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Return of the Rocking Rob Zombienew
Rob Zombie has parlayed his obsessions with heavy music and low-budget fright flicks into a full-time career.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
05-03-2010 |
Concerts
Justin Townes Earle Is Clearly His Father's Sonnew
By all accounts, the younger Earle has proven himself a singer-songwriter of real talent and conviction. His latest effort covers wide swaths of musical ground, from Woody Guthrie–style folk to indie rock, with tinges of ragtime and honky-tonk thrown in for good measure.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
05-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
There's Nothing Redeeming About 'The Unborn'new
As soon as The Unborn's end credits started to roll, a guy seated two rows down from me at the promotional screening declared: "That sucked!" I couldn't have said it better myself.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
01-13-2009 |
Reviews
James Blunt on the Force of Famenew
Unapologetic balladeer James Blunt thinks happiness does matter and hits the '70s in All the Lost Souls.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
11-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All the Lost Souls, James Blunt
Buddy Guy is Still as Potent as Evernew
At 72, this blues-rock legend has come a long way since his threadbare childhood, which he spent in a plantation shack with no running water and no electricity.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The New X-Files Movies Sucksnew
There was a lot of secrecy surrounding the new X-Files movie, and know we know why.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
07-25-2008 |
Reviews
Xavier Rudd Downplays His Activismnew
Although it's clear from his subject matter that Rudd has an abiding concern in getting people to sit up, take notice, and do the right thing, he notes that "playing music is pretty much what I do," and downplays his role as an activist.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: White Moth, Xavier Rudd
The Hiply Unhip Trans-Siberian Orchestranew
As guitarist Al Pitrelli admits over the phone before heading to a sound check in Fresno, California, the success of his decidedly unhip ensemble, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, goes against all odds.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
HIM's Ville Valo Rolls in Gloom and Glamnew
While the lyrical bent of HIM tends toward the gloomy, the music on Venus Doom is actually quite upbeat, drawing on everything from '90s alt-metal to '80s glam-pop to '70s guitar-rock.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: HIM, Venus Doom
'Hatchet' Sucksnew
How this utterly worthless slasher flick managed to avoid going straight to video and then directly to the bargain bin will confound discriminating horror fans for days, if not weeks.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
09-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Green, Hatchet
Eye of the 'Tiger'new
They've abandoned their metal past, but the members of Pride Tiger are more than ready to bring the rock.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
06-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pride Tiger
