That time I asked James Hetfield if anger was the motivating force for Metallica’s St. Anger

I did my second interview with James Hetfield on March 11, 2004, when Metallica was touring behind its much-maligned St. Anger album.

Talk about made in Japan: check out these youngsters kicking ass on Deep Purple’s “Burn”

I remember how devastated I was when Ian Gillan and Roger Glover quit Deep Purple after 1973's Who Do We Think We Are album.

I did my third interview with Ian Anderson when Jethro Tull was headed to Vancouver for a show at the Orpheum Theatre.

Turns out Colin was friends with Jim Fitzpatrick, the Irish artist who designed the covers of several Lizzy albums, and its iconic logo.

Judging by the footage I saw of the band's 2024 Power Up European tour, Angus can still rip up the frets on his trusty Gibson SG.

When he calls from Florida, Cooper quickly assumes the role of a fast-talking salesman, shamelessly flogging his new CD, Dirty Diamonds.

All the Vancouver Rush freaks who've been hoping and praying that the Canuck prog-rock legends would play here again have gotten their wish.

Back in 2002 I did my second interview with Geddy Lee while Rush was touring behind its Vapor Trails album.

Back in 1999 I did my fourth interview with Alice Cooper, who was touring behind his newish box set, The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper.

At risk of posting a blog that's a real downer, this one's about death. I learned about it the hard way myself.

Fifty years ago today--on September 10, 1975--Kiss released its fourth album, a double-live LP called Alive!, and I had to have it.

I did my third interview with Blue Öyster Cult guitarist Donald Roeser back in January of 2002, two years after SNL's "more cowbell" skit.

Yesterday I wrote a blog complaining that I couldn't stand the new Aerosmith song, which had just been released as a crappy video.