Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, August 21 to 23

Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre on Friday of a 4K restoration of director John Carpenter's 1981 action-thriller Escape From New York.

That time I asked Randy Bachman which band he was most proud of, the Guess Who or BTO

I interviewed Randy Bachman for the second time in January of 2009, when he was preparing to play a show at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom.

“People say my voice sounds like Tom Petty's,” Sabatin admits, “but that's one thing I can't do anything about."

Back in the late-'70s and early-'80s I could listen to Triumph's hits like "Lay It on the Line" and "Magic Power" all day long.

I did my second interview with Jonny Lang back in April of 2010, shortly after he finished taking part in the Experience Hendrix Tour.

The first time I saw AC/DC in concert was at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum back in 1983, at the start of the Flick of the Switch tour.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Friday of The Big Lebowski, the Coen Brothers' 1998 crime-comedy starring Jeff Bridges as The Dude.

Steely Dan is famous for a lot of things, not the least of which is having the world's best guitar players take solos on their songs.

A lot of rock bands have come to Vancouver to record and gone away with hit albums, but Bullet for My Valentine isn't one of them.

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.

Rich Hope performs on Saturday as part of the Pleasant Day Festival, which takes place on Main Street from 16th to King Edward Ave.

Since forming in New York City in 1979, the Holmes Brothers have specialized in blending the genres of blues and gospel.

I interviewed Drive-By Truckers singer, songwriter, and guitarist Patterson Hood for the fourth time back in June of 2008.