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Prairie fretmaster Jack Semple on teenage trauma, guitar contests, and watching Tommy Emmanuel like a hawk

August 26, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton They say you can judge a man by the company he keeps, so Saskatchewan guitar wizard Jack Semple was on the right track when he tweeted a […]

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Jesse Cook collects three “amazing” takes from Tommy Emmanuel’s creativity tap for “Tommy and Me”

May 28, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Last week I scored a copy of the new CD from Canadian nuevo-flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook, One World, and before even cracking it open I got a nice […]

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Hey guitar freaks: you’d be friggin’ nuts not to go see Tommy Emmanuel

December 3, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

He might not be the most famous guitarist in the world, but, man, I’m tellin’ ya—Tommy Emmanuel might just be the best. All-around, that is. We all know Jeff Beck […]

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Aussie guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel on playing with Chet Atkins and looking after Lenny Breau

May 11, 2014by the newt Leave a comment

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 5, 1994 By Steve Newton When I was in my early 20s, I made what for me was a major investment. I bought […]

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Newt’s top 5 Vancouver concerts of 2015: U2, Foos, Skynyrd, Alvins, Emmanuel

January 1, 2016by the newt Leave a comment

Skynyrd photo by Kevin Statham, all other photos by the Newt By Steve Newton Lynyrd Skynyrd at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver on March 20. “When you’ve got three shit-hot guitarists tearing […]

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My 50 fave Vancouver concerts of all time (so far)

October 9, 2017by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton In celebration of the Georgia Straight turning 50 this year, I figured I’d offer a roundup of the 50 top Vancouver concerts I’ve reviewed while writing for the paper […]

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Rolling Stone can piss right off: here’s the 100 Greatest Guitarists (that I’ve interviewed) and 50 that I haven’t (yet)

April 2, 2017by the newt 40 Comments

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 […]

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Saskatchewan guitar wizard Jack Semple is a Strat man all the way

August 23, 2015by the newt 1 Comment

By Steve Newton Three days ago I called Jack Semple up at his home in Regina, Saskatchewan, for an interview to help promote his show at Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre on […]

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Rolling Stone screwed up with its 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

July 6, 2015by the newt 15 Comments

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 […]

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Canadian flamenco-jazz ace Jesse Cook says the future of guitar playing is in good hands

May 24, 2015by the newt Leave a comment

By Steve Newton Jesse Cook called me up last week in advance of his June 4 show at the Queen E. Theatre in Vancouver, and we chatted about a few […]

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