mila geran photo ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 6, 1985 By Steve Newton Since he flew onto the international music scene in 1983, people have been raving on and on about Texas guitar wizard Stevie Ray Vaughan. After his startling shows at the Commodore last week (August 29 and 31), you can bet that local blues-rock … Continue reading Stevie Ray Vaughan tears it up in Vancouver, says “serious trouble indeed”
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Black Crowes influenced by where music came from and where it could go
When the Black Crowes hooked up with guitar legend Jimmy Page last year it was like a dream come true for many classic-rock fans.
Meat Loaf plays Vancouver, threatens to kick 900 asses
His exceptional two-hour-plus show ended with an encore of "Paradise" and a medley of "Johnny B. Goode", "Slow Down", and "Roll Over Beethoven".
Rowdy metal fans bleed for Savatage in Vancouver on the Gutter Ballet Tour
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 6, 1990 By Steve Newton It was supposed to be a triple-bill of American recording acts, featuring Atlantic’s Savatage, Def American’s Trouble, and MCA’s Spread Eagle, and that combination could well have resulted in the year’s top metal triple-bill. But as bad luck would have it, Trouble and … Continue reading Rowdy metal fans bleed for Savatage in Vancouver on the Gutter Ballet Tour
Molson Canadian screws the Newt over with a Blind Date from hell
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 4, 1997 I was really expecting something special from the latest entry in Molson Breweries’ series of exclusive promotional concerts, in which contest winners get to see a big-name rock band play a club, unaware of which group they’ll see until the show starts. Vancouver’s first Blind Date, … Continue reading Molson Canadian screws the Newt over with a Blind Date from hell
That wild ’70s weekend when Kiss brought the glam and the Pistols brought the punk
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 5, 1996 By Steve Newton The Rocket really nailed it. The Seattle music paper’s latest cover sports hilarious caricatures of Kiss’s Gene Simmons and the Sex Pistols’ Johnny “Rotten” Lydon, under the headline “Geezers of Rock”. A prune-faced Lydon is depicted with bloodshot eyes, slobbering all over himself, wearing a button … Continue reading That wild ’70s weekend when Kiss brought the glam and the Pistols brought the punk
Jim Heath can finally pay his bills as the Reverend Horton Heat
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, AUG. 24, 1995 By Steve Newton Sometimes it’s tough coming up with decent opening questions when you’re interviewing rockers; other times it’s way too easy. When Jim Heath—aka Reverend Horton Heat—answers the phone at his Texas homestead, he’s in the middle of paying some bills. There’s a shuffling of … Continue reading Jim Heath can finally pay his bills as the Reverend Horton Heat
Huevos Rancheros aren’t concerned about being the next Sloan
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 24, 1995 By Steve Newton Sometimes I wish I’d been more than a toddler in 1960 so I could have appreciated tunes such as the Ventures’ “Walk Don’t Run”, the Shadows’ “Man of Mystery”, and Duane Eddy’s “Shazam!” as soon as they were released. Nowadays I love nothing more than surrendering … Continue reading Huevos Rancheros aren’t concerned about being the next Sloan