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Steve Newton

@earofnewt.bsky.social

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freelance music-writer and journalist for 40+ years; author of the 2018 beer-table book Gord Downie; owner of the website earofnewt.com; check out over 650 of my audio interviews with rock legends since 1982 on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/c/earofnewt

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 7h

just posted my 1989 interview with #ColinJames for the first time "[The new album] might be called Colin James and the Colin James Band, featuring Colin James. Or maybe Colinization--I'm kinda pushing for that." @colinjamesmusic.bsky.social @davidgogoblues.bsky.social @bluesrockreview.bsky.social

Colin James checks in from Memphis where his sophomore album is taking shape

Vancouver's fave young blues-rocker had to travel all the way down to Tennessee to record the vocal and guitar parts for his next album.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 9h

just posted an audio excerpt from my 2008 interview with the Answer's #CormacNeeson in which he talks about his band's passion for Irish guitar-rock @rorygallagher.com @ultclassicrock.bsky.social @acdcbrasil.bsky.social

The Answer listened to Rory Gallagher's "Walk on Hot Coals" to get the blood boiling before opening for AC/DC on the Black Ice Tour

In November of 2008 I called up the Answer vocalist Cormac Neeson in New Jersey, where his Irish hard-rock quartet was touring with AC/DC.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 10h

happy 62nd birthday to the #GooGooDolls' #RobbyTakac, who once told me that his band was almost #Canadian "We’re probably the closest thing to being Canadian you’ll find in America." @googoodollsmusic.bsky.social @robbytakac.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social @blabbermouthnet.bsky.social

Growing up in Buffalo, the Goo Goo Dolls are almost Canadian

“We’re probably the closest thing to being Canadian you’ll find in America. I mean, I could drive a golf ball to Canada from my house."

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

just posted the full audio of my 2012 interview with #PattersonHood of the #DowntownRumblers (and the #DriveByTruckers) @drivebytruckers.bsky.social @dbtph.bsky.social @jaygonzalez.bsky.social @nodepression.bsky.social @atorecords.bsky.social

Patterson Hood of Downtown Rumblers (and Drive-By Truckers), September 18, 2012 | Ear of Newt

I did my fifth interview with Drive-By Truckers singer-guitarist Patterson Hood when he was touring behind his third solo album, Heat Lightn

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

happy 78th birthday to #GrandFunk's #MarkFarner, who once told me how he became a born-again #Christian

That time Mark Farner of Grand Funk told me how he became a born-again Christian

Man, if there's one song I remember fondly from the summer of 1973 it's Grand Funk's "We're An American Band".

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

just posted the full audio of my 2013 interview with Louisiana slide-guitar wizard #SonnyLandreth on my #Patreon page Here's a free excerpt: @fenderguitarsamps.bsky.social @davidgogoblues.bsky.social @jasonatbsr.bsky.social @bluesrockreview.bsky.social

That time Sonny Landreth told me about his favourite Crossroads Guitar Festival moment with Eric Clapton

I did my fourth interview with Sonny Landreth in January of 2013, when he was touring behind his all-instrumental album, Elemental Journey.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

just posted my 1989 review of Christian heavy-metal band #Guardian at the Metro in #Vancouver for the first time

Christian metal quartet Guardian cranks it up at the Metro and leaves the Bible backstage

Guardian is the latest Christian metal act to come on the scene, with its debut album, First Watch, produced by Oz Fox of Stryper.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

on this day in 1989 I did the first of my five interviews with #GordDownie of the #TragicallyHip Sure do miss that guy @thetragicallyhip.bsky.social @gorddownie.bsky.social @gorddownieofficial.bsky.social @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social @canadianmusicblog.bsky.social

Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip, September 28, 1989 | Ear of Newt

I was a huge Hip fan back in its heyday, and during that time--between 1989 and 1996--I got to interview singer Gord Downie five times. Thos

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

happy 83rd birthday to Canadian rock legend #RandyBachman, who once told me what it felt like when #TheGuessWho's "American Woman" hit #1 on the charts @randysvinyltap.bsky.social @burtoncummings.com @theguesswhoband.bsky.social @strombo.bsky.social @socanmusic.bsky.social @billboard.com

That time Randy Bachman told me what it felt like when the Guess Who's "American Woman" hit number one

Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman is one of those few musicians who can say that they've reached the top in two different bands.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

there's some pretty decent #concerts happening in #Vancouver next month @geofftateofficial.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @brunomarsaccess.bsky.social @bcplacestadium.bsky.social @foxcabaret.bsky.social @deertick.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social

