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PS: Evil will always prevail.

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Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, publisher, actor, radio DJ, and activist…and on and on…He’s even a movie actor! The guy is a workaholic.

I didn’t speak to anyone today. Not one phone call, nothing. I only saw a few people in traffic and
a woman who pulled over across the street from where I live get out and vomit on the ground. I heard her talking to someone else in the car. She sounded pretty drunk. I don’t wonder why I don’t get lonely. I like hearing that alligators are eating people. It gives me hope.

–Henry Rollins

It’s weird to me that I am quoting Henry Rollins in two of my back to back posts. I am a fan of Mr. Rollins, just never thought I would get to writing about him. Honestly, I keep seeing the book A Dull Roar: What I Did on My Summer Deracination on my desk while I sit with my head in my hands trying to think of what to write.

Now that I have decided to write about Henry Rollins I can finally just make this thing happen. This won’t be tough for me. I like Black Flag and Rollins Band and I loved his show on IFC. After watching his IFC shows, I discovered that this guy is also someone with ideals and opinions that are not so far off from my own. I began reading his blogs and then I picked up one of his books at my local music store. After I finished reading A Dull Roar, I asked my friend Juan if he would be interested in reading it. He loves music, we work on music together, we share a lot of books. He said “Hell yes!” And then he went on and on about the man’s music and how much he loved it. Especially “Liar” (probably everyone’s favorite) off the album Weight.

The Little One even knows the lyrics to Liar! (She’s singing it behind me while I play it for some blog posting inspiration. I shouldn’t be surprised. She is probably a bigger fan than I am. In fact, her nagging me to take her to one of his shows may have been what got us together.)

I don’t know why I feel the need to lie and cause you so much pain
Maybe it’s something inside, maybe it’s something I can’t explain
’cause all I do is mess you up and lie to you

I’m a liar, ooh, I’m a liar

But if you’ll give me another chance I swear I’ll never lie to you again
’cause now I see the destructive power of a lie,
They’re stronger than truth

Download Rollins Band – Liar

If you like Liar, and you like your punk music hard and loud, I also suggest you look into the album Nice. This album has a sound that I like a lot. I discovered a lot of it has to do with the new backing band. The lineup from 1994’s Weight had begun to fall apart in 1998. Henry was producing a album for Mother Superior, and invited them to form a new incarnation of Rollins Band. Nice is the result of this new synergy.

I really like track 5. “What’s The Matter Man?”

Download Rollins Band – What’s The Matter Man

Don’t just grab the one track though, as really the whole album is a punk rock machine.

Please check out this man’s movies, music, and books. I know, for one, that I will be buying A Preferred Blur: Reflections, Inspections, and Travel in All Directions ASAP…

BTW…trip out on a few selections of the many movies Henry Rollins as appeared in:

Think I’ll buy me a football team

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With a new year comes resolutions.

The history of making New Year’s resolution began with the Babylonians approximately 4,000 years ago. The Babylonians New Year’s Day was March 23rd which was a logical time because spring begins and crops are planted.

We can thank Julius Caesar for the fact that we celebrate the new year on January first. Julius Caesar choose January 1 to honor Janus, the two-faced god who looks backwards into the old year and forward into the new.

Still, it was the Babylonians that gives us the idea to make resolutions. They made resolution’s to the gods to get favor. Then if a resolution is broken it was considered bad luck. One had to give great thought to a resolution to be better, yet one they would have a good chance at keeping

Like quitting smoking for New Years is just asking for failure.

Download The Mother Hips – Smoke

The Mother Hips are a Country tinged rock band from San Francisco. This song come off the album Green Hills Of Earth, the title of the album was taken from a sci-fi book by author Robert Anson Heinlein.

You might have once had a resolution to lose weight. It’s a great idea, but 12 months is a long time to keep those pounds off. I mean, you gotta exercise AND watch what you eat! That’s tough!

Download Cage – Fat Kids Need An Anthem

Chris Palko, better known by his stage name Cage, is an American rapper from New York City. He has released three studio albums and two extended plays. Cage is also the founder of the underground hip-hop supergroup called the Weathermen.

Of course, a common resolution for 2010 will be to save some money, With the year of the Great Recession behind us (so they say) it might make more sense to save more than we have in the past.

“The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink.”

–Henry Rollins

Download The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon – Money

This is probably my favorite album of 2009. The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon was a creative rethinking of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of the Moon.

I am just so enamored by all these people collaborating on this one project. It’s an epic thing and it turned out great.

We here at inALLcaps hope that your 2010 is super great and fantastic. That all your wishes come true. That milk and honey rain down on you from the heavens. We hope you quit smoking, lose weight, and save tons of money. Just be sure that you spend some money on these awesome CDs below.