"ANARCHY IN THE PROSTATE" FIRST LOOK
Four middle age rumps about to be violated by the rubber gloved hand of a proctologist. It's your first look at a rough pencil drawing for the cover art of the forthcoming new EP by Lou's band Grumpy Old Punks.
Entitled "Anarchy in the Prostate" the art is by legnedary underground cartoonist Derf, who perfectly captures the fear and loathing of the soon to be penetrated members.
Along with the title track, the record will feature other punk rock flavored songs of middle age frustration like "I Brag About the Sleep I Get," "Gotta Get A Nose Hair Trimmer," "All I Do is Drive My Kids," "Why Do I Take This Little Blue Pill" and "My Adjustable Rate Mortgage Really Sucks."
Look for it on iTunes in March. Follow the band on thru Facebook, Twitter and their official site.
LOU BRUTUS RANTS COME TO YOUTUBE
You can now check out video versions of some of your favorite Lou Brutu Rants on The Official Lou Brutus YouTube Channel. We're also adding links to each of them in the Rants area of the Eyehole section of this site. We've posted the "Swag" rant above. To see Lou's channel on YouTube, click here.
LOU BRUTUS TOP 15 FOR 2011
After a long and painstaking, Brutus has put together his personal Big Uns list of Top 15 songs for 2011.
"This is always a brutual process," said Lou. "In most cases, the order of the songs is almost meaningless. For the sake of counting them down I've got to assign a numerical value but the fact is that every one of these tunes is important and represents blood, sweat and toil for the band as well as a lot of love for we fans.
"I'm proud to say that for my top song of the year the choice was simple. It's 'Under and Over It' from Five Finger Death Punch," said Brutus. "I am am proud to have been the first one to support this group and to see them rise to the top of the genre is a thrill. Zoltan Bathory is a friggin' genius and one of the most interesting people I've met doing this. As for Ivan Moody, what can I say? I'm proud to have known him since his days in Motograter and I am beyond happy for him that he's been able to rise above everything that life has thrown at him." The band actually scored two songs in Lou's list with "Remember Everything" hitting number fifteen.
The highest charting new band on the list is Art of Dying. "I believe that Art of Dying has what it takes to go the distance and have a long, interesting and fulfilling career. They write and perform from the heart and their live shows are kick ass affairs. I'm stoked that 2011 has worked out so well for them and I can't wait to see what 2012 holds for them," Lou added.
Here's the full list. You can hear Lou countdown his picks on Sirius XM Octane (channel 37) Tuesday December 27th at 5pm Eastern and Saturday December 31st at 12 Noon Eastern.
01. Under and Over It – Five Finger Death Punch
02. Die Trying – Art of Dying
03. Country Song - Seether
04. Race You to the Bottom – New Medicine
05. Narcissistic Cannibal - KoRn
06. Justice – Rev Theory
07. The Bitch Came Back – Theory of A Deadman
08. What You Want – Evanescence
09. Last Man Standing – Pop Evil
10. Bullet in My Hand – Redlight King
11. Hell – Disturbed
12. Slave to the Grind – Halestorm
13. Not Again – Staind
14. Sick – Adelita’s Way
15. Remember Everything – 5FDP
COREY TAYLOR VS. THE WORLD
The first ever Corey Taylor solo tour recently wrapped up and Brutus was there for the gig at Soundstage in Baltimore MD with a ton of photo equipment and a stack of Corey's book "Seven Deadly Sins."
Lou took a number of pictures of CT along with his second guitarist Jason Christopher. There is a selection of images from the evening in the Music area of the Rogues Gallery section of this site.
Corey was also kind enough to sign a stack of books. Lou is giving one away to his Facebook followers with the inscription "Note to Self: Yellow Snow is NOT an Exfoliant...Merry X-Mas! Corey Taylor-11." You can see a picture of it to the left. Hit Lou's Facebook page here for more.
A second autographed copy will go to a Twitter follower of Lou's. This one is inscriped "Note to Self: Chris Kringle does NOT me money...or a massage...Merry X-Mas! Corey Taylor-11." Find Lou's Twitter is here.