Newt's top 10 Vancouver concerts to check out in October 2026

Former Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate performs the band's 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety on October 10.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

just posted my 1986 review of #CoreyHart in #Vancouver for the first time The girls were going nuts for the guy @coreyhart.bsky.social @canadianmusicblog.bsky.social

Corey Hart has young girls screaming and fainting as his Boy in the Box Tour hits Vancouver

During "Sunny Place, Shady People" one girl fainted and had to be lifted over the barricade at the foot of the stage and carried away.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

just posted an audio excerpt from my 2010 interview with American guitar-wizard #JoeSatriani @joesatriani.com @blabbermouthnet.bsky.social @classicrockmag.bsky.social @guitarworld.com.web.brid.gy @guitarplayer.com.web.brid.gy

That time I asked Joe Satriani who he'd been listening to lately

I did my seventh interview with Joe Satriani back in December of 2010, when he was touring behind his 13th studio album.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

remembering #ShannonHoon of #BlindMelon, born on this day in 1967 in Lafayette, Louisiana He once told me about his love/hate relationship with "Johnny Rotten" @johnlydonofficial.bsky.social @blabbermouthnet.bsky.social

That time Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon told me about his love/hate relationship with John Lydon

I only got to interview Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon once before his tragic drug-overdose death at the age of 28.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

35 years ago today #PearlJam played the #TownPump in #Vancouver, performing tunes off its new debut album, #Ten @pearljam.com @pearljamonline.bsky.social @pearljamfc.bsky.social @eddievedder.bsky.social @classicrockmag.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social

Promising Pearl Jam pulls off a loud one at the Town Pump in Vancouver

From the sound of thing Pearl Jam has what it takes to follow fellow Seattlers Alice in Chains right up the charts...

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I just got inspired to write a blog after hearing an old #GrahamNash tune for the first time @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social @neilyoungarchives.bsky.social @thrasherswheat.bsky.social @occupydemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.org @democrats.senate.gov

Graham Nash's 55-year-old "Military Madness" got me thinking about today's ungodly lust for war

"And after the wars are over/And the body count is finally filed/I hope The Man discovers/What's driving the people wild"

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

35 years ago today I interviewed 24-year-old #JohnPopper before #BluesTraveler played the Town Pump in #Vancouver

Blues Traveler's John Popper went from the Blues Brothers to Paul Butterfield to Elmore James to Hendrix

Blues Traveler frontman John Popper says that it was his love of comedy that first got him started on the road to rhythm and blues.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

30 years ago today I called #SteveVai up in Rochester, New York and we talked about guitars and guitar-playing and stuff for 15 minutes @stevevai.bsky.social @joesatriani.com @guitarworld.com.web.brid.gy @guitarplayer.com.web.brid.gy

Steve Vai, September 25, 1996 | Ear of Newt

I interviewed guitar virtuoso Steve Vai for the second time one week after the release of his Fire Garden album. He had also recently announ

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

check out the audio of my 1994 restaurant interview with Canuck-rock legends #KimMitchell and #PyeDubois where they discuss the songwriting process and stuff You may need to crank the volume a bit to hear it above the background chatter #MaxWebster #CanuckRock @martinpopoff.bsky.social

Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois, July 11, 1994 | Ear of Newt

I sat down with Kim Mitchell and his longtime lyricist Pye Dubois at the Bulldog Cafe in downtown Vancouver when they were promoting Mitchel

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

my list of cool stuff to do in #Vancouver this weekend @nikkiglaser.bsky.social @whitecapsfc.com @bclions.com @nhlcanucks.bsky.social @rogersarena.bsky.social @bcplacestadium.bsky.social @leeroystagger.bsky.social @ensiferumviking.bsky.social @thegrowlers.bsky.social @marcmaron.bsky.social

Newt's top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 25 to 27

American comedian and actress Nikki Glaser performs two nights of standup at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Saturday and Sunday.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

saddened to hear that longtime #MaxWebster and #KimMitchell lyricist #PyeDubois has passed away at the age of 77 I interviewed him and Kim back in 1994 @pyedubois.bsky.social @kimmitchell.bsky.social @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @strombo.bsky.social

Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois have come a long way from the Sarnia high-school smoking section

When the time comes to sit down with Kim Mitchell and his lyricist, Pye Dubois, at the Bulldog Cafe, I have a bone to pick with them.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

just posted my 2012 interview with Canadian rocker #MattMays for the first time Anybody into Matt Mays? @mattmaysmusic.bsky.social @sonicrecords.bsky.social

