That time I asked Jason Isbell why he left the Drive-By Truckers in the first place

I did my first interview with Jason Isbell in July of 2007, while he was touring behind his debut solo album, Sirens of the Ditch.

Rush’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome

Many people claim that Rush was Canada's best band. Others point to the Tragically Hip, or maybe The Band. I reckon it's a three-way tie.

The Vancouver Canucks take on Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs in National Hockey League action at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

Rock fans might not recognize anybody in the above photo--which was taken on Alice Cooper's tour bus in 1997--except for Cooper himself.

I did the first of my three interviews with David Lowery in 1998, four days before the release of Cracker's fourth album, Gentleman's Blues.

Adventures in Pedal Steel at the WISE Hall on Friday features guitarist Scott Smith hosting an event focusing on pedal-steel guitar.

Back in May of 1989 I interviewed British guitarist John Sykes while he was promoting the debut album by his new band, Blue Murder.

"I watched so much comedy during the pandemic...so my dream is that I'm hopefully providing some sort of relief for other people."

Screening at the Cinematheque on Saturday of Sorcerer, director William Friedkin's 1977 remake of the 1953 thriller The Wages of Fear.

American hard-rock/heavy-metal guitar virtuoso Nita Strauss opens for Apocalyptica at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on February 24.

In the "I'll find any excuse to post a blog" department, I recently came across a photo taken by someone of me and Allan MacInnis.

Local guitar freaks looking for a healthy dose of blues-drenched southern-rock got it in spades at Vancouver's Rio Theatre last night.

Screening at VIFF Centre on Monday of Robert Mulligan’s 1962 adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Gregory Peck.