Hard Rock/Heavy Metal

Glam Rock, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, KISS, New York, Rock 'N Roll, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, United States March 26, 1997

KISS Reunion of All Original Members Still Strong Two Years Later

PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER WATERLOO RECORD Wednesday, March 26, 1997 NICK KREWEN The Kitchener-Waterloo Record March 26, 1997   Not only are Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, KISS in make-up, but they’ve kissed and made up. A reunion during a taping of MTV Unplugged in August 1995 following the band’s groundbreaking convention swing sparked forgiveness between the seminal New York glam rock band’s founders — Stanley…

California, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Rock, United States August 17, 1996

Van Halen’s Hip Factor

PUBLISHED IN THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR Thursday, August 17, 1996  NICK KREWEN There’s good news in the Van Halen camp: Namesake guitar wizard Eddie Van Halen won’t be wailing — in pain, that is — because his bad hip is giving him minimal trouble. “He’s jumping around again, and playing better than ever,” reports bassist Michael Anthony, 41, from a recent sound check in Boston, where the band played last week…

Bass, Drums, Garage Rock, Grammy, Guitar, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Metallica, Producer, San Francisco, Songwriter, United States, Voice February 20, 1996

Metallica: Blood, Sweat and Beers

NEED TO KNOW: METALLICA, with Corrosion Of Conformity at Copps Coliseum on Tuesday, February 25. 7:00 p.m. Remaining tickets are $32.50 and available at the Copps Coliseum and Hamilton Place box offices, or by calling TicketMaster at 645-5000.   NICK KREWEN Hamilton Spectator February 20, 1996 There was a scene at last month’s American Music Awards ceremony almost bizarre enough to resurrect Rod Serling‘s decaying corpse. During this Twilight Zone…

Aerosmith, Guitar, Guns N' Roses, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Los Angeles, Producer, Rock, Songwriter, United States January 26, 1995

Slash jumps into the Snakepit

  BY NICK KREWEN Hamilton Spectator January 26, 1995   First there was Izzy Stradlin’s Ju Ju Hounds. Then Duff McKagan released his punk ‘n’ roll album, Believe In Me, followed by Gilby Clarke‘s Pawnshop Guitars. Now, add guitarist Saul Hudson — better known to the world as Slash — and drummer Matt Sorum to the list of Guns N’ Roses members past and present who have taken time to pursue…

Alt. Rock, Blues, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Led Zeppelin, Producer, Rock, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, United Kingdom, Voice December 12, 1988

Robert Plant Gets the Led Out

  Nick Krewen Hamilton Spectator December 12, 1988 Robert Plant loves his music. Already elevated to the status of rock immortal for his contribution as vocalist for Led Zeppelin – arguably the mightiest and most influential of the crunch-chord dinosaur rockbands – Plant is enjoying an enormously successful career as a solo artist. His fourth and most recent album, Now And Zen , has gone platinum twice-over in this country,…