Matt Mays eschews high-profile producers to twiddle the knobs himself on impressive Coyote

For his new album the 33-year-old singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist left the big-name producers behind and took the DIY route.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

on this day in 1985 #DireStraits played #Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum, and they were pretty awesome @direstraits77.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social

Mark Knopfler's guitarwork dazzles as Dire Straits brings its Brothers in Arms Tour to Vancouver

"Rock and roll Vancouver," announced Mark Knopfler half-way through Monday's Dire Straits show. And the crowd did as they were told.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

remembering guitar legend #RoyBuchanan, born on this day in 1939 in Ozark, Arkansas He once told me that #PinkFloyd's #DavidGilmour was just a bluesman at heart @davidgilmour.com @guitarworld.com.web.brid.gy @guitarplayer.com.web.brid.gy @fenderguitarsamps.bsky.social

That time Roy Buchanan told me that Pink Floyd's David Gilmour was just a bluesman at heart

I asked Roy about his recent tour in Australia, which saw him jamming with David Gilmour and other members of Pink Floyd at a bar one night.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

happy 78th birthday to #Vancouver blues legend #JimByrnes, who I had a nice chat with back in 1985, talkin' about the local blues scene and his idol #MagicSam @cityofvancouver.bsky.social @bluesrockreview.bsky.social @bluesmusic.bsky.social

Jim Byrnes, May 6, 1985 | Ear of Newt

I did my first interview with Vancouver blues legend Jim Byrnes when he was 37 and in the midst of a week-long stint at The Embassy on Davie

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

35 years ago today I called up guitarist #GrantWalmsley of Aussie pub-rockers the #ScreamingJets in France, but the resulting interview wasn't published until 30 years later @australianmusician.bsky.social @australianmusicfdn.bsky.social @classicrockmag.bsky.social

Screaming Jets interview, unpublished for 30 years, shows the Aussie guitar-rockers highly skilled at pissing people off

With a jarring, guitar-heavy sound influenced by such gritty Aussie acts as Angel City and AC/DC, Screaming Jets are causing quite a ruckus.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

happy 68th birthday to American rocker #JoanJett, who once told me that she couldn't picture herself slinging a guitar at 60 @joanjettofficial.bsky.social @joanjettsguitar.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social @riffology.co @punkrockhistory.bsky.social @rocksbackpages.bsky.social

That time Joan Jett told me she couldn't picture herself slinging a guitar at 60

Back in 1992 I interviewed Joan Jett, who was heading to Vancouver on a tour promoting her eighth album with the Blackhearts, Notorious.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

30 years ago today #LongJohnBaldry headlined the #GranvilleIslandBluesFestival, and the False Creek residents complained @cityofvancouver.bsky.social

Whiney False Creek residents put a damper on the Long John Baldry-topped Granville Island Blues Fest

Baldry got a thanks in to “Storman” Norman, the local musician and radio personality who organized and emceed the event.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

on this day in 1990 #RobertPlant played #Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum, with guests the #BlackCrowes, who were touring behind their multiplatinum debut album @robertplant.com @theblackcrowes.bsky.social

Robert Plant gets the Led out and holds his own with the Black Crowes in Vancouver

The golden-haired rock god led his vibrant young apprentices through a collection of his top solo hits and the odd Zeppelin gem.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

just posted my 2012 interview with #JonLandry of the #Stanfields for the first time That #Halifax band kicked ass! Maybe still does

The Stanfields see themselves like if Neil Young and Crazy Horse were playing Irish music

“We just sealed ourselves in a tiny room and started whacking away on guitars to see what kind of noise we could make."

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

just posted my 2013 interview with #DanVacon of Calgary indie-rockers #TheDudes for the first time Was anybody into the Dudes?

The Flames may suck right now, but Calgary's Dudes are proud of their "Saturday Night" hockey homage

In true Canadian fashion, Calgary indie-rockers the Dudes take a hockey-based approach on a track off their latest album.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#DaveGrohl brings his #FooFighters to a mostly sold-out BC Place Stadium tonight (Sept. 20), with #QueensOfTheStoneAge and #GougeAway Here's what the Foos were like 11 years ago in Vancouver @foofighterslive.com @qotsa-official.bsky.social @bcplacestadium.bsky.social @gougeawayfl.bsky.social

The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl rides the rock throne to glory at a hellraising show in Vancouver

all crappy iPhone photos by the Newt ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 12, 2015 By Steve Newton Nobody really expects a millionaire rock star to, after breaking his leg falling off a stage, design a speci...

