rawk Archive
26 Feb 2022
Album Review: Lannie Flowers — Flavor of the Month
Texas singer, songwriter and guitarist Lannie Flowers is a giant in the power pop subgenre. His body of work showcases chiming, hooky and melodic songs with an immediate, relatable character. […]
23 Feb 2022
Album Review: Urge Overkill — Oui
When we – okay, when I – last checked in on Urge Overkill, they were riding high on the breakaway success of Saturation. That was 1993, nearly three decades ago. […]
22 Feb 2022
Album Review: John Lodge — The Royal Affair and After
The Moody Blues are beloved among their fans. Their initial run of albums is as consistent a colleciton of releases as you’ll find in the rock canon; each has hits, […]
19 Feb 2022
Album Review: Nick Frater Presents The Rebutles
Rock fans of a certain age know about The Rutles. The legend that lasts a lunchtime, the group was the subject of a mid ‘70s mockumentary called All You Need […]
17 Feb 2022
Album Re-Review: Two Pound Planet — Songs from the Hydrogen Jukebox
Today I’m revisiting a review originally posted more than a year ago. Songs From the Hydrogen Jukebox received what we’ll call a soft release in late 2020. As nice as […]
15 Feb 2022
30 Days Out, February 2022 #2: Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Jill Sobule, Pimps of Pompe, Bob Mould
I endeavor to shine a light on local artists in “30 Days Out.” This time I only cover one of those, because the touring acts coming to town are so […]
10 Feb 2022
Bonus Q&A: The Supersuckers’ Eddie Spaghetti
Supersuckers bassist/front man Eddie Spaghetti is a great interview. I recently wrote a Supersuckers feature for Metro Silicon Valley, and an extended version of that piece is online here. But […]
09 Feb 2022
Supersuckers: Still Playing That Killer Rock ‘n’ Roll
Irreverent trio the Supersuckers have made a career out of not being serious. How else to explain a body of work that includes songs like “Pretty Fucked Up,” “Born With […]
08 Feb 2022
Bonus Q&A with Hipgnosis Co-founder Aubrey Powell (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… We’ve talked about Hipgnosis rarely having a brief from most artists. Specific to Pink Floyd, there seems to be an undercurrent of melancholy, and themes of […]
07 Feb 2022
Bonus Q&A with Hipgnosis Co-founder Aubrey Powell (Part One)
Recently, I interviewed Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey Powell for a Goldmine magazine feature. That story can be found here. But our talk was so interesting – and got into so many […]