That time I asked Joe Satriani if it was risky getting Kenny Wayne Shepherd to replace Eric Johnson on the G3 Tour

I did my third interview with Joe Satriani in August of 1997, when he had just finished up recording his seventh studio album, Crystal Planet.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, June 2 to 6

Late-night 40th anniversary screening at the Rio on Friday of director Dario Argento’s horror flick Phenomena, starring Jennifer Connelly.

There's no doubt in my mind that "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" is April Wine's best song. I don't care if it's a cover tune. That song rules.

The Drive-By Truckers play the Commodore Ballroom on June 12 with Deer Tick and guests Thelma and the Sleaze.

Screenings at the Cinematheque on Friday and Sunday of Ran, director Akira Kurosawa's epic reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Can you freakin' believe it? Late guitar legend Rick Derringer has not even been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

Very surprised and sorry to hear that American guitar legend Rick Derringer passed away yesterday (May 26) at the age of 77.

Canadian blues-roots singer, songwriter, and producer Colin Linden plays solo shows at Blue Frog Studios and Mel Lehan Hall at St. James.

Taj Mahal wasn't too impressed with the fact that I wasn't really up on John Coltrane. "I'm tellin' ya man, you're missin' out on life."

"We really had so much fun--and we still do. We're such close friends, it's almost like the band is a sideline for friendship, in a way."

Author Robert Dayton hosts the Vancouver launch of his book Cold Glitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam on Saturday at Neptoon Records.

The rowdy, Faces-indebted retro sound of Atlanta's Black Crowes was just what guitar-rock fans needed as the 1990s kicked in.

I interviewed North Mississippi Allstars guitarist-vocalist Luther Dickinson two months after the release of the band's debut album.