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

40 years ago today former #LynyrdSkynyrd guitarist #GaryRossington called me up from New York to talk about the new band he'd formed with his wife Dale @skynyrdpod.bsky.social @lynyrdskynyrd.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social

Gary Rossington and Dale Krantz-Rossington on leaving Rossington Collins, having kids, and "Workin' for Atlantic" in '86

Just before Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane went down the now legendary southern rock band released an album ironically titled Street Survivors.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

just posted an audio excerpt from my 2010 interview with #JasonBonham in which he he talks about his father and the drumming on #Genesis' 1980 hit "Turn It On Again" @jasonbonham.bsky.social @philcollinsbr.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social @blabbermouthnet.bsky.social

Jason Bonham's famous dad once got him to perform Phil Collins's drum parts from a Genesis song

When I interviewed Jason Bonham I asked him if his father John had instructed him much on playing drums when he was a kid.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

on this day in 1999 #JeffBeck played #Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre, and he was nothing short of astonishing @jenniferbatten1.bsky.social @guitarworld.com.web.brid.gy @guitarplayer.com.web.brid.gy @fenderguitarsamps.bsky.social #VancouverConcertHistory

Jeff Beck's astonishing Vancouver show crushes the myth that Clapton is God

Apart from an arena show with Rod Stewart in the ’80s, it had been nearly 25 years since fans of Jeff Beck last saw him play in Vancouver.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

on this day in 1987 #JohnnyWinter played a wicked show at #Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom Can you freakin' believe that he still isn't in the #RockAndRollHallOfFame? @rockhall.bsky.social @bluesrockreview.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social @guitarplayer.com.web.brid.gy

Johnny Winter's lightning-fast licks prove that he's still alive and well in Vancouver

Texas is famous for a few things. Lonestar beer. Redneck sheriffs. The Dallas Cowboys. Albino guitarist Johnny Winter.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

just posted my 2013 interview with John C. Stubblefield of #Lucero for the first time anybody into Lucero? @luceromusic.com @atorecords.bsky.social @drivebytruckers.bsky.social

Lucero stayed horn-y to funk up Women and Work's Memphis-soul vibe

“We were doin’ some demos on 1372, and I thought somethin’ was happening where we should maybe hear some horns in there."

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

audio excerpt from my 2010 interview with #RobHalford, the "Metal God" @judaspriestof.bsky.social @rjdio.bsky.social @ozzyosbournetry.bsky.social @sabbathbloodypc.bsky.social @themetalvoice.bsky.social @blabbermouthnet.bsky.social @bravewordscom.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social

That time I asked Rob Halford if he thought Ronnie James Dio did a good job replacing Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath

I interviewed Rob Halford for the fourth time in 2010, when he was touring with his band Halford, in support of the new album Made of Metal.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

my list of cool stuff to do in #Vancouver this weekend @foofighterslive.com @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @bcplacestadium.bsky.social @rogersarena.bsky.social @johnnyblueskies.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social @bluefrogtv.bsky.social @qotsa-official.bsky.social @qotsa-live.bsky.social

Newt's top 10 things to do in Vancouver this weekend, September 18 to 20

Seattle hard-rock band Foo Fighters plays BC Place on Sunday, with guests Queens of the Stone Age and Gouge Away.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

just posted my 2012 interview with Canadian singer-songwriter #KathleenEdwards for the first time

Sassy Kathleen Edwards thinks not of murderous graverobbers, sees only blue finches in Wisconsin

“I’m a pretty lucky person to have amazing friends and people who want to come play,” says Edwards of the guests on her new album, Voyageur.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#Vancouver's gonna get loud next spring @metallica.com @allwithinmyhands.org @metallicsm.bsky.social @metalinjection.bsky.social @thrashmetallix.bsky.social @blabbermouthnet.bsky.social @bravewordscom.bsky.social @classicrockmag.bsky.social

The world's greatest thrash-metal band opens its 2027 North American tour in Vancouver on May 8

I've seen Metallica several times over the years, and they've never sucked. I don't expect they're gonna start sucking now.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

just posted my 2012 interview with American bluesman #AlvinYoungbloodHart for the first time @dirtysouthblues.bsky.social

Alvin Youngblood Hart starts thinking about the Band when he's making music with Steve Dawson

"When I play with Steve it reminds me of the Band quite a bit. So he kinda puts me in that mindset when I’m playing with him.”

