Newt’s top 10 things to do in Vancouver this week, January 6 to 10

Screenings at the VIFF Centre on Friday of Dont Look Back, director D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 documentary about Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England.

Fu Manchu founder Scott Hill just likes big, loud, heavy stuff

By Steve Newton When you check out the song titles on its latest CD, Gigantoid, it’s clear that Fu Manchu still has a hankering for sci-fi–oriented tuneage. The band that once proudly named a song after the flaky Farrah Fawcett flick Saturn 3—which Roger Ebert dubbed “awesomely stupid and totally implausible”—still churns out rockin’ ditties like “Dimension … Continue reading Fu Manchu founder Scott Hill just likes big, loud, heavy stuff

Todd Kerns is the physical embodiment of the arena-ready rocker

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 10, 2004 By Steve Newton Strolling into the living room of Todd Kerns's Burnaby townhouse is a bit like entering a '70s-rock museum. The first thing you see is an array of fine electric guitars, including an AC/DC--style Gibson SG; the second is a set of Kiss action figures atop the … Continue reading Todd Kerns is the physical embodiment of the arena-ready rocker