ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 8, 1987 By Steve Newton When Steve Earle was 14 years old, he ran away from his home outside of San Antonio, Texas, and headed to Houston. All he had was an acoustic guitar and a head stuffed with dreams of making a living in music. "I was real interested in … Continue reading Steve Earle on the influence of Elvis and making it with Guitar Town
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Robin Trower talks Procol Harum, Hendrix, and blues, says “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
photo courtesy the newt ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 11, 1990 By Steve Newton You know how some recording artists make you think of old times, and help you crystallize visions from the past? Well, when I think of Robin Trower, I picture a mid-'70s high-schooler cruising the main drag of Chilliwack in a wood-grained Monaco … Continue reading Robin Trower talks Procol Harum, Hendrix, and blues, says “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
I don’t agree with Mojo Nixon that Don Henley must die, but a brief nudge with a cattle prod might have helped in Vancouver
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 22, 1991 By Steve Newton Don Henley really put his foot in his mouth during his second encore at the Coliseum last Friday (August 16). While rambling on about the new environmental book that he edited, the former Eagle mentioned that, with all the work involved, “I’ve been awake since January.” … Continue reading I don’t agree with Mojo Nixon that Don Henley must die, but a brief nudge with a cattle prod might have helped in Vancouver
Don Coscarelli brings Joe R. Lansdale’s soul-sucking Bubba Ho-Tep to hilarious life
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 25, 2004 By Steve Newton Bubba Ho-Tep is a horror-comedy about two elderly men at a rundown retirement home--one supposedly Elvis Presley, the other claiming to be John F. Kennedy--who battle a mummy that sucks souls from victims' arseholes. Who would have thought that such a far-out B-movie premise could result in … Continue reading Don Coscarelli brings Joe R. Lansdale’s soul-sucking Bubba Ho-Tep to hilarious life