NICK KREWEN Special To The Spectator May 26, 1998 TORONTO — It’s a case of “History Repeating” for Alex Gifford, but success is sweeter the second time around. The last time Gifford was in Toronto, he was a teenager playing sax for British punk rockers The Stranglers, a position he held from 1984 until lead singer Hugh Cornwell announced his departure in 1990. Now he’s back on a promo…
NICK KREWEN Special To The Hamilton Spectator Thursday, March 12, 1998 TORONTO: In 1994, Robbie Robertson embraced his Native heritage with the documentary soundtrack album Music For The Native Americans. He continues the exploration of his roots with his latest album, Contact From The Underworld Of Red Boy — released this past Tuesday — but says that this album is much more personal. “It isn’t a sequel to…
AS APPEARED IN THE KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD ON JANUARY 20, 1998 NRBQ: UBI-Q-Tious By Nick Krewen They never play the same show twice. In fact, the ubiquitous NRBQ like to keep things so spontaneous that they don’t even bother to write out a set list before they go onstage. “We like to think that when we go out there, we don’t have a plan,” bassist and NRBQ co-founder…
Nick Krewen The Hamilton Spectator December 3, 1987 “Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad He headed up the holler with everything he had It’s before my time but I’ve been told He never came back from Copperhead Road.” – from “Copperhead Road”, written by Steve Earle, copyright 1987 Duke Of Earle/ Goldline Music (ASCAP). Rock ‘n’ roll rebel or country crusader? Virginian-born Steve Earle would…
PUBLISHED IN THE CANADIAN COMPOSER, APRIL 1986 SURVIVING WITH RUSH Drummer-lyricist Neil Peart looks forward By Nick Krewen The mark of longevity in the music business is originality. Usually, a band that lasts in this fashionably fickle marketplace does so by leaving an indelible imprint on audiences. For the 12 years that drummer Neil Peart has been a part of Rush with guitarist…
