One of the most talked-about personnel changes in '80s hard rock was Sammy Hagar's replacing David Lee Roth as lead singer for Van Halen.
Geoff Tate’s fabled pipes still potent enough to power Operation: Mindcrime’s primo prog-metal
I gotta admit, I wasn't totally sure that I'd be loving Geoff Tate's concert at the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver last night.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, October 9 to 11
Former Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate performs the band’s 1988 LP Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety at Great Canadian Casino Vancouver.
John Cougar Mellencamp factoids and quotes on sex, success, and commercial horrors, circa 1988
"I never really thought about being a big success. Hell, we could talk in two years and I could be playing the shittiest club in the world. "
The 10 best horror films now streaming on Tubi, reviewed (October 2026)
The world is a scary place right now, what with all the wars, the threat of AI, and the possibility that the Republicans might stay in power.
That time Taj Mahal called me up and told me about the Crossroads Guitar Festival he’d just played
I did my second interview with blues great Taj Mahal in April of 2013, when his trio was headed to Vancouver on a bill with Shemekia Copeland.
Irish-rock fan Alvin Youngblood Hart was born on the same day as Rory Gallagher, says it’s “mandatory” that he love him
Memphis bluesman Alvin Youngblood Hart's affinity for underrated '70s-rockers Thin Lizzy is well documented.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, October 2 to 4
Rhode Island indie-rock quartet Deer Tick performs tunes from new album Coin-O-Matic at the Hollywood Theatre on Sunday.
Colin James checks in from Memphis where his sophomore album is taking shape
Vancouver's fave young blues-rocker had to travel all the way down to Tennessee to record the vocal and guitar parts for his next album.
The Answer listened to Rory Gallagher’s “Walk on Hot Coals” to get the blood boiling before opening for AC/DC on the Black Ice Tour
In November of 2008 I called up the Answer vocalist Cormac Neeson in New Jersey, where his Irish hard-rock quartet was touring with AC/DC.
That time Sonny Landreth told me about his favourite Crossroads Guitar Festival moment with Eric Clapton
I did my fourth interview with Sonny Landreth in January of 2013, when he was touring behind his all-instrumental album, Elemental Journey.
Christian metal quartet Guardian cranks it up at the Metro and leaves the Bible backstage
Guardian is the latest Christian metal act to come on the scene, with its debut album, First Watch, produced by Oz Fox of Stryper.
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts to check out in October 2026
Former Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate performs the band's 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety on October 10.