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

remembering guitarist #JohnnyRamone, who passed away on this day in 2004 at the age of 55 I called him up in Brazil for a quick chat back in '92 @theramones.bsky.social @vurnt22.bsky.social @punkrockhistory.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social @blabbermouthnet.bsky.social

Johnny Ramone of the Ramones, September 24, 1992 | Ear of Newt

I did the second of my two interviews with Johnny Ramone when he was touring down in Brazil behind the Mondo Bizarro album. The conversation

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

just posted an audio excerpt from my 2008 interview with #PattersonHood of the #Drive-ByTruckers, who've been my favourite band for a lotta years now @drivebytruckers.bsky.social @dbtph.bsky.social @jaygonzalez.bsky.social @nodepression.bsky.social @atorecords.bsky.social

That time I asked Patterson Hood if he thought the Drive-By Truckers might break up after Jason Isbell left

I interviewed Drive-By Truckers singer, songwriter, and guitarist Patterson Hood for the fourth time back in June of 2008.

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Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

just posted my 1989 review of #KimMitchell at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre for the first time He's scheduled to hit the stage at Ladner's #BarnsideHarvestFestival tonight at 7 pm Pacific @barnsideharvestfst.bsky.social @cityofdeltabc.bsky.social @tomzillich.bsky.social

Kim Mitchell, Canada's clown prince of power pop, turns Vancouver into a Rocklandwonderland

Few performers have the ability to deliver a hard-driving show with as much gusto and playful humour as Sarnia, Ontario's human scarecrow.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Canadian rock legend #TomCochrane headlines the last day of the #BarnsideHarvestFestival in Ladner tonight Here's my first interview with him, from way the funk back in 1983 @tomcochranemusic.bsky.social @barnsideharvestfst.bsky.social @cityofdeltabc.bsky.social

Red Rider releases Neruda, Tom Cochrane rails against "trendy bullshit"

I spoke to Red Rider's lead vocalist and songwriter Tom Cochrane over the phone from Toronto in advance of the band's Vancouver concert.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

35 years ago today 22-year-old #DavidGogo played #Vancouver's #CommodoreBallroom with his band the Persuaders The young fella could play @davidgogoblues.bsky.social @aaronchapman.bsky.social @bluesrockreview.bsky.social @jimihendrixisgod.bsky.social

David Gogo drinks "anything that's liquid" and uses the empty glass for a slide in Vancouver

Does 22-year-old David Gogo have what it takes to become Canada's next blues-rock guitar hero, on par with Jeff Healey and Colin James?

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

just posted my 2011 interview with British blues artist #JoanneShawTaylor for the first time @joanneshawtaylor40.bsky.social @planetrockradio.bsky.social @fenderguitarsamps.bsky.social @bluesrockreview.bsky.social @bluesmusicfan.bsky.social

British blues-rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor found her calling through an early love of Stevie Ray Vaughan

When I contact blueswoman Joanne Shaw Taylor in Houston, Texas she’s far from her native England but still, in a way, very much at home.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

remembering #Rush drummer #NeilPeart, born on this day in 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario Here's the interview fellow Vancouver music writer #TomHarrison did with him back in '84 @rushtheband.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social @kerrang.com @progrockjournal.bsky.social

Neil Peart tells Tom Harrison that Rush feels very fresh after releasing Grace Under Pressure

Last year I went looking through my boxes of old newspapers for the interview I did with Gary Moore back in May of 1984.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

just posted the full audio of my 2010 interview with #JasonBonham on my Patreon page Here's a free excerpt: @ledzeppelin.bsky.social @jasonbonham.bsky.social @ultclassicrock.bsky.social @mwardlaw.bsky.social @riffology.co @rocksbackpages.bsky.social

That time Jason Bonham told me what it was like being a kid with a dad in Led Zeppelin

I did my third interview with Jason Bonham in 2010, when he was touring with his multimedia show, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience.

Steve Newton @earofnewt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

on this day in 2012 --the 11th anniversary of 9/11-- #Anthrax guitarist #ScottIan called me up and we reminisced about the furor his band's name created in the wake of the terror attacks @thisdayinmetal.bsky.social @themetalvoice.bsky.social @metalinjection.bsky.social

Scott Ian on the media frenzy surrounding the Anthrax name after 9/11

Right after 9/11 every non-rockin' journalist in the world wanted to get a quote from Anthrax to help sell papers or get hits on a site.

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