G.G. Allin Beyond the
Grave
Late shock rocker to be captured in new documentary
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Hated man
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While
he was alive, G.G. Allin was best known for his blood-and-guts live show,
which included such crowd pleasers as defecating on stage and brawling with
the audience. In other words, everything but his music. But since his heroin-related
death in 1993, Allin's legend has spread, thanks in part to the Todd Phillips-directed
documentary Hated and artists like Mike Patton, CKY and Hank Williams III covering his songs.
According to Allin's brother (and bassist for
his last-ever backing band, the Murder Junkies) Merle, demand for new G.G.
product is at an all-time high. And by offering CDs, videos and merchandise
on ggallin.com, Merle plans to keep feeding the growing market. Tops on the
list is an in-the-works documentary by filmmaker Mark Hejnar, which threatens
to dig even deeper than Hated.
"He traveled with us back in the early Nineties," explains Merle. "He's got
tons of interviews with G.G. and footage that I've never seen." Also
upcoming is a DVD of 2003's "10 Year Anniversary Show," which was held this
past summer in Littleton, New Hampshire, where G.G. is buried. The event
featured reunion sets by G.G.'s original band, the Jabbers, as well as the
Murder Junkies, with Antiseen frontman Jeff Clayton assuming G.G.'s spot
behind the mike.
And Merle has more tributary plans: "I'm going to start working on a scrapbook/photo
album, and then eventually a real book. Other then that, we're trying to
put out some singles collection compilations."
With so many holes in G.G.'s discography, a career-spanning box set might
seem a natural next step, but don't hold your breath. "I don't think there
will ever be a G.G. box set," Allin says. "There's just too many fucking
labels involved."
GREG PRATO
(February 4, 2004)
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