Annie Christ

I'm in the new Weak 13 Video!

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:38:00 +0000

This is the newest video from the British band Weak 13!
An interview with the lead singer and guitarist, Nick J. Townsend is coming soon!

This Girl Must Be a Metal Fan!

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:56:00 +0000

Yes - there are still some young people out there who choose to think for themselves. This girl is smart. She is an individual. She must be a metal fan!

Annie on Vitamins for Radiation Protection

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:18:00 +0000

Here is my video detailing the vitamins I take to protect myself from the radiation coming from Japan. I believe that we are not being told the truth about dangerous radiation levels and we must protect ourselves. I'm not going to get all political or lay blame here. I just want to spread the word about good supplements that may help.

Of course, you have to research what is right for you. I am not making any claims on the effectiveness of any of these supplements - I am only saying what I have chosen to do for myself.

Rethinking the shows

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:01:00 +0000

I've been super busy lately, which has kept me from doing as much as I want to do with the radio shows. I have been thinking about changing the way I do the shows (possible taping, etc) so that I can do more of what I originally got into all of this for in the first place - supporting underground bands.

In the next few weeks I will try to organize the Annie site and blog as well as the other sites (Twitter, Reverbnation, etc) so that I can get back to just that.

If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.

Love you,
Annie

Which Version Do You Like Best?

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:43:00 +0000

Please let me know which version of the Breaking News Video that I filmed for the band WEAK 13 you like the best.

Annie Christ Radio - Help Get the Metal Heard!

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:49:00 +0000

Bloopers

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:55:00 +0000

My Brutal Existence Radio Video

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:22:00 +0000

Every Monday night 8-10 pm (US Central time).

Looking for Metal Bands

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:34:00 +0000

Writing Projects

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:40:00 +0000

You guys probably know that I have been SLOWLY working on the authorized biography of Mike IX Williams. I talked with Mike just last week and the project is definitely still on. (Mike is also working on a second book of poetry.)

Another writing project I have picked up is a comprehensive on Nashville metal bands. (If you know any, please help me add to my list.)

I'm going to stick with these two writing projects for a while and see how they progress.

Core of Destruction Video - pt 1

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:21:00 +0000

Basement Sound Records NEWS for January 21, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:03:00 +0000

I've Added a New Radio Show

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:45:00 +0000

On Friday (Jan. 21) from 6-8 pm central, I will be hosting a new show on Core of Destruction radio called Church of Annie!

The show will have great metal and other kinds of music as well. Please come by the chat room on Friday and wish me luck. (I'll be nervous, I'm sure.)

The best thing about the new show will be weekly call-ins from The Reverend Pauly 13, the new Editor-In-Chief of The Church of Annie blog! Not only will The Reverend tell us what to check out on the blog, but he will have all kinds of random weekly wickedness. I can't wait!

Set your reminders for this Friday!

Black Anima from Sweden

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:09:00 +0000

I started playing songs from Black Anima on my show almost a year ago. Since then, the guys from this Swedish band have kept in touch and continued to send cds.

Their latest cd is called Satanist? Satanist!

Here is the video I made about the cd:

Strongwater - Black River

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:47:00 +0000

The Norwegian band, Strongwater, has a new cd out called Black River that is a must for all metal fans.

Here's a little video I did about it:

Why I'm "Annie Christ."

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:50:00 +0000

Having "Annie Christ" as my moniker has elicited more than a few questions from friends and friends of friends. Their concern (which I totally understand) is that I will be labelled as some evil baby eating Satanist. What I see as a tongue-in-cheek, funny name, they see as a dangerous skeleton to keep in the closet. In any case, I thought I should address this before things got out of hand - or before I have to answer these questions to keep a job or defend the music I love.

First, metal music does not make people evil. If that was the case, we would all be required to listen to Justin Bieber or (god forbid) The Jonas Brothers. In fact, evil people like all kinds of music. Most of them are exposed to the same corporate prescription of crap administered by the same local radio station you're listening to. And there was no metal music for Hitler or Pol Pot to listen to. (In fact, this was one of Hitler's favorite songs.) Metal is harsh for a reason - it is often the true mirror to society. Metal (like good rap) tells what is going on out there - and often rails against those committing wrongs all over the world. Yes, there's metal that is Satanist - there's also pop music and rap that is as well. Here's a clip of Anton Lavey playing "A Big Top Melody" on organ to prove what real satanists are listening to.

