blasters Archive

04 Mar 2026

Hundred-word Reviews for March 2026: Archival

Americana, blues, indie, new release, pop, pub rock, punk, r&b, rawk, reissue, review, rockabilly, vinyl

This roundup of new(ish) archival releases features five albums, all available on good ol’ back-to-vinyl. Jeffrey Runnings – Piqued Though the label is bandied about with reckless abandon, Lo-fi is […]

25 Jan 2018

The Blasters: Still Making American Music

By Bill Kopp

interview, rawk

At a time when rock music was taking a turn away from bloated arena rock toward stripped-down punk (and its commercial successor, new wave), the Blasters came onto the national […]

30 Aug 2011

CD Review: The Blasters – Live 1986

By Bill Kopp

review

Over the years, rootsy rock has had its moments on the cultural landscape. Every so often, it seems – typically when rock or pop music veers more than usual toward […]

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