Sometimes the scary movies on Rotten Tomatoes get unfairly evaluated, receiving "Rotten" ratings when, in my books, they're "Fresh" as hell.
Rod Stewart’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
Rod the Mod recorded some great music with Faces, but he really hit the big time with the songs he released as a solo artist. What a voice.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, March 7 to 9
British pop singer-songwriter Nick Lowe joins forces with masked instrumental guitar band Los Straitjackets at the Biltmore Cabaret on Sunday.
Remembering that wicked David Johansen tune I used to crank in college
The passing of former New York Dolls frontman David Johansen last week got me remembering all the great songs that the Dolls released.
B.C. fiddler Jocelyn Pettit has Celtic music in her blood
When the time came to interview fiddle specialist Jocelyn Pettit, I started thinking back to my earliest memories of the instrument.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, March 3 to 7
Late-night screening at the Rio on Friday of director Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 horror flick, Possession, starring Isabelle Adjani.
That time Alice Cooper told me that his band’s first two albums weren’t really Alice Cooper albums
When I interviewed Cooper in 1999 he told me that he didn't view Pretties For You--or its followup Easy Action--as true Alice Cooper albums.
Ten minutes on the phone with Joey Molland of Badfinger (R.I.P.)
Just heard the sad news, that Joey Molland of Badfinger--one of the greatest power-pop bands of all time--passed away today at the age of 77.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, February 28 to March 2
American comic Nikki Glaser performs two standup-comedy shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Saturday as part of her Unwell and Alive Tour.
Red Rider’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
If anybody's wondering why "Life Is a Highway" isn't on here, that's because it's from Tom Cochrane's solo career, and not a Red Rider song.
That time I asked John Sykes if Blue Murder was gonna be playing Vancouver soon
Back in May of 1989 I interviewed guitar great John Sykes while he was promoting the debut album by his new power trio, Blue Murder.
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts in March
Australian punk-rock quartet Amyl and the Sniffers performs tunes from latest album Cartoon Darkness at the PNE Forum on March 26.
That time I asked Alice Cooper if he thought Kiss would have existed without him
I did my fourth interview with Alice Cooper back in 1999, when he was promoting his CD box set, The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper.