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 Waters is getting into the “old hard-rock stuff” again (1990)
ASIYAH aims to make the hypnotic backbeat of reggae popular in Vancouver (1983)
LONG JOHN BALDRY on Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Davie Bowie–and Images in Vogue (1985)
BARNEY BENTALL finds something to live for after years of working the Vancouver club scene (1988)
ART BERGMANN plays Sexual Roulette on behalf of downtrodden rockers (1990)
Vancouver bar band BILLBOARD HEROES finds covering obscure Gamma songs to be very effective (1983)
THE BLACK HALOS’ Billy Hopeless says that punk-rock is what Vancouver’s really known for (2005)
THE BLUE VOODOO shoots for versatility (2004)
BODY ELECTRIC’s Frank Ludwig connects with street kids through rock ‘n’ roll (1984)
When GRAHAM BROWN plugs in his Telecaster he’s 12 years old again (2022)
Ox’s MARK BROWNING discards his “folk-porno” rulebook (2004)
Vancouver’s BUGHOUSE 5 taps Darryl Neudorf’s talent on Bull Mercury (2000)
JIM BYRNES busts out the blues (2004)
JIM BYRNES on the Vancouver blues scene and his idol Magic Sam (1985)
Jack Lavin left the Powder Blues to create more devilish sounds with THE CHECKERED DEMONS (1983)
Bill Henderson says CHILLIWACK ripped off its name for the First Nations vibe (2000)
Paul Pigat has been told that COUSIN HARLEY are like “the Motorhead or rockabilly” (2021)
Vancouver jazz vocalist LAURA CREMA discovered her love of singing somewhere over the rainbow (2021)
RYAN DAHLE does it all, with a little help (2009)
One band ain’t enough for Limblifter and Age of Electric’s RYAN DAHLE (1996)
THE DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS keep the spirit of Lovecraft alive (1994)
Nature and the afterlife inspire DESIREE DAWSON’S soulful sounds (2022)
Scooter’s gutbucket brings a hillbilly vibe to THE DEADCATS’ surf-punk (1996)
DEAD SURF KISS is a twisted embryo of melody and metal (1991)
PAUL DEAN takes a break from Loverboy to go Hard Core with Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod (1989)
My one and only interview with Canadian guitar great GAYE DELORME (1990)
ALPHA YAYA DIALLO likes to hear millions of guitar players (2023)
Vancouver power trio Elvin Screamer is breaking the rules in its quest for success (1983)
Vancouver metal band EMPYRIA gets raves in Europe and Japan (2000)
FABULON’S Marty Higgs says things are looking better for Vancouver’s alternative music scene (1985)
Legendary Vancouver rock producer BRUCE FAIRBAIRN tells all (1998)
THE FALCONS give diehard instro-rock fans a reason to rejoice (2012)
ROBERT CONNELY FARR brings his deep and dirty southern blues up north (2021)
Vancouver percussion ace SAL FERRERAS is a rhythm machine (2021)
54-40 thrives on new blood (2005)
54-40 walks the walk with first indie release since the ’80s (2003)
Neil Osborne calls 54-40’s Casual Viewin’ “the band’s feel-good groove record” (2000)
LES FINNIGAN figures all fingerstyle guitarists should learn Yes’s “Mood For a Day” (1999)
Vancouver blues-rock party band THE FINS just want chicks, coke, Cadillacs–and money (1984)
44 would rather cover Ten Years After than John Cougar, but Vancouver bars want Top 40 (1983)
JIM FOSTER gets his “Steely Dan opportunity” at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver (1986)
MIKE FRASER helps AC/DC get back on top, sets his sights on Sabbath (2014)
MIKE FRASER: Langley’s master of the hard-rock mix (1998)
NICK GILDER on his new LP and his “ironic” replacement in Sweeney Todd, Bryan Adams (1985)
MATTHEW GOOD’s feeling much better (2009)
Dark Times inspired MATTHEW GOOD’s Hospital Music (2007)
MATTHEW GOOD sees the light (2004)
MATTHEW GOOD and the great Radiohead controversy of 2000 (2000)
Feedback and cheerleaders “turn shit into solid gold” for the MATTHEW GOOD BAND (1999)
“Hi, this is MATTHEW GOOD, and you’re listening to…what are those call letters again?” (1997)
MATTHEW GOOD, 25, walks home in the cold after opening for The Who (1996)
Vancouver blues-rocker JAMES GRANT is doing what he loves to do (1998)
THE GUY JONES BAND does quite well putting on super-duper Alice Cooper shows in B.C. bars (1983)
H.B. CONCEPT’s Henri Brown was more into basketball when his cousin Jimi Hendrix took flight (1983)
RICH HOPE whips up soulful sounds for good times (2009)
Bob Rock brings his golden ears and guitars to PAUL HYDE’s Living Off the Radar (2000)
COLIN JAMES shines bright on the talent-packed Limelight (2005)
COLIN JAMES took some funky pills for his new Bad Habits (1995)
Gordie Johnson finds where the rock is on JOHN FORD’s Bullets for Dreamers (2003)
The GUY JONES BAND does quite well putting on super-duper Alice Cooper shows in B.C. bars (1983)
TODD KERNS feels like the Age of Electric are on a mission from god (2016)
A solo TODD KERNS is open to beautiful disasters (2004)
TODD KERNS speaks on playing bass with Slash & living the rock ‘n’ roll fantasy (2011)
