Available for the first time on DVD! / DVD-5 - Approx time: 83 minutes. Includes the special feature: "Pump With A Chump."
It was December 1996. I had come to the end of a run of 78 shows. I figured it was time to make another video since it had been awhile and I had a lot of new material. We booked two nights at this great looking theater is Los Angeles called The El Rey. we brought in Modi to direct as we had on Talking Form the Box. There were two shows, on December 6 and 7. The crowd was great and a good time was had by all. I hope you get a kick out of this video. I know I had a blast at the show. -- Henry Rollins
Henry has more than ever to rant about in this performance from the Shock & Awe tour, its title irreverently inspired by George Bush's early predictions of the Iraqi War's impact. With all the ferocious energy he's so known for, Rollins scathingly draws observations from his recent USO tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also tears across the American political and cultural landscape and ventures into more personal territory, talking about his eclectic career from music to books to TV and film, sharing his fascinating insights from traveling the world and revealing his hilariously unsuccessful search for love. Also includes a gallery of photos Henry took on his USO tour in Afghanistan.
Hello. I wanted to tell you a few things about this DVD. Many years ago, my friend Joe Cole and I wanted to release a series of live videos of my talking shows. Joe would shoot, he and our friend Modi would edit and produce and I would release them on my label. That was the plan at least. Joe was killed in 1991 and our grand scheme abruptly ceased. We did get some shows in the can before Joe departed and over the years, I wanted to get some of the material out and the DVD seemed like the perfect medium so we dug out the tapes and got to work. It was interesting to watch such a young version of myself. On this night, I was surprised at what I said about Jane’s Addiction, how I was unable to understand what their appeal was because they ended up being one of my favorite bands of all time. It was true though, I didn’t get it at first. How things change! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this slice of ancient history. We will go through these archival tapes to see if there’s more content that we think merits your time and expenditure and bring it to your attention when we can. Thank you for checking this out. --Henry
Live at Luna Park brings together two month's worth of speaking performances at the Hollywood, California nightclub Luna Park in March and April of 1999. The challenge was for Henry to appear one night a week for two months and give a different spoken word performance every time. That's a lot of stories to tell when you realize that Henry has a reputation for regularly speaking for almost 3 hours a performance! What we've done is put together the 'best of' Henry Rollin's Luna Park spoken word shows for you here on this DVD. Hope you enjoy it!
Caught at the end of a three month worldwide tour, Up For It showcases Henry Rollins and his very own brand of stand-up comedy live on the first of three sold-out nights at London's Astoria Theater. Also includes a half hour, in depth commentary-interview with Henry, "Your Number is One" music vide and a documentary on the making of release of the Nice CD.
In May 2005, I made my 26th trip to Australia for some talking shows. The first three dates were in Sydney. We rolled film on the performances and some post-show interviews as well. This DVD is what made the final cut. The Sydney dates were 44-46 of the 119 tour dates that made up the 25 Years Of Bullshit Tour which took in 11 countries from January to December 2005. I always have a great time in this beautiful country and have recorded live albums here both with the band and on my own but this is the first DVD effort. I hope you like it. Thanks for showing up. --Henry Rollins
(Recorded at the York Theater, Sydney, Australia. NTSC/DVD-9/Region Free)