government, and by implication multiracial democracy, if and when Trump and the Republicans regain control of both Congress and the White House. Steve Bannon, Trump's former campaign chairman and White House strategist, has now threatened to recruit Republican-fascist "shock troops" with the apparent goal of undermining the U.S. Trump's rallies and gatherings continue to celebrate violence and the prospect of revenge - and specifically of "getting even" with Trump's "enemies." The lethal attack on the Capitol had been publicly announced weeks in advance, and should have come as no surprise. Trump and his followers were loud, exuberant and enthusiastic on Jan. But for Donald Trump himself, and most of his political cult, that rule does not apply. Retrieved April 26, 2013.It's an old truism that the "real bad men" (and bad women) "move in silence and violence." That's certainly true for the most dangerous and most effective of Donald Trump's allies, henchmen, henchwomen, and other followers. The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music. Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991. The website AllMusic would later give the EP a retrospective rating of two and a half stars out of five, stating that "The other tracks are good, but this is a release for collectors or serious fans only." Track listing Īll tracks are written by Greg Ginn. In 1982, Billboard listed the song "TV Party" as "Recommended" in their "Top Singles" review section. Spin referred to the song as the "greatest ode to the slacker sloth". Online music database gave a positive review of the song, describing it as "at once cutting and funny, an attack on television-inspired stasis that laughs both at and with its subjects" and "As a dumb anthem, it even beats out the band's cover of " Louie Louie". The title song of the EP received praise from music critics.
The song also appears on other compilation albums. In the film, Emilio Estevez can be heard singing "TV Party". A new version of the song "TV Party" later appeared on the soundtrack to the film Repo Man (1984). Several different slip covers were also issued. All three versions have the same track listing. They include one released by SST Records, one as a split between SST and Unicorn Records, and another simply by Unicorn. There have been several variations on the release of the TV Party EP. Target Video also released a home video titled TV Party, in 1983, containing live footage of the group from 19 as well as the video of the title track. Among the members is photographer (and the video's director) Glen E. To promote the EP, a music video of "TV Party" was shot featuring the members of Black Flag and their friends drinking beer and calling out their favorite television shows in front of a television set. The TV Party EP was released on July 12, 1982. Comparing the song to the Beastie Boys' " (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)", he stated "They were both parodies that people took too seriously, and even the bands were found taking themselves too seriously after the fact." Release Friedman referred to the song as "a parody of certain type of people". And this has a very direct effect on us." Ginn echoed Rollins's interpretation, stating "It's basically a satire of people watching TV and partying at home, which is a sickness which is very prevalent in LA." Glen E. Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn has stated that after "Rollins joined the band, we couldn't do songs with a sense of humor anymore he got into the serious way-out poet thing." Rollins described the song as satire, stating "it's about people who stay inside their house and live in a TV kinda world. The song is light in comparison to other songs from the band's Damaged era. "TV Party" is driven by Chuck Dukowski's bass line and features Henry Rollins on lead vocals and bellowed backing vocals from band members. Each version of the song lyrically references different TV shows from the era in which each recording was made. The band again recorded the song at the request of Alex Cox, for his 1984 cult classic film Repo Man and the accompanying soundtrack. The EP version features a slower tempo and hand claps. To promote the Damaged album in the United States, Unicorn Records had Black Flag enter the studio and re-record the song for the EP in March 1982, with their then-new drummer Emil Johnson. The song "TV Party" was recorded three times. Greg Ginn wrote the three songs on the TV Party release.
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