ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 24, 2001 By Steve Newton Back in high school in the mid-’70s, I knew a lot of people who were big April Wine fans. Heck, even now I know a lot of people who are big April Wine fans. I try to avoid them, but they’re everywhere! You can even find … Continue reading Myles Goodwyn says that April Wine was one of the first bands to hit all the small towns in Canada
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After scary times in Bosnia the smalls set their sights on Texas
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2000 By Steve Newton Last February, Edmonton guitar-rockers the smalls found a unique way to celebrate their 10 years together: they kicked off a month-long European tour with a few dates in that popular wintertime destination, Bosnia-Herzegovina. When bassist-songwriter Corby Lund calls from outside of Winnipeg with the claim that … Continue reading After scary times in Bosnia the smalls set their sights on Texas
Roger Waters returns to Vancouver and makes The Wall his biggest ever
photo by the Newt ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 27, 2012 By Steve Newton When Roger Waters brought Pink Floyd's The Wall to Rogers Arena in December 2010, he delivered nothing short of a prog-rock spectacle for the ages. His mastery of live sound, lighting technique, state-of-the-art video, and immense staging combined to bring that monumental 1979 concept album's … Continue reading Roger Waters returns to Vancouver and makes The Wall his biggest ever