I interviewed Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson back in May of 1999, one month after his hard-rock band released its self-titled debut album.
Will Canadian hockey fans be sick of Triumph’s “Lay It on the Line” before the playoffs are over?
If you've been watching the NHL playoffs lately you've no doubt seen the 30-second Rogers ad that's been running constantly.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 12 to 16
Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell leads his current band the 400 Unit at the Orpheum on Tuesday.
INXS’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
When I interviewed 23-year-old Michael Hutchence back in 1983 I had no idea how many great tunes INXS had in its future.
That time Alice Cooper told me what he thought attracted people to the Alice Cooper show
Back in 1977, three years after splitting from the original Alice Cooper Band, Alice Cooper released a live LP called The Alice Cooper Show.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 9 to 11
Vancouver shoegaze band la lune plays an EP-release party at the Rickshaw Theatre on Friday, with guests Woolworm, Dead Soft, and Hillsboro.
The 10 best verses from Steely Dan songs
I've been listening to a Steely Dan greatest hits CD in the car for a coupla months now, and certain verses have just stuck with me.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, May 5 to 9
Screening at the VIFF Centre on Monday of Freaks, the 1932 horror-drama about a murderous trapeze artist who joins a carnival sideshow.
Screenwriter W.D. Richter shudders to think how he tackled Stephen King’s Needful Things
Back in December of 1992 I wrote a feature article on the filming of Needful Things for the horror magazine Fangoria.
Midnight Oil’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
I was lucky enough to see the Oils perform in a pub in Melbourne before they hit it big worldwide. One of the best live bands ever, I reckon.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, May 2 to 4
Screenings at the VIFF Centre on Friday and Saturday of the new concert documentary One to One: John and Yoko.
Newt’s Rock Hall inducts Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter, Slade, Canned Heat, Procol Harum, the B-52s, Alice in Chains, Montrose, INXS, and NRBQ
Last Sunday the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted a bunch of bands and artists, so today Newt's Rock Hall is inducting some of its own.
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in May
Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell, formerly of the Drive-By Truckers, plays the Orpheum on May 13.