ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 20, 2005 By Steve Newton Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton waited 12 years for original vocalist Rob Halford to hook back up with his band. But when I call him at his room in a swanky Ottawa hotel, he can't spare 12 minutes to talk about the reunion. Now that the … Continue reading Glenn Tipton says that Rory Gallagher made him pick up the guitar
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Cinemuerte curator Kier-La Janisse isn’t worried about programming films that upset people
Kier-La Janisse, curator of the Cinemuerte Film Festival, loathes restrictions. She's not put off by the celluloid exploitation of anyone.
Judas Priest in 2005 makes it seem like ’85 all over again
Twenty years or so ago I took a good old buddy to see Judas Priest, so we thought it might be cool to check out the band one more time.
Montreal hard-rockers Priestess pay respects to Voivod’s Piggy on new album Hello Master
You may have seen the brilliant SNL skit where Christopher Walken portrays a legendary producer in the studio with Blue Öyster Cult.
My first and last interview with Ray Manzarek of the Doors
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 21, 2013 By Steve Newton If you're a fan of old rock music you've probably already heard that Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for legendary American band the Doors, died yesterday--May 20, 2013--from cancer at the age of 74. I wasn't a hardcore Doors freak, but I did enjoy a lot of their … Continue reading My first and last interview with Ray Manzarek of the Doors