ARTIST CONFIDENTIAL: EVANESCENCE
It was an entire afternoon with Evanescence as Brutus hit the Sirius XM studios in New York City on December 7th 2011 to host another installment of the legendary Artist Confidential series.
Representing the band were the inhumanly talented Amy Lee and guitarist Troy McLawhorn who were also joined by cellist Dave Eggar. The show taping when slightly over an hour as Amy sang six Evanescence tunes while playing piano and harp. In between the songs, Brutus quizzed Amy and Troy about all aspects of their lives and careers in music. We've posted a few shots of the day from Lou's cellphone below. Sorry, he didn't bring his good camera equipment to this!
Many thanks to the diehard Evanescence fans who came out and who have been buzzing about this online. Be sure to the official band site here. You should also check out the home site for Dave Eggar here. The show debuted on Christmas Day and went so that well that the final song title "Secret Door" trended worldwide on Twitter!
The replay schedule on Octane is Monday Dec. 26 at 3pm, Tuesday Dec. 27 at 12am, Wednesday Dec. 28 at 9am, Thursday Dec. 29 at 6pm and Friday Dec. 30 at 12pm. All times Eastern. It will also air on Sirius XM's The Pulse including Monday Dec. 26 at 8pm, Wednesday Dec. 28 at 12pm and Friday Dec. 30 at 5pm. All times Eastern.
LOU BRUTUS VS. THE HOLIDAYS
The holiday season means another twisted piece of Christmas artwork to adorne the annual Lou Brutus card from his longtime partner in artistic crime Alan MacBain.
This year, Lou asked Alan to do some kind of takeoff on the film poster for one of his favorite movies "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." Alan rose to the occasion with the incredible image to the left.
"I was torn between the film poster and the cover of the first graphic novel in the Scott Pilgrim series by Bryan Lee O'Malley," said Brutus. "I knew Alan was going to nail whichever I asked for."
Of the annual holiday art MacBain said, "It's always a great artistic challenge each year making Brutus look human. It's not easy. I did my best, damnit."
Find out more about Alan and see his work here on his Facebook page.
HATE MICHIGAN WEEK 2011
November means the return of what ESPN calls the biggest rivalry in the history of sports...Ohio State vs Michigan. However, the legendary Dead Schembechlers, the band of punkers led by LB (under the alias Bo Biafra) who lyrically abuse Michigan, will not be peforming their annual Hate Michigan Rally this year. What's up with the group and how does the International Wolverine Conspiracy figure into the picture? Find out at their official site www.DeadSchembechlers.com.
In the meantime, you can get the band on iTunes here. Plus, three of their songs, "I Hate Michigan," "Buckeye Bop" and "O-H-I-O" are now available as downloadable ringtones for iPhone.
To buy official band merch like t-shirts, CDs and autographed posters go here. You can also find the band on Facebook, MySpace and Lou as Bo on Twitter. See the band's infamous Bomb Ann Arbor Now video here.
LB appears as Bo in this article Columbus Dispatch, this interview with BeyondUSports and the band gets love from uber Buckeyes site ElvenWarriors.com here.
TWITTER TOP TWEETER...YET AGAIN
Over a billion tweets a day on Twitter yet Brutus continues to score awards for coveted Top Tweets on their homepage. Here's more! Follow twitter.com/LouBrutus and he'll follow you back!
GRUMPY OLD PUNKS ON iTUNES
Grumpy Old Punks is LB's latest musical endeavor and thier self-titled debut album, filled with tunes inspired by "Middle Age Punk Rock Rage," is now on iTunes and ringtones for iPhone. The group, which features Lou on vocals, sings short, funny punk rock tunes about how getting old sucks. Titles include "Hey You Kids Get Off My Lawn," "Where Are My Glasses," "That's No MILF That's My Wife," "Empty Toilet Paper Roll," "Why Do I Have to Pee All the Time" and the title track. Go here to get it on iTunes. You can also follow the band thru Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and the official Grumpy Old Punks site. Check out video here. Gigs are rumored for December.
