rawk Archive
21 May 2015
Album Review: Shanti — Shanti
At this stage in the game, nobody’s sure who developed the genre (or, much less, coined the phrase) “world music.” And a definitive explanation for what is and isn’t world […]
20 May 2015
Review: Two New Albums featuring Larry Coryell
One of music’s greatest guitarists, Larry Coryell has enjoyed – and continues to enjoy – a long and storied career. After his professional start playing with Chico Hamilton, Coryell launched […]
19 May 2015
Book Review: Feedback: The Who and Their Generation
I’ve mused before on these virtual pages about the uncomfortable – and arguably even tenuous – relationship between scholarship and rock music. Somehow the pairing just doesn’t seem natural, even […]
15 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 10
Over the last nine business days, I’ve surveyed 45 albums of new, reissued, and/or archival music from a wide array of artists in jazz, prog, soul, rock and other genres. […]
14 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 9
Today’s roundup of capsule reviews focuses on reissues or previously-unreleased material by acts who came to prominence (or something approaching it) in the 1980s or later. Old 97’s – Hitchhike […]
11 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 6
Last week I presented 25 capsule reviews; 100 words each, these were quick critical looks at new CD (and vinyl) releases. This week, I dive into the pile of reissue/compilation […]
07 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 4
My unrelenting trip through my CD backlog continues today with five more capsule reviews. These five are rock and/or soul and/or pop. The Monochrome Set – Spaces Everywhere Heroes of […]
06 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 3
I’m not complaining; it’s a good problem to have. But even after culling the ones I don’t like (and skipping the ones that impress me only mildly), I still end […]
05 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 2
My march through the CD backlog in my office continues today with quick (100-word) looks at five new albums. Though the artists themselves might not always welcome the classification, these […]
04 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 1
Once again, it’s time for me to review several handfuls of CDs. Today’s five all fall (more or less) into the progressive rock bag, and are decidedly European in sensibility. […]