Steve Newton
@earofnewt.bsky.social
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 600 of my audio interviews with rock legends since 1982 on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/c/earofnewt
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
just posted my 1989 review of #BlueRodeo in #Vancouver for the first time
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November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
just posted my 1989 review of #BlueRodeo in #Vancouver for the first time
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anybody wanna hear one of Vancouver's best-ever bands, Odds, in concert circa 1991?
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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
anybody wanna hear one of Vancouver's best-ever bands, Odds, in concert circa 1991?
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happy 75th birthday to #RudySarzo, who once told me how he really felt about #OzzyOsbourne and #RandyRhoads
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
happy 75th birthday to #RudySarzo, who once told me how he really felt about #OzzyOsbourne and #RandyRhoads
on this day in 1991 #TomPetty and the Heartbreakers played the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, and all was well with the world
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November 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
on this day in 1991 #TomPetty and the Heartbreakers played the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, and all was well with the world
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40 years ago today #Helix frontman #BrianVollmer called me up from Toronto and we talked about heavy metal and stuff
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November 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
40 years ago today #Helix frontman #BrianVollmer called me up from Toronto and we talked about heavy metal and stuff
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November 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
shocked and saddened to hear that American singer-songwriter #ToddSnider has died at the age of 59
I was lucky to have interviewed him once
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I was lucky to have interviewed him once
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November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
shocked and saddened to hear that American singer-songwriter #ToddSnider has died at the age of 59
I was lucky to have interviewed him once
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I was lucky to have interviewed him once
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on this day in 1984 the Jackson's played Vancouver's BC Place Stadium on the Victory Tour, and fans shelled out a whopping $40 to see it
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November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
on this day in 1984 the Jackson's played Vancouver's BC Place Stadium on the Victory Tour, and fans shelled out a whopping $40 to see it
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the World War I Canadian Army belt of my maternal grandfather, Daniel Q. Calvert. I also had two uncles--Cyril (pictured) and Baz, the Newton boys from Belfast--who flew RAF bombing runs into Germany during World War II. One of the Newton boys, Lyle, died during training exercises
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
the World War I Canadian Army belt of my maternal grandfather, Daniel Q. Calvert. I also had two uncles--Cyril (pictured) and Baz, the Newton boys from Belfast--who flew RAF bombing runs into Germany during World War II. One of the Newton boys, Lyle, died during training exercises
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
happy 72nd birthday to #MarshallCrenshaw, one of the most underappreciated pop-rock singer-songwriters ever
It was an honour to interview him back in 2013
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It was an honour to interview him back in 2013
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November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
happy 72nd birthday to #MarshallCrenshaw, one of the most underappreciated pop-rock singer-songwriters ever
It was an honour to interview him back in 2013
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It was an honour to interview him back in 2013
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lookee what my wife made at work!
Who says I’m the only talented one in the family?
Who says I’m the only talented one in the family?
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
lookee what my wife made at work!
Who says I’m the only talented one in the family?
Who says I’m the only talented one in the family?
remembering Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Greg Lake, born on this day in 1947 in Poole, England. Back in 1992 I got flown out from Vancouver to Montreal to interview him, so that was cool
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November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
remembering Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Greg Lake, born on this day in 1947 in Poole, England. Back in 1992 I got flown out from Vancouver to Montreal to interview him, so that was cool
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just realized that on this day in 1998 I interviewed Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule, Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet, and Rob Zombie. Not bad work, if I do say so myself. (You can hear all three interviews--and over 600 more--on my Patreon page.)
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
just realized that on this day in 1998 I interviewed Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule, Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet, and Rob Zombie. Not bad work, if I do say so myself. (You can hear all three interviews--and over 600 more--on my Patreon page.)
www.patreon.com/c/earofnewt
www.patreon.com/c/earofnewt
happy Halloween to British horror king Clive Barker, who didn't mind posing with me, even when I had a perm
October 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
happy Halloween to British horror king Clive Barker, who didn't mind posing with me, even when I had a perm
Happy #Halloween to you too, #RobertEnglund
And congrats on getting that star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
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And congrats on getting that star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
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October 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Happy #Halloween to you too, #RobertEnglund
And congrats on getting that star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
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And congrats on getting that star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
@horrormakesushappy.com @horrordna.bsky.social @horrorfacts.com @nerdhorror.com @slasherfilm2024.bsky.social @scarymoviegroup.bsky.social @scarymoviesof.bsky.social
my list of cool stuff to do in Vancouver this weekend
@bluejaysbot.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @riotheatre.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social @thecinematheque.bsky.social @foxcabaret.bsky.social @bclions.com
@bluejaysbot.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @riotheatre.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social @thecinematheque.bsky.social @foxcabaret.bsky.social @bclions.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
my list of cool stuff to do in Vancouver this weekend
@bluejaysbot.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @riotheatre.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social @thecinematheque.bsky.social @foxcabaret.bsky.social @bclions.com
@bluejaysbot.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @riotheatre.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social @thecinematheque.bsky.social @foxcabaret.bsky.social @bclions.com
remembering guitar great Peter Green, born on this day in 1946 in London, England
Here's what his former bandmate Mick Fleetwood told me about him:
"He was the guy."
