By Steve Newton I've interviewed a helluva lot of rock musicians over the last 40 years or so--literally hundreds and hundreds--but there are still a few that got away. Like Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod, best known for being a member of Vancouver-based rock groups Headpins and Chilliwack. It doesn't make sense that I wouldn't have … Continue reading Wish I would have interviewed the guy with the best nickname in rock, Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod
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Ziggi’s All-Star Jam brings out Vancouver’s best-known rockers
Every Wednesday for the last two months Ziggi has been inviting some of the best-known rockers in town to drop by and show their stuff.
Streetheart’s prairie-rock dreams “Comin’ True” on Dancing With Danger
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 18, 1983 By Steve Newton Touring to promote their latest album Dancing with Danger, prairie-rockers Streetheart will headline this Monday's (February 21) triple-threat rock showcase at the Pacific Coliseum. Kilowatt and Vancouver's own Headpins will also perform at the event. Last year Streetheart earned a Canadian platinum award for their self-titled … Continue reading Streetheart’s prairie-rock dreams “Comin’ True” on Dancing With Danger
Chrissy Steele hits the perfect volume level for Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 5, 1991 By Steve Newton If you’re a hard-rock kinda person, sometimes it really pays to hang out at Club Soda, along with the folks from Aerosmith and the Scorpions. For local rocker Chrissy Steele, that’s where she first met former Headpins guitarist Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod, who was impressed enough … Continue reading Chrissy Steele hits the perfect volume level for Brian “Too Loud” MacLeod