BRUTUS CONTINUES 1ST EVER GRAMMY SEASON
In what little spare time he has, LB has been continuing to do his (very, very small) part to prepare for the upcoming 2012 Grammy Awards as one of the newest members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. We're not actually sure what, if anything, we can tell you about what he does but he is a member of the Crafts Committee that helps pick the Grammy Award for liner notes. Lou is honored to be contributing to the process in whatever way he can which includes casting his first ever Grammy votes in the coming weeks. He has not made a decision yet on whether or not he will attend the awards ceremony though he has broadcast from the Red Carpet on several occasions.
FEAR & LOATHING & ROCK STARS IN LAS VEGAS
It was another rock and roll commando mission for Brutus as he dropped into Las Vegas in the middle of the night hours before the gates opened for the first ever 48 Hours Festival. He slept little and rocked much as he spent two straight days interviewing the bands, gambling with the bands, drinking with the bands and nursing hangovers with the bands. Thanks to Five Finger Death Punch, KoЯn, Godsmack, Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Art of Dying, Hollywood Undead, Sick Puppies, Escape the Fate, Sevendust, Adelita's Way, 10 Years, Taking Dawn, Hell or Highwater and Valora for their time. Offstate highlights included a night>morning of boozing with Rick DeJesus of Adelta's Way as well as Lou hitting a slot maching at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino for $450.00!!!
MUNKY AND ME
10.16.11The cameras were rolling as Brutus met up with Munky from KoЯn in his Las Vegas hotel suite shortly before hitting the stage at the nearby 48 Hours Festival. Thanks to the KoЯn KЯew for the video!
BRUTUS TOPS TWITTER (YET AGAIN)
A billion Tweets on Twitter per day, Brutus hits the front page again with this observation on cute misspellings. BTW: we often miss images of LB topping Twitter. If you see it, send us a screen capture and we'll reward you!
UPROAR ON THE UPROAR TOUR
After missing earlier shows because of Hurricane Irene, Brutus finally hit the 2011 Rockstar Uproar Tour in Bristow, Virgina outside of Washington, DC. It was worth the wait as he did interviews with much of the line up including Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, Three Days Grace, Sevendust, Art of Dying, Hell or Highwater, Escape the Fate, Black Tide and Bullet for My Valentine. A few photos from backstage below featuing LB in his Edward Gorey vampire bat shirt worn in honor of the guys from Avenged Sevenfold!
BRUTUS ON RADIO CONTRABAND
Check out an exclusive interview with Brutus at Radio Contraband. It's a web site dedciated to people in the rock radio world and the music therein. He waxes poetic on his career, some of his most rock and roll moments and where he sees the music industry going (or not going) in the next five years. You can read the entire interview here. Thanks to the Radio Contraband peeps for the time.
BRUTUS STALKS LZZY & TOPS TWITTER
An innocent (no, really) Tweet by Brutus for his Twitter followers to reach out to Lzzy Hale grew to a full blown nationwide trend. Thousands re-Tweeted "Hey @LzzyHale don't break the heart of @LouBrutus. It's not stalking when it's really love!" until it began showing up in United States-wide trend maps. Click on the picture to the left for an image of both @LzzyHale and @LouBrutus trending. Thanks for all the re-Tweets. Thanks also to the U.S. District Court for not charging LB with violation of the Restraining Order that Lzzy has taken out against him!
LORD OF THE BANDCAMP
Lou Brutus made his yearly Summer pilgrimage to Madison, WI for the legendary JJO Bandcamp concert. He spoke to and/or photographed the lineup including Five Finger Death Punch, All That Remains, Volbeat, Saving Abel, Egypt Central, Pop Evil, Dope, Eve to Adam and Clutch. Thanks to the JJO crew, the artists, crew and all the fans for the mad time in Madtown!
TWITTER TOP TWEETER...AGAIN
A mental musing about Pacman Jones is the latest from Brutus to score a front page Top Tweet on Twitter. A screen shot of it taken from an iPad is to the left. Thanks for the RTs and follow LB at twitter.com/LouBrutus in case you already aren't!
