By Steve Newton Back in August of 1995 I did the first of my four interviews with Jim Heath, singer-guitarist and main songwriter for the Texas psychobilly trio Reverend Horton Heat. When I called him up at his home in Dallas he told me that he was just hangin' around the house, dealing with some paperwork, … Continue reading That time I asked Jim Heath of Reverend Horton Heat if rock ‘n’ roll paid the bills
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Newt’s top 20 Vancouver concert picks for 2024
tedeschi trucks photo by susan weiand By Steve Newton Melissa Etheridge: confessional folk-rock singer-songwriter from Kansas performs with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as part of her I’m Not Broken Tour. March 23 at the Orpheum Theatre. Reverend Horton Heat: psychobilly band from Dallas, Texas, featuring guitarist-vocalist Jim Heath, with guests Dale Watson and Jason D. Williams. March 26 at the Rickshaw Theatre. … Continue reading Newt’s top 20 Vancouver concert picks for 2024
That time I asked the Reverend Horton Heat’s Jim Heath about the cool AC/DC t-shirt he was wearing on the back cover of his new CD
Back in August of 1995 I did the first of my four interviews with Jim Heath, singer-guitarist and main songwriter for the Texas psychobilly trio Reverend Horton Heat. At one point in in the conversation I asked Heath about the AC/DC t-shirt he's pictured wearing on the back cover of the band's latest CD, Liquor … Continue reading That time I asked the Reverend Horton Heat’s Jim Heath about the cool AC/DC t-shirt he was wearing on the back cover of his new CD
Jim Heath can finally pay his bills as the Reverend Horton Heat
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, AUG. 24, 1995 By Steve Newton Sometimes it’s tough coming up with decent opening questions when you’re interviewing rockers; other times it’s way too easy. When Jim Heath—aka Reverend Horton Heat—answers the phone at his Texas homestead, he’s in the middle of paying some bills. There’s a shuffling of … Continue reading Jim Heath can finally pay his bills as the Reverend Horton Heat
Huevos Rancheros aren’t concerned about being the next Sloan
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON AUG. 24, 1995 By Steve Newton Sometimes I wish I’d been more than a toddler in 1960 so I could have appreciated tunes such as the Ventures’ “Walk Don’t Run”, the Shadows’ “Man of Mystery”, and Duane Eddy’s “Shazam!” as soon as they were released. Nowadays I love nothing more than surrendering … Continue reading Huevos Rancheros aren’t concerned about being the next Sloan