Vancouver blues-rock quartet Terminal Station, featuring singer-guitarist Scott Smith, plays White Rock's Blue Frog Studios on Friday.
Xavier Rudd says that his two worlds are Canada and Australia
Rudd holds both Australian and Canadian citizenship, and one need only scan the artwork on his new CD for an illustration of that dual status.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, December 5 to 7
American comedy superstar Dave Chapelle performs standup at Rogers Arena on Sunday, with various comics warming up.
That time Kim Mitchell told me that, the first time he heard Triumph and Rush live, they sucked
Back in August of 1989 I did my third interview with Kim Mitchell, who was touring behind his third solo album, Rockland.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, December 1 to 5
Screening at the VIFF Centre on Thursday of I Am Not Your Negro director Raoul Peck's documentary Orwell: 2+2=5.
That time I asked Bruce Fairbairn how having Bruce Allen as his manager made him more successful
Back in 1998 I interviewed Vancouver producer Bruce Fairbairn, who at the time was one of the most in-demand knob-twiddlers in the business.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, November 28 to 30
The Vancouver Vinyl Record Show at Heritage Hall on Sunday features vendors selling LPs, 45s, CDs, posters, and music memorabilia.
That time Kelly Joe Phelps told me that Vancouver’s Steve Dawson was “mindboggling” on slide guitar
I did my third interview with Kelly Joe Phelps in January of 2003, when he was touring behind his sixth album, Slingshot Professionals.
That time Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano told me she was a huge Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson fan
I interviewed Johnette Napolitano for the first time back in 1990, when Concrete Blonde was touring behind its third album, Bloodletting.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, November 24 to 28
Canadian author Chris Walter reads from his upcoming book Born Too Loose: A Messy & Incomplete History of Punk at the Rio on Thursday.
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.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, November 21 to 23
Vancouver rocker Rich Hope plays a release party for new album Live at the ANZA Club at Green Auto on Saturday.
Blue Rodeo tours behind new Diamond Mine LP and blows the crowd away in Vancouver
Toronto's Blue Rodeo has often been called one of Canada's best groups. But after seeing the band on the weekend, I'm not so sure.