Thursday, April 16th, 2009
By Michael Knox, mknox@modernfilmzine.com
When the man, who is simply known as Unknown Hinson, started to talk he spun one Hell of a wild yarn. I wasn't quite sure if I should really believe it.
He talked about being raised by carnival folks, being framed for murder, going to prison and eventually becoming a larger than life musical performer. Plus, he's a voice actor on the popular Adult Swim cartoon, “Squidbillies,” it was all just a bit too much to take in as the man rambled on in his off kilter drawl.
…continue reading Unknown Hinson: “Squidbillies,” carnivals, murder and music
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
ModernFilmZine will be posting several interviews over the next few weeks, including Tommy Chong, Unknown Hinson, and Chris Browning, who is featured in the new “Terminator: Salvation” movie.
Tommy Chong interview to publish, Friday, April 10: In the interview Chong discusses his new animated feature film, “Cheech and Chong’s Smokin’ Animated Movie,” as well as the first time he got high, his love of Lenny Bruce and why he dislikes Disney so much. 
Unknown Hinson interview to publish, Friday, April 17: Music performer and animated voice actor, Unknown Hinson, provides one of the characters for the Adult Swim show “Squidbillies.” During his interview he talks about how he is not a vampire, and how he was framed for murder when he worked as a singer at a carnival.
Chris Browning/”Terminator: Salvation” interview series to publish, April 24, 25, and 26: Browning was featured in “3:10 to Yuma”and will be acting in the Denzel Washington/Gary Oldman film, “Book of Eli.” He discusses his time on those movies as well as working on the highly anticipated “Terminator.” His stories will be included in a three part series.
Monday, January 5th, 2009
By Michael Knox, mknox@modernfilmzine.com
The other day a friend called me up and blurted out, “Hey there’s this great concert playing tonight with Unknown Hinson.” To which I immediately responded, “What the heck is an unknown hinson?!”
My friend then informed me that Unknown Hinson was in fact a vampiric cowboy country singer. A description that left me scratching my head, I must admit. I don’t know if I would classify Unknown Hinson the way my friend did, but one thing is for sure, he sounds great. And the added bonus is, he also portrays the voice of Early Cuyler on the Adult Swim cartoon “Squidbillies.”
The added bonus of the connection to “Squidbillies,” a great show with very offbeat animation, convinced me to see the show. And I’m glad I went, because I didn’t know a thing about this guy and discovered that he has an awesome presence.
…continue reading “Squidbillies” actor rocks out on stage
