ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MARCH 7, 1996 By Steve Newton I don’t normally spend money on punk music from the ’70s, but when I came across a used cassette of Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols recently, I couldn’t help myself. The notion of motoring around town to the raucous … Continue reading Album review: Bad Religion, The Gray Race (1996)
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The Alvin brothers blast the roof off in Vancouver at a roots-rock hoedown for the ages
all crappy iPhone photos by the newt By Steve Newton "I was teaching math when I first heard the Sex Pistols," Phil Alvin told me back in 1983, "and then I said, 'Allright, good. I can play again.' So I quit teaching." Thank god Alvin caught wind of Johnny Rotten and his band of miscreants, … Continue reading The Alvin brothers blast the roof off in Vancouver at a roots-rock hoedown for the ages
Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin is more impressed by D.O.A. than the Sex Pistols
“All I knew was that throughout its history," says Bad Religion's Greg Graffin, "punk was always given a lot less credit than it deserved."
Shadowy Men learned to play by mimicking Alice Cooper and the Sex Pistols
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 16, 1991 By Steve Newton Plenty of rock ’n’ roll groups have risen from unlikely beginnings, but the Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet were shoved into the spotlight in a particularly unusual way—their first gig was the result of a dare to open for the band that shared their Toronto … Continue reading Shadowy Men learned to play by mimicking Alice Cooper and the Sex Pistols
Slash on Velvet Revolver: “We’re doing pretty f***ing well for ourselves.”
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 31, 2005 By Steve Newton When the remnants of Guns N' Roses-guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Matt Sorum-went looking for a vocalist to front their new band, the first name that came to mind was the Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland. The problem at the time, though, was that … Continue reading Slash on Velvet Revolver: “We’re doing pretty f***ing well for ourselves.”
The Blasters’ Phil Alvin on the roots of rock ‘n’ roll, racism, and thanking god for the Sex Pistols
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 3, 1983 By Steve Newton Touted by Cash Box magazine as "L.A.'s greatest rockabilly group", the Blasters blasted the Commodore Ballroom Thursday night with guests Wailin' Walker and the Houserockers. Comprised of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Phil Alvin, his younger brother Dave on lead guitar, drummer Bill Bateman, bassist John Bazz, and … Continue reading The Blasters’ Phil Alvin on the roots of rock ‘n’ roll, racism, and thanking god for the Sex Pistols