Ian Christe's Blog, page 32
May 19, 2019
Roots of Australian Atmospheric Black Metal | on Sirius XM
Roots of Australian Atmospheric Black Metal | on Sirius XM
Week of May 18, 2019
Sat 5/18, 6PM ET
Sun 5/19, 1PM ET
Mon 5/20, 9AM ET
Tues 5/21, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/23, 9PM ET
This week’s show checks into a faraway land down under to investigate the mysterious phenomenon of Australia’s wide-open atmospheric black metal scene. Check out early entries from ten years back by Austere and Woods of Desolation, plus current offerings by the mournful and majestic Aquilus, Somnium Vox, Thrall, and more. Know...
May 9, 2019
CAUSE FOR ALARM Is the NYHC Band of the Week
Stand as one! Our weekly riot of Lower East Side New York City hardcore punk antics continues, pulled from the pages of Tony Rettman’s big, meaty NYHC book.
Cause for Alarm was formed at the start of the 1980s under the name Hinckley’s Fan Club, with Rob Kabula on bass, Alex Kinon on guitar, and Billy Milano on vocals. Before long, Keith Burkhardt took over on vocals and the band became Cause for Alarm. Their self-released eight-song 1983 7-inch EP is classic ripping hardcore punk, faster and...
May 8, 2019
TEEN MUSIC HELL: Donna Fein from Midnight Madness | The Official Teen Movie Hell Mixtape Countdown
Welcome, cable TV, VCR, and drive-in cinema fanatics, to a boombox-blasting, battery-sapping countdown of teen comedy soundtrack cuts assembled by Mike “McBeardo” McPadden, author of TEEN MOVIE HELL: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped! Every note on this masterful mixtape assaults the ears like the snap of a keg tap, the rhythm of a ferocious food fight, and a wicked sax solo played by a dog wearing sunglasses. This is your Teen Movie Hell mixtape. Construct it c...
May 4, 2019
Roots of 1980s Metal Heroes in the 1990s | on Sirius XM
Roots of 1980s Metal Heroes in the 1990s | on Sirius XM
Week of April 27, 2019
Sat 5/4, 6PM ET
Sun 5/5, 1PM ET
Mon 5/6, 9AM ET
Tues 5/7, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/9, 9PM ET
This week’s metal history lesson visits the uncertain times of the 1990s, when metal ebbed and new influences flowed into the gene pool. What happened to the mighty metal heroes of the 1980s? We look at the development and diversions explored in metal’s lost years by Kreator, Rob Halford, Dio, Saxon, Iron Maiden, Tom Warrior of Celti...
May 1, 2019
TEEN MUSIC HELL: The Wigs from My Chauffeur | The Official Teen Movie Hell Mixtape Countdown
Welcome, cable TV, VCR, and drive-in cinema fanatics, to a boombox-blasting, battery-sapping countdown of teen comedy soundtrack cuts assembled by Mike “McBeardo” McPadden, author of TEEN MOVIE HELL: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped! Every note on this masterful mixtape assaults the ears like the snap of a keg tap, the rhythm of a ferocious food fight, and a wicked sax solo played by a dog wearing sunglasses. This is your Teen Movie Hell mixtape. Construct it c...
April 30, 2019
THE UNDEAD Are the NYHC Band of the Week
Too much punky business! Let’s get down to action with our weekly barrage of Lower East Side New York City hardcore punk antics, pulled from the pages of Tony Rettman’s big, meaty NYHC book. These bands eat cinder blocks for breakfast…
The Undead were formed by guitarist Bobby Steele after his acrimonious split with the Misfits. He played an overlooked role in that infamous Lodi, New Jersey, band, appearing on the band’s hallmark Horror Business EP (1979), “Night of the Living Dead” 7″ (1979)...
April 27, 2019
Roots Metal Farewell Salute to KISS | on Sirius XM
Roots Farewell Salute to KISS | on Sirius XM
Week of April 27, 2019
Sat 4/27, 6PM ET
Sun 4/28, 1PM ET
Mon 4/29, 9AM ET
Tues 4/30, 4PM ET
Thurs 5/2, 9PM ET
As black bubblegum institution KISS winds up its farewell tour after a repeatedly groundbreaking career of nearly five decades, Roots digs into the band’s treasure chest of head-banging anthems, hard rock romps, and timeless scorchers. Kiss originals reveal the heavier side of the legendary band, plus tributes by legions of bands for whom K...
April 25, 2019
TEEN MUSIC HELL: The Circle Jerks from Surf II | The Official Teen Movie Hell Mixtape Countdown
Welcome, cable TV, VCR, and drive-in cinema fanatics, to a boombox-blasting, battery-sapping Top 20 countdown of teen comedy soundtrack cuts assembled by Mike “McBeardo” McPadden, author of the new book, TEEN MOVIE HELL: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped! Every note on this masterful mixtape assaults the ears like the snap of a keg tap, the rhythm of a ferocious food fight, and a wicked sax solo played by a dog wearing sunglasses. This is your Teen Movie Hell mi...
TEEN MUSIC HELL #20: The Circle Jerks from Surf II | The Official Teen Movie Hell Mixtape Countdown
Welcome, cable TV, VCR, and drive-in cinema fanatics, to a boombox-blasting, battery-sapping Top 20 countdown of teen comedy soundtrack cuts assembled by Mike “McBeardo” McPadden, author of the new book, TEEN MOVIE HELL: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped! Every note on this masterful mixtape assaults the ears like the snap of a keg tap, the rhythm of a ferocious food fight, and a wicked sax solo played by a dog wearing sunglasses. This is your Teen Movie Hell mi...
April 20, 2019
Roots of Early 1980s Proto-Thrash Metal | on Sirius XM
Roots of Early 1980s Proto-Thrash Metal | on Sirius XM
Week of April 20, 2019
Sat 4/20, 6PM ET
Sun 4/21, 1PM ET
Mon 4/22, 9AM ET
Tues 4/23, 4PM ET
Thurs 4/25, 9PM ET
Join host Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”/Bazillion Points) for a molten metal outburst of early 1980s tracks that took metal to the brink moments before the birth of thrash metal. Tracks by Riot, Accept, Acid, Venom, Exciter, the Rods, Mercyful Fate, Jag Panzer, Satan, Raven, Anvil, Savatage, Manowar and more. Know your Roots!...
