That time guitar great Robben Ford told me that Long John Baldry was born to perform
I did my third interview with American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist Robben Ford back in January of 2003.
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Exclusive concert audio: Bachman-Turner Overdrive takin’ care of New Year’s Eve in Vancouver, 1990
Thirty-five years ago today Canadian rock legends Bachman-Turner Overdrive played a New Year’s Eve gig at Vancouver’s 86 Street Music Hall.
That time Kelly Joe Phelps told me that Vancouver’s Steve Dawson was “mindboggling” on slide guitar
I did my third interview with Kelly Joe Phelps in January of 2003, when he was touring behind his sixth album, Slingshot Professionals.
That time Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano told me she was a huge Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson fan
I interviewed Johnette Napolitano for the first time back in 1990, when Concrete Blonde was touring behind its third album, Bloodletting.
Maybe now the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will finally induct guitar legend Rick Derringer
Can you freakin’ believe it? Late guitar legend Rick Derringer has not even been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Iron Maiden announces world tour with Megadeth and Anthrax, but Vancouver’s not included (yet)
Nothing says heavy-metal at Halloween like Iron Maiden’s mascot Eddie the Head comin’ at ya with a fearsome grimace.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 8 to 12
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School screens at the Rio By Steve Newton MONDAY TO FRIDAY: Emily Carr: A Room of Her Own, running until January 2025 at the Vancouver Art Gallery, features approximately 25 works drawn from the Gallery’s Emily Carr Collection, the most comprehensive holdings of her work in the world. MONDAY TO FRIDAY: … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, July 8 to 12
Angel City’s 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome
The were known as the Angels in their native Australia, but here in Canada they were always Angel City, and man were they great. AC/DC great.
That time guitarist Joe Gooch told me that he just got lucky when he replaced Alvin Lee in Ten Years After
I interviewed Joe Gooch three years after he replaced Alvin Lee as the guitarist-vocalist for legendary blues-rock band Ten Years After.
Steve Smith’s wicked drumming with Ronnie Montrose back in 1978 is something to behold
I was surfing YouTube last night and discovered a concert video from 1978 of Ronnie Montrose when he was touring behind his album Open Fire.
That time Godsmack’s Tony Rombola told me who his eight main guitar influences were
I interviewed Godsmack guitarist Tony Rombola back in 2006, when the Boston alt-metal band was touring behind its fifth studio album, IV.
That time I wondered how cool it would be to see Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush opening for Rush
I thought it might be coolly Canadian if Mahogany Rush opened for Rush when they got here. What a (double) rush that would be, right?
That time Coco Montoya told me about being transformed by seeing Albert King performing between CCR and Iron Butterfly
I interviewed Montoya back in 2003, when he was heading to Vancouver for a coheadlining show with Tommy Castro at the Yale Hotel.