BRUTUS BECOMES GRAMMY AWARDS VOTER
In what will be a bit of surprise to many, Lou Brutus has become the newest member of NARAS: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Yes, this means he will be voting for the Grammy Awards in the future. Lou was able to garner the needed recording credits to join thru his releases with Dead Schembechlers, Grumpy Old Punks, Dash Rip Rock and others. As to what his duties may be, it's too early to tell as his paperwork just cleared but whatever the challenges are, he's looking forward to them!
ROCK ON THE RANGE 2011
Brutus was once again backstage picking the brains of rock music's elite at the 2011 edition of Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio. Over the course of his two days there he managed to talk to an incredible array of aritsts including Avenged Sevenfold, KoЯn, Asking Alexandria, My Darkest Days, Rev Theory, Alter Bridge, Black Veil Brides, Crossfade, Danko Jones, Egypt Central, Escape the Fate, Finger 11, Hinder, Staind, Sick Puppies, A Perfect Circle, Greek Fire, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Art of Dying, All That Remains, Evans Blue, Pop Evil, A Day to Remember, Hollywood Undead, Bullet for My Valentine, Trapt, Puddle of Mudd, The Damned Things, Saving Abel, 10 Years and Cavo. He thanks all of the artists, their tour managers and crews for the hospitality. Thanks also to ROTR folks for once again rolling out the red carpet. Check out these shots LB took of the empty stages before doors opened...
HARDDRIVE, SEETHER AND BASEBALL
It was a Brutus Blitz of the Midwest as Lou flew to Madison WI to cover the final night of the hardDrive Live Spring Fling Tour for interviews with Saliva, Rev Theory, Emphatic, Madam Adam and Seven Day Sonnet at the Majestic Theatre on Friday the 13th. The following day it was up at dawn to drive to Milwaukee to photograph some baseball as the Brewers hosted the Pirates. That night it was over to The Rave for Seether with Escape the Fate. After which, Lou collapsed on his face in cloud of dust and Jager.
AVALANCHE TOUR 2011
Lou Brutus was on the road again as a guest of Stone Sour traveling with the Avalanche Tour thru several stops in the Northeast. He hopped on the caravan in New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom, traveled on the bus up to Bangor, Maine then to Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and jumped off in Washington DC as the band made their way to Richmond, VA. Lou shot thousands of pictures during the trip both on and offstage of Stone Sour, Theory of A Deadman, Skillet, Halestorm and Art of Dying.
Highlights of the jaunt included breakfast with Lzzy Hale onboard Bouncing Betty, lead singer of Art of Dying, Jonny Hetherington, sporting an giant BRUTUS temp tattoo for a gig, filching handfuls of guitar picks from each of the bands, getting a baseball signed by each of the musicans on the tour, the first birthday party for Patrick the guitar tech's son and a crazed incident on the New Jersey Turnpike that involved a psycho person and a lot of State Troopers. No, we're not kidding.
Pictures from the shows are above and below while full size versions of the shots are in the Rogues Gallery.
GRUMPY OLD PUNKS DEBUT VIDEO
04.28.11Middle age meets punk rock rage! It's Lou's new band Grumpy Old Punks! Here's the self-titled, debut video from the group directed by Rick Hamilton of TCB Creative. Watch it then post it for your frustrated friends!
BRUTUS IN INDIO WITH THE BIG 4
Lou was once again on hand for a major event in the history of Metallica. He broadcast backstage from the Big 4 concert in Indio, CA and was the only person on site to interview all four members of the band. "This ranks up their with some of the other seminal Metallica shows I've been lucky enough to cover including The Freddy Mercury Tribute Show in London, The Molson Ice Polar Beach Party in Tuktoyuktuk and Grimey's Basement in Nashville," said an elated Brutus after the show. The interviews were the centerpiece of the day's coverage on Metallica Presents: Big 4 Radio on Sirius XM.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PHOTOG
For the fifth straight season, Lou is working as an on field photographer covering Major League Baseball for Sirius XM. "I'm thrilled to be back covering the sport I love so much," said Brutus. "There are only three things I need in life: baseball, music and Lzzy Hale." Watch the Baseball section of the Rogues Gallery section of the site as well as the various Sirius XM sites for Lou's work. Here's a small sample of his 2011 pics:
BRUTUS ON TWITTER HOME PAGE...AGAIN
Once again, Lou scored the front page of Twitter with a bit of 140 character snarkiness. This time it was a dig at Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" being performed on American Idol. The tweet was as follows:
"Tiny Dancer? I always thought Elton was singing, 'Hold me closely, Tony Danza.'" Lou was surprised as anyone that an age old joke like this would get reTweeted thousands of times but who can explain the fickle nature of the public? Be sure to follow LB on twitter at twitter.com/loubrutus.
