Aerosmith, Hip-Hop, New York, Producer, Run-DMC, Songwriter, United States October 23, 1997

RUN D.M.C

PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD Friday, Oct 23, 1997   By Nick Krewen For The Record   Beats, rhyming and scratching. Run-D.M.C., the rap pioneers from Hollis, Queens in New York, promise to keep it pure and simple Saturday night when they make a rare appearance at the University Of Waterloo’s Federation Hall. “We’re not using any fancy costumes or big choreography or anything like that,” declares Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels…

Blues, Grammy, Pop, Producer, Rock, Songwriter, United States, Voice October 21, 1997

Pat Benatar: She Belongs

  Nick Krewen Kitchener-Waterloo Record October 21, 1997 A million website hits can’t be wrong. Nor can thousands of people who flocked to outdoor sheds the past couple of summers to see her share the stage with Styx and Steve Miller. So why isn’t radio playing the music of Pat Benetar, especially when she’s recorded an album as strong as her latest, Innamorata? “Radio? I’m frustrated,” says Benatar, 44, matter-of-factly…

Alt. Rock, Bob Dylan, Canada, Country, Emmylou Harris, Engineer, Experimental, Grammy, Guitar, Hamilton, JUNO, Neil Young, Producer, Québec, Robbie Robertson, Rock, Ron Sexsmith, Songwriter, Technology, Willie Nelson October 18, 1997

Daniel Lanois on recording

PUBLISHED IN CANADIAN MUSICIAN IN OCTOBER ’97 DANIEL LANOIS ON RECORDING Nick Krewen   Over the years, Daniel Lanois has chosen some pretty exotic locales to conduct his business: a New Orleans mansion, a Mexican cliff side dwelling, and a converted Californian porn theatre among them. The reason for his choices, however, isn’t as scientific as one might presume. “Hey, you’ve got to keep yourself amused,” chuckles Lanois, whose multifaceted…

Bruce Cockburn, Canada, Gordon Lightfoot, Guitar, Luthier, Music Industry (Trade), Toronto October 17, 1997

Linda Manzer

PUBLISHED IN THE TORONTO STAR Friday, October 17, 1997 Nick Krewen The Toronto Star Friday, October 17, 1997 When jazz guitarist Pat Metheny performs at Massey Hall November 18, Toronto’s Linda Manzer will be sharing the stage with him. You won’t see her as much as hear her: through the ringing tones of Metheny’s classical fretless guitar as he performs the title track of his self-described “Chinese opera fretless blues”…

Flute, Grammy, Pink Floyd, Producer, Progressive rock, Rock, Scotland, Songwriter, United Kingdom, Voice October 15, 1997

Jethro Tull celebrates 25 years of landmark Thick As A Brick album

Nick Krewen The Kitchener-Waterloo Record October 15, 1997   Another year, another Jethro Tull milestone. As the enduring British rock band prepares to celebrate its 30th birthday in 1998, another anniversary has arrived: the 25th year since they recorded their groundbreaking epic album Thick As A Brick.   Created during an era when FM radio stations thought nothing of taking 20 minutes of airtime to broadcast entire sides of vinyl…