Second, when I came up with Annie Christ, I wasn't thinking of honoring the son of Satan. I was just thinking of a cute name that would get attention. And I thought it was funny. I think that the same people who can't see the humor in my name are the same people who are too politically correct - people who can't take a joke.

There's so much crap going on in the world today, so much suffering. People are having a really hard time out there. Does it really matter what name I use to introduce and play some metal songs? Could you imagine how much good could be done if all those people who spend time and energy on meaningless issues would instead choose to help people who need it?

In fact, if you are one of those people reading this now - someone who wants to criticize or punish me for my stage name - I only ask that you consider doing something good today. Instead of manifesting your anger over nothing, try helping someone instead.

Here are a few people who desperately need help and who would appreciate any thing you could do for them:

The Phil Kennemore Fund

The Curtis Beeson Fund

Here is a list of music charities that you can give money to as well.

I hope this post has answered any questions anyone might have about my decision to name myself Annie Christ. The decision was an honest one - not meant to hurt anyone. And I'm sorry if the name bothers you, but I'm KEEPING it.

Kisses,

Annie Christ

Ballistic Whiplash show 1/1/11 (Exit/In)

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:49:00 +0000

I learned something tonight from a great Nasvhille (Murfeesboro) Metal band - Ballistic Whiplash. I tend to overanalyze bands sometimes, especially when it comes to genres (and sub-genres). My interest in what makes a band decide to label themselves one sub-genre or sub-sub-genre can, at times, overshadow what I should be paying attention to - the music. Ballistic Whiplash reminded me of that tonight; and it was a lesson I will not soon forget.

You can check out Ballistic Whiplash on their Myspace Page, but they haven't logged in since October.
There's some info on Encyclopaedia Metallum but it's limited. Basically, if you want to really know about this band, you're going to have to see them live in the Nashville area. They are true underground warriors who just want to play their songs - which is really what this band is about. It's apparent when you see their fans singing every word to every song and it's apparent when you experience the ballistic whoopass they very graciously hand out to those lucky enough to experience them live.

To say the singer, Travis Edwards is intense would be an understatement and a misunderstanding of the fundamental laws of electromagnetism. The concentration and focus in his eyes, the ferocity and strain in his voice, and even his physicality was an interesting combination that reminded me of Eminem on a really good day. (If you've ever seen him Live and at the top of his game, you know of what I speak.) Buzz Gibson, on guitar, is the barbarous gorilla directing the action on stage - and very entertaining to watch. I'm not sure of the names of the other members - but let me just say the entire band was amazing. (The bass player is scary good.) At first, they don't look like they go together, but once you hear them on stage, it all makes sense. And of course, they would laugh to read this, because none of this crap would matter to them. Reminder: it's about the music.

I had a great time tonight and I suggest you check them out if you are able. There are videos posted on YouTube of Ballistic Whiplash, but like most great metal bands, their best ass kicking can only be administered face-to-face.

Why I've Been in Hiding

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:51:00 +0000

I'm not sure where to begin except to say that I'm sorry I've been out of the loop lately. Actually, I've been in a kind of hiding. Without going into boring detail, some things happened that made me extremely fearful for my safety, so I have tried to be very careful for these past few months.

I'm actually glad things happened the way they did because now I appreciate my life so much more. I'm embarrassed to tell you guys that I was homeless for a bit. And I've skipped more than a few meals because I couldn't afford food. But that time has taught me so much and I am so lucky to know who my friends are! And I'm so grateful to be able to continue on with what I love - playing underground metal bands on my shows!

During the hard times these last few months, there are so many people who stuck by me and I'd like to mention them now.