JAGER MUSIC TOUR IN PHILLY
Brutus hit the road for the Jager Music Tour at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. He interviewed everyone on the bill including Buckcherry, Hellyeah, All That Remains and The Damned Things. He also hit the photo pit for each of the groups. A sample of the shots are below. You can see the rest by clicking the Music tab in the Rogues Gallery section of the site.
BRUTUSMAN STICKS TO JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE
As Stone Sour prepared to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Brutus wanted to show support so began Tweeting, Facebooking and talking it up on the air.
As a goof, he Tweeted an offer to the band offering them a cash bounty of $17.26 to get one of his stickers on camera on the show. After raising the offer to an astronomical $31.11 guitarist Jim Root took the bait! He texted to Lou asking if he had to share the money with rest of the band. When he got a "No" repsonse, he and his guitar tech Martin went to work decking out his rig in Brutusman and Brutus Broadcast Brigade stickers. A picture are Jim's guitar rack on set is to the right.
When the band hit the cameras that night the stickers made and Jim earned himelf a tidy thirty one bucks and change. Thanks to Jim for the pimp job!
GRUMPY OLD PUNKS VIDEO SHOOT
Sometime over the Valentines Day weekend, Lou gathered together with the other members of his new band Grumpy Old Punks for a video shoot.
Footage was shot of four songs including "Grumpy Old Punks," "That's No MILF That's My Wife," "Where Are My Glasses" and an as yet undisclosed cover song.
The video for "Grumpy Old Punks" will be the first to see the light of day in early March. The other song videos have additional location shooting to be done in the coming weeks.
The band plays old school style punk rock with lyrics that spoof middle age anger and angst. As Brutus says, "What's better punk rock material then adjustable rate mortgages, losing your glasses or endlessly driving your kids from place to place?"
Look for the self titled debut digital EP from Grumpy Old Punks in the Spring, the cover song single in May and a second digi EP entitled "Anarchy in the Prostate" in the Fall. Plans are in the works for some one off shows.
HOPE FOR HENRY
02.13.11
Lou is honored to have been asked to emcee the Kids Rock for Hope for Henry: A Band Showcase Benefitting Kids with Cancer from 2 to 6pm Eastern on February 13th at the Ballroom in Bethesda MD.
Hope for Henry raises money for electronic games and other activities for kids who are stuck in the hospital for a long time.
The lineup includes a bunch of local Maryland bands who just wanna jam, raise some funds and bring awareness to the charity. They include AD/HD, Bobble Head Boys, Lay'Em Dead, Pulse, Speed Limit, The Black Sparks, Tunnel and the legendary Jester.
Even if you can't make it you should feel free to reach out to support Hope for Henry. You can find them here.
MUSIC AS A WEAPON 5
02.04.11
The Music As A Weapon 5 Tour hit the brand new Bridgestone Arena in Nashville TN and Lou was there with the bands, eating barbecue and getting stoopid at the music row bars. Mike & Dan of Disturbed, Munky from KoЯn, Morgan of Sevendust (who broke the news to LB about his upcoming KoЯn fill ins) and Maria & Chris of In This Moment were all interviewed about the tour, upcoming plans and more. As he's been trying to do more of recently, Brutus was in the photo pit for part of the night with stage shots elsewhere here on the site.
NIGHTMARE AFTER CHRISTMAS
01.23.11Brutus was there in Baltimore MD for The Nightare After Christmas Tour 2011. He was backstage in the dressing rooms to speak with all the bands including Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Hollywood Undead and New Medicine. Check out the backstage photos in the Rogues section of the Rogues Gallery.
