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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 →
It's that time of year again, Record Store Day. And while it's lost a bit of its luster in recent years, not only are there still some decent limited edition pieces of vinyl to pick up, there's also a great sense of community between music lovers that has been all but erased in the digital... Continue Reading →
By design, I ended up in Las Vegas for a few days to catch the first "official" show of the Guns N' Roses reunion tour. What a trip that town is. Never really been a fan, in fact the only time I spent an extended period there was with an ex whose parents had a... Continue Reading →
The Chronicles of Michael Christopher 