Bands on the Run

HARLOW has naked ticklefight at Alex Richmond's house!

By Alex Richmond | Aired on 10.27.2001

HARLOW show in Philly - Okay, so the Harlow show? Was not as great or as much fun as it could have been. Why? Other bands, and a weak crowd. But first let me say how excited I was at the idea that they...

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1-19 Extra	HARLOW has naked ticklefight at Alex Richmond's house! HARLOW show in Philly - Not!	10.27.2001	C-	Alex Richmond
Ep.	Title	Air/Pub'l	Grade	Author
1-18 Recap	Another Philadelphia Story: SOULCRACKER Alex Richmond meets SOULCRACKER - Alex Richmond hangs with the CRACK and shares all the luridly boring (boringly lurid?) details with you.	09.15.2001 09.15.2001	B-	Alex Richmond
1-17 Recap	Doin' it well Casting Special - The usually tepid casting show format gets a shot in the arm with some hot sex talk. Ooh-wee! The best part? Beastie doesn't get a word in! Yes! Beastie-free hot sex talk! It's safe to come into the water!	07.07.2001 07.23.2001	A	Alex Richmond
1-16 Recap	Best. Reunion Show. Ever. The Reunion Show - Quick: What's painfully revelatory, goofy-funny, and not at all self-aware? This Bands on the Run reunion special! It's simply awesome.	07.14.2001 07.17.2001	A+	Alex Richmond
1-15 Recap	SOULCRACKER Sucks! But You Knew That! Miami, Part II - This week, the Battle of the Bands! And the winner and the loser are announced. Do you want me to ruin it for you? Really? Okay. The real winner is -- brought to you by Guitar Center!	07.07.2001 07.08.2001	B+	Alex Richmond
1-14 Recap	Soulcracker finally snaps, weakly "pops." Miami - Boob yells at Slutton, who drunkenly tells a girl, "Oh, the things I would do to you." If what, if she were throwing herself at you? Less talk, more cock, man! Are you a rock star or just an elfin dude with messy hair? We know the answer. FLICKERSTICK stays on the same program and achieves the same results: fanfare, groupies, and drunken mayhem. Now that's winning. Winning television, that is!	06.30.2001 07.03.2001	D	Alex Richmond
1-13 Recap	Nothing like a game of Spin The Bottle followed by a battle of the bands, eh what? Tampa - FLICK wins the battle of the bands, thank God. Unfortunately, HARLOW is unable to catch up to SOULCRACKER's merch sales, so it's time for them to get the boot. Don't act so surprised. You knew this was coming.	06.23.2001 06.30.2001	C	Mr. Stupidhead
1-12 Recap	Live Non-Nude Non-Girls May 30 Show At Brownie's - Mr. Stupidhead and Sars take in a FLICKERSTICK show and live to tell the tale. Barely.	06.23.2001 06.23.2001	B+	Sars
1-12 Recap	Oh My God. Time For AP To Go Away. Atlanta, Part II - All the bands have to book their own shows. CRACK gets a taste of their own medicine when FLICK books a show at CRACK's bonus venue. HARLOW is mighty afeard of what's a-gonna happen next.	06.16.2001 06.23.2001	B+	Mr. Stupidhead
1-11 Recap	Finally, SOULCRACKER does not win the bonus opportunity. Atlanta - And they're pissed about it, too. They maintain the lead, but they're crumbling within. FLICKERSTICK lets the air out of their tires for a gas, and Cory's a total jerk to Leanne. But hey, whatcha gon' do?	06.09.2001 06.19.2001	B+	Mr. Stupidhead
1-10 Recap	The Big Cheesy New Orleans - Sooner or later SOULCRACKER's gonna go down. Mr. Stupidhead would prefer sooner.	06.02.2001 06.10.2001	C+	Mr. Stupidhead
1-9 Recap	Beastie's sportin' wood. Sweetness. Not. Memphis - It's Rex's birthday, and all he wants is a kick in the junk. Dominic juggles two groupies. HARLOW has had it with SOULCRACKER. Beastie pines over his ex-girl, and Mr. Stupidhead plays the world's smallest violin for him.	05.26.2001 06.02.2001	C+	Mr. Stupidhead
1-8 Recap	DODES is out, leaving SOULCRACKER with no friends Nashville - It seems that SOULCRACKER is up to their no-good shenanigans once again, but they rip out a mean country song in a day and impress the pants off of HARLOW and FLICKERSTICK. Sutton misses his girlfriend, and FLICK does a not-so-great rendition of "Fade Into You" by Mazzy Star.	05.19.2001 05.27.2001	B+	Mr. Stupidhead
1-7 Recap	Time To Battle! Columbus, Part II - It's time for the Battle of the Bands. Everyone's totally tweaked. Fletcher's fiancée shows up unexpectedly (d'oh!). Everyone rocks pretty hard, but someone's gotta go. Who's it gonna be? Read on.	05.12.2001 05.20.2001	B	Mr. Stupidhead
1-6 Recap	Ah, how the tables have turned! Columbus - CRACKER and DODES use scummy tactics to get ahead, Fletcher and Brandin boff the same girl on consecutive nights, and HARLOW finds their niche. Almost.	05.05.2001 05.10.2001	A	Mr. Stupidhead
1-5 Recap	Daryl is starting to go insane. Pittsburgh - "Starting to go"? Sorry, I meant "continues to be." My bad. El Dangeroso returns, SOULCRACKER can't believe how poorly they're doing, and FLACKERTHWACK continues to kick ass. HARLOW remains clueless.	04.28.2001 05.05.2001	B	Mr. Stupidhead
1-4 Recap	Cleveland rocks! Cleveland - Cory hurls. Beastie bitches. HARLOW takes the lead and impresses Rebecca's dad.	04.21.2001 04.29.2001	B+	Mr. Stupidhead
1-3 Recap	Ay Caramba Chicago, Part II - More beer. More mediocre music. More irritating attitudes. More drunk Dominic. And El Dangeroso makes his first appearance...followed in short order by more Mr. Stupidhead banging his head against a wall.	04.14.2001 04.22.2001	B-	Mr. Stupidhead
1-1 Recap	Ouch San Francisco - Cory's father dies. Dominic gets drunk and sports wood. Rex finds some way to complain about every detail of his life. Throwing cheese is Sutton's answer to everything. Beastie looks like Baba Booey. Bob is sick of playing bars. The girls of HARLOW don't do any work, can barely rock, and almost win. And this is just the beginning.	03.31.2001 04.19.2001	B	Mr. Stupidhead