"We work in a completely uncensored environment, without the constraints of conventional network programming. Hopefully, this allows for candor and spontaneity from our guests and perhaps makes our show somewhat different than the usual talk show. I don't spend much time in front of a television. I try to make a show that I would watch."

- Henry Rollins.

OVERVIEW
It all started in December 2004 when IFC premiered a quirky show about film called Henry's Film Corner, hosted by Henry Rollins, the articulate and opinionated former lead singer of "Black Flag," front man of the "Rollins Band," actor, author and spoken word artist. The series' popular and critical success led to the broader format in 2005 of The Henry Rollins Show, called "the coolest talk show on the planet" by TV Guide. The Henry Rollins Show features candid conversations with celebrity guests and musical performances personally approved by Henry Rollins. This is the independent alternative for guest musicians and celebrities who hope to reach an artistically savvy audience that is intelligent and informed.

Henry continues to give us his unique take on the current state of pop culture, politics and everything entertainment, for better or worse. The Henry Rollins Show takes an uncensored approach to talk show programming with a voice that strikes a brilliant balance of humor, angst, art and intellect.

CELEBRITY GUESTS
During each 30-minute episode, the outspoken Rollins offers topical, subversive, no-holds-barred debates in IFC's uncut, uncensored environment. The show offers a unique platform where celebrities from film, music, politics and literature can discuss what's truly on their mind in an unscripted and uncensored forum. These long form interviews allow guests to speak their mind and dissect the important issues at hand. Henry has no interest in silly anecdotes and rehearsed banter. Past guests include Oliver Stone, Ozzy Osbourne, Chuck D, Matt Dillon, Penelope Spheeris, Kevin Smith and Werner Herzog.

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
Exclusive performances from some of the most important established and emerging bands in music today: high integrity acts that are Henry-approved. Artists have the rare opportunity to perform their music completely uncensored, in its intended form. Performances are 'live in studio' and filmed at The Bombshelter, a state-of-the-art recording studio in Los Angeles, owned by Eric Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots. Past musical guests include Sleater-Kinney, Thom Yorke, John Doe, Frank Black, Jurassic 5, Dashboard Confessional, Ben Folds and Death Cab for Cutie.

ABOUT SWIFT RIVER PRODUCTIONS & IFC
The Henry Rollins Show is created and executive produced by Swift River Productions, a Los Angeles based film and television production company. Richard Bishop, Rollins' manager, is also a producer. Swift River's principles are Paul J. Morra, Kevin Morra and Rhett Bachner. Their credits include producer roles on Project Greenlight, The Mole, Bands on the Run and MTV's Posse. Additionally, this Emmy-nominated team has worked on features such as Titanic, Bowfinger, Six Days and Seven Nights and The Peacemaker. Christine Lubrano, Debbie DeMontreux and Evan Shapiro are executive producers for IFC.

Always outspoken and never dull, Henry Rollins accepts dozens of speaking engagements each year and is known for bringing a raw energy to his talks and has won a Grammy Award for best spoken word record. A constant fixture on the Indie film scene, Rollins hosts a weekly radio show "Harmony In My Head" on Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles. Most recently, Rollins appeared in 2006's Lies and Alibis with Steve Coogan and Rebecca Romijn and has a lead role in the Project Greenlight feature Feast. Meanwhile, the DVD from Henry's 2004 tour 'Shock and Awe' and his latest written works, Roomanitarian and Fanatic! were released on the 2-13-61 imprint, a publishing company owned by Rollins which releases books, CDs and DVDs. In 2006, Rollins' spoken word tour '25 Years of Bullshit' made its way through the U.S. and Europe.

Henry Rollins joined the Southern California band BLACK FLAG as vocalist in 1981. In 1986, the band broke up and Henry formed THE ROLLINS BAND. Henry owns a publishing company called 2-13-61 - this imprint he has released more than a dozen books, several CDs and DVDs of his own, and the work of others such as Henry Miller, Iggy Pop and Nick Cave.

Henry does speaking dates all over the world every year and, along with the band dates, has averages over one hundred shows a year for twenty-five years. He has performed in several movies and TV shows includes Bad Boys II, Heat, and The Drew Carey Show. He has recently been visiting troops on behalf of the USO. These trips have taken him to Kyrgystan, Qatar, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Honduras.

Henry has also appeared in two specials on IFC: "Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC" in 2005 (now available on DVD) and "Henry Rollins: Uncut from Israel," which premieres on April 13th at 9 pm ET before this season's first episode of The Henry Rollins Show.

LINKS TO HENRY'S OTHER SITES:

• Official Henry Rollins Site
• Henry on Wikipedia
• Henry's Radio Show