playlist with Henry Rollins
13th Apr 10
Written by Elizabeth:
Henry Rollins is very nice and matter-of-fact and brimming with what Martin Amis calls "American Resolve". For example, he recently moved house and after stacking his book and record collection away in floor-to-ceiling bookshelves (surely the only furniture that really matters) he turned to his assistant and said, "I'm done. I think this is it. I'm not moving again." Man I would love to have just a itsy bit of that sure-headed-ness.
Henry Rollins signed my plaster cast ("HEAL! - H. ROLLINS") and it must've done the world of good cuz 3 days later the fracture specialist told me the plaster can come off sooner than expected. Which is a relief because I am dying to get started with the rest of my life.
After the show Dave drove me to my leafy Eastern suburbs hideout and I introduced him to a seventeen year old cat and showed him a bit of the garden and told him how it's weird with all the birds out here. Then I waved him goodbye and went inside and got drunk because I'm bored with being in plaster. Then I finished reading Chloe Hooper's The Tall Man and felt better about my lot in life. Every Australian should read this book. Wack it on the schools' syllabus, for chrissake.
Our Playlist:
Frank Bennett - Money
Digger & The Pussycats - Dirtbag
Otouto - Autumn
Kris Kristopherson - The Silver Tongued Devil & I
Van Walker - Picture Frame
Kim Salmon & The Surrealists - Kneel Down At The Altar Of Pop
Dragon - Rock N Roll Is A Loser's Game
Sonny Rollins - Blue Room
John Lee Hooker - Hip To Me Baby
Slim Gaillard - YoYoYo
Lo Monto Santamarego - Louie Louie
James White and The Blacks - Contort Yourself
Go Go Sapien - Tough Love
The Native Cats - Catspaw
Lilith Lane - In My Fortress
Stu Thomas - Track 1 from his new album "Escape From Algebra"
Faith Evans - Lucky Day
Thanks for listening,
Elizabeth