Ian Christe's Blog, page 38
January 20, 2018
Roots of 1988: Metal Branches Out …on SiriusXM
ROOTS OF 1988: METAL BRANCHES OUT
Week of January 20, 2018
Sat 1/20, 6PM ET
Sun 1/21, 1PM ET
Mon 1/22, 9AM ET
Tues 1/23, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/25
Our thirty-year thrashback series continues with a leap into the great unknown in 1988. Metal grows up a little, and ventures into new thematic and musical territory. At the same time, non-metal bands like Soundgarden and Ministry appear, foreshadowing the big changes ahead in the 1990s. For now, Metallica earns its first platinum album, and new faces Coro...
January 17, 2018
Sat 2/10 & Sun 2/11, L.A.: West Coast STRAIGHT EDGE Weekend Events
Tony Rettman heads west in early February for a weekend of straight-shooting book events at Top Space and Vacation Vinyl celebrating the primary participants in his widely heralded new book STRAIGHT EDGE: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History.
Come freak on some of the best current bands in hardcore and a panel discussion featuring Tony Rettman, Jon Roa (Justice League, End To End, Eyelid), Dan O’Mahony, Jonathan Anastas (DYS), and more!
Says Anastas: “An honor to be part of this book project...
January 13, 2018
ROOTS Presents the Best 2017 Metal Debuts, Part Two, on SiriusXM
ROOTS PRESENTS THE BEST 2017 METAL DEBUTS, PART TWO
Week of January 13, 2018
Sat 1/13, 6PM ET
Sun 1/14, 1PM ET
Mon 1/15, 9AM ET
Tues 1/16, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/18, 9PM ET
Your weekly intensive metal lesson picks up where PART ONE started, showcasing nearly a dozen more of 2017’s finest metal debuts. Ranging from doom to occult rock to deathly psychedelia to all-out speed metal, this week’s show highlights Stälker from New Zealand, John Frum from Philadelphia, King Woman from San Francisco, Droid fr...
January 10, 2018
Friday, 1/12, Münster DE: Laina Dawes Unleashes Keynote at “Pop Hero and Action Princess” Conference
Columbia University’s Laina Dawes, author of the groundbreaking and barrier-busting WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?: A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal, travels to Münster, Germany, this weekend to deliver a keynote address to the “Pop Hero and Action Princess” Conference at Münster University. The free-of-charge, open-to-the-public conference takes place January 12-13, with Dawes appearing at 7PM on Friday, Jan. 12.
From the prospectus:
“Do Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, or Miley Cyrus contr...
January 6, 2018
Bloody Roots of Classic Norwegian Black Metal on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS OF CLASSIC NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL
Week of January 6, 2018
Sat 1/6, 6PM ET
Sun 1/7, 1PM ET
Mon 1/8, 9AM ET
Tues 1/9, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/11, 9PM ET
Host Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”, Bazillion Points Books) celebrates the icy freezing dark of winter with a herd of wild early black metal releases from Norway, including scorching assaults by Mayhem, Darkthrone, Emperor, Thorns, Burzum, Satyricon, Immortal, and more! Know your Roots!
Hail the birth and rise of Norwegian black metal w...
December 30, 2017
Roots Presents the Best Metal Debuts of 2017, Part One, on SiriusXM
Roots Presents the Best Metal Debuts of 2017, Part One, on SiriusXM
Week of December 30, 2017
Sat 12/30, 6PM ET
Sun 12/31, 1PM ET
Mon 1/1, 9AM ET
Tues 1/2, 4PM ET
Thurs 1/4, 9PM ET
Your weekly metal history lesson spares the last few moments of 2017 for a crushing recap of some of the year’s best debuts and new directions in crazed death metal, grindcore, thrash, and traditional heavy metal. Join us for a first dose of the Lurking Fear, Asira, Expulsion, Succumb, Satan’s Hallow, Lunar Shadow,...
December 28, 2017
Roots 2017 Instrumental Metal Wrap-Up Show on SiriusXM
Roots 2017 Instrumental Metal Wrap-Up Show on SiriusXM
Week of Dec 23, 2017
Sat 12/23, 6PM ET
Sun 12/24, 1PM ET
Mon 12/25, 9AM ET
Tues 12/26, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/28, 9PM ET
Your weekly metal history show lays another calendar year to rest with a wrap-up of the roaring peaks and tranquil valleys of instrumental metal during 2017. Take a break from screaming vocal drama and take stock of your own trek through a tumultuous twelve months, featuring tracks by Lady Beast, Svart Ritual, Godflesh, Marty...
December 16, 2017
A Bloody Roots Hellish Heavy Metal Holiday Week Special on SiriusXM
Week of December 16, 2017
Sat 12/16, 6PM ET
Sun 12/17, 1PM ET
Mon 12/18, 9AM ET
Tues 12/19, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/20, 9PM ET
Your weekly metal history lesson celebrates the end of a long, tumultuous year, with raucous holiday cheers and sneers from Halford, Lemmy, King Diamond, 220 Volt, Tankard, Melvins, Venom, Harley’s War, Tom Angelripper, Hanoi Rocks, Gods of Fire, and more! Ho ho ho your Roots!
Thanks for your ongoing support and particip...
December 14, 2017
NYHC / SXE: Tony Rettman Talks STRAIGHT EDGE & GIRLS TRIP on the Cinepunx Podcast
Cinepunx, the podcast with the credo, “Cinephiles Unite, Films Geeks on the Loose Tonight,” has invited Tony Rettman back to discuss his new STRAIGHT EDGE oral history…and the movie GIRLS TRIP. Listen up, read the book, then get a T-shirt.
Hear for yourself, CINEPUNX Episode 73:
http://media.blubrry.com/cinepunx/p/www.cinepunx.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Cinepunx_Episode_73.mp3December 9, 2017
Roots Thirty-Year Thrashback to 1987 on SiriusXM
ROOTS THIRTY-YEAR THRASHBACK TO 1987 on SiriusXM
Week of December 9, 2017
Sat 12/9, 6PM ET
Sun 12/10, 1PM ET
Mon 12/11, 9AM ET
Tues 12/12, 4PM ET
Thurs 12/14, 9PM ET
We bring 2017 to a finish with a look back thirty years to 1987, the pinnacle of the original volcanic worldwide thrash metal eruption. Join host Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”) for a blazing metal history lesson featuring 1987 releases by Death Angel, Kreator, Exodus, Celtic Frost, Metallica, Anthrax, Voivod, Nuclear Assault,...
