rawk Archive
06 Jun 2024
David J on the Creative Process and the Inner Flame of Inspiration
Former Bauhaus and Love and Rockets bassist shares his personal archive of home demos David J (Haskins) first entered the public consciousness in 1978 as bassist and collaborative songwriter in […]
05 Jun 2024
Book Review: Zip it Up! The Best of Trouser Press
Trouser Press looms large in my life. As a teen, I consumed as much music journalism writing – features, interviews, reviews — as possible. By that point I had long […]
03 Jun 2024
Preview: Music Movie Mondays – ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’
Some rock legends were circumspect about their role in the creation and popularization of the American musical form. Others were more forthright in claiming the credit they felt due. Richard […]
02 Jun 2024
Take Five: Five Rarities from Bob Seger
Bob Seger is one of the most enduringly popular acts of the classic rock era. A prime exemplar of the adage, “it takes years to become an overnight success,” Seger […]
01 Jun 2024
30 Days Out, June 2024 #1: Beach Boys, King’s X, Kim Gordon, Pinkish Floyd
Wow. Some big names – from both a commercial and critical perspective – are coming to town in the next 30 days. And a local group that serves up the […]
31 May 2024
Album Reviews: Pete Ham – ‘Gwent Gardens’ and Tom Evans – ‘I Am Myself’
The careful, exhaustive and ongoing campaign to document (and share with the world) the cache of demos, home recordings and other audio arcana from core members of Badfinger continues apace. […]
26 May 2024
Take Five: David Gilmour’s Top Solo Turns
David Gilmour joined Pink Floyd in 1968, initially as a second guitarist alongside band leader and childhood friend Syd Barrett. After Barrett left the group, Gilmour applied his own style […]
23 May 2024
Book Excerpt: The Red Rockers’ ‘Condition Red’
As a companion to my previous post – a three-part feature on The Red Rockers’ debut album – here’s an excerpt from my second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records […]
22 May 2024
Teenage Underground: The Beginnings of The Red Rockers (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Between live dates in and around San Francisco, The Red Rockers pestered Howie Klein to give them a record deal. Klein and business partner Chris Knab […]
21 May 2024
Teenage Underground: The Beginnings of The Red Rockers (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… The Red Rockers played locally and began to develop a following. And they traveled as far as Houston and Atlanta, playing gigs in those larger markets […]