I interviewed Joe Satriani back in August of 1997, one year after he'd launched the very first G-3 Tour, with Steve Vai and Eric Johnson.
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in April
Stunning acoustic-fingerstyle guitarist from Australia, Tommy Emmanuel, plays the Centre in Vancouver on April 2.
That time Alice Cooper told me about the Love It to Death album cover being censored
Warner Brothers airbrushed out Alice's thumb which, in the original cover photo, is shown poking through his cape from around his groin area.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 28 to 30
Ontario singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer is among the performers at the the Juno Songwriters Circle at the Centre in Vancouver on Friday.
Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder renders classic horror scenes to mimic the madness of Trump
Hats off to Michael de Adder for connecting the current insanity of the Trump administration with classic horror moments of the past.
Danny Sveinson, the 11-year-old Rock and Roll Kid, seeks Hendrix-level guitar glory, not riches
The party-hearty audience roars its approval, and the six-string slinger responds with a boyish grin. No wonder. He's 10 years old.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, March 24 to 28
Canadian soul/blues vocalist Miss Emily performs with her band at White Rock's Blue Frog Studios on Friday.
Canadian thriller writer Linwood Barclay reveals what he thinks is Stephen King’s scariest book
Had a nice chat with novelist Linwood Barclay yesterday, and asked him which Stephen King book he thought was the horror master's best.
That time I asked AC/DC’s Malcolm Young what it was like making Back in Black without Bon Scott on vocals
Way back in 1983 I interviewed three members of AC/DC--Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, and Simon Wright--at a swanky Vancouver hotel.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 21 to 23
Vancouver guitar great Dave Martone is featured in a pay-what-you-can Global Tea Series event at New Westminster's Massey Theatre.
David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans” finds new relevance after Trump’s threats to Canada
Ever since Trump started making his annexation threats against Canada I've had the title of an old David Bowie song in the back of my mind.
That time I asked Rob Halford what he thought of Judas Priest with its new singer “Ripper” Owens
I did the third of my five interviews with Rob Halford back in April of 1998, when he was touring with his alt/industrial-metal band Two.
For patriotic Canucks, here’s the uncut, unedited version of the third chapter from my Gord Downie book
I reckon the time is right to let hardcore fans have an unfettered look at how Gord Downie viewed things back in the heyday of the Hip.