ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 28, 2011 By Steve Newton British guitar legend Jeff Beck blew away the sold-out crowd at the Centre in Vancouver last night, performing his Stratified renditions of everything from the Beatles' "A Day in the Life" to The Wizard of Oz's "Over the Rainbow". But his amazing licks wouldn't have seemed … Continue reading Jeff Beck, the world’s greatest rock guitarist, knocks the socks off a sold-out crowd in Vancouver
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Lick Library DVD reveals the secrets of Thin Lizzy’s timeless guitar licks
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JUNE 13, 2011 By Steve Newton Aspiring skinbashers with dreams of being the next Neil Peart may have abandoned all hope after seeing the Rush drummer's performance on Late Night With David Letterman last week. But fret freaks who've always wondered how the guitarists in Thin Lizzy made their magic can see numerous secrets … Continue reading Lick Library DVD reveals the secrets of Thin Lizzy’s timeless guitar licks
Rory Gallagher’s long-shelved studio album finally released
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MAY 17, 2011 By Steve Newton Rory Gallagher fanatics have had a lot to be thankful for of late. Last September saw the release of Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher, a revealing documentary that covered the Irish rock hero's entire career, and included commentary from such huge Gallagher fans … Continue reading Rory Gallagher’s long-shelved studio album finally released
AC/DC concert film Live at River Plate released on DVD & Blu-ray
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MAY 10, 2011 By Steve Newton Local AC/DC fans whose hearing has finally returned after the Aussie earbusters' November 2008 show at GM Place might want to check out a new concert DVD/Blu-ray released today. Those who were permanently deafened at that gig can just watch it for the pretty pictures. Shot … Continue reading AC/DC concert film Live at River Plate released on DVD & Blu-ray
The Walking Dead’s zombie holocaust unleashed on DVD and Grue-ray
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MARCH 8, 2011 By Steve Newton The Georgia Straight has its fair share of zombie-movie fans on the payroll. There's one guy in particular, our editorial administrator, who just can't get enough of the undead. He's always going on about "Oh, have you seen Dead Snow?" or "Hey, did you know I interviewed George Romero?". … Continue reading The Walking Dead’s zombie holocaust unleashed on DVD and Grue-ray
Lemmy doc profiles Motörhead’s “motherf***er” Kilmister
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 16, 2010 By Steve Newton The movie's tagline reads: "49% motherf**ker. 51% son of a bitch", so you know it's gotta be about Motörhead bassist-vocalist Lemmy Kilmister. Lemmy is the feature-length documentary about the life and career of British metal legend Kilmister, which gets its U.K. premiere at the London … Continue reading Lemmy doc profiles Motörhead’s “motherf***er” Kilmister
Quadrophenia, the world’s greatest rock album, released as box set today
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, NOV. 15, 2011 By Steve Newton I recently learned that a good way to get peeps' attention is to call someone or something "the world's greatest". Like, when I reviewed Jeff Beck's Vancouver concert last month and proclaimed him "the world's greatest rock guitarist", it caused quite a commotion in the comments section. … Continue reading Quadrophenia, the world’s greatest rock album, released as box set today
UFO box set celebrates the hard-rock guitar genius of Michael Schenker
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 6, 2011 By Steve Newton When I wrote the first Ear of Newt blog I mentioned that one of my goals was to shine a light on the more underrated rock acts of the '70s, and UFO was one that I pointed to. It always bugs me that I never get … Continue reading UFO box set celebrates the hard-rock guitar genius of Michael Schenker
Horror review: Die
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, NOV. 2, 2011 By Steve Newton Name a horror film with three letters in its title that’s about a group of strangers who are kidnapped, held prisoner, and forced by a calmly voiced psychopath to play twisted games that decide whether their fellow captives live or die a slow, torturous death. … Continue reading Horror review: Die
Horror review: Paranormal Activity 3
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 21, 2011 By Steve Newton It’s not often that Hollywood spawns a demonic-horror film franchise that produces nothing but winners. It didn’t happen with The Omen; it didn’t happen with The Exorcist; and it sure as hell didn’t happen with The Blair Witch Project. But it has happened with Paranormal Activity. All three of … Continue reading Horror review: Paranormal Activity 3
Horror review: The Thing
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 14, 2011 By Steve Newton John Carpenter’s The Thing—his 1982 Antarctic update of a 1951 B movie about an alien organism on a rampage at a remote Arctic outpost—was one of the best horror movies ever made. It was a seamless work of dread-inducing art that boasted a brooding score by … Continue reading Horror review: The Thing
Horror review: Dream House
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 3, 2011 By Steve Newton Before reviewing Dream House, I tried to ignore the trailers constantly airing between my fave shows on Comedy Central, but I still got the impression that it was a Shining-like supernatural horror flick about a family menaced by evil spirits. Turns out it’s something a little more … Continue reading Horror review: Dream House
Horror review: Creature
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 7, 2011 By Steve Newton With the plethora of fright flicks currently in theatres, it’s definitely a good time to be a horror fan. The list includes Final Destination 5, Shark Night 3D, Apollo 18, and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, so there’s pretty much something for everybody. And with the … Continue reading Horror review: Creature