The Chronicles of Michael Christopher
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It was a crazy news day leading up to this week's edition of The Voltage Factory on VanyaRadio. The Stone Roses released a new track, it was announced the Misfits original lineup would be performing at Riot Fest in September and I covered all of it in full. As always, after a new show runs,... Continue Reading →
I've always had an interesting relationship with the Stone Roses. Not that there was any snuggle time with Messrs. Brown and Squire; no, this was purely based on sonic love and lust. The band's 1989 debut is looked at - rightfully so - as their one-off masterpiece. Due to a much publicized court battle with... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first week of May with the Voltage Factory on VanyaRadio. It's still been a bit chilly on the East Coast, but there's some tentative hope of a warm up by this time next week. As always, the day after a new show runs, I’ll be posting the playlist here. There’s also an... Continue Reading →
Since my first year of college, I've had this weird love affair with Local H. It's rooted in the fact that they were the first band I ever interviewed in person, on a tour bus, for an assigned story to discuss their breakthrough effort As Good As Dead. The high of sitting with drummer Joe... Continue Reading →
One week removed from the news of the death of Prince, it was time to get back into the swing of things on the Voltage Factory. Earlier in the week I interviewed both Scott Lucas and Joe Daniels of Local H for a piece slated to run next week in Vanyaland. The duo's breakthrough album... Continue Reading →
There's been more than a dozen high profile covers of the song "Purple Rain" since Prince was found dead last week. There's been hundreds more around the world. It's time to stop. Dearly beloved...the man had more songs than the epic ballad that you're probably butchering anyway. Check out an article I did about the... Continue Reading →
What an absolutely devastating day yesterday was as the world received the news that Prince had been found dead at Paisley Park. He was just 57 years old. So, so many thoughts on this tragedy, the loss of one of the greatest musicians ever known. Here's a piece I did for The Daily Times about... Continue Reading →
One of the best things I stumbled across this past weekend.
Well that was even more disappointing than I originally thought it would be. Rolled down to Newbury Comics on Newbury Street first thing this morning, greeted with a line of about 50 people. First off, that's too many, which is why I've been going to Bull Moose in Portland, ME for the past five years.... Continue Reading →
I've been hosting a weekly radio show on VanyaRadio for a year and a half now. It's two hours long and runs Thursday nights from 8:00pm - 10:00pm EST and focuses on the louder side of music - thought not always earsplitting. I spin a bunch of new music and trending tracks. Each week varies... Continue Reading →
