George Harrison wrote some incredible songs for the Beatles, but this Top 20 only includes his non-Beatles tunes.
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts to check out in May 2026
American slide guitarist and one-man blues-punk band Bob Log III plays the Biltmore on May 30, with guests Caveman & the Banshee.
Brandi Carlile hooks up with producer T Bone Burnett at Bryan Adams’ studio to tell The Story
As a kid growing up in a tiny, isolated community 45 minutes from Seattle, Brandi Carlile had to work to keep herself entertained.
Burning Brides frontman references the cough on Sabbath’s “Sweet Leaf” in anticipation of some B.C. bud
"Ya gotta hear that coughin' at the beginning of 'Sweet Leaf' to know what I'm talkin' about. We're talkin' B.C. bud, brother! Can't wait!"
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, April 24 to 26
On Saturday at VIFF Centre guitarist-composer Tony Wilson’s The Homeless Project shines a sympathetic light on Canada’s urban dispossessed.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus moved by disasters and domestic abuse on Don’t You Fake It
Hailing from Florida, the members of the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have an ingrained sympathy for victims of natural disasters.
Lacuna Coil guitarist Cristiano Migliore is okay with singer Cristina Scabbia being hotter than him
The rhythm guitarist for the Italian gothic-metal group is fine with the fact that his band's sexiest member gets all the glory.
The Bravery’s Sam Endicott says he’s been going through a phase where all he listens to is Deep Purple
"I listen to a lot of old stuff, classic rock... We don't sound anything like Deep Purple, but I just love it. I don't know, it's weird."
The Cliks’ Lucas Silveira was blown away when his sister brought home the Pretenders’ debut album
As a kid growing up in Portugal, Lucas Silveira got an accidental taste of early-'80s guitar rock that would prove hugely influential on him.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, April 17 to 19
Record Store Day Canada on Saturday features special vinyl releases as part of its 19th annual celebration of independent record stores.
Former punk-rocker Corb Lund dons cavalry garb to go kickass country with the Hurtin’ Albertans
“One half [of my fan base] is cowboys and rural people and the other half are sort of college-radio and underground-music fans."
Braindead bozos at the Rock Hall induct legendary rockers Luther Vandross and Sade, ignore Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher yet again
Last night those dimwits down at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did it again. They forgot to induct Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher.
New Jersey’s Bouncing Souls got some of their punk attitude from the rawness of the Kinks
"It was in [the Kinks'] revolutionary attitude. I mean, they really had a rawness to them, and they kept breaking their own boundaries."