Ian Christe's Blog, page 71
July 4, 2015
Bloody Roots of UK Hardcore on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS OF UK HARDCORE
Week of July 4, 2015
Sat 7/4, 6PM ET
Sun 7/5, 1PM ET
Mon 7/6, 9AM ET
Tues 7/7, 4PM ET
Thurs 7/9, 9PM ET
Barricade the windows and watch for falling bricks! This week Ian Christe (@ianchriste) leads a charge of leather, bristles, and spikes, filling the streets with the coarse, raw uprising of classic UK hardcore. Prepare for a total revolt with tracks by Discharge, GBH, Broken Bones, Concrete Sox, Disattack, Varukers, English Dogs, Conflict, Amebix, Heresy, Napalm...
July 1, 2015
HEAVY METAL MOVIES: Back to the Future Turns 30 (So Does That Edward Van Halen Tape)
July 3 marks the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future‘s theatrical release. Mike “McBeardo” McPadden briefly comments on the movie in his HEAVY METAL MOVIES:
Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) time-travels by DeLorean from 1985 to 1955, where he almost boffs his teenage mom. In order to motivate nebbish George McFly (Crispin Glover) to ultimately become his father, Marty slips Walkman headphones on George’s sleeping head and blares a cassette marked “Edward Van Halen.” The dad-to-be bolts uprigh...
June 30, 2015
Postal Worker Backbreak: SWEDISH DEATH METAL Hardcovers w/Patches Are in the Mail
A photo posted by Bazillion Points (@bazillionpoints) on Jun 30, 2015 at 11:52am PDT
We made 500 hardcovers and 500 sewn patches to commemorate the latest reprint of our first-ever release, SWEDISH DEATH METAL, by...
June 29, 2015
Tues 7/14, Brooklyn: Tony Rettman (NYHC) & Bob Suren (Crate Digger) Go Head-to-Head at Rough Trade NY
On Tuesday, July 14, Rough Trade NYC (64 N 9th St, Brooklyn, New York 11249) will host a record summit for the ages, as NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990 author Tony Rettman goes arm-in-arm with Bob Suren, author of Crate Digger—a memoir about the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of a life spent obsessed with dirty details of punk rock, heavy metal, and buying and selling records.
Meanwhile, NYHC continues to rake in the praise; most recently the book has been hailed as a “invaluable punk...
June 27, 2015
Bloody Roots on Sirius XM Salutes 30 Years of Megadeth’s Killing Debut
Week of June 27, 2015
Sat 6/27, 6PM ET
Sun 6/28, 1PM ET
Mon 6/29, 9AM ET
Tues 6/30, 4PM ET
Thurs 7/2, 9PM ET
With the June 1985 release of Killing Is My Business…and Business Is Good, Megadeth became the last of the “Big 4″ to enter the thrash metal fracas. Thirty years later, Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”/Bazillion Points) cracks open the skull time capsule and examines Dave Mustaine’s highly original early fury with a track-by-track rundown of the album featuring demo versions, live cu...
June 22, 2015
Daniel Ekeroth: “I Wanted to Document the Initial Swedish Death Metal Scene Before It Was Forgotten”
A photo posted by Bazillion Points (@bazillionpoints) on Jun 22, 2015 at 8:21am PDT
About.com cornered Daniel Ekeroth today in anti...
June 21, 2015
Bloody Roots of Tenth Albums by Unstoppable Metal Lifers on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS OF TENTH ALBUMS BY UNSTOPPABLE METAL LIFERS
Week of June 20, 2015
Sat 6/20, 6PM ET
Sun 6/21, 1PM ET
Mon 6/22, 9AM ET
Tues 6/23, 3PM ET
Thurs 6/25, 9PM ET
Unearthing the thickest roots in the metal wilderness, host Ian Christe (Bazillion Points, “Sound of the Beast”) digs out a sample of high points, low points, and points of departure on tenth studio albums by a variety of unstoppable metal lifers including Kreator, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Napalm Death, So...
June 13, 2015
Bloody Roots of Les Paul’s Metal Legacy at 100 on Sirius XM
Bloody Roots of Les Paul’s Metal Legacy at 100
Week of June 13, 2015
Sat 6/13, 6PM ET
Sun 6/14, 1PM ET
Mon 6/15, 9AM ET
Tues 6/16, 4PM ET
Thurs 6/18, 9PM ET
This week’s metal history lesson celebrates what would have been the 100th birthday of electric guitar innovator and star player Lester Polsfuss, aka Les Paul. Proving the power of his elite signature guitar as a metallic weapon, host Ian Christe (Bazillion Points) uncovers evidence of the rhino lows and canary highs of Les Paul model gu...
June 7, 2015
Bloody Roots of Deep Purple on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS OF DEEP PURPLE
Week of June 6, 2015
Sat 6/6, 6PM ET
Sun 6/7, 1PM ET
Mon 6/8, 9AM ET
Tues 6/9, 4PM ET
Thurs 6/11, 9PM ET
This week’s metal history lesson salutes metal forefathers Deep Purple, whose early 1970s hard rock records introduced speed, technical musicianship, and classical elements to sound of early metal. Host Ian Christe (Bazillion Points, “Sound of the Beast”) delivers tracks by classic Deep Purple and post-Purple band Rainbow (feat. Ronnie James Dio), plus cover tr...
May 30, 2015
Bloody Roots of Metal: When Animals Attack on Sirius XM
Bloody Roots of Metal: When Animals Attack on Sirius XM
Week of May 30, 2015
Sat 5/30, 6PM ET
Sun 5/31, 1PM ET
Mon 6/1, 9AM ET
Tues 6/2, 4PM ET
Thurs 6/4, 9PM ET
Beware of the angry beasts! Host Ian Christe (Bazillion Points) kicks off summer 2015 with an onslaught of angry wolves, sharks, reanimated snakes, dogs, killer fish, wild stallions, Christian-eating lions, singing pit bulls, grindcore parrots, crocodiles, hornets, elephants, other hoofed, winged, and furry creatures running amok. D...
