Toronto indie-rockers the Golden Dogs hit the mark with a tasty Paul McCartney & Wings cover

The Golden Dogs’ faithful rendition of “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five” ends with a frenzied Telecaster wipeout by Dave Azzolini.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 20 to 22

Detroit psychobilly trio the Koffin Kats play the Cobalt on Saturday, with guests Billy and the Parole Models and the Cryptyds.

My metal-lovin' nephew Jeff took me to see Black Label Society last night, but I came away as more of a diehard Zakk Sabbath fan.

I interviewed Canadian musician Ian Blurton back in September of 2005, when he was touring with his rowdy riff-rock band C'mon.

I was surfing YouTube last night and discovered a concert video from 1978 of Ronnie Montrose when he was touring behind his album Open Fire.

I interviewed Godsmack guitarist Tony Rombola back in 2006, when the Boston alt-metal band was touring behind its fifth studio album, IV.

“There’s a lot of great music coming out of [Hamilton], ’cause it’s a workingman’s city and it lends itself to a lot of creativity."

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

I interviewed Susan Tedeschi for the second time back in August of 2006, when she was promoting her fourth album, Hope and Desire.

"We had the good fortune of playing with a lot of up-and-coming British bands that are starting to get quite a buzz."

When Xavier Rudd picks up the phone in Bells Beach, Australia, he sounds a lot healthier than he did the last time I called him.

These days Lund has left the hard-rock road behind, stuck on a cowboy hat, and launched a career as a shit-kickin' country artist.

Late-night Catherine O'Hara tribute screening at the Rio on Friday of director Martin Scorsese's Kafkaesque 1985 black comedy After Hours.