Brutus also got shots in the photo pit of each of the groups that night. You can find in the Music section of the Rogues Gallery here on the site.
LOU BRUTUS TOP TEN FOR 2010
01.01.11
It's New Year's Day which means it's time for the official "Lou Brutus Top Ten for 2010!"
10. Rob Zombie "Werewolf Women of the SS"
09. Alter Bridge "Isolation"
08. Nonpoint "Miracle"
07. Avenged Sevenfold "Welcome to the Family"
06. Godsmack "Cryin' Like A Bitch"
05. Sevendust "Unraveling"
04. Anew Revolution "Head Against the Wall"
03. Disturbed "Another Way to Die"
02. Five Finger Death Punch "Bad Company"
01. Stone Sour "Say You'll Haunt Me"
MERRY BRUTMAS & HAPPY LOU YEAR
12.25.10
Continuing his longtime holiday tradition, LB has once again distributed an original Christmas card to his close personal friends with a cheery message of "Merry Brutmas & Happy Lou Year!"
For 2010, the card pictures Brutus as the Grinch Who Stole Christmas complete with Max the Dog and Mount Crumpit in the background. The card was illustrated by Lou's longtime artistic co-conspirator Alan MacBain. "I've done so may projects with Lou drawing him has become second nature. Yet I don't think I'll ever get over having to illustrate his monobrow. It's...unnatural," said the obviously shaken artist.
Want Alan to illustrate something for you? You can contact him thru his Facebook page here.
The card was done in a limited edition of 100.
XMAS EVE SLIPKNOT MADNESS
12.25.10
In honor of Slipknot regrouping for live shows next Summer, Lou Brutus dipped into his private collection of rock goodies for some holiday treats.
One lucky fan of Lou's Facebook page and another who follows him on Twitter found themselves with a rare Slipknot CD single that has been autographed by all nine band members!
"I miss Paul, I'm glad the guys are getting together to play and I've got a treasure trove of Slipknot stuff that I knew the other maggots wouldn't mind sharing in," said Brutus. "It just seemed like a good thing for the holidays."
Amber Ray Pedersen of Iowa and Ken Wasson of Wisconsin scored the discs. More goodies are on the way including items from Stone Sour and Avenged Sevenfold. To win you must be a fan of Lou's Facebook page here and/or follow Lou here on Twitter. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Good Luck!
DEAD SCHEMBECHLERS BRING THE HATE
11.23.10
Lou Brutus once again took on the persona of Michigan Wolverine loathing, Ohio State Buckeyes loving rock star Bo Biafra, front man for the notorious Dead Schembechlers.
The group headlined their somewhat annual Hate Michigan Rally at Skully's Music Diner on High Street in Columbus, OH on Friday November 26th, the night before the rivalry game between the two schools. A sellout crowd of 600+ insane Buckeyes turned out.
Check out these recent articles on the the group in the Detroit Free Press, Columbus Dispatch, Associated Press, The Other Paper, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Cincinatti Enquirer, Pat Forde of ESPN, Columbus Alive and a new one in the Detroit Free Press. See the band's Bomb Ann Arbor Now video here.
LB is also continuing writing the unauthorized autobiography of the band, Dead Schembechlers: The Rise, Fall & Redemption of the Best Damn Punk Band in the Land. It will delve into Bo Biafra’s life, the history of the group and the true story of The International Wolverine Conspiracy. It will be filled with sex, drugs, rock n roll, violence, insanity and pigskin.
For more on Dead Schembechlers hit their official website, Facebook or Bo Biafra's Twitter page.
Also, in case you missed Bo/Brutus and the band in HBO’s film “The Rivalry: Michigan versus Ohio State,” be sure to pick up a copy now on DVD.
BRUTUS SCORES ALL ACCESS
11.23.10
The wealth of online communications and social networks used by Lou has begun to catch the eye of many in the media. Writer Chuck Armstrong of the radio website All Access has begun a multi-part series reporting on Lou's online endeavors. In the article he covers Lou's new comic book, Facebook work, Twitter presence and, of course, this website. Chuck refers to Lou as a "mold-breaking personality" with "killer insight" and other things that will surly inflate Lou's already massive ego.
