Tag: Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Album review: The Tragically Hip, Phantom Power (1998)

  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 20, 1998 By Steve Newton I took my wife, Dawn, to see the Tragically Hip at Thunderbird Stadium last summer when she was seven months pregnant with our first child, Tess Georgia. They say a body is susceptible to sonic vibrations in utero, and I’d have to agree, ’cause now, … Continue reading Album review: The Tragically Hip, Phantom Power (1998)

Album review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Ragged Glory (1990)

  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 27, 1990 By Steve Newton So what if Canuck native Neil Young deserted this fair country for the more lucrative land down south; to reinterpret Ronnie Van Zant: “A northern man don’t need him around, anyhow”. Still, whenever Young saddles up with that beautiful beast called Crazy … Continue reading Album review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Ragged Glory (1990)

That time I told Gord Downie that the Hip’s “Nautical Disaster” made me think of Neil Young & Crazy Horse

By Steve Newton When I interviewed the Tragically Hip's Gord Downie in January of 1995 it was less than four months after the release of the band's fourth full-length album, Day for Night, and I was still playing the crap out of it. I would also play "Nautical Disaster" over and over again, until it … Continue reading That time I told Gord Downie that the Hip’s “Nautical Disaster” made me think of Neil Young & Crazy Horse

13 Engines are runaway locomotives at the Town Pump in Vancouver

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 15, 1991 By Steve Newton 13 Engines once played a gig in Memphis to a total of two people, which is less of a crowd than most bands get at rehearsals. But the Toronto foursome did a heckuva lot better than that at the Town Pump last week (August 7), pulling … Continue reading 13 Engines are runaway locomotives at the Town Pump in Vancouver

Neil Young & Crazy Horse finish strong

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, FEB. 26, 2004 By Steve Newton Few bands set the heart of a dedicated guitar-rock fan atwitter the way that Neil Young & Crazy Horse can. Over the years, the no-frills combo of lead guitarist Young, bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina, and rhythm guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro--and before him, drug … Continue reading Neil Young & Crazy Horse finish strong

Ladyhawk’s Duffy Driediger wanted his guitar to sound like a million bags of microwave popcorn exploding in the sun on Shots

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 2, 2008 By Steve Newton Rock 'n' roll is a dangerous game. It can be, anyway. Up-and-coming local indie rockers Ladyhawk learned the risks involved when they rolled their gear-filled van just outside of Kelowna last year. The vehicle was toast, but no one was injured. They were shaken up like … Continue reading Ladyhawk’s Duffy Driediger wanted his guitar to sound like a million bags of microwave popcorn exploding in the sun on Shots