Black Lips Escape Police, Indecent Exposure Charge, India
In "The Black Lips vs. India: 1-0," the Atlanta garage rockers explain that after "being held by police for indecent exposure during our most rawkus set in Chennai at
the Campus Rock Idol showcase," they slipped out an emergency exit then the country rather than deal with the reported "tuberculosis, violence and live maggots" at Chennai's prison. Read about the "cultural clashing shit storm" at MySpace. Needless to say, the tour was canceled.
ContactMusic — Rockers BLACK LIPS have been forced to cut short their tour of India following a run-in with police over their raunchy onstage antics.
The band were half-way through ... more info
Pitchfork — When garage-rock knuckleheads the Black Lips smash beer bottles over their guitars or piss in their own mouths onstage in the U.S., the worst that usually happens is they... more info
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Pitchfork — Photo by Arjun S Ravi
Unsurprisingly, the real story of what happened to the Black Lips in India is way less fun than previously thought. There were no high-speed chases... more info
Pitchfork — Photo by Arjun S Ravi
Unsurprisingly, the real story of what happened to the Black Lips in India is way less fun than previously thought. There were no high-speed chases... more info
Pitchfork — Photo by Arjun S Ravi
When garage-rock knuckleheads the Black Lips smash beer bottles over their guitars or piss in their own mouths onstage in the U.S., the worst that u... more info
Stereogum — In "The Black Lips vs. India: 1-0," the Atlanta garage rockers explain that after "being held by police for indecent exposure during our most rawkus set in Chennai at
the... more info