Late-night Catherine O'Hara tribute screening at the Rio on Friday of director Martin Scorsese's Kafkaesque 1985 black comedy After Hours.
Toronto tunesmith Jason Collett worked classic-rock influences into Here’s to Being Here
The annual South by Southwest festival is one of the primo events in rock ’n’ roll, and Toronto’s Jason Collett is an enthusiastic supporter.
That time Steve Vai told me that he wouldn’t want to play guitar like Yngwie Malmsteen
I interviewed Steve Vai for the third time back in 2003, when he was about to start a G3 Tour with Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen.
That time I wondered how cool it would be to see Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush opening for Rush
I thought it might be coolly Canadian if Mahogany Rush opened for Rush when they got here. What a (double) rush that would be, right?
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, February 27 to March 1
IMAX screenings at various Vancouver theatres of director Baz Luhrmann's new documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.
Kiwi tunesmith Liam Finn comes by the DIY ethic honestly
On his debut CD 24-year-old Liam Finn plays nearly every instrument on the disc and, apart from two cowritten tracks, penned all the music.
Lofty Incubus plays Vancouver on the Light Grenades Tour, takes pretentiousness to new heights
Ever been to a sold-out rock show where the crowd is on its feet the entire time, while you’re wondering what all the fuss is about?
Matt Costa gets a boost from good buddy Jack Johnson’s record label for Songs We Sing
You don't hear much about Matt Costa these days without hearing a bit about his good buddy Jack Johnson as well.
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts to check out in March 2026
American protest singer and guitarist Jesse Welles plays the Commodore Ballroom on March 19, with guest S.G. Goodman.
Rock Hall shuns Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher yet again, nominates rock ‘n’ roll legends Mariah Carey, New Edition, and P!nk instead
Refusing to nominate legendary guitar heroes like Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher, the Rock Hall opts to nominate various non-rockers.
Cuff the Duke’s Wayne Petti likes to imagine he’s the Band’s Robbie Robertson
"We're all huge Band fans, and I'm a big Dylan fan. So it was kinda cool to sort of pretend to be The Band, and he [Hayden] was Bob Dylan."
Kenny Neal has never relied so heavily on the healing power of the blues
"When I play blues it's soothing, and it just puts your mind somewhere else, so that's been helping this a lot."
That time I asked Robben Ford if touring with George Harrison was the highlight of his career
While prepping for my interview with Robben Ford I noticed in his Concord bio that he'd toured with George Harrison in the fall of 1974.