Today I found yet another reason to be thankful that I saved the roughly 220 audio cassettes I used to record my interviews since 1982.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, November 14 to 16
Long-running percussion show STOMP uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance at the Queen Eizabeth Theatre.
That time Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson told me that he wasn’t a fan of the Who–or the Beatles, for that matter
I did my third interview with Ian Anderson when Jethro Tull was headed to Vancouver for a show at the Orpheum Theatre.
That time Irish singer-songwriter Colin Devlin and I discussed our mutual admiration for Thin Lizzy
Turns out Colin was friends with Jim Fitzpatrick, the Irish artist who designed the covers of several Lizzy albums, and its iconic logo.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, November 7 to 9
Tribute band Maiden Vancouver plays a set of Iron Maiden classics and a full setlist from 1985 at the Tsawwassen Legion on Saturday.
Vancouver’s Coast to Coast tribute band performs UFO’s 1978 riff-rock classic, “Only You Can Rock Me”
UFO released its seventh studio album, Obsession, in the summer of 1978, and you bet your ass I ran out and bought a copy ASAP.
George Thorogood says that the guitar just made all the sense in the world to him–and he dug it
"Guitar was the easiest thing, because you can travel with it, you can play on the street corner with it, and you can do auditions with it..."
AC/DC plays Vancouver yet again in 2026, but will it still be bloody worth it?
Judging by the footage I saw of the band's 2024 Power Up European tour, Angus can still rip up the frets on his trusty Gibson SG.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, November 3 to 7
Bif Naked performs an acoustic set at the Rio on Tuesday, preceded by a screening of Pollyanna Hardwicke-Brown‘s new documentary about her.
Alice Cooper goes overboard comparing the new Dirty Diamonds album to his classic ’70s LPs
When he calls from Florida, Cooper quickly assumes the role of a fast-talking salesman, shamelessly flogging his new CD, Dirty Diamonds.
Stevie Ray Vaughan brings Colin James up to jam for his encore in Vancouver
The high point in the show came when Vaughan invited his Vancouver buddy Colin James up to jam out on three tunes from Stevie Ray's first LP.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, October 31 to November 2
Go to a local sports bar and watch the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the 2025 World Series on Friday or Saturday.
Eddie Van Halen recalls recording his insane guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”
Where were you in '82? Chances are good that, if you were into popular music at all, you were checking out the new Michael Jackson LP.