rawk Archive
17 Nov 2025
Hundred-word Reviews for November 2025: Rock
There are a number of common threads connecting the five new releases from artists covered in this roundup. One – and most important – they’re all quite good. Two, each […]
14 Nov 2025
30 Days Out, Nov. 2025 #2: Asheville Jazz Orchestra, JackTown Ramblers, Artimus Pyle Band, Eilen Jewell
Three of the four acts spotlighted in this roundup of live music in the coming 30 days are local acts. Top-quality local acts, mind you. There’s big band jazz, bluegrass […]
13 Nov 2025
Album Review: David Gilmour – The Luck and Strange Concerts
Following on from my review of Roger Waters’ latest… David Gilmour and Roger Waters differ in many ways. One quality both men share is their non-prolific nature. Since closing the […]
12 Nov 2025
Album Review: Roger Waters – This is Not a Drill – Live from Prague
To simplify matters greatly – and at the inevitable risk of ironing over some important exceptions – it’s fair to say that when it came to Pink Floyd, Roger Waters […]
07 Nov 2025
Album Reviews: Two from Anton Barbeau
Today I take a quick look at not one but two new albums from the prolific Anton Barbeau, both released on the fine Think Like a Key label… Glitch Wizard […]
24 Oct 2025
Album Reviews: Two from Velvet Opera
Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera (later simply Velvet Opera) is one of countless British acts that didn’t break through in the U.S. Based on their debut, they deserved much better. Two […]
23 Oct 2025
Blue Öyster Cult: A 50-plus Year Career of Evil
Combining muscle, malevolence, sarcasm and sophistication, Blue Öyster Cult became one of the hottest live attractions of the 1970s and beyond. The Long Island rock band’s earliest years found them […]
17 Oct 2025
Three Days Grace: The Best of Both Worlds (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… How do you handle the lead vocals live? Does Adam sing lead on material from the first four albums with Matt taking the lead on the […]
16 Oct 2025
Three Days Grace: The Best of Both Worlds (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Transit of Venus came out in 2012. Adam, the band was set to go on a major tour when you left the band with little if […]
15 Oct 2025
Three Days Grace: The Best of Both Worlds (Part 1 of 3)
An edited version of this feature appeared previously in Goldmine Magazine. Hit-making rockers Three Days Grace are having it both ways: the band’s long-gone original lead vocalist has returned, now […]