rawk Archive
19 May 2026
Add it Up: The Violent Femmes, 40-plus Years On (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… How does your experience in the arts outside of music color your songwriting? Gordon Gano: I think everything in some ways influences everything else; there aren’t […]
18 May 2026
Add it Up: The Violent Femmes, 40-plus Years On (Part 1 of 3)
Though guitarist and lead vocalist Gordon Gano might take issue with the label, Violent Femmes spearheaded a king of punk-folk renaissance with their debut album, 1983’s Violent Femmes. Songs like […]
15 May 2026
30 Days Out, May 2025 #2: Pleasure Chest, Drivin N Cryin, Lord Huron, Wolfmother
Rock, rock, folk-rock and more rock: whether local acts or touring bands, it’s a rocking May and June here in Asheville. Go see some live music. Artist: Pleasure Chest Venue: […]
13 May 2026
Album Review: The Record Company – Give It Back to You (Deluxe Edition)
Revered blues artists the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters are clear influences upon the music of Grammy-nominated trio The Record Company. But the Los Angeles-based group […]
12 May 2026
Switchfoot’s Recipe for Long-term Success (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… In recent years, a number of artists from Taylor Swift to John Fogerty have gone back and re-recorded music from their past; sometimes entire albums. Tell […]
11 May 2026
Switchfoot’s Recipe for Long-term Success (Part 1 of 2)
NOTE: This is post #5,500. Yes, five thousand and five hundred. — bk Brothers Jon and Tim Foreman launched alt-rock band Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler. Though the […]
07 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… The first time I heard “Silver Tightrope,” I thought, “This sounds a little bit like Yes…” I felt like it shared some of the progressive qualities […]
06 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Martin Pugh: So I called Aynsley Dunbar, who I had known from England; he had actually tried to get me to join his band, Retaliation. I […]
05 May 2026
Armageddon’s First and Last Stand (Part 1 of 3)
(A shorter, edited version of this feature appeared previously in The Tonearm.) Armageddon was one of those groups that could have only come together in the 1970s. Formed in the […]
04 May 2026
Richard Thompson: Master of Studio and Stage
Richard Thompson discusses studio vs. live performance, composing vs. improvisation, and more Some musical artists are studio rats. Decades apart, the Beatles and XTC quit touring mid-career, cloistering themselves away […]