Screening at VIFF Centre on Thursday of Oldboy, South Korean director Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller.
Saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood recalls recording with Jimi Hendrix before he became Jimi Hendrix
"Jimi sure became something that was phenomenal and brought some joy and pleasure to millions and million of people, including myself."
That time Rob Halford told me that he admires people like Howard Stern who push buttons and rattle cages
I interviewed Rob Halford in April of 1998, six weeks after the release of Voyeurs, the album he made with his industrial-metal project Two.
That time Sue Foley told me that she thought Memphis Minnie was like the female Robert Johnson
I've always thought that Foley was one of the best female guitarists around, so I asked her to name her favourite female players.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, July 4 to 6
Late-night screening at the Rio Theatre on Sunday of director Ari Aster's unsettling 2018 horror flick Hereditary, starring Toni Collette.
That time Joe Henry told me about his new homage to Richard Pryor, my favourite comedian of all time
Back in June of 2001 I interviewed American singer-songwriter Joe Henry while he was touring behind his eighth studio album, Scar.
Canadian comic Shaun Majumder is very proud that he’s just kinda well-known
When Shaun Majumder answers the phone in the backyard at his L.A. home he's in the middle of something very important.
God bless Duane Allman’s guitar playing on Boz Scaggs’ “Loan Me a Dime”
Sometimes I'm a little late to the game, case in point being Boz Scagg's version of Fenton Robinson's "Somebody Loan Me a Dime".
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 30 to July 4
Coast to Coast performs its tribute to Scorpions, UFO, and the Michael Schenker Group at Surrey Canada Day on Tuesday.
David “Honeyboy” Edwards talks touring with Big Joe Williams and playing blues down at the crossroads
In rural folklore of the Deep South, the intersection of two roads has often been regarded as an evil place, the site of black magic.
John Sykes’ status as a true, unsung guitar hero revealed in new feature-length documentary
A new feature-length documentary that takes a deep dive into the career of British hard-rock guitarist John Sykes premiered today.
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in July
American guitarist and political activist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame plays two nights at the Commodore Ballroom.
My concert-crazy nephew Jeff gifted me a one-of-a-kind AC/DC collectible and it’s not for sale
Maybe because he figures he still owes me, my nephew Jeff recently gave me something cool for a belated birthday present.