Ian Christe (born 21 March 1970 in Biel/Bienne) is a Swiss/American author, disc jockey and the publisher of Bazillion Points Books. He attended Mynderse Academy, The Clarkson School's Bridging Year, and Indiana University Bloomington (1987–1990).
Writing and broadcasting
Christe is the author of the heavy metal history book
, published in English in 2003 and subsequently translated into French, German, Finnish, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Croatian, Italian, Czech, Serbian, and Polish. A weekly radio show known as
Bloody Roots was launched in 2004 based on the book, on the Hard Attack/Liquid Metal station of 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-FM in Geneva, New York, at age 14.
As a freelance magazine writer, his articles appeared in Rolling Stone, Popular Mechanics, Spin, Associated Press, Wired, Revolver, CMJ, Stance, Bananafish, Mother Jones, The Baffler, the Chicago Reader, Warp, Blender, Salon.com, HotWired, Mass Appeal, the Utne Reader, I.D., and Guitar World. Christe has also made film and television appearances on 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 toured as a member of the
Jad Fair solo band. He recorded with the New York-based
Bluegrass music band Grouse Mountain Skyride with cartoonists
Dame Darcy and Christine Shields, and the experimental drone metal band Kuboaa with Jan Kotik and Stephen O'Malley. He 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 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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. by Ian Christe. , HarperCollins.
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Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga. by Ian Christe. , Wiley & Sons.
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Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs. , Perseus Books.
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"AC/DC: High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History ". , Voyageur Press.
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The Trouser Press Guide to 90s Rock. Edited by Trouser Press.
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Voter Participation and the States. by Jamie Cooper and Ian Christe, Center for Policy Alternatives.
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