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Search Results for: Todd Kerns

Todd Kerns promises the most classic of Canadian classic-rock at Toque’s Juno Fest shindig

March 23, 2018by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Whenever Todd Kerns hits Vancouver–whether it’s playing bass with Slash or fronting the Age of Electric–I try to get out and cheer him on. Dude’s hugely talented […]

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29 minutes of shootin’ the shit with Age of Electric’s Todd Kerns, the most rockin’ Canadian bass player of the 21st century

March 23, 2017by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton One of my alltime fave Canadian bands, the Age of Electric, is playing Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom tomorrow (March 24). They played the Commodore 11 months ago as […]

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Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan needn’t fear a Tonya Harding from Slash bassist Todd Kerns

April 30, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton I was interviewing Todd Kerns a couple weeks ago in advance of the Age of Electric show at the Commodore tonight (April 30), and had an evil thought. Since […]

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Todd Kerns feels like the Age of Electric are on a mission from god

April 27, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Some rock bands from decades past really push it when it comes to authenticity. Often you’ll see a group that’s touring under its old moniker with only […]

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Slash bassist Todd Kerns thinks it’s “surreal” that Axl Rose is in AC/DC

April 23, 2016by the newt 2 Comments

By Steve Newton I was interviewing Todd Kerns a few days ago in advance of his gig with the Age of Electric in Vancouver next weekend, and naturally–since he’s the […]

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Todd Kerns, the most rockin’ Canadian bassist of the 21st century, appears on Howard Stern

September 17, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

Todd Kerns, recently declared to be “the Most Rockin’ Canadian Bassist of the 21st Century“, performed with his band SMK&C (Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators) on the Howard […]

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A Solo Todd Kerns Is Open to Beautiful Disasters

September 7, 2013by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, NOV. 10, 2004 By Steve Newton Strolling into the living room of Todd Kerns’s Burnaby townhouse is a bit like entering a ’70s-rock museum. The first […]

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Todd Kerns speaks on playing bass with Slash and living the rock ‘n’ roll fantasy

August 16, 2013by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, AUG. 21, 2011 By Steve Newton A couple of weeks ago former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler called from L.A. to promote his gig at […]

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Slash’s Vancouver gig tonight promises plenty of Guns N’ Roses–and the return of Todd “Dammit” Kerns

August 15, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

If the setlist from Slash‘s show in San Francisco two nights ago is any indication, his Vancouver fans are in for a whole lotta GN’R action tonight. During his show at […]

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The Age of Electric kicks off Canadian tour with killer Vancouver gig

March 25, 2017by the newt Leave a comment

jeff sutherland photos By Steve Newton Everybody’s favourite Canadian guitar-rock band from the ’90s–well, mine anyway–kicked off its 15-date Canadian tour with a show at the Commodore last night. Last […]

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The Age of Electric reunites in a blaze of guitar-rock glory and brotherly love

May 1, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

adrian o’brien photo By Steve Newton Let’s face it: straight-up, melodic, guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll has been taking a shit-kicking of late. In the age of evil EDM and the […]

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Newt’s Top 10 albums of 2014

December 24, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, DEC. 10, 2014 By Steve Newton One of the biggest music stories of 2014 concerned the trials and tribulations of AC/DC, which had one original member […]

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The Newt’s top 10 albums of 2014: yep, AC/DC’s on there

January 9, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

AC/DC Rock or Bust With the help of Langley’s Mike Fraser as engineer and mixer, the Australian hard-rock icons create a fitting follow-up to 2008’s hugely successful Black Ice album. Its first-ever […]

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Static in Stereo sets the controls for the heart of the seventies

December 2, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

    ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 5, 2001 A silver Keith Richards–style skull ring catches the glare of the dressing-room lights as Todd Kerns wraps his fist […]

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One band ain’t enough for Limblifter and Age of Electric’s Ryan Dahle

June 14, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 4, 1996 Most rockers would be happy being in one major-label recording band, touring around the country and heading into the studio when […]

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INTERVIEWS WITH VANCOUVER TALENT AGE OF ELECTRIC blasts pure pop on Make a Pest a Pet (1997) Guitar idol DON ALDER finds one fan at a time (2012) ANNIHILATOR’s Jeff […]

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Limblifter’s Ryan Dahle developed his skill set out of survival

March 24, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

photo by Rebecca Blissett By Steve Newton You know that stereotype of the lazy rock musician who sleeps till noon, then sits around the rest of the day waiting to […]

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Ear of Newt’s top five Vancouver concerts of 2014

December 31, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

  DBT photo by the Newt For me, it’s always a good year for concerts when the Drive-By Truckers can be included in the year-end wrap-up, and their performance at […]

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Slash, Myles Kennedy, and the Conspirators deliver the concert of a lifetime in Vancouver

August 16, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

photos by Jet Sutherland By Steve Newton As I write this it’s been over 12 hours since Slash left the stage at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, and my ears are still […]

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Age of Electric blasts pure pop on Make a Pest a Pet

June 22, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 8, 1997 By Steve Newton Age of Electric is a unique band, in more ways than one. First off, it’s comprised of two […]

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Limblifter Gets User-Friendly

September 7, 2013by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 7, 2004 When Limblifter leader Ryan Dahle drops by the Straight office for an interview, it’s almost as if he knows more folks at the paper than […]

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