The Chronicles of Michael Christopher
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Back in June, to celebrate his 70th birthday, Vanyaland ranked the 70 greatest songs from Glenn Danzig. Curated by site founder and editor-in-chief Michael O'Connor Marotta and me, it was an exhaustive dive into the catalog of the Evil Elvis, one he would surely bristle at because that's just what he does, but which the... Continue Reading →
You've heard of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Well, this year over at Vanyaland, we did something like that...but not really like that at all. The staff compiled a dozen of their favorite songs, films, comedy moments, and more from the past dozen months to close out another loop 'round the sun for "The Year... Continue Reading →
It's fairly normal for interviews to run a bit longer than the allotted time. Not too much, but sometimes they go over to a point where I'm thinking to myself, "Alright I really need to shut this down, no matter how interesting it is to me." But with John Christ, guitarist best known for his... Continue Reading →
If you're a fan of music documentaries, especially the rough and tumble/conflict-filled type, then you probably love Dig!, which landed the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2004. Shot over a period of seven years, it details the up and then down relationship between The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. One person... Continue Reading →
Having talked to Scott Ian on three separate occasions for three different publications, I'm still not sure if he's a jerk, hardened New Yorker who carries the city's attitude with him wherever he goes or is just always on constant alert (i.e. paranoia) that people (i.e. interviewers, media, etc.) are trying to "gotcha!" him for... Continue Reading →
The Chronicles of Michael Christopher 