Sonny Landreth says he’s sure Johnny Winter will make it into the Rock Hall
By Steve Newton In a few hours I’m heading out to see Louisiana slide-guitar ace Sonny Landreth play a gig in Vancouver. If you’re a fan of Sonny, you may […]
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Sonny Landreth on first hearing Johnny Winter: “Holy shit, man, this is awesome!”
By Steve Newton When Sonny Landreth connects his glass slide to the strings of his Strat, there’s always a good chance a blues-drenched tone will emerge—perhaps blended with zydeco strains […]
Sonny Landreth recalls the time Jimi Hendrix had “a bad gig”
By Steve Newton Louisiana slide-guitar legend Sonny Landreth sent me an autographed copy of his latest CD the other day, and man, was I happy to get that. And not […]
Sonny Landreth ranks Johnny Winter with Clapton and Beck
By Steve Newton I called Louisiana slide guitar-ace Sonny Landreth up at his home in Lafayette yesterday and we chatted for a while, mainly about his latest album, Bound By the […]
John Mayall recruits Sonny Landreth for A Sense of Place, okays Clapton sitting in
By Steve Newton ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JUNE 7, 1990 When legendary bluesman John Mayall gets rolling on stage, he cuts right down to the roots of the […]
Rivers run deep on Sonny Landreth’s South of I-10
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, APRIL 13, 1995 By Steve Newton Unless you’re a devoted follower of critically acclaimed slide guitarists—or the type of music fan that analyzes the […]
Sonny Landreth hoped some of Albert King’s cosmic dust would rub off on him
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, NOV. 25, 2004 By Steve Newton Unless your an avid follower of guitar players–and slide-guitar specialists, in particular–you may not have heard of Sonny Landreth. According […]
Sonny Landreth’s smokin’ slide heats up the Yale in Vancouver
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, FEB. 20, 2009 A sell-out crowd of slide-guitar freaks converged on the Yale Hotel last night (February 19) to take in one of the world’s most […]
Sonny Landreth and friends let the music do the talking
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, JAN. 24, 2013 By Steve Newton Fans of Louisiana slide-guitar ace Sonny Landreth have reason to be thrilled about his latest album, Elemental Journey. It’s totally instrumental, […]
Rolling Stone can piss right off: here’s the 100 Greatest Guitarists (that I’ve interviewed)
By Steve Newton Google “100 greatest guitarists” these days and what shows up at the top is a total joke. It’s the high ‘n’ mighty Rolling Stone‘s list of the […]
Newt’s Top 10 albums of 2001
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, DEC. 13, 2001 By Steve Newton Cranky bugger that I am, I often use my allotted space to vent my displeasure with the popular, […]
Newt’s Top 10 albums of 1992
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, DEC. 1992 By Steve Newton I was really hoping that I’d be able to praise 1992 as the year that rap “music” finally dried […]
Rolling Stone screwed up with its 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
By Steve Newton Google “100 greatest guitarists” these days and what shows up at the top is a total joke. It’s the high ‘n’ mighty Rolling Stone‘s list of the […]
Johnny Winter showed blues traveler Ellen McIlwaine how to go in her own direction
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 13, 2001 By Steve Newton Singer-songwriter and slide-guitar specialist Ellen McIlwaine is best known as a blues artist, but she’s always been willing […]
Talking Ry Cooder, Ronnie Montrose, and the Allmans with Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, NOV. 12, 1998 By Steve Newton Bluesman Luther Allison, folk-pop troubadour Jeff Buckley, fingerstyle-guitar innovator Michael Hedges, and jazz drummer Tony Williams might seem […]
Rockers say the darndest things: top quotes of 2013
Dave Wyndorf (above) “probably would have made more money.” I interviewed quite a few rockers last year. Here’s some of the things they said. “To me stoner rock is just […]
This is where we slag the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
DEC. 2016: Newt’s Rock Hall inducts WARREN ZEVON, RICK DERRINGER, ALBERT COLLINS, RONNIE MONTROSE, GARY MOORE, and JETHRO TULL OCT. 2016: Rock Hall boneheads once again choose Chic over Johnny […]
Concert Reviews
So, yeah, I’ve reviewed a few shows over the years. THE AGE OF ELECTRIC at the Commodore Ballroom, April 30, 2016 GENERATION AXE at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, April 6, 2016 […]
Interviews
Some of my interviews, arranged alphabetically, from AC/DC to ZZ Top AC/DC Malcolm Young & Brian Johnson, 1983 AEROSMITH Joe Perry, Sept. 2010 AEROSMITH Steven Tyler, 1997 AEROSMITH Joe Perry, 1997 […]
Mick Fleetwood says he’s more expressive with his blues band than with Fleetwood Mac
By Steve Newton Mick Fleetwood is best known as the drummer for one of history’s most popular recording acts, Fleetwood Mac. But eight years before that band became the multiplatinum […]
Fastway’s “Fast” Eddie Clarke on his days with Motorhead and not wanting to be a guitar hero
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JULY 8, 1983 By Steve Newton Fastway, the new band put together by former Motorhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke and featuring original Humble Pie […]
Mick Fleetwood recalls the “powerful vibe” of Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, OCT. 9, 1997 By Steve Newton Like some 25 million other folks, I own a copy of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. I purchased my vinyl […]
My one and only interview with legendary bluesman Albert King
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, AUG. 30, 1990 By Steve Newton The influence of the blues on British supergroups is well documented. The Stones, Zeppelin, Cream—they all lapped up […]