KICK AXE avoids Quiet Riot syndrome, welcomes their friends to the club (1985)
KICK AXE feels that if you can make metal work in Vancouver, you can make it work anywhere (1983)
KRADLE strives to put Vancouver on the melodic-metal map (1984)
JOEL KROEKER fulfills his wish list (2003)
LADYHAWK flies the rock flag (2008)
The seriously rockin’ LAST WILD SONS can’t compete with the Beat Farmers’ comical escapades (1991)
Vancouver hard-rockers LEGEND find heavy inspiration in Rush (1983)
LIKE A MARTYR’s love of rock started early (2010)
LIMBLIFTER’S Ryan Dahle developed his skill set out of survival (2015)
LIMBLIFTER gets user-friendly (2004)
LIMBLIFTER’s Ryan Dahle gets his T. Rex on for Bellaclava (2000)
LIONS IN THE STREET rekindle classic-rock flame (2010)
Cosmic encounters inspire LOCOWEED’s Scott Towaij to get a message out (1995)
NIGEL MACK started off covering Molly Hatchet, the Outlaws, and Skynyrd (1997)
A man named Stick leads Red Deer transplants MAD DUCK on the hard-rock trail (1991)
Vancouver guitar wizard DAVE MARTONE loves having total freedom to create (2005)
MATREX goes over big in Chilliwack with a little help from Deep Purple (1985)
Vancouver’s RAYMOND MAY shoots for the big time with Bruce Allen-backed debut LP (1988)
MODELOS keep their cowboy-surf succinct (2006)
RUSSELL MARSLAND travels to the heart of the blues (2004)
MAURICE & THE CLICHES found inspiration for C’est La Vie in the seamy side of Vancouver life (1983)
MIDNITE RODEO BAND guitarist Ed Molyski likes country guys who keep their sound (1984)
Vancouver’s MT VESSELS drift into the spotlight with new single and video (1985)
Guitar freak ROLAND NIPP shows his stuff on The Blue Room (2000)
Russian hockey stars and broken legs inspire Vancouver’s NOISE THERAPY (1995)
CRAIG NORTHEY stays in the game (2005)
CRAIG NORTHEY sung, plunked, plinked, and originally thinked Giddy Up (2003)
New ODDS mix lightness and darkness (2008)
Foghat cymbal crashes require no caffeine buzz on ODDS’ new Nest (1997)
Vancouver vocalist LORI PAUL sets her sights on soulfulness (1985)
Bob Rock on THE PAYOLA$ reunion and the influence of Mick Ronson (2003)
THE PAYOLA$’ Paul Hyde talks Alex Harvey and Hunter/Ronson (1984)
PLUTO met through a Straight ad but isn’t quite cover material yet (1996)
PRIDE TIGER wears its Thin Lizzy influence proudly (2007)
Guitar ace LANCE REEGAN-DIEHL gives thanks to Vancouver’s great musicians (1993)
REMOVAL doesn’t need no stinkin’ vocalilsts, and no song titles either (1999)
RESSURECTION MARY strives to blow minds like Mother Love Bone (1996)
REZ rocks with spontaneity (2006)
BOB ROCK says Metallica “never have and never will sell out” (2002)
Star producer BOB ROCK just wants to play guitar in a band (1991)
Bob Rock plays every lick he knows on ROCKHEAD’s “dumb old hard-rock album” (1993)
RON HAYWOOD AND STRIPES bring the funk–and a Vegas showband vibe–to Vancouver (1984)
SACRED BLADE is not your typical thrash act (1991)
Lindsay Mitchell recalls the Summer of Love with the cocky SEEDS OF TIME (1992)
Richmond’s SHADOWFAX hits the high seas with its sights set on Ocean Sound (1983)
SHOCORE’S Corey White thanks the peelers at No. 5 Orange for shakin’ it to “Bonecracker” (2003)
SHE STOLE MY BEER goes direct to tape with Sparks Off the Guardrail (1992)
SIMON KAOS is rocking like there’s no tomorrow–and there nearly wasn’t (1984)
SKYWALK guitarist Harris Van Berkel makes like Larry Carlton for The Bohemians (1986)
Don’t call Vancouver’s SKYWALK jazz or fusion, it’s just “a music band” (1983)
Old-school SORA is all about the classic rock (2005)
SPENT YOUTH’s John Mead likes rockabilly, but his heart is in country music (1983)
Steve Dawson and Jesse Zubot put the soul in THE SPIRIT MERCHANTS (1994)
STATIC IN STEREO sets the controls for the heart of the seventies (2001)
CHRISSY STEELE hits the perfect volume level for Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod (1991)
SUN WIZARD takes an old-school approach to rock ‘n’ roll (2011)
SWAN’s debut album hits all the right notes (2010)
Vancouver guitar ace TODD TAYLOR shows off his New Vehicle (2003)
Unplugged sounds are TOM TAYLOR’s first love (2008)
Scott Smith was thinking about both Duane and Dickey on TERMINAL STATION’s Allman-like tune (2020)
The old school rules for 3 INCHES OF BLOOD (2009)
DEVIN TOWNSEND’s early days: Gray Skies, Steve Vai, Commodore Highs (1992, ’93)
Vancouver bar band TRAMA rose from the ashes of Shama to make good music, that’s all (1983)
Vancouver’s rough ‘n’ tumble TWISTERS take the Long Hard Road (2002)
Five of Vancouver’s top musicians become UNSUNG HEROES to have fun in the clubs (1983)
SHAUN VERREAULT deploys three slides at once to explore new ways of playing guitar (2021)
AL WALKER’s ’72 Strat has been carved up by the best (1991)
DANIEL WESLEY amps up the rock (2011)
Jim McGillveray says that the WILDWOOD ORCHESTRA is like Guy Lombardo on speed (1983)