ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 1, 2001 By Steve Newton One of the coolest things about being a rock writer is getting turned on to new bands—even if they’re old. Corrosion of Conformity has been making a serious racket since 1982, but it’s still new to me; for some strange reason its latest CD, America’s Volume … Continue reading C.O.C.’s Pepper Keenan says “Badass Warren Haynes” nailed it on America’s Volume Dealer
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That time my buddy Stick of Mad Duck ticked off Metallica’s Lars Ulrich by asking him to jam
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 22, 1997 By Steve Newton Back when the Starfish Room was still a headbanger’s haven known as Club Soda, a rock-crazed pal of mine named Stick bumped into Lars Ulrich there. The Metallica drummer was hangin’ out with his entourage after one of the band’s intense Vancouver gigs when Stick—whose band … Continue reading That time my buddy Stick of Mad Duck ticked off Metallica’s Lars Ulrich by asking him to jam
Corrosion of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan says that everybody’s a Motörhead fan
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 7, 2005 By Steve Newton One of the stock questions I like to toss out when interviewing rockers is, "So, what have you been listening to lately?" When I call up Corrosion of Conformity guitarist-vocalist Pepper Keenan in the midst of his band's North American tour with Motörhead, that query brings … Continue reading Corrosion of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan says that everybody’s a Motörhead fan