The odd interview I’ve read with Mr Rollins has not inspired me to “check out” his work at all, so the sum total of my knowledge of him is that he’s hard – a fact I drop into conversation whenever his name comes up in music related discussions.
13 March 2015
brumbiscuit
I think he hosted one of those Scrapyard Challenge/Robot Wars type of shows. Panders to his macho, masculine side, I suppose.
It surprised me that his political leanings are to the left. I’d wrongly assumed he’d be Ted Nugent-esque in his views, given his posturing.
13 March 2015
this leaden paul
His surname at birth was Garfield, which pandered to his ‘looking like a large ginger cat’ image.
14 March 2015
Eric olthwaite
He’shosted animal programmes on the National Geographic channel too. I’ve never seen them, I’d imagine that he wrestled with tigers and alligators and the like.
14 March 2015
Dr desperate
Sitting in for Iggy Pop on R6M for the next three Friday evenings, probably playing Tygers of Pan Tang, Balham Alligators and the like. Personally, I would have been much more inclined to listen to Black Flag if they’d been fronted by Gordon Rollings.
5 January 2016
EXXO
Would we take Gordon Rollings?
Hell we’d take Andy Rollings!
We don’t need no re-Roll…
5 January 2016
Eric Olthwaite
@Dr Desperate – I think he might surprise you. He does a weekly show on public radio (KCRW, Santa Monica), repeats are available online and generally a good listen. The last two episodes have included Bootsy Collins, Yabby U, Wire, the Fall. Charlie Parker, Joy Division, Lightnin Hopkins, Roxy Music, Bowie, Scott Walker, PIL, the Adverts and Kraftwerk. Plus a load more obscure (to me, anyway) stuff that I’ve been happy to discover. I’m looking forward to hearing what he’ll do on 6.
5 January 2016
Jitsu_g
I am off to see him next week in Manchester do one of his spoken word talking things.
5 January 2016
peter mcornithologist
Made a brief appearance in Lost Highway. A David Lynch film .
1 August 2018
peter mcornithologist
Has a tattoo of Stern Faced Neubauten logo on his left shoulder.
29 June 2020
Half Matt, half Byrne
As early 1980s American hardcore goes, My War is a very listenable album.
24 September 2020
PETER MCORNITOLOGIST
When Roky Erikson came back from wherever he had been, Henry paid for his dentistry including a full set of new gnashers.
GoK WAN ACOLYTE
The odd interview I’ve read with Mr Rollins has not inspired me to “check out” his work at all, so the sum total of my knowledge of him is that he’s hard – a fact I drop into conversation whenever his name comes up in music related discussions.
13 March 2015
brumbiscuit
I think he hosted one of those Scrapyard Challenge/Robot Wars type of shows. Panders to his macho, masculine side, I suppose.
It surprised me that his political leanings are to the left. I’d wrongly assumed he’d be Ted Nugent-esque in his views, given his posturing.
13 March 2015
this leaden paul
His surname at birth was Garfield, which pandered to his ‘looking like a large ginger cat’ image.
14 March 2015
Eric olthwaite
He’shosted animal programmes on the National Geographic channel too. I’ve never seen them, I’d imagine that he wrestled with tigers and alligators and the like.
14 March 2015
Dr desperate
Sitting in for Iggy Pop on R6M for the next three Friday evenings, probably playing Tygers of Pan Tang, Balham Alligators and the like.
Personally, I would have been much more inclined to listen to Black Flag if they’d been fronted by Gordon Rollings.
5 January 2016
EXXO
Would we take Gordon Rollings?
Hell we’d take Andy Rollings!
We don’t need no re-Roll…
5 January 2016
Eric Olthwaite
@Dr Desperate – I think he might surprise you. He does a weekly show on public radio (KCRW, Santa Monica), repeats are available online and generally a good listen. The last two episodes have included Bootsy Collins, Yabby U, Wire, the Fall. Charlie Parker, Joy Division, Lightnin Hopkins, Roxy Music, Bowie, Scott Walker, PIL, the Adverts and Kraftwerk. Plus a load more obscure (to me, anyway) stuff that I’ve been happy to discover. I’m looking forward to hearing what he’ll do on 6.
5 January 2016
Jitsu_g
I am off to see him next week in Manchester do one of his spoken word talking things.
5 January 2016
peter mcornithologist
Made a brief appearance in Lost Highway. A David Lynch film .
1 August 2018
peter mcornithologist
Has a tattoo of Stern Faced Neubauten logo on his left shoulder.
29 June 2020
Half Matt, half Byrne
As early 1980s American hardcore goes, My War is a very listenable album.
24 September 2020
PETER MCORNITOLOGIST
When Roky Erikson came back from wherever he had been, Henry paid for his dentistry including a full set of new gnashers.
17 November 2021