, you will see how there isn’t much further I can go before I run out of Argentina to be in. Tomorrow, I will be boarding a small...
View ArticleHenry Rollins’ arctic blast: The Lurkers, PiL, and penguin calls
Fanatic! This is a first. I am writing to you from a ship, moving north out of the Arctic Peninsula. It has been an amazing week of sights and information. There is a lot to know about this part of the...
View ArticleHenry Rollins: I Am an Audiophile!!!!
I looked at the cover of the new issue of Stereophile, an audiophile (think hi-fi) rag that many music and audio fans, both obsessives and normal, read each month. On the top was a banner that said...
View ArticleDirect Drive vs. Belt Drive, Analog vs. Digital, and Other Nerdy Audiophile...
A week ago I attended the Newport Audio show, where millions of dollars of hi-fi gear was on view, with some systems costing over $700,000.00. I’ve never seen so much great gear, or have been...
View ArticleAudiophile Alert: Henry Rollins & Me
Our day at Henry’s “hovel.” There’s me, KCRW DnA host Frances Anderton, and Henry Rollins. Awhile back, Henry Rollins wrote a feature for Stereophile, a monthly rag for hi-fi enthusiasts and nerds....
View ArticlePassive vs Active (Focused) Listening
Tom pulling one from his collection. Can anyone guess which album he’s holding? When Frances Anderton and I visited Henry Rollins a few weeks ago at his massive man-bunker, we talked about being...
View ArticleSteve Jobs' Hi-Fi System
Young Steve Jobs at his Woodside, California, home, 1982. I’ve written about the late Apple founder Steve Jobs opting to listen to vinyl over mp3s and CDs at home, even after inventing devices like the...
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