JULY 2008

The U.S. Air Guitar finals are coming to San Francisco, Friday August 8th. Hot Lixx will be competing, as well as 24 other regional finalists inlcuding two Bay Area residents: Shred Begley Jr (aka The Awesome) and Ricky Stinkfinger. Go get tickets now before (for the fourth time in a row) they sell out!!!

05 June 08

While only slightly less squashbuckling than last night, Hot Lixx' compulsory round in DC tonight still garnered him 6.0's across the board.

U.S. Air Guitar Finals 2008, Hot Lixx will see you there.

04 June 08

Why must Hot Lixx face controversy every time he competes at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC? To quote Willie Geist from MSNBC regarding last night's competition:

But the highlight of the evening was Hot Lixx Hulahan's fifteen foot repel from the stage's curtain, before recovering among his fans in the crowd and then returning to stage to finish the song. Pope Benedict XVI, who phoned early this morning from a bowling alley in Vatican City, declared Hulahan's performance "infallible." Hot Lixx's second round act received a near-perfect score of over 5.9. However, Air to the Throne's strong showing in round one, combined with his second-round points, left him on top of his competition by just over a half point.

02 June 08

U.S. Air Guitar is rolling mercilessly across the country in a big-ass bus we have dubbed Raquel. A lot of the competitions are sold out but there is still one sure way to get in - COMPETE! Check out here for some details.

23 Dec 07

Thanks to Bjorn Turoque and his standing search on google for all things "air guitar" which recently turned up this: 7inches, the definitive site for 7 inch records (yeah, other people still make them too), had this to say of HLH's EP single

2007 Year End 7" Wrap Up
By Jason(Jason)
Anyone with the balls to put out a completely silent seven inch and become US air guitar champion will forever be hailed as a genius. Best back sleeve essay ever.

26 Nov 07

So you know that new video game called ROCK BAND? If you haven't then chances are you will soon. It is like Guitar Hero, but, like, times 10.
If you zero-in on the animated band in the background you might recognize the "classicly thin guitar-god physique" (SF Chronicle) of Hot Lixx Hulahan.
In his words:

Thanks to air guitar - and to a lesser extent my old band Your Mother - I was offered the enviable position of doing motion capture for a gotdamned video game! Seriously, air guitaring and a band that sang almost exclusively about farting and masturbating ultimately immortalized me in a video game...Whoda guessed?! After lots of phone calls and emails and posting 'audition videos' on YouTube at 3 in the morning I was enlisted to act out the following roles in the game: heavy metal guitar player, dramatic guitar player, and male drummer. I posted some pictures from the experience here. I had to change the names and captions to protect the nerdy.

In other news: after three months of auditions and brainstorming and trying to come to terms with selling out, Hot Lixx was denied a role in the new Little Caesars commercial campaign. They decided SF was too far away from LA and so went with a local actor instead. Conversely, Hot Lixx maintains he turned it down because they would have made him cut his hair.

6 Oct 07

This may illegitimize Hot Lixx as an air guitarist but his fake air band (to use a phrase coined by Rockness Monster) is touring Africa throughout October. Check out the Conquest For Death website for details.

Speaking of international air guitar, here is a clip of a demo Hot Lixx did in Mexico City. 1200 people showed up just for a demo!

10 Sept 07

How did it go? This MSNBC article and follow-up newsclip should clue you in.

30 Aug 07

Hot Lixx' stint on America's Got Talent has been documented. There is even a clip of the show towards the end of his diary.

16 Aug 07

Tonight is THE BIG NIGHT. Hot Lixx is in NYC preparing to defend his national title as the U.S. Air Guitar Champion. By 'preparing' we mean that he is in upstate New York at the first annual U.S. Air Guitar Boot Camp. From what we understand this involves a lot of swimming, eating burritos, and sleeping in. He has also been (very) busy sucking up what last bit of glory he can by averaging one interview every three hours. Here are a few:

Esquire
ABC News (video)
Rolling Stone (video)

26 June 07

SFist just ran an interview with Hot Lixx. It is posted HERE
Also, the Air Guitar Regionals are hitting the Bay Area this week. I doubt there are tickets left but you should try and sneak in anyway. Hot Lixx is set to be the halftime entertainment, wardrobe malfunction and all.

12 June 07

Not sure what they're selling but Hot Lixx shows up in this German commercial:

11 May 07

We INSIST you go see Air Guitar Nation. It rules like no other movie and Hot Lixx will send you your ticket price back if you think otherwise.

02 May 07

Collector nerd alert!!! Hot Lixx has just released his own EP. Limited black-colored vinyl in a full-color sleeve. Complete with air guitaring tips straight from Hot Lixx' face. Email him if you want one.

October 2006 - April 2007

The server died and all news was lost...wah wah.... I can tell you that a bunch of stuff happened though. Go to Hot Lixx's STORY page and see what he has to say.

13 Sept 06

Friday the 13th brings two big Hot Lixx bits:

1) Craig, er, Hot Lixx, just finished a complete personal biography as it pertains to air guitar. Tons of pictures and videos and self-effacement.
Click Here to check it out.

2) Hot Lixx was the featured front page Yahoo! News story last weekend:

12 Aug 06