Ian Christe's Blog, page 73
February 26, 2015
Bloody Roots of Danish Metal on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS OF DANISH METAL
Week of February 21, 2015
Sat 2/21, 6PM ET
Sun 2/22, 1PM ET
Mon 2/23, 9AM ET
Tues 2/24, 4PM ET
Thurs 2/26, 9PM ET
While neighboring Sweden, Norway, and Finland reign in metal glory, proud Denmark also boasts a powerful metal legacy. Situated between Scandinavia and Germany, Danish bands like Mercyful Fate, Artillery, Illdisposed, and Invocator have woven together Nordic darkness with Teutonic precision. Sample highlights of the above bands, plus Konkhra, Pretty Maids, Ri...
February 25, 2015
Sunday, Mar 1, Brooklyn: NYHC Matinee w/NIHILISTICS/The High and the Mighty/Altercation/NYHC Chronicles Preview
NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990 author Tony Rettman joins a rich lineup of legacy New York hardcore punk greats at 3PM, Sunday, March 1, for a hardcore matinee show featuring:
Nihilistics
The High and the Mighty
Altercation
Doing double duty after playing with the High and the Mighty, director Drew Stone will screen excerpts of his upcoming The NYHC Chronicles documentary.
Tony Rettman will be on hand to sign copies of his book and keep the mosh mixing.
Daniel Ekeroth Talks Books and Swedish Metal w/Paris’ TV Rock Live
Swedish Death Metal author Daniel Ekeroth was recently summoned to Paris to bless the cultural capital with his dark and highly perceptive views on music, film, punk, metal, and more. Like Klaus Meine of the Scorpions and Dave Lombardo of Slayer before him, Daniel sat down with TV Rock Live while in France for an in-depth interview about his whirlwind of projects.
SWEDISH DEATH METAL by Daniel Ekeroth
SWEDISH SENSATIONSFILMS by Daniel Ekeroth
Mon March 2, Seattle: Bruce Pavitt Live Interview w/Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon on GIRL IN A BAND Memoir
At 7PM on Monday, March 2, Kim Gordon brings her national book tour to Seattle. She will sit down with Sub Pop USA author/Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt at the the Neptune (1303 NE 45th Street) to discuss her memoir, Girl in a Band
“Kim tells her story of life as an artist and as one of the first women of rock and roll. As a founding member of Sonic Youth, she and the band played an integral role in building a vocabulary of music – paving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and many oth...
February 19, 2015
Sat/Sun, Feb 20-21, Paris: Daniel Ekeroth’s Whirlwind Wine-Drenched 48-Hour French Bacchanal
Daniel Ekerothis a real man of arts and letters, and the City of Lights is embracing that. Ekeroth wrote SWEDISH DEATH METAL,SWEDISH SENSATIONSFILMS, and the long-lostViolent Italy: Incredible Exploitation Cinema. He has also played in bands like Insision, Tyrant, Dellamorte, Iron Lamb, Usurpress, and now reunited Swedish black metal legends Third Storm. The very first Bazillion Points author’sdedication to will be on full display this weekend as Paris burns with Daniel Ekeroth fever. Here’s...
February 17, 2015
Bloody Roots Heavy Metal Sweethearts of Valentine’s Day on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS HEAVY METAL SWEETHEARTS OF VALENTINES DAY
Week of Feb 14, 2015
Sat 2/14, 6PM ET
Sun 2/15, 1PM ET
Mon 2/16, 9AM ET
Tues 2/17, 4PM ET
Thurs 2/19, 9PM ET
Let love roar! This week’s metal history lesson sends heart-filled metallic valentines to the sweethearts of metal history, women with names like Martha, Isa, Elisabeth Bathory, Abigail, Lucifera, Martha Splatterhead, and more! Show your hearts, and know your roots!
PLAYLIST:
SIR LORD BALTIMORE – “Master Heartache” from KINGDOM COME
TYPE O...
February 10, 2015
Tuesday Feb 24, New York: NYHC Dancing in the Frontlines at NYU
Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at NYU & Bazillion Points Present:
NYHC: Dancing in the Frontlines
Tuesday, February 24
6:30 PM
Fourth Floor, 20 Cooper Square (East 5th and Bowery)
NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990 author Tony Rettman puts heads together with NYHC veterans Richie Birkenhead (Underdog, Into Another, Youth of Today) and Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, Youth of Today) for a discussion of the unique time, place, sound, and mindset of New York hardcore. Kelefa Sanneh...
February 7, 2015
Bloody Roots of Icy Frozen Winter Metal on Sirius XM
BLOODY ROOTS OF ICY FROZEN WINTER METAL
Week of Feb. 7, 2015
Sat 2/7, 6pm ET
Sun 2/8, 1pm ET
Mon 2/9, 9am ET
Tues 2/10, 4pm ET
Thurs 2/12, 9pm ET
In this week’s metal history lesson, host Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”) embraces sub-zero temperatures and extreme ice and freezing winds with a storm of cold winter metal tracks by Mayhem, Voivod, Samael, Dissection, Starkweather, Witchcraft, Shining, and many more. Show your frostbitten fists, and know your roots!
For a complete background on Norweg...
February 3, 2015
Sat Feb 7, Seaview, WA: Bruce Pavitt and Calvin Johnson Throw a SUB POP USA Party at Sou’wester Cabins
Bruce Pavitt and Calvin Johnson at the SUB POP USA release fest at Seattle’s Fantagraphics in November (pic by Gillian Gaar)
Bruce Pavitt (Sub Pop Records) and Calvin Johnson (K Records, Beat Happening) have been doing handsprings up and down the Pacific Northwest this winter, celebrating the release of Pavitt’s monumental SUB POP U.S.A.: The Subterraneanan Pop Music Anthology, 1980–1988. The tome chronicles the rise of independent rock, metal, hip hop and other music during the 1980s via the...
January 31, 2015
Bloody Roots of Sci-Fi Thrash and Speed Metal on Sirius XM
Bloody Roots of Sci Fi Thrash and Speed Metal on Sirius XM
Week of January 31, 2015
Sat 1/31, 6PM ET
Sun 2/1, 1PM ET
Mon 2/2, 9AM ET
Tues 2/3, 4PM ET
Thurs 2/5, 9PM ET
The futuristic forces of high-speed thrash metal reach warp ten this week on Bloody Roots, as Ian Christe (“Sound of the Beast”/Bazillion Points Books) straps on the spacesuit and surveys the spectacular landscape of science-fiction inspired thrash and speed metal. Log into the matrix for tracks by Vektor, Voivod, Funerot, Space Eater...
