rawk Archive
06 Dec 2020
Keller Williams Has Some (Musical) Property He’d Like to Sell You
This featured appeared previously in the December 2019 issue of Bold Life Magazine. — bk Keller Williams can do it all, and he’s astoundingly productive. The Virginia-based multi-genre guitarist has […]
04 Dec 2020
Album Review: The Krayolas – Savage Young Krayolas
In the shady corners of rock’s history, there have been more than a few retro purveyors who managed to breathe new life into well-trodden styles. Occasionally, they’ve done more than […]
30 Nov 2020
Album Reviews: Redd Kross — Phaseshifter and Show World
Over the span of a decade-plus, Hawthorne, California band Redd Kross navigated the tricky path from punky indie band to one that sounded like the epitome of arena rock. And […]
27 Nov 2020
Hundred(plus)-word Reviews for November 2020, Part Four
Here’s a quick look at five new releases. Four are reissues; the other is a compilation of previously-unreleased material. All are simply superb; essential, even. For the first time in […]
22 Nov 2020
Hundred-word Reviews for November 2020, Part Three
And here’s the last of this current run of hundred-word reviews covering new releases. Soul, powerpop and blues; something for most tastes. All worth your time. Sonny Green – Found! […]
21 Nov 2020
Hundred-word Reviews for November 2020, Part Two
Here’s five more quick reviews. Powerpop, ambient, jazz and more. Nick Frater – Fast & Loose The title might lead the uninitiated to suspect that Nick Frater’s album is something […]
20 Nov 2020
It’s Still About Chemistry: A Conversation with Semisonic’s Jacob Slichter
In my last feature, I shared bonus content from my interview with Semisonic’s Dan Wilson. That piece featured parts of our conversation that didn’t make it into the story I […]
19 Nov 2020
Lightning Strikes Again: A Conversation with Semisonic’s Dan Wilson (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: One thing that has always surprised me is the way in which Semisonic – and this was true for Trip Shakespeare as well […]
18 Nov 2020
Lightning Strikes Again: A Conversation with Semisonic’s Dan Wilson (Part One)
This summer I spoke with Dan Wilson and Jacob Slichter of Semisonic about the band and its new EP, You’re Not Alone. (Vacationing with his family at that time, bassist […]
17 Nov 2020
Re-opening Time: Semisonic Returns with a new EP (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … When listeners hear new songs like the soaring title track and the riffing “Basement Tapes,” they may find themselves thinking that Semisonic has picked up […]