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Album review: Joe Satriani, Flying in a Blue Dream (1989)

November 3, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, DEC. 15, 1989 By Steve Newton Joe Satriani is the ultimate hero for air guitarists. When he burst on to the mainstream recording scene […]

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Meeting with the Alien: hangin’ with Joe Satriani backstage in Vancouver

June 2, 2018by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Went and saw Joe Satriani at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night, and holy crap was he smokin’! I must have seen Satch live around 10 […]

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Joe Satriani on the intricacies of amplification and producer Mike Fraser’s “perfect set of ears”

June 1, 2018by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton When Joe Satriani phones from his home in the San Francisco Bay Area, he apologizes right away for being a few minutes late with the scheduled call. […]

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Joe Satriani compares the musical styles and backgrounds of recent G3 tourmates John Petrucci, Uli Jon Roth, and Phil Collen

May 26, 2018by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton I interviewed Joe Satriani a couple of weeks ago, in advance of his show in Vancouver this Friday (June 1) at the Commodore Ballroom. I’ve seen Satch […]

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Album review: Joe Satriani, Surfing with the Alien (1988)

May 19, 2018by the newt 1 Comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JUNE 3, 1988 By Steve Newton Boy, talk about a guitarist’s wet dream! This Satriani guy comes up with some of the wildest, most innovative rock […]

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Joe Satriani responds to Yngwie Malmsteen’s claim that Ibanez guitars are “a bad copy” of the Strat

May 11, 2018by the newt 2 Comments

By Steve Newton I did my eighth interview with Joe Satriani the other day–man, I love that guy–and finally got to ask him about something that his former G3 tourmate […]

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Album review: Joe Satriani/Eric Johnson/Steve Vai G3—Live in Concert (1997)

November 5, 2017by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 10, 1997 By Steve Newton Talk about a rock-guitar freak’s dream gig! Three American masters of the electric six-string unite for a tour […]

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Album review: Joe Satriani, The Extremist (1992)

October 12, 2017by the newt Leave a comment

  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 10, 1992 By Steve Newton As much as I admire Kim Mitchell as a musician and songwriter, I must say that he […]

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Newt’s four-word review of Joe Satriani in Vancouver last night

April 25, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton He was freakin’ awesome! photos by Kevin Statham  

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Joe Satriani isn’t a Gibson man but he’s the ultimate melody maker

April 21, 2016by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton Joe Satriani has long been known as one of the most technically proficient rock guitarists around, a speedy fretburner and masterful creator of—to use the title of […]

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Joe Satriani likes Uli Jon Roth’s Sky guitar, but says 24 frets are enough for him

April 17, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Last month I went and saw Uli Jon Roth’s Ultimate Guitar Experience in Vancouver, and man–the things the German guitar wizard and ex-Scorp can do on his 32-fret […]

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Joe Satriani’s desert islands discs are 80 percent Hendrix

April 10, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Last week I interviewed one of my fave guitarists, Joe Satriani, in advance of his show at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on April 24. I’m always curious […]

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Joe Satriani astounds the Newt yet again with the magical Shockwave Supernova

August 11, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton (photo too) I’ve been a huge Joe Satriani fan since the first time I heard him, back in ’87 or so, around the time of Surfing With the […]

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Chickenfoot guitarist Joe Satriani was into Humble Pie as a kid, missed out on Montrose

August 11, 2015by the newt 1 Comment

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MAY 13, 2009 By Steve Newton Any self-respecting rock-guitar freak has at least a couple of Joe Satriani CDs in his or her collection. The Bay […]

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The Aristocrats’ Guthrie Govan on the influence of Joe Satriani and Zal Cleminson

July 3, 2015by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton Earlier today I interviewed guitarist Guthrie Govan, who–while not nearly as well known as the Satrianis and Vais of the world–is equally monstrous when it comes to technical […]

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Joe Satriani recalls birthday boy Les Paul making fun of his whammy bar

June 8, 2015by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton Tomorrow is a big day for fans of electric guitar: that’s the day that legendary guitarist, inventor, and innovator Les Paul would have turned 100. The celebration […]

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Bay Area guitar great Will Bernard says Carlos Santana and Joe Satriani are tough to beat

April 11, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, OCT. 23, 2003 By Steve Newton Will Bernard may be one of the best guitarists you’ve never heard of, but they sure know about […]

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Joe Satriani explains how he overcame pain and suffering to fulfill his new Blue Dream

February 7, 2015by the newt 1 Comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JAN. 19, 1990 By Steve Newton Just as almost everyone can recall where they were when news broke of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, a […]

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Joe Satriani’s Strange Beautiful Music grew from a cathartic Hendrix experience

February 5, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, NOV. 21, 2002 By Steve Newton Joe Satriani named his latest CD Strange Beautiful Music, although the music on it isn’t much stranger or […]

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Joe Satriani gave Steve Morse his full endorsement to join Deep Purple

October 20, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 18, 2000 By Steve Newton I’ve yet to be bitten by the techno bug. You won’t find any discs by the Chemical Brothers […]

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Joe Satriani reveals that he’s invited Clapton, Beck, and Page on G3 tours

July 4, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 25, 1997 A concert by Bay Area guitar wizard Joe Satriani is usually all it takes to transport his followers to instrumental-rock heaven, […]

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Guitar wizard Joe Satriani is totally cool being The Extremist

April 27, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, OCT. 29, 1992 By Steve Newton Joe Satriani doesn’t do anything halfway. Whether writing, recording, or playing live, the New York-born, San Francisco-based guitar […]

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Joe Satriani’s upcoming box set is one mighty batch o’ Satch

February 6, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

photo by the Newt By Steve Newton The Joe Satriani show at the Vogue last year was one of my fave gigs of 2013, no surprise since Satch has been consistently blowing […]

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Joe Satriani’s guitar heroics slay Vancouver, as do Mike Keneally’s

October 28, 2013by the newt Leave a comment

PHOTO BY THE NEWT ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 20, 2013 By Steve Newton Guitar freaks go to Joe Satriani concerts to hear the Bay Area musician speedily blast out […]

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Uli Jon Roth recalls the friction between Satriani and Schenker on the 1998 G3 European tour

March 12, 2016by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton The day before yesterday I had a nice 20-minute chat with German guitar maestro Uli Jon Roth, who plays Vancouver next Saturday (March 19). As we were […]

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That time I asked Mick Mars if Mötley Crüe were softening on Theatre of Pain, then added that I liked their debut album best

December 14, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Way the hell back in November of 1985 I interviewed Mick Mars at his Vancouver hotel before a show on Mötley Crüe’s Theatre of Pain tour. I […]

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That time I asked Tommy Aldridge to name the most talented guitarist he ever played with

December 8, 2019by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Drum legend Tommy Aldridge has played with some of the greatest rock guitarists of all time: Gary Moore, Steve Vai, Randy Rhoads, Pat Travers, Tony MacAlpine, Scott […]

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