When the Lizard Messiah heard about what was going on, he offered to send me money. I was just blown away that someone would do that for me. Lizard has been my friend since the early days of the Annie show on Blog Talk Radio and he's a straight up good person. Lizard has his own online radio station called Core of Destruction. Please go check it out - they play amazing metal 24/7 and they have really great DJs. Ryan Mckern, Bobby Paranoize, Grave, The beautiful Fairy of Doom, and GoatSerpant are all there too and I consider them all my friends.

Fowler Doxey is my boss over at Brutal Existence Radio. He was there for me when I was so lost and always gave me encouragement and a kind word. I managed to do my show over there - but I had to miss more than a few weeks and Fowler was very understanding about all of it. My friends at Brutal Existence Radio have been so supportive: Soggy Bob, Metal Mark, Gwen, Elizabeth, Tony, Kaji, Kev, Ginster and many, many more who have stopped by to say hello.

The guys over at Basement Sound Radio had to put up with the most trouble with my move. Because I no longer had a computer, I was unable to tape my show with those guys. Alan Sutherland and Chris Murphy have been more than understanding and I owe them so much. They have supported me through thick and thin even when I was unable to do the show and I will never forget how they were nice to me even when they didn't have to be. Please check out their site - they have so much going on with their record company and radio shows!

There are some other people I would like to thank - people who checked on me and made sure I was still breathing:

Reverend Paul
Christer Cunat
Suinelah/Tobias Halenius
Kaji
John Dubose
Odd Jan Eidam
Bryan Schuessler
And many, many more!

I love you guys and I am just so honored to call you my friends. The truth is that without my METAL family, I wouldn't have made it through this. I don't know what I would have done if you guys hadn't been there to give me encouragement.

Anyway, I wrote this to explain my absence and to thank some pretty amazing people. I'm not sure what the future holds, but I can promise you that I will NOT give up. I will continue to do these shows and I will continue to promote the underground!

There will be more than one Annie Show coming up in the near future and I will keep you all up to date!

Thanks for all your support and friendship.
I love you very, very much.

Annie Christ

p.s. - If you would like your band featured on one of my shows, send me your songs!!!!

(I haven't done my Blog Talk Radio show lately because I have been busy with school - I teach at 4 on Mondays. But I hope to get that back going soon too - I want to use it more as a talk show than a music show because the songs don't sound so great on their system.)

A note on the shows

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:11:00 +0000

Recently there has been a bit of controversy dealing with one of the stations I do a radio show on. Since then some of its former DJs have started a new station which I have been invited to do a show on as well. When they put my picture on their site, it seemed to re-stir that old, tired controversy.

So, let me make myself clear. I am committed to doing the LIVE show that I do now – without question. The only show that I plan on dropping is my Blog Talk Radio show –because the quality is so substandard to the other shows. (I also plan to continue doing my taped show.) On the week that the other station approached me, I was also approached by 2 other stations to do shows. As much as I wish I could do them all, I have come to realize that I have been spreading myself way too thin – and the stress of that has been wearing on me.

As the new station knows, I am waiting to see what my school schedule is like before I am able to do anything. And I’m ok with them using my picture until I know something, being the “camera ho” that I am. My manager, Chris, has suggested I just tape a show that people can pick up if they want – and yes, I know that means just doing a podcast. And I’m thinking about that option.

Basically, what I’m saying is this: I am so tired of “he said-she said.” And I know we are all better than this crap. There are people out there dealing with real problems – life and death shit – and we are worried about who is contributing to what website? Are you shitting me?

I can’t believe I have to once again tell this story – every 6 months I sit for 4 days with my dad who gets his “booster” treatment for lymphoma at the Cancer Center in Montgomery. It’s a big room with about 100 people at any given time getting chemo. I sit there and realize how lucky I am and how lucky my dad is – and how precious life is. If you all could sit there with me you would see old men in wheelchairs, young women losing their hair, all ages really – all races – all kinds of people, even kids. And they’re so pale and weak. And all they want is a chance to live – just a chance that this stuff that makes them puke and makes them lose their teeth will keep them alive just a little longer.

And we’re bitching and gossiping about websites that play music? Give me a fucking break.

So, as far as I’m concerned, this is over. It’s a non-issue. If you feel the need to discuss it still, even after what I’ve just said, then do it – but leave me out of it. Life is too short to worry about Jr. High shit and I am too tired and busy to hear it.

