rawk Archive
05 Oct 2026
Gin Blossoms’ Enduring Experience
Gin Blossoms’ blockbuster 1992 album New Miserable Experience spawned four Top 40 hit singles, and established the Arizona quintet as one of the top rock groups of that decade. Nearly […]
01 Oct 2026
30 Days Out, October 2026 #1: Luna, Macon Music Revue, Trombone Shorty, Thundercat
Some great nationally-touring acts in this one. I’ll get back to 30 Days Out covering some WNC artists presently. Meantime… Artist: Luna Venue: Grey Eagle Date: Saturday, Oct. 3, 8 […]
29 Sep 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, September 2026 #2
As I’ve written many times before, there’s simply so much good music being made that it’s impossible to cover it all, much less give the coverage the music deserves. But […]
18 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: Something else I learned from the book: there was originally going to be a group with you, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. Were you […]
17 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Each time that Roxy got back together, based on what you wrote in your book, it seemed that Eno was extended at least a […]
16 Sep 2026
Phil Manzanera: Roxy, Rock en en Español y Mucho Más (Part 1 of 3)
Portions of this interview were published previously on The Tonearm. While he’s best known as the innovative guitarist with Roxy Music, Phil Manzanera’s musical endeavors have long extended far beyond […]
15 Sep 2026
30 Days Out, September 2026 #2: Mastodon, Son Volt, Talib Kweli, The Mother Hips
Big names all in this go-round. Support live music; it’s good for the economy and it’s good for your soul. Artist: Mastodon Venue: Asheville Yards Date: Fri, Sep. 18, 6:30 […]
07 Sep 2026
Blu-ray Review: Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
Viewers and listeners of a certain age know that Born Innocent was the title of a lurid-for-its-time 1974 TV move starring Linda Blair. Rock fanatics know that the title also […]
01 Sep 2026
30 Days Out, September 2026 #1: Carrie Morrison, Datrian Johnson, Gov’t Mule, Rising Appalachia
For the first of my two September ‘26 installments of 30 Days Out, I’m featuring an all-locals lineup. Two are well-known locally and emerging as national talents. And two are […]
19 Aug 2026
Hundred-word Reviews, August 2026 #2: More New Releases
Like it says above: more. All great. Jim Basnight – Under the Rock Aficionados of power pop may have first come into contact with the music of Jim Basnight when […]