The Chronicles of Michael Christopher
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One of the more unexpected reunions in the past however many years was that of Jane's Addiction. Not because bands reconvening is anything groundbreaking in these days of Oasis and Linkin Park, but because these guys had tried it over and over and over again across decades and always had the same problems split them... Continue Reading →
Backstage in the dining area last night at The Xfinity Center, I'm sitting down to dinner with Jeff Gutt, the singer from Stone Temple Pilots - which is an absolutely bonkers way to start a story, I realize this - and we're talking about the Vanyaland 617 Q&A he did with me recently. He mentions... Continue Reading →
First of all, it must be said that that headline got a chuckle out of Jeff Gutt, who has been the singer for Stone Temple Pilots since 2017. I sat down with him recently for a Vanyaland 617 Q&A where he talked about his resiliency in an unforgiving industry, one where his alternative was going... Continue Reading →
Being under the weather is never fun, so imagine having to get up in front of thousands of people night after night and appear as if you're right as rain. That's what Gavin Rossdale had been doing for a spell with his band Bush, leading to our interview getting pushed back a few times as... Continue Reading →
The Gaslight Anthem is, by far, one of my favorite bands to come out of the early-ish '00s. Whether it's the overarching connectedness to the everyman in their lyrics, the swirling guitar melodies that almost don't fit into a punk rock song or the constant nod to their musical influences, there's always been something there... Continue Reading →
It's never, ever boring interviewing George Thorogood. Back when I was a budding journalist and would interview the bluesman from Delaware, I could never keep up. He was too quick; like his mind was able to hold the current train of thought while at the same time it barrelled down the track six towns ahead.... Continue Reading →
This was a pretty unique one. Queens of the Stone Age, who are currently on the road playing a bunch of festival dates this summer, have announced a mini-tour to close out the long-running "The End Is Nero..." trek. To announce the dates, QOTSA keyboardist/guitarist Dean Fertita gave me the scoop over at Vanyaland as... Continue Reading →
Johnny Dynamite first came onto my radar with his 2021 instant earworm masterpiece "Bats in the Woods," which we were pretty stoked about over at Vanyaland too. Ahead of multiple shows hitting the New England area, I got the man himself to take part in a proper 617 Q&A where we talked about his new... Continue Reading →
Present me with a gothic rock band any day of the week and I'm in. Helsinki's The 69 Eyes are one of the best out there, embracing the ethos of the subculture and living the life like few others. I sat down with frontman Jyrki 69 recently to discuss how the band made the change... Continue Reading →
Jeff Lynne is saying goodbye to the road with his brand of the Electric Light Orchestra, only a decade after relaunching and just a handful of years after returning to the States. Jeff Lynne’s ELO will begin a trek dubbed “Over and Out” in late August, with more than a dozen shows across America. Known... Continue Reading →
The Chronicles of Michael Christopher 