ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 20, 1984 By Steve Newton Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone/The place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned/My beacon's been moved under moon and star/Where am I to go now that I've gone too far/Soon you will come to know, when the bullet hits the bone Anyone who's … Continue reading Golden Earring’s Barry Hay on touring with the Who and getting beaten up with Ronnie Van Zant
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Quadrophenia, the world’s greatest rock album, released as box set today
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 15, 2011 By Steve Newton I recently learned that a good way to get peeps' attention is to call someone or something "the world's greatest". Like, when I reviewed Jeff Beck's Vancouver concert last month and proclaimed him "the world's greatest rock guitarist", it caused quite a commotion in the comments section. Most … Continue reading Quadrophenia, the world’s greatest rock album, released as box set today
Chuck Klosterman defends his love of Mötley Crüe while plugging his new book, Killing Yourself to Live
"The reason that Shout at the Devil was my Sgt. Pepper's is because I was in fifth grade, and it was the first record I loved."
Who’s Roger Daltrey brings surprises to Vancouver
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, OCT. 11, 2009 Before heading off to see Roger Daltrey at the Commodore last night (October 10) I made up a list of the five Who songs I figured he’d be most likely to perform—along with the solo material nobody much cared about. These weren’t my fave Who tunes—most of those … Continue reading Who’s Roger Daltrey brings surprises to Vancouver