ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 10, 2010 By Steve Newton Man, if I wasn't already on the outs with the Pitchfork-reading hipster crowd, this blog'll surely get me off their Christmas lists. But hey, it's been 35 years since British blues-rockers Foghat released their platinum-selling album Fool For the City and scored a hit with one of the last … Continue reading Remembering Foghat, the kings of ’70s boogie (along with Status Quo)
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That time I told Jeff Beck that the first time I ever saw him was with Aerosmith on the Rocks Tour in ’76
By Steve Newton Over the past 40 years or so I've seen hella concerts in the Vancouver area, either at clubs, soft-seat theatres, arenas, or stadiums. But I've also enjoyed the odd memorable gig outside Metro Vancouver. Back in the mid-'80s I was fortunate enough to see both Midnight Oil and Angel City play club … Continue reading That time I told Jeff Beck that the first time I ever saw him was with Aerosmith on the Rocks Tour in ’76
Album review: Yardbirds, Birdland (2003)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MAY 8, 2003 By Steve Newton You might think, since the current version of the Yardbirds includes only two founding members of the pioneering ’60s Brit-rock act—rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja and drummer Jim McCarty—that the latest installment is just trying to cash in on the group’s famous name. One … Continue reading Album review: Yardbirds, Birdland (2003)
Interviewing Jeff Beck, the world’s greatest living rock guitarist
As long as he’s got those magic fingers, you can bet that Jeff Beck will be searching for fresh ways to communicate through six strings.