I inherited three concert t-shirts from a dear friend that tell a tale about us rockin’ out in Vancouver

Last August I lost a longtime friend, Scott Vye, who I'd spent decades going to concerts with in the Metro Vancouver area.

That time I asked James Hetfield if anger was the motivating force for Metallica’s St. Anger

I did my second interview with James Hetfield on March 11, 2004, when Metallica was touring behind its much-maligned St. Anger album.

Thirty-five years ago today Canadian rock legends Bachman-Turner Overdrive played a New Year's Eve gig at Vancouver's 86 Street Music Hall.

From the looks of things, 2026 is gonna be a pretty rockin' year, whether in Vancouver's clubs, soft-seaters, or the big ol stadium.

Die-hard instro-rock fans—the type who worship at the altars of Duane Eddy and the Ventures—have it pretty rough these days.

If you've been following this blog of mine for any length of time you've probably figured out that its main focus is on guitar.

This Christmas Hollywood is offering a gift to creature-feature fans that might turn out to be just another lump of coal.

The last time I interviewed Steve Vai he was preparing to go out on the road with Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen as part of the G3 Tour.

Screenings on Sunday at the Rio Theatre and the VIFF Centre of director Frank Capra's 1946 Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life.

I interviewed Montoya back in 2003, when he was heading to Vancouver for a coheadlining show with Tommy Castro at the Yale Hotel.

Saskatchewan in the middle of February isn’t a place where a fellow raised on the balmy beaches of Australia can feel too cozy.

The Vancouver Goldeneyes take on the Ottawa Charge in Professional Women's Hockey League action at the Pacific Coliseum on Tuesday.

Back in 1997 I interviewed Joe Satriani while he was touring with Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Robert Fripp in the second G3 Tour.