Ian Christe

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Ian Christe (born 29 October 1970 in

The Clarkson School's Bridging Year, and Indiana University Bloomington
(1987-1990).

Writing and broadcasting

Christe is the author of the

Sirius XM Radio. Hosted by Christe, the show focuses on specific eras or styles of heavy metal, with Christe discussing them in-depth. He also hosted a brief daily spot on the Sirius Buzzsaw channel for several years. His first published work was in the IAN fanzine, and he started as a radio host at WEOS in Geneva, New York
, at age 14.

As a freelance magazine writer, his articles appeared in

VH1 Classic, MTV2, VH1, and several metal-related documentaries. He has penned liner notes to releases by Megadeth, Death, Mantas, William Hooker
, and others.

Music

His unusual metal band, Dark Noerd the Beholder, appears on the soundtrack to the cult film Gummo. Christe also recorded with the bluegrass band Grouse Mountain Skyride, the experimental drone metal band Kuboaa, and performed during 2000 and 2001 as singer with the Jacques Dutronc "couvert" band Les Opportunistes, one of the first bands of the early 2000s Brooklyn rock renaissance.

Publishing

In 2007, Christe launched Bazillion Points Publishing to promote books by deserving like-minded authors.

On June 30, 2010 Bazillion Points Publishing released

Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83 by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson. The book chronicles the 22 issues of Touch and Go, the DIY hardcore punk fanzine. The zine was the precursor to Touch and Go Records
.

Publications

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