rawk Archive
23 Jan 2013
Capsule Reviews: January 2013, Part 5
Here’s yet another installment in my occasional series of capsule reviews; today it’s Latin psych, comedy, rock’n’roll and country, and pop. I had a huge stack of CDs deserving of […]
22 Jan 2013
Capsule Reviews: January 2013, Part 4
Here’s still another installment in my occasional series of capsule reviews; today I cover rock, prog, industrial/EDM and…you decide. I had a huge stack of CDs deserving of review, but […]
17 Jan 2013
Album Review: The Outlaws – Anthology (Live & Rare) 1973-1981
Southern rock is easily mocked: its notable qualities often include a reliance on three – count ’em, three – lead guitarists, a hopelessly macho worldview, and an unfortunate celebration of […]
16 Jan 2013
Capsule Reviews: January 2013, Part Two
Here’s another installment in my occasional series of capsule reviews, this time covering new releases by indie/self-released artists. My self-imposed limit for this particular exercise is 150 words on each […]
14 Jan 2013
Album Review: Various Artists – Who Are You
I’m cool with the concept of tribute albums. Hell, I play in a cover band, so I get it. Paying respect to a group or artist is a worthy goal, […]
10 Jan 2013
Capsule Reviews: January 2013, Part One
Here’s another installment in my occasional series of capsule reviews, this time covering new reissues and compilations. My self-imposed limit for this particular exercise is 150 words on each album. […]
28 Dec 2012
Adventures with Mr Yeats: The Waterboys’ Mike Scott
The Waterboys are that curious band about which the critics and cognoscenti fall all over themselves raving (and for good reason), but that doesn’t make large ripples in the commercial […]
24 Dec 2012
The 2012 Marshall Crenshaw Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: I interviewed John Murphy of Shoes recently about their new Ignition album. When we got to talking about the band’s future plans, he suggested […]
21 Dec 2012
The 2012 Marshall Crenshaw Interview, Part One
Marshall Crenshaw has enjoyed – sometimes endured – a long and varied career. And while said career has been consistently lauded by critics, commercial success has sometimes proven more elusive. […]
18 Dec 2012
Album Review: Honky – 421
If you will, imagine for a moment an unholy cross of Metallica and ZZ Top. If you can’t wrap your mind around how exactly that might sound, a spin of […]