rawk Archive
25 Feb 2019
A Conversation with Producer Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas is among the most celebrated and admired record producers of the rock era. Beginning with the Beatles, he went on to work with many of the top acts […]
22 Feb 2019
Learning to Fly Without Waters: Pink Floyd’s ‘Delicate Sound of Thunder’ at 30 (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… When Nicholas Schaffner published his excellent Pink Floyd biography Saucerful of Secrets – for many years the only definitive tome on Pink Floyd – the 1991 […]
21 Feb 2019
Learning to Fly Without Waters: Pink Floyd’s ‘Delicate Sound of Thunder’ at 30 (Part One)
The Wall was the beginning of the end for the classic lineup of Pink Floyd. Though the balance of creative power in the group had begun to shift in Roger […]
19 Feb 2019
George Harrison’s ‘Wonderwall Music’ at 50
In the wake of high-profile solo studio debuts* from John Lennon (Plastic Ono Band, released December 1970) and Paul McCartney (McCartney, released in April of that year), the first solo […]
15 Feb 2019
Active Bird Community: Birds of a Feather Still Flocking Together
The four members of Active Bird Community are only 24 years old, but the Bedstuy-based indie rock group is already releasing its fourth collection of new music. The title of […]
13 Feb 2019
The Struts Under Pressure, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Luke: And the thing is, there was so much added pressure as well. We weren’t allowed to leave any of those sessions without a great demo. […]
12 Feb 2019
The Struts Under Pressure, Part One
The Struts burst onto the American scene in 2016 with a retooled version of their then two-year-old debut album, Everybody Wants. Combining an arena-rock musical approach with glam swagger, the […]
07 Feb 2019
Richard Wright’s ‘Wet Dream’ at 40
(An edited version of this essay appeared previously on Rock and Roll Globe.) In the wake of the success of The Dark Side of the Moon, everything changed for Pink […]
06 Feb 2019
Alejandro Escovedo: Crossing Paths
As musician, singer and songwriter Alejandro Escovedo has long been a keen an incisive observer in the American experience. Through his solo work, collaborations and band projects, he has made […]
05 Feb 2019
Badfinger’s WB Years Revisited, Part Two
Continued from Part One… As brilliant as the original mixes of Badfinger’s two Warners albums are, the 2018 bonus mixes shed additional light on the process of making those records. […]