rawk Archive
29 Dec 2020
Always Comes Back: 415 Records and the SF New Wave Scene (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… The Mutants In late 1978, Sally Webster had a giant loft on First and Mission where she often held salon-type events. “A lot of bands played […]
28 Dec 2020
Always Comes Back: 415 Records and the SF New Wave Scene (Part 1 of 3)
An edited version of this feature appeared previously as a cover story in SF Weekly. And LATE BREAKING NEWS: My book about 415 Records will be published in 2021. — […]
27 Dec 2020
Album Reviews: Three from Little Richard
Quite recently, Omnivore Recordings reissued a pair of long out-of-print Little Richard albums, The Rill Thing and King of Rock and Roll. The first was an impressive updating of Little […]
26 Dec 2020
Album (and EP) Review: Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets — ‘Lay it on Me’ and ‘Walkabout’
Sometimes, when two great musical forces meet, the results can be disastrous, or at least unimpressive. I don’t count myself as a fan of the ill-advised Lou Reed and Metallica […]
25 Dec 2020
Blue Öyster Cult: Cultus Redux – Part 3 of 3
Continued from Part Two… Career of Evil There are many connective threads that runs through Blue Öyster Cult’s body of work. 2001’s Curse of the Hidden Mirror took its title […]
24 Dec 2020
Blue Öyster Cult: Cultus Redux – Part 2 of 3
Continued from Part One… The Making of The Symbol Remains The process of creating an album is challenging enough on its own; making a record when the band’s members are […]
23 Dec 2020
Blue Öyster Cult: Cultus Redux – Part 1 of 3
An edited version of this feature was the cover story in the December 2020 issue of Goldmine. Blue Öyster Cult returns with its first album of new music in nearly […]
20 Dec 2020
Album Review: Two Pound Planet — Songs from the Hydrogen Jukebox
The story of Two Pound Planet is the story of countless bands: they write and played some great music, got the chance to work with a great producer who understood […]
19 Dec 2020
For Howlin Rain’s Ethan Miller, the Truth is in the Mix
Ethan Miller is a big fan of live albums. The founder, songwriter and guitarist in Howlin Rain names The Grateful Dead’s landmark 3LP set Europe ‘72 among his favorites, along […]
11 Dec 2020
Album Review: The Neptunas – Mermaid A-Go-Go
There’s something inescapably, relentlessly cool about surf rock. The style had its heyday in the early ‘60s, but it’s never gone away. And for good reason: there’s something irresistible about […]