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Here's what his former bandmate Mick Fleetwood told me about him:
"He was the guy."
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@gibsonguitaruk.bsky.social @guitarworld.com.web.brid.gy @ericclapton.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
remembering guitar great Peter Green, born on this day in 1946 in London, England
Here's what his former bandmate Mick Fleetwood told me about him:
"He was the guy."
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@gibsonguitaruk.bsky.social @guitarworld.com.web.brid.gy @ericclapton.bsky.social
Here's what his former bandmate Mick Fleetwood told me about him:
"He was the guy."
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@gibsonguitaruk.bsky.social @guitarworld.com.web.brid.gy @ericclapton.bsky.social
my list of cool concerts to see in Vancouver next month
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@bifnaked.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @riotheatre.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social #VancouverConcerts @riotheatre.bsky.social @livenationconcerts.bsky.social
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@bifnaked.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @riotheatre.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social #VancouverConcerts @riotheatre.bsky.social @livenationconcerts.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
my list of cool concerts to see in Vancouver next month
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@bifnaked.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @riotheatre.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social #VancouverConcerts @riotheatre.bsky.social @livenationconcerts.bsky.social
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@bifnaked.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @riotheatre.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social #VancouverConcerts @riotheatre.bsky.social @livenationconcerts.bsky.social
happy 72nd birthday to B-52s guitarist Keith Strickland, who once told me that the Cramps' Lux Interior got them to release "Rock Lobster" as a single
"It was like nothing else out there."
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"It was like nothing else out there."
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October 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
happy 72nd birthday to B-52s guitarist Keith Strickland, who once told me that the Cramps' Lux Interior got them to release "Rock Lobster" as a single
"It was like nothing else out there."
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"It was like nothing else out there."
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my list of cool stuff to do in Vancouver this week
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@riotheatre.bsky.social @corinnelea.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @vanconventions.bsky.social @nhlcanucks.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social
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October 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
my list of cool stuff to do in Vancouver this week
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@riotheatre.bsky.social @corinnelea.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @vanconventions.bsky.social @nhlcanucks.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social
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@riotheatre.bsky.social @corinnelea.bsky.social @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @vanconventions.bsky.social @nhlcanucks.bsky.social @cityofvancouver.bsky.social
tomorrow It: Welcome to Derry premieres on HBO, so Pennywise the Clown will be back
Here's my exclusive interview with the original Pennywise, Tim Curry, from 1990
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Here's my exclusive interview with the original Pennywise, Tim Curry, from 1990
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October 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
tomorrow It: Welcome to Derry premieres on HBO, so Pennywise the Clown will be back
Here's my exclusive interview with the original Pennywise, Tim Curry, from 1990
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Here's my exclusive interview with the original Pennywise, Tim Curry, from 1990
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just posted my 2000 article on the Vancouver-shot horror flick #Flight180 for the first time
Shortly after publication the film's name was changed to #FinalDestination
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Shortly after publication the film's name was changed to #FinalDestination
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October 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
just posted my 2000 article on the Vancouver-shot horror flick #Flight180 for the first time
Shortly after publication the film's name was changed to #FinalDestination
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Shortly after publication the film's name was changed to #FinalDestination
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on this day in 1996 I did the last of my five interviews with #GordDownie
It turned out to be one of the articles I'm most proud of
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It turned out to be one of the articles I'm most proud of
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October 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
on this day in 1996 I did the last of my five interviews with #GordDownie
It turned out to be one of the articles I'm most proud of
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It turned out to be one of the articles I'm most proud of
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remembering former #Streetheart vocalist #KennyShields, born on this day in 1947 in Nokomis, Saskatchewan
Back in '83 he told me that John Lennon was his biggest idol
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Back in '83 he told me that John Lennon was his biggest idol
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October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
remembering former #Streetheart vocalist #KennyShields, born on this day in 1947 in Nokomis, Saskatchewan
Back in '83 he told me that John Lennon was his biggest idol
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Back in '83 he told me that John Lennon was his biggest idol
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