rawk Archive
23 Dec 2018
Los Lobos: Genre-spanning NorteAmericana Heroes
Los Lobos is an American treasure. Formed in East L.A. in the early 1970s, the band has always drawn from across the entire spectrum of American music. While the group’s […]
22 Dec 2018
A Vinyl Roundup to Round Out 2018
So much good music has found its way into my ears in 2018. As the year winds toward its close, I’d like to share words on a few of these […]
15 Dec 2018
Book Review: World Domination: The Sub Pop Records Story
Author: Gillian G. Gaar Publisher: BMG, 150pp The stories of record labels are intricately woven into the more generalized history of pop culture. Theirs are a mixture of commerce and […]
10 Dec 2018
The Who’s ‘Who Are You’ at 40: More Songs About Songs and Songwriting
The late 1970s represented an uneasy time for The Who. The decade had begun auspiciously, with the group riding high on a critical and commercial wave; the success of 1969’s […]
04 Dec 2018
Hundred-word Reviews, December 2018
This will almost certainly be my last roundup of new releases – capsule review style – for 2018. Lots of great music came out this year; don’t let anyone tell […]
03 Dec 2018
Jeff Beck’s ‘Truth’ at 50
Many years ago, a rock critic whose name escapes me put forth the argument (I’m paraphrasing here) that the Kinks were the band to which one could point if and […]
30 Nov 2018
The Mommyheads: Chill About Everything … Except Global Warming
Sweden has made important contributions to music. Stockholm-based 1970s pop juggernaut ABBA is so revered at home that the band has its own museum. So when Swedish fans take a […]
27 Nov 2018
Album Review: The Zealots — Jawbone
George Terry McDonald is one busy guy. In 2018 – alongside his other creative endeavors as a visual artist – he is releasing not one but two albums of original […]
22 Nov 2018
Blitzen Trapper’s Earley Years, Part Two
Continued from Part One… When the Black River Killer EP came out, I assumed that it consisted of the leftovers from the Furr sessions. But as the new deluxe edition […]
21 Nov 2018
Blitzen Trapper’s Earley Years, Part One
Songwriter, guitarist and singer Eric Earley founded an experimental group, Garmonbozia, in Portland, Oregon in 2000. The group’s material shows a band grasping for its signature style; free-form psychedelic excursions […]