ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, OCT. 20, 2005 By Steve Newton Nashville Pussy lead guitarist Ruyter Suys was born and raised in Vancouver, but for the last six years she's called Atlanta, Georgia, home. Her current location makes perfect sense once you sample the raunchy southern-fried boogie on her band's new CD, Get Some!. … Continue reading Nashville Pussy’s Ruyter Suys saw KISS in Vancouver on the Dynasty tour, with Loverboy opening
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Vancouver hard-rock guitar ace Erol Sora names John Sykes and Ritchie Blackmore as his top two players
If Erol Sora had released his new album, Demented Honour, 30 years ago, he'd have been an instant hard-rock superstar, touring the world.
Rob Zombie says the Allman Brothers are his favourite band
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 3, 2006 By Steve Newton Five years ago I covered the local shoot of Halloween: Resurrection for British horror mag Shivers. I spent several hours on set, and it was lotsa fun--especially when veteran makeup-FX artist Gary Tunnicliffe showed me how he could make giant animatronic rats squirm around in their … Continue reading Rob Zombie says the Allman Brothers are his favourite band
Ace Frehley talks smokin’ guitars, Kiss money, sex videos, and “teddy bear” Gene Simmons
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 12, 2008 By Steve Newton When Kiss played Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom back in early 1975, the band had just released its second album, Hotter Than Hell, and was about to embark on a rocket ride to untold riches and fame. Thirty-three crazy years later and KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is heading … Continue reading Ace Frehley talks smokin’ guitars, Kiss money, sex videos, and “teddy bear” Gene Simmons
Subpar KISS all about the special effects in Vancouver
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 15, 2009 By Steve Newton Boy, Vancouver’s costume and makeup shops must have done a booming business in the days leading up to November 14’s KISS show at GM Place. From the cutest little tyke to the brawniest middle-aged hooligan, there were scads of concertgoers wearing greasepaint in honour of their … Continue reading Subpar KISS all about the special effects in Vancouver
The Drive-By Truckers’ country-soul mojo gets invigorated by Eddie Hinton on Go-Go Boots
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 9, 2011 By Steve Newton Last year the Drive-By Truckers released The Big To-Do, a raucous collection of southern-fried alt-country tunes highlighted by the exuberant single “Birthday Boy”. A totally different vibe typifies the band’s new album, Go-Go Boots, which is surprising since its material was recorded during the same sessions as its … Continue reading The Drive-By Truckers’ country-soul mojo gets invigorated by Eddie Hinton on Go-Go Boots