Click here for the first part of this interview or click here for the second part. We'll post the third and final part of the series on Friday November 26th.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS THUG LIFE
11.14.10
For a limited time, we've posted a demo of a new tune dedicated to all of the Dungeons & Dragons playing nerds around the world. Entitled Dungeons & Dragons Thug Life it graphically explores the explosive meeting between the worlds of gansta MCs and role playing geeks. Recorded under the nom de plume Ol' Nerdy Brutus the Run D&D MC it was recorded with master hip hop producer Scotty Beam. This is only a demo version of the full tune that will be released in early 2011! Hit myspace.com/loubrutus
BRUTUS BIRTHDAY BASH 2010
11.14.10
The hardDrive Live Tour 2010 wrapped up in Orlando, Florida at the House Of Blues and Lou was there with the bands celebrating it as the Brutus Birthday Bash. Frank of Anew Revolution was celebrating his birthday too as were the United States Marine Corps so many were the libations poured for the Marines in the crowd. It was a perfect close to the tour so many thanks to Sevendust, 10 Years, Anew Revolution, Since October and Aranda for making it all happen.
Brutus got shots in the photo pit of each of the bands that night. You can find in the Music section of the Rogues Gallery here on the site.
BRUTUSMAN: THE DARK NUT RETURNS
11.10.10
Brutusman is back! Lou’s bumbling, superhero wanna-be, alter ego has risen again to victoriously vanquish villainously villainous villains. Drawn by Alan MacBain and written by Lou, Brutusman: The Dark Nut Returns is available here as a free download…one page at a time.
Now the best part, you get to color the pages yourself, either by hand or with your favorite computer program and send them in. We’ll post them here on the site and Brutus will personally reward some of his favorites with cool surprises! We've posted a few of them already below.
To download your free copy, just click here for a PDF or here for a JPEG of the cover. To send in a copy you’ve colored, just click here and attach the file. Watch for the next installment soon!
The comic book is already generating an insane amount of attention including FMQB and All Access.
2010 HARDDRIVE LIVE TOUR STORMS JERSEY SHORE
10.17.10
Brutus recently returned to his home spewing grounds on the Jersey Shore to host the hardDrive Live Tour 2010 at the House of Blues in Atlantic City. An insane kind of madness took over the crowd for Anew Revolution, Since October, 10 Years and headliners Sevendust. Many were the dazed faces when the lights came up and the sweat dripped down. However, the night was not at an end. Lou led a cadre of contest winners up to a decadently appointed suite in the hotel for a private performance from Since October. After that it was back down to the casino bar where winners, band members and Brutus drank until dawn. The party ended when Lou was escorted out by security after leading a flock of seagulls off the boardwalk and into the casino with a bag of french fries. Then everybody (except Lou) got laid. It was that kinda night.
Lou snapped a ton of pictures on and off stage. Some of them are posted here on the site. A handful were taken as evidence by the New Jersey State Police.
BRUTUS SCORES TWITTER HOME PAGE
10.11.10
A frequent recipient of Top Tweets for his patented brand of snarkiness, Lou Brutus was today featured on Twitter's home page with a Tweet on Columbus Day! We've provided a screen capture so you can check it out for yourself. Lou thanks everyone for the ReTweets and the support. Follow along at twitter.com/loubrutus.
ROCKSTAR UPROAR TOUR WRAP MADNESS
10.06.10Lou was in Minneapolis MN for Rockstar Uproar when the tour began and he was there when it all ended in Madison WI. "I thought it was an amazing array of talent both new and old," said Brutus. "I loved every second of every set."
Brutus was in the photo pit for the mainstage bands including Stone Sour, Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed. We've posted the pictures in the Music folder of the Rogues Gallery section of this site!
BRUTUS BROADCAST BRIGADE
10.01.10
Wanna befriend the bravest, boldest and bitchingest brazen bunch of bastards in broadcasting? Then Uncle Lou wants you for the Brutus Broadcast Brigade! To join all you gotta do is hit the Kontakt page of the site and send us your name and address. We'll send you free stuff including limited edition Brutus stickers, pins, guitar picks, an official Brutus Broadcast Brigade button and a signed membership card! Just Lou It and join today! Don't forget it's FREE!
