The Chronicles of Michael Christopher
Music – Culture – Film – Travel – Photography – Vinyl – Skulls
The way the music popularity pendulum has swung in recent times, rock and roll is on the backburner in favor of country pop, dance, hip-hop and K-pop are way ahead. In fact, if there were a backburner to the backburner, loud guitars and heavy-footed drums would be there. Upstarts like Greta Van Fleet, Thundermother and... Continue Reading →
There's been a lot of talk over the years about how maybe Brian Johnson didn't pen the songs on Back in Black, the biggest selling rock record in history. The theories go that the lyrics were actually lifted from the notebooks of the late Bon Scott, who died just before the recording sessions for the... Continue Reading →
It's not every day I get to sit and have a chat with the singer on the biggest selling rock album in music history. But Brian Johnson couldn't have been more engaging as we covered a multitude of topics during a recent interview which is now available to read over at Metal Edge. The AC/DC... Continue Reading →
Just like you and I, there are rockers, rollers and other assorted musical miscreants out there who need help keeping their declared promises to make the next 12 months better than the dozen prior. It shouldn’t be that hard to improve upon the raging dumpster fire of 2020, but – hey – people thought the... Continue Reading →
The summer slow down is just about over. I've been hard at work on my first book, so it's been a perfect time for it to be happening. Only a few pieces of note for August, a pair of galleries and a rumored reunion of a legendary rock and roll band. Check it out after... Continue Reading →
November ended up being a fairly light month, mainly because I spent half of it in Iceland. My annual trip there begins with the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, coverage of which can be found after the jump. There were also some anniversary pieces for both Diffuser and Loudwire. Getting right down to it... The beginning... Continue Reading →
Getting to this a bit late as the annual jaunt to Iceland bugged up the end of October going into November. We'll be back on schedule - hopefully - come the end of this month. But who knows! Between the horrific shooting in Las Vegas and the death of Tom Petty, it hasn't been a... Continue Reading →
Following a whirlwind weekend where I flew out to Chicago for this year's edition of Riot Fest to catch a reunion by the Misfits with Glenn Danzig, Social Distortion do their album White Light, White Heat, White Trash in full and a slew of other acts over a three-day period, I made a quick pit-stop... Continue Reading →
The Chronicles of Michael Christopher 