That time I asked Joe Satriani what his favourite Christmas song was

Back in 1997 I interviewed Joe Satriani while he was touring with Steve Vai, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Robert Fripp in the second G3 Tour.

Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, December 12 to 14

The Pack A.D. performs at the sold-out Keith Richards birthday bash and Vancouver Food Bank fundraiser at the Rickshaw on Saturday.

If you'd asked me which Canuck rocker I'd most want to see on New Year's Eve in 1989, Kim Mitchell would have surely been in the running.

Vancouver blues-rock quartet Terminal Station, featuring singer-guitarist Scott Smith, plays White Rock's Blue Frog Studios on Friday.

Rudd holds both Australian and Canadian citizenship, and one need only scan the artwork on his new CD for an illustration of that dual status.

American comedy superstar Dave Chapelle performs standup at Rogers Arena on Sunday, with various comics warming up.

Back in August of 1989 I did my third interview with Kim Mitchell, who was touring behind his third solo album, Rockland.

Screening at the VIFF Centre on Thursday of I Am Not Your Negro director Raoul Peck's documentary Orwell: 2+2=5.

Back in 1998 I interviewed Vancouver producer Bruce Fairbairn, who at the time was one of the most in-demand knob-twiddlers in the business.

The Vancouver Vinyl Record Show at Heritage Hall on Sunday features vendors selling LPs, 45s, CDs, posters, and music memorabilia.

I did my third interview with Kelly Joe Phelps in January of 2003, when he was touring behind his sixth album, Slingshot Professionals.

I interviewed Johnette Napolitano for the first time back in 1990, when Concrete Blonde was touring behind its third album, Bloodletting.

Canadian author Chris Walter reads from his upcoming book Born Too Loose: A Messy & Incomplete History of Punk at the Rio on Thursday.