ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE CALGARY STRAIGHT, DEC. 6, 2001 By Steve Newton If you want to know how well Nickelback lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist Chad Kroeger’s musical career is going, you only need look as far as the 27-year-old rocker’s Langley home. He just put in a hot tub. And had the pool enlarged. … Continue reading Even Ted Nugent wants to get backstage to meet Nickelback as Silver Side Up storms the charts
Tag: 3 Doors Down
Tantric rises from the ashes of Days of the New, tours with 3 Doors Down
In November of 1998, an acoustic guitar–based rock band out of Kentucky called Days of the New had the world by the short ’n’ curlies.
3 Doors Down thank Superman for “Kryptonite” and God for The Better Life
“It’s just like God gives you a gift, you know what I’m sayin’, and just says ‘Here, do what you want with it.’”
Vancouver guitar wizard Dave Martone loves having total freedom to create
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2005 By Steve Newton Local instrumental-rock freaks have enjoyed recent Commodore shows by two of the genre's best-known touring guitarists, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai; they should also know that a player of equal talent and similar style has been living (not so) quietly among them for more than a … Continue reading Vancouver guitar wizard Dave Martone loves having total freedom to create