ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 21, 2003 By Steve Newton If you liked catchy, hook-infested pop-rock back in 1979, there’s a good chance you tapped a toe or two to Joe Jackson’s debut album, Look Sharp!. From the cynical hit single “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” to the postpunk rave-up “Got the Time”, the … Continue reading Joe Jackson thinks about 10 percent of music is really good stuff
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Nebula’s Eddie Glass doubts that Hendrix’s acid would still be good
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 14, 2003 By Steve Newton While preparing to interview Nebula guitarist-vocalist Eddie Glass, I honed in on his band’s Web site and came across a 1998 write-up from a concert at the Tattoo Bar in Forth Worth, Texas. In it, a reviewer named Jeff Downing raved that “Eddie Glass tore out … Continue reading Nebula’s Eddie Glass doubts that Hendrix’s acid would still be good
Producer Dave Jerden heard a lot of Mott in Seattle’s Sweet Water
Sweet Water singer Adam Czeisler and guitarist Rich Credo go way back—and I don’t mean just to high school or anything.
Metallica’s lateness redeemed by sheer metal greatness in Vancouver
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, AUG. 25, 2012 By Steve Newton Metallica put on a stunning show at Rogers Arena last night (August 24), but, man, did it ever take them a while to get going. The L.A. metal legends—who play the same venue tonight (August 25) and again on Monday (at a special $5-per-ticket film … Continue reading Metallica’s lateness redeemed by sheer metal greatness in Vancouver