Henry Rollins

Tonight I was driving to the Trader Joe's on Santa Monica Boulevard, east of Gardner. I reflected upon the fact that I have been based in Los Angeles for well over half my life. While not from here, I am definitely a local at this point. Los Angeles means many......

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 Songs in Haiti KCRW BROADCAST #132 for Saturday, September 17, 2011 Fanatics! Tomorrow night we settle in more comfortably into our new time slot. Hopefully you are still able to tune in. Tomorrow night's show is a good one, no make that......

I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent. My curiosity rose after the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. I wanted to see how things were progressing at this point and if there was any way I could......

KCRW BROADCAST #131 for Saturday, September 10 Fanatics! I'm writing to you from Port Au Prince, Haiti. I have been here for about a week now and tomorrow will be flying back to Los Angeles, getting a few hours of sleep, and then coming into the studio at our new......

Now that we have been released from the grips of August and go deeper into September, I am changing my listening selections, putting some bands back on the shelf and taking others to the turntable. At this point, these changes are probably nothing more than mere ritual, but I definitely......

THE STOOGES ARE NOT COMING! THE STOOGES ARE NOT COMING! On Friday I encouraged everyone to go to their show this Wednesday at Hollywood Palladium, but is has been postponed due to Iggy getting injured. From The Man Himself Dept.:......

KCRW BROADCAST #130 for Saturday, September 3, 2011 Fanatics! THE STOOGES ARE COMING! THE STOOGES ARE COMING! THE STOOGES SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED! WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 @ THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM......

For those of you who have been following the West Memphis Three case for so many years, you perhaps saw the news from a couple of weeks ago that sent you reeling: Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin were set free after serving more than 18 years in prison......

KCRW BROADCAST #249 for Saturday, August 27, 2011 Fanatics! I am in Galway, Ireland as I write this, sitting in the airport. Today, I am flying to Manchester and then onto London. As we do every August, this show is devoted, with a great lack of restraint, to the Punk......

Over the last several years, some of my favorite nights of the year have been in August here in Edinburgh, Scotland. You're perhaps aware of the monthlong gathering called the Fringe Festival, or simply the Edinburgh Festival. That is why I am here. The city itself is quite beautiful, and......