That time 18-year-old Alicia Silverstone told me that she loved shooting Aerosmith videos

Just saw a clip of Alicia Silverstone, along with Steven Tyler's daughter Liv, introducing Aerosmith at the Hollywood Bowl last night.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, October 30 to November 1

Halloween night screening at the VIFF Centre of a new 4K restoration of Ken Russell’s highly controversial 1971 horror-drama The Devils.

Two of the finest guitar-heavy bands to come out of the seventies were Britain's Foghat and Florida's Outlaws.

Looking biker mean, the British band whipped through most of the tunes from its latest release, Tattooed Beat Messiah.

The British act has been touring the States and pulling out all the stops as opener for New York City hard-rockers the Pretty Reckless.

American garage-rock singer-guitarist Jon Spencer, formerly of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, plays the Rickshaw Theatre on November 8.

I did my second interview with Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton in 2011, when the British metal band was on its Epitaph World Tour.

I did my fifth interview with Derek Trucks when the Tedeschi Trucks Band was touring behind its second studio album, Made Up Mind.

It was the second straight Spotlight win for T.C. leader Steven Drake, who was also a member of M.T. Vessels when they won last year.

KK's Priest, featuring former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing, opens for W.A.S.P. at the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver.

I interviewed Warren Haynes for the fifth time in October of 2013, when Gov't Mule was touring behind its tenth studio album, Shout!

Last year, Calgary instro-rockers Huevos Rancheros blew my mind with Dig In!, a colossal collection of surf-raunch tunes.

There's nothing like the sweet sound of a slide caressing strings, especially if the glass or metal tube is on the finger of a gifted player.