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BRUTUS PHOTOS ON GODSMACK.COM
09.27.10Lou is known to carry around his camera quite a bit. He's been an on field Major League Baseball photographer for four seasons and will sometimes snap pics at a rock show. Some of his shots caught the eye of the Godsmack crew and they've posted them in the band's official online gallery.
Check them out here.
BROG: THE BRUTUS BLOG
09.10.10
Because the intranetwebthingamajig apparently doesn't have enough lunatics foaming at the keyboard, Brutus World Industries announces the christening of Brog: The Brutus Blog.
This will give Lou a platform for long form mental meanderings that won't fit on Twitter, Facebook or MySpace. It's just a better format to lay out long stories of his adventures in the world of rock, random rants n raves and written pieces he's done that might not show up anywhere else.
You can sign up for Brog, get the feed on this site or check it out directly here. Of course, LB is always appreciative of your support in spreading the word so feel free to pass on the link to your buds.
BRUTUS CELEBRATES A DECADE OF DISTURBED
08.30.10
While with Disturbed on the Rockstar Uproar Tour, Lou was informed by the members of the band and their video crew that he'll be seen in their forthcoming new DVD "Decade of Disturbed." Not sure what they're using with him in it but the assumption is that its material from one of Lou's many face to face interviews with the group. When he found out he'd be so honored Brutus said, "It's humbling to be included in such a monumental release by a band I have such love and respect for. It's been great watching their rise these last ten years and being able to go along for the ride. If Disturbed's next decade is half as good as their first it will be freaking amazing."
The film will be premiered nationally in theaters and then hit shelves on August 31st. You can check it out here.
BRUTUS SOUNDS OFF IN FMQB
08.13.10
Lou was recently featured in a massive interview with respected radio trade publication FMQB, aka Friday Morning Quarterback.
The interview with him was conducted by Mike Parrish and covers Lou’s career, his thoughts on what makes successful radio, pitfalls for those in the biz, his non-radio creative career, upcoming plans and much more.
Selected highlights can be found online here. For the full interview pick up the August 2010 edition of the mag and look for Brutus on the cover!
Click here for excerpts.
Download a PDF of the entire interview here.
LOUBRUTUS.COM 2.0
08.10.10
Brutus World Industries is (somewhat) proud to announce the re-launch of LouBrutus.com! LB has worked sweaty hand in sweaty hand with Wisconsin based web genius Josh Lippman to bring the total IQ dropping, intranet-thingy experience to unsuspecting web zombies everywhere. The site is also filled with comic book images created by Lou's longtime partner in artistic crime Alan MacBain.
You're invited to peruse the site for audio, video and images from Lou's entire (so called) career. You can also view tons of shots from his illustrious photography portfolio including pics of Major League Baseball, onstage and private moments with rock stars, lighthouses, Civil War battlefields and much more.
There are free icons and wallpaper downloads in the Schwaggage section which will also soon feature Brutus branded merch for you to squander your hard earned dough.
You may also check out stuff related to infamous Brutus fronted rock bands like Dead Schembechlers and Grumpy Old Punks.
Finally, there are Evil Easter Eggs hidden throughout the site with audio, video, games, puzzles and pictures, some of which are probably not the types of things his Brute-ness would be all that proud of…so start searching!
We'd also appreciate you keeping an eye out for misspellings, mistakes or anything else funky as we bring the site to life. Let us know any corrections, thoughts or ideas in the Kontakt section.Tons of additions and updates will continue to occur in the coming weeks so you can always expect something new.
Now…hit it!
Chevelle
Hats Off to the Bull
Five Finger Death Punch
American Capitalist
Evanescence
Evanesence
Grumpy Old Punks
Anarchy in the Prostate
Art of Dying
Vices and Virtues
Halestorm
Hello, It's Ms. Hyde
Lacuna Coil
Dark Adrenaline
Redlight King
Something for the Pain
New Medicine
Race You to the Bottom