I love each and every one of you very, very much.

Annie

Kyle Turley - What Country could be.

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:26:00 +0000

This past Thursday I went to a rock show in Nashville. What’s funny about that isn’t that a metal fan like me went to a rock and roll show; what’s really funny is that the show was performed by a Country artist. Yes, I “technically” went to a Country concert, but it certainly didn’t feel that way to me. In fact, the whole band was more rock (and metal) than most Country sensibilities would allow. But that’s not the only boundary broken that night in Nashville; and it got me wondering: Is it even possible to remain a real Country artist when you do a show that extreme? Well, if you’re Kyle Turley it is.

When Kyle Turley and Tim Pickett (President of Gridiron Records) invited me to Nashville to see the showcase, I knew I had to go. I had never spent time in Nashville but I kept hearing how cool it is. And since it takes about a tank of gas to get there from here, there was really no reason to miss the fun. And I’m so glad I went. Not only did I get a serious schooling in music done authentically, but I also made some new friends in the process.

Turley played five songs for the fans, record executives, agents, critics, and other industry people attending. I’d like to explain the show sonically in terms that a country reviewer would use, but I keep going back to metal classificatory terms which may or may not serve my purpose here. Basically, Turley kicked my ass. So there. I said it. I was impressed with a Country show. And so much so that I am officially endorsing this artist. Fuck you if you don’t like it.

You might actually be impressed to know that the Turley band is made up of metal and rock musicians: Joe Fazzio of Superjoint Ritual, and Zak Godwin and Rob Ogles of Flexar. And you might also be impressed to know that Turley is an extreme metal fan and has been all his life. But what is most impressive is how Turley and his band have used their influences to reinvent a Country sound that is more than just some guys trying to sound Country. No, it’s a true organic evolution and a real representation of what happens when you let Country music happen instead of manufacturing what a pollster tells you is popular.

This weekend in Nashville I got to hang out with some of the coolest people on the planet (that’s a story for another time) and I got to hear some great music - some great Country music. I can’t explain why this is not a typical review of a showcase, rather in some way it’s just a statement on how it all felt. Before Katrina, New Orleans always felt like home to me. And since moving back to Alabama, I have had that sense of coming full circle; but nothing has felt like home faster or more gracefully than Nashville. And in some way, the Turley show had a lot to do with that.

Yes - I'm a Pro-Porn Feminist

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:54:00 +0000

Here's a very informative video from Reason TV discussing porn and free speech.

Friday Shout Out for 7/2/10

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:43:00 +0000

Friday Shout Out Video for 6/25/10

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:53:00 +0000

Good Advice for the Sheeple

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:55:00 +0000

Yesterday I interviewed Kyle Turley on my metal radio show, Annie Christ's Metal Monday. At first, we concentrated on his music and his CD "Anger Management." We touched on his pro football career and the charity he raises money for. The last 15 minutes (or so) of the interview took a very different tone. Turley basically schooled us all on his beliefs and on what we need to open our eyes to. I was not expecting such an amazing and interesting rant from this guy. And whether you like his music or not, this is well worth a listen - especially if you care about what is right and wrong. I'd love to hear your comments. Do you agree with what Turley says at the end of the interview?

Listen to internet radio with Annie Christ on Blog Talk Radio

The things you learn doing a metal radio show!

noreply@blogger.com (Annie Christ) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:38:00 +0000

Yesterday's blog talk show was possibly the craziest I have ever experienced. Sure, it started out innocent enough. I devoted the entire hour to the band Death Benefit from California/NC and we played some songs and talked about the bands CD that's out now.

Then, we got a call from the Lizard Messiah.

What happened next - well, I can only say was - educational. Until yesterday I had no idea what a Rusty Trombone or Chillidog was! Seriously. Now, I unfortunately also know what a Pink Slipper and a Dolphin is too. UGH

Here are two links for the live video feed I did (I got booted by Ustream and had to start the stream again.)I think you can see the shock on my face when I find out what the hell the guys are really talking about.

Metal Monday 6/7/10 - Pt.1
Metal Monday 6/7/10 - Pt. 2