rawk Archive
14 Jul 2020
Album Review: Coke Belda — 4
If Peter Noone was American, his singing voice might be all but indistinguishable from that of Coke Belda. And the music that Herman’s Hermits made isn’t miles away from the […]
13 Jul 2020
Album Review: Diamond Hands — III
Fans of hooks and high-energy, melodic rock should stop whatever they’re doing and make immediate purchase of this LP. Diamond Hands’ III is influenced by mid-period Beatles, but it also […]
12 Jul 2020
Album Review: The Limits – Songs About Girls
Reunions are a common occurrence in rock music. 1960s garage rock band The Limits never achieved any notability outside their hometown, but a new group bearing that name came out […]
11 Jul 2020
Album Review: The Limits – Garage Nuggets ‘65-’68
It’s nice when an important figure in music says nice things about your music. Even if that person is something of a cult figure like Alex Chilton, it counts. And […]
06 Jul 2020
Album Review: Holsapple & Stamey — Our Back Pages
As wonderful as the dBs were during their original run (featuring Peter Holsapple with and then without Chris Stamey), the more acoustic-flavored efforts by Holsapple and Stamey – 1991’s Mavericks […]
03 Jul 2020
One Good Reason: Alan Parsons on the ‘Ammonia Avenue’ Boxed Set