rawk Archive
01 Jul 2016
Album Reviews: Five LPs from Flying Nun Records
The New Zealand-based Flying Nun Records has a well-earned reputation for interesting, largely DIY sounds, all emanating from the small island country off Australia’s east coast. You won’t find any […]
29 Jun 2016
James McCartney: Keeping His Guard Up
It can’t be easy being the musician son of one of the world’s most famous and beloved musicians. It’s not like other pursuits in which a privileged kid can simply […]
28 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Anton Barbeau — Magic Act
Often swimming in the quirkier end of the power pop pool, the prolific Anton Barbeau most recently made a pair of albums fronting Three Minute Tease; there he applied his […]
28 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: The Monkees — Good Times!
Call them a guilty pleasure if you must: at their core The Monkees were as “real” a group as many others of their era. And there’s no denying that they […]
27 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Santana — Santana IV
File next to: El Chicano, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix After decades of spotty, sometimes less-than-inspired albums (not to mention underwhelming guest spots and collaborations), Carlos Santana has reassembled most of […]
24 Jun 2016
Eliot Sumner: Sounds Familar
When singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eliot Sumner began her recording career, she used the name I Blame Coco for her project. That choice was based at least in part upon […]
23 Jun 2016
Concert Review: Dungen — 9 June 2016, Asheville NC
It had been nearly five years since Swedish “folkrockpsych” band (their description) Dungen last played in Asheville. On that September 2010 date, the four-piece was touring in support of their […]
21 Jun 2016
Album Mini-review: Those Pretty Wrongs
File next to: Starling Electric; Teenage Fanclub, The Posies Jody Stephens was the George Harrison of legendary Memphis power pop group Big Star: though these days Chris Bell and Alex […]
15 Jun 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for June 2016, Part 3
Still more of these quickie reviews. Today’s theme is melodic rock (some call it powerpop; you decide). Michael Carpenter – The Big Radio The liner notes for this set will […]
14 Jun 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for June 2016, Part 2
Five more quick reviews. Some great stuff here. Today’s five all fall pretty neatly into the progressive rock category. Security Project – Live 1 Tribute acts can be a dodgy […]