Steve Newton
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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
just posted the full audio of my 2003 interview with #ConcreteBlonde's #JohnetteNapolitano on my Patreon page
Here's a soundbite:
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Here's a soundbite:
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November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
just posted the full audio of my 2003 interview with #ConcreteBlonde's #JohnetteNapolitano on my Patreon page
Here's a soundbite:
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Here's a soundbite:
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40 years ago today #TomPetty and the Heartbreakers released their first live album, and I got a free vinyl copy to review. Man, I miss those days
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November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
40 years ago today #TomPetty and the Heartbreakers released their first live album, and I got a free vinyl copy to review. Man, I miss those days
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saw my fourth #RollingStones show on this day in 2006
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November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
saw my fourth #RollingStones show on this day in 2006
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40 years ago today I interviewed #KateBush while she was promoting her new album, Hounds of Love, the one with "Running Up That Hill"
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November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
40 years ago today I interviewed #KateBush while she was promoting her new album, Hounds of Love, the one with "Running Up That Hill"
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#GunsNRoses announced today that it will play #Vancouver's BC Place Stadium on August 29, 2026
Here's what they were like at that same venue back in 1993
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Here's what they were like at that same venue back in 1993
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November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#GunsNRoses announced today that it will play #Vancouver's BC Place Stadium on August 29, 2026
Here's what they were like at that same venue back in 1993
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Here's what they were like at that same venue back in 1993
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remembering the Ice Man, #AlbertCollins, who died of cancer on this day in 1993 at the age of 61
I was glad he answered the phone back in '85
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I was glad he answered the phone back in '85
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November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
remembering the Ice Man, #AlbertCollins, who died of cancer on this day in 1993 at the age of 61
I was glad he answered the phone back in '85
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I was glad he answered the phone back in '85
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remembering bass-guitar legend Duck Dunn, born on this day in 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee
40 years ago he gave me a great interview
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40 years ago he gave me a great interview
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November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
remembering bass-guitar legend Duck Dunn, born on this day in 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee
40 years ago he gave me a great interview
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40 years ago he gave me a great interview
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November 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
35 years ago today the #BeatFarmers played the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, and I remember it well, thanks to this review
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November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
35 years ago today the #BeatFarmers played the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, and I remember it well, thanks to this review
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just posted the full audio of my fifth interview with #SteveEarle, which took place two months before the U.S. attacked Iraq with "shock and awe"
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Steve Earle, January 9, 2003 | Ear of Newt
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November 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
just posted the full audio of my fifth interview with #SteveEarle, which took place two months before the U.S. attacked Iraq with "shock and awe"
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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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17 minutes on the phone with American singer-songwriter #ToddSnider
May he rest in peace
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May he rest in peace
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November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
17 minutes on the phone with American singer-songwriter #ToddSnider
May he rest in peace
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May he rest in peace
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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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audio excerpt from my 1992 interview with #WarrenZevon
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Warren Zevon says that “Werewolves of London” wasn’t as big a hit as people think
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November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
audio excerpt from my 1992 interview with #WarrenZevon
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tomorrow (Saturday) night British guitar-rockers the Darkness play Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom. Back in 2012 they played one of the best concerts I've ever seen
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The Darkness lights up Vancouver with a guitar-rock show for the ages
The Darkness's rampaging guitar noise would have been enough on its own to satiate any devotee of '70s-style hard-rock...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
tomorrow (Saturday) night British guitar-rockers the Darkness play Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom. Back in 2012 they played one of the best concerts I've ever seen
@thedarkness.bsky.social @justinhawkins.ridesagain.com #TheDarkness #TheDarknessInVancouver @classicrockmag.bsky.social
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10 minutes on the phone with Robin Trower 35 years ago
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Robin Trower, February 26, 1990 | Ear of Newt
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November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
10 minutes on the phone with Robin Trower 35 years ago
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anybody else tiring of podcasts that only run 90 minutes or more? Here's a nice compact interview I did with #CraigNorthey back in 2003 when he was plugging his one-and-only solo album
Don't worry, he'd get back with #Odds soon enough
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Don't worry, he'd get back with #Odds soon enough
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Craig Northey, February 25, 2003 | Ear of Newt
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November 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
anybody else tiring of podcasts that only run 90 minutes or more? Here's a nice compact interview I did with #CraigNorthey back in 2003 when he was plugging his one-and-only solo album
Don't worry, he'd get back with #Odds soon enough
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Don't worry, he'd get back with #Odds soon enough
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Another “Booker T. Birthday! Besides Booker T. And The MGs, this man was an huge part of Stax Records and, amongst many other achievements, produced the Willie Nelson album “Stardust”. I’ve never met him, but I got to communicate through my journalist friend @earofnewt.bsky.social Booker T. Jones!
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Another “Booker T. Birthday! Besides Booker T. And The MGs, this man was an huge part of Stax Records and, amongst many other achievements, produced the Willie Nelson album “Stardust”. I’ve never met him, but I got to communicate through my journalist friend @earofnewt.bsky.social Booker T. Jones!