The Chronicles of Michael Christopher
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I've long been into by New Order, mainly because they have two things I find attractive in a band; they make engrossing music which happens to span and combine wildly different genres (at the time of their release), and they have a fascinating backstory. The incredibly abbreviated history is: Three guys who were in a... Continue Reading →
One of the bands I fell really hard for in the mid-90s was Sponge. They'd had a hit with "Molly (Sixteen Candles)" and "Plowed," at which point they were on my radar, but nothing more. Then, in 1996, the Detroit outfit put out their second album, Wax Ecstatic, and it resonated for some reason. It... Continue Reading →
It's summertime, officially, so I got to do one of the theme nights I'm so fond of doing every now and again on the Voltage Factory. The show kicked off with one of my favorite songs by The Dears, "Summer of Protest," which got me into the band in the first place when it came... Continue Reading →
The Cult have always been a band that never quite fit into any one period of time, though it's not for lack of trying. During the mid to late 80s, they had the big hair and glammed out look, but never the trite songs. When grunge hit big in the early 90s, the UK outfit... Continue Reading →
When Metallica dropped Load in 1996, it sent shock-waves through the music industry on every level imaginable. First was the music which had completely dispensed with the thrash of old, replaced with more standard rock fare with a bluesy tint. Then there was the band's newly revealed image where they were outfitted in silk shirts,... Continue Reading →
This week on The Voltage Factory I featured the debut album from The Smashing Pumpkins, Gish, which came out this week in 1991. It wouldn't be until the Chicago outfit's next effort, 1993's Siamese Dream, that they would receive mainstream success, despite the fact that bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, et al were getting widespread acclaim in... Continue Reading →
This week on The Voltage Factory I took a look at 1977, the debut album by Ireland pop-punk act Ash which came out this month in 1996. It's hard to believe they were just kids and only a few months out of school when it was made. It's one of those records I always go... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Chronicles of Michael Christopher 