The Chronicles of Michael Christopher
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“Nostalgia” is always a big buzzword, looking in the rearview when things were supposedly simpler – like right now with the ‘90s. It could manifest as a movie evocative of the decade or one that’s straight-up banking on the legacy of a franchise. Maybe it’s a Britpop band singlehandedly thrusting the genre back into the spotlight. Sometimes, albeit rarely, it’s... Continue Reading →
Once the mystery ends, goes the adage, is there anything left? For Ghost, as soon as it was no longer a secret who was behind the Swedish rock outfit, the answer was a resounding “yes.” In fact, not only didn’t it matter at all when Tobias Forge was revealed to be the mastermind under the makeup... Continue Reading →
It's been about nine years since I waxed on my affinity for Local H in this space. TLDR: I've followed them since college; they were one of my (if not the) first in-person interviews I did; I've probably seen them more than any other band - save for The Afghan Whigs/Greg Dulli-related projects - and... 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 →
There's little argument that Boston - and it's surrounding neighborhoods - was a hotbed of indie rock music by the time the early '90s rolled around. Between The Lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr., Belly, Throwing Muses and Letters to Cleo, it was like looking through Lewis Largent's Rolodex to see who he was going to feature on... Continue Reading →
Music festivals have become the epitome of the clichés “dime a dozen” and “here today, gone tomorrow.” That appeared to be the case with In Between Days, which debuted last summer in Quincy, Mass., less than 10 miles south of Boston. Despite a single day, semi-solid indie bill, headed up by Manchester Orchestra and seven... Continue Reading →
Several years back, I came up with the idea to shake up the traditional interview a little bit. A dirty little not-so-secret among musicians is they aren't really a fan of doing them, mainly because it's the same old questions that have been addressed ad nauseam. Enter the 617 Q&A , which is exclusive to... Continue Reading →
It's been a minute since I've talked about anything other than my most recent book on Van Halen, but this week I sat down with longtime Boston broadcaster and all around good guy Bradley Jay to discuss my book Depeche Mode: All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band, which came out... Continue Reading →
This week, UK rock and roll stalwarts The Cult are coming to the end of a tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their mainstream breakthrough LP Sonic Temple, which got the box set treatment back in October. The band has been on the road since the spring marking the occasion, with the final show... Continue Reading →
One of the best things I stumbled across this past weekend.
The Chronicles of Michael Christopher 