ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, APRIL 11, 1996 If you’ve ever played in a band, you’ll always remember your very first gig. I remember my first (and only) real gig. It was with a frighteningly inept cover band called Hack City, which was formed through members of the UBC Rockers’ Co-op, class of ’83. … Continue reading Ressurection Mary strives to blow minds like Mother Love Bone
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Stone Gossard says Pearl Jam’s hard work is all paying off
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 19, 1991 By Steve Newton When a rock writer does a lot of “phoners”—media slang for telephone interviews—with bands that are coming to town, once in a while wires get crossed. This scribbler was planning to speak to Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder last week, but guitarist Stone Gossard rang up … Continue reading Stone Gossard says Pearl Jam’s hard work is all paying off
Promising Pearl Jam pulls off a loud one at the Town Pump in Vancouver
kevin statham photo ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 3, 1991 By Steve Newton I’d been warned by someone who caught Pearl Jam’s sound check at the Town Pump last Thursday afternoon (September 26) that the Seattle band was extremely loud. My second clue, upon entering the busy club around midnight, was the abundance of black leather … Continue reading Promising Pearl Jam pulls off a loud one at the Town Pump in Vancouver
Alice in Chains matches drug-war desperation with Facelift’s angry riffs
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JAN. 10, 1991 By Steve Newton It’s been pretty hard to skip through any Seattle TV news broadcasts lately without hearing all about the devastation that Washington’s largest city and its outlying areas are feeling from drug wars. Reports on crack houses and citizens under gang-related fire are nightly occurrences as the … Continue reading Alice in Chains matches drug-war desperation with Facelift’s angry riffs