Austin rockers Gentlemen Rogues have launched the music video for new single “Involuntary Solitary.”
The single can be found on the quartet’s LP, Surface Noise. Vocalist Danny Dunlap explains the video:
“The video is a visual love letter to Kids in the Hall, and was made to look like one of the classic intros to their TV show. An homage, I suppose? We also sprinkled in a few quick nods to some of the iconic characters and sketches from the show. Kids in the Hall were incredibly formative to my sense of humor when I was growing up. In fact, between the movies of the Zucker brothers — Airplane, Top Secret, The Naked Gun—and the sketch comedy of Kids in the Hall, I’d be hard pressed to name anything more influential in warping my mind towards the kinds of things that I find funny. Andrew totally nailed the ’90s era Kids in the Hall vibe, and we love the way the video turned out. It’s instantly familiar, nostalgic and comforting.”
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
Check out the pathetic attempts at photography on his insta at https://www.instagram.com/bad_dad_photography/
