rawk Archive
03 Aug 2017
Christopher Paul Stelling: Embracing the Unknown
Christopher Paul Stelling is a singer-songwriter; he doesn’t include an ability to predict the future among his skills. Yet unlike some of the most respected pollsters, the seismic political changes […]
27 Jul 2017
Album Mini-review: Raging Fire — These Teeth are Sharp
File next to: X, Lone Justice After toiling in relative obscurity though the 1980s, Nashville country-punkers Raging Fire threw in the towel. But the under-appreciated quarter left behind some superb […]
26 Jul 2017
Album Mini-review: Screamfeeder — Pop Guilt
File next to: Belly, Hoodoo Gurus While the name of this Australian quartet might suggest something bratty and noisy, the truth lies elsewhere. Screamfeeder is an endlessly inventive purveyor of […]
25 Jul 2017
Album Mini-review: Chris Price — Stop Talking
File next to: Jellyfish, Wings After spending his time on production duties for obscure-yet-revered artists like Emitt Rhodes and Linda Perhacs, Chris Price has finally refocused his attention on his […]
25 Jul 2017
Album Mini-review: Russ Tolman — Compass & Map
File next to: Dream Syndicate, late-period Byrds True West swam in the rootsier, countrified end of the 1980s “paisley underground” pool. Once that band folded, founder-guitarist-singer Russ Tolman began a […]
24 Jul 2017
Album Review: Cowbell — Haunted Heart
File next to: Flat Duo-jets, The Cramps, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Discerning listeners may turn a skeptical ear toward news of yet another guitar-and-drum duo. There’s a strong […]
24 Jul 2017
Album Review: Jonathan Coulton — Solid State
File next to: Sufjan Stevens, Fountains of Wayne, The Might Be Giants Jonathan Coulton’s career is something of a paradox: he’s far from being a household name; he’s never had […]
20 Jul 2017
Album Review: Gov’t Mule — Revolution Come…Revolution Go
The early 1970s were a momentous time in the history of rock. Mighty men with loud guitars roamed the land, often leading groups of two or three other men. The […]
18 Jul 2017
Album Review: Flamin’ Groovies — Live 1971 San Francisco
One could be forgiven for thinking that the Flamin’ Groovies visited our planet from another time and or/dimension. Their music has been resolutely out of step with prevailing trends. Which […]
17 Jul 2017
Album Review: Emerson Lake and Palmer – Once Upon a Time in South America
By the early- to mid-1990s, ELP had seen its share of ups and downs. The band that had created some of the most compelling progressive (and often classical-leaning) rock of […]