'width' : 468, Frontman Eugene Hutz, accused of stealing money from the Band by his former guitarist Oren Kaplan, was sued. Luckily for now, theyre all alive. (Mick Hutson/Redferns). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. After the bandmembers switched bassists, Tommy Gobena joined them on their next album. "Hutz accomplished this ruse by feigning concern for plaintiff (whose mother had just passed away) and encouraging plaintiff to take an extended leave of absence from the group Hutz's true reason for encouraging plaintiff to extend his leave of absence was to ensure that plaintiff would not participate in the Coca-Cola promotion, thereby allowing Hutz to keep more of the proceeds from that promotion for himself.". Hutz co-starred with Elijah Woods in the Liev Schreiber-directed film. On Gogol Bordello's first LP in three years, frontman Eugene Htz doesn't just deliver his lines, he devours them. Although Hutz referred to these transfers as "loans", he never paid any interest. Shot of Solidaritine, Focus Coin, Blueprint, The Era of the End of Eras; Im Coming Out, Knack for Life, The Great Hunt of Idiot Savant, Take Only What You Can Carry, My Imaginary Son, Forces of Victory, Fire on Ice Floe, Gut Guidance, and Huckleberry Generation are among the 13 songs on their new album. A lawsuit filed by longtime Gogol Bordello guitarist and songwriter Oren Kaplan alleges that band frontman Eugene Hutz (above) improperly diverted funds to himself. While living in Kyiv, Htz's parents hid their Roma ancestry, and it was during this journey that Htz was introduced to his roots. I would come back from Morocco or Japan or wherever I was, Australia, with bags of CDs, recalls Hutz. To misquote Leo Tolstoy, every unhappy indie rock band is unhappy in its own way. [7], Htz's Roma/Ukrainian background provides his central inspiration, influencing his lifestyle and the music of his band Gogol Bordello. Gogol Bordellos seventh album, Seekers and Finders, was released in 2017 on Cooking Vinyl. 'height' : 60, Kaplan also claims the singer created new corporations, separate from the band, and transferred over about $500,000 (330,000) of their cash. Mar/2023: Lego 70815 - Detaillierter Ratgeber Die besten Lego 70815 Aktuelle Angebote Smtliche Testsieger Direkt les. All Rights reserved. The Great Hunt of Idiot Savant 8. The 100 Best Albums of 2022. Htz is the subject of the 2006 documentary, The Pied Piper of Htzovina. He wants personal damages of at least $950,000 (623,000), plus another $950,000 to be paid back to Gypsy Punks. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2008. Other members include Ethiopian bassist . The guitarist had brought the action on the groups behalf for brazenly absconding with 329,000 that, in his words, belonged to the group. Gogol Bordello are due to play the UK this December, performing at venues including O2 Academies in Bristol, Leeds, London and Glasgow. Peter Walkthrough Rock Song, Mamma Rock Me: An Uplifting Anthem For Mothers Everywhere. (Daniel Boczarski/Redferns via Getty Images). document.write('