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DARK PROPHET, an original web and TV series, is set to debut on-screen this fall. The plot follows Dai Shepherd, an extraordinarily gifted, yet rebellious music student with time-traveling abilities.
He discovers that government Intelligence agency, Black Box, has a catastrophic secret embedded in song patterns–Dai is the key to saving the world as we know it.
In addition to Rollins, the cast includes Josh Meyers (“That ’70s Show”), Rick Gonzalez (“Reaper”), Bill A. Jones (“Glee”), and rising star, Chase Fein in the role of Dai Shepherd.
http://www.antimusic.com/news/12/July/24Henry_Rollins_Cast_In_New_TV_and_Web_Series.shtml
Henry Rollins has been someone I’ve admired for decades.
This video struck a chord with me, and I hope you dig it as much as I did. It’s hardly classic “Rollins”: If you’re expecting fire and brimstone from the former Black Flag singer, you will not get it here (this time at least). In fact, it’s striking to me how low-key he sounds; his voice even sounds tired at times.
And why not? These are, after all, trying and even tiring times.
Despite the uncertain, unfortunate economy, and even outright unfair money troubles some of us face, life in the 21st century in America, vis-a-vis much of the world, and certainly when compared to the rest of human history, is pretty damn good. From the looks of many among us, though, you might not always get that feeling.
Instead, it seems that many have decided that life is impossible, that the future is bleak, dark, hopeless.
Sorry, that view is not ours here at Q101. It certainly is not mine. It doesn’t seem to be Henry’s.
We’re looking for those who see light in darkness, hear music amidst clutter, envision trees where only weeds thrive in cracked, dry ground.
We know we’re not alone, but the voices of despair and anger seem so loud at times. They beat back honest discussion. They drown out those who want to have their voice heard.
They can’t be allowed to win. Will you join the fight?
Welcome, then, to the community of Q101. It’s a big tent. Positive thinkers are who we seek. Difference makers.
If you’re into what we’re trying to build here, we welcome you. If you’re taking a look but haven’t decided yet, welcome as well. If you have some ideas and want to take part, we enjoy lively, colorful, and constructive interaction and welcome you!
If you are not a fan, we understand. Please be on your way. “Unlike,” “Delete,” do whatever you must to expunge us from your life’s radar screen, and please be well in your life’s journey.
But above all, please find that which will bring you happiness. If it isn’t us, or this, then so be it. Be well in your travels, and godspeed! For, as Henry knows and explains below…the ride we’re all on is short. Enjoy it, or disembark and let the rest of us enjoy it. Whatever choice you make, just know that it’ll be over all too soon. What do you choose?
-Mike
Thanks to Antiquiet.com for sharing this video.
Source: http://www.antiquiet.com/truth/2012/05/henry-rollins-a-message-young-people/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+antiquiet+%28Antiquiet%29
Say what you will: That sun tattoo is solid.
Punk icon Henry Rollins will promote his first book of photographs, Occupants, with an event at Oak Park Public Library on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.
Q101.com likes this dude. This book may stink for all we know, but Henry’s body of work is solid and he seems like the real deal as a human being. Q101.com co-owner Mike Noonan reflects on seeing Rollins do a spoken-word performance in 1992 in Milwaukee:
“We expected a sort of vein-popping, ranting, salty poetry performance laced with copious amounts of profanity and flying chunks of spittle, but it turned out to be more of a stand-up routine. The dude had pretty spot-on comedic timing and he was so well-practiced as an orator, especially doing an act that John Leguizamo himself could appreciate, I was stunned to learn that this type of show was not at all ‘Rollins-esque.’ He seemed like he had done this show for years and years.
Rollins had just lost a longtime friend/roadie/confident to murder months earlier, and it apparently affected him to the core. The result was a candid, very funny, sober, refreshing, and at times searingly-introspective 90-minute monologue. The two moments that still linger so freshly in my mind about that night were his recounting of his friend’s assassination which was heart-wrenching to say the least, and his hysterical re-telling of hanging out with Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. Both stories seemed to be imparting the very same morel: ‘Life is short, fleeting, even capricious. Soak it up. Stop pre-judging people, places, and things and start experiencing them before deciding if they’re authentic or worthwhile.’
Rollins has become a mainstream character (even a laughingstock to some so-called ‘punk die-hards’ I’m quite sure), but in 1992 he was still very much a punk icon after appearing on the first-ever Lollapalloza Tour to promote his incredible Rollins Band record, ‘The End of Silence’, and certainly fronting the California-based punk band ‘Black Flag’. It was laughable to others, and especially him he admitted, when the Nelson twins (oh they of their flowing long blonde locks and cheese-ball made-for-MTV anthems and, literally, their ‘Ozzie and Harriot’ childhood) invited him to their place to ‘hang out.’
Rollins intimated he resisted the urge to tell them to fuck off, and showed up expecting to hate Nelson almost as much as the rest of America did by then. Instead, he said he learned a ton that night, about others, about himself, and about life. ‘They were cool,’ he acknowledged to the horror of the crowd in attendance on the campus of Marquette University that fall evening. Rollins and the Nelsons became close friends, and he remarked how he almost missed his chance to get to know them, simply because he almost let his own delusions of grandeur and preconceived notions hold him back.
The speech he delivered took some balls at several junctures as Rollins was clearly exorcising some demons that night, and presumably, on that tour. It’s no surprise to me that he went on to do many ‘Non-Punk-Approved’ endeavors. Clearly, he was done seeking the approval of others after seeing his friend murdered in cold blood. Gotta dig someone who lives like that. Hopefully, we all don’t need a wake up call like he got to start seizing the day. Carpe diem, and stay thirsty my friends.”
Here’s what Henry’s public relations flaks say about his new book: In Occupants, HENRY harnesses his powerful vision through a stunning collection of photographs and writings that provide an eye-opening introduction to the volatile places he’s visited, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria and Vietnam. Occupants pairs HENRY’S searing, full-color photos with his signature politically charged, outspoken yet since style, which effectively heightens the impact of the images. For more info on HENRY, visit http://www.henryrollins.com.
EVENT DETAILS:
What: Book signing and discussion When: Tuesday, October 18 at 7:00 PM
Where: Oak Park Public Library (834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301)
Cost: Free and open to the public
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