rawk Archive
25 Jun 2018
The Fire Still Burns for the Animals’ Eric Burdon
Many of the bands considered part of the “British invasion” of the mid-sixties drew from American rhythm & blues or soul. Some, like the Beatles, filtered those influences through their […]
22 Jun 2018
Album Review: The Shadows of Knight — Alive in ’65
Sundazed and its affiliated imprints have been doing yeoman work of late, providing an astounding service to the history of rock. The label has unearthed live tapes of fabled garage-rock […]
21 Jun 2018
Album Review: Little Willie John — Fever
Little Willie John’s time in the spotlight was relatively brief; his album-making career on King Records lasted only from 1956 to ‘62. His debut LP, Fever, founding him roaring out […]
20 Jun 2018
Album Review: The Vettes – Rev-up
Man, those Wrecking Crew guys and gals were a busy bunch. Of course in their 1960s heyday, the loose studio aggregation wasn’t known by that label – ace bassist (and […]
12 Jun 2018
Graham Parker: Sticking to It (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Parker was a mere 25 years old when Howlin’ Wind was released. Today he’s 67. Because of the straightforward, heart-on-the-sleeve quality of his lyrics, it’s fair […]
11 Jun 2018
Graham Parker: Sticking to It (Part 1)
When Graham Parker came on the music scene in the mid 1970s, he was pegged as an angry young man of the new wave movement. And while that label always […]
09 Jun 2018
EP Review: Cordova – Runaway Summer
The heavy chunka-chunka guitars and scream that kick off “Hiding” tip off the listener that Runaway Summer is going to be a growling, black metal extravaganza. But the tricky meter […]
02 Jun 2018
Album Review: In the Light of Led Zeppelin — Pompeii Sessions
Musical tributes are a dodgy proposition. At their worst, they betray the performer’s lack of originality. But at their best — a rare occurrence indeed — they do what all […]
02 Jun 2018
Album Review: Wulijimuren — Sun of UTC+8
Music truly is the universal language. A good example of this axiom is Sun of UTC+8, the new album from Mongolian-born guitarist Wulijimuren. There’s not much explicitly Eastern in the […]
01 Jun 2018
EP Review: Ghostdog — A Circle of Stones
Yearning, melancholy midtempo rock with a dreamy feel is merely one of the stocks-in-trade of Asheville-based Ghostdog. But it’s worth noting that the group playfully describes its music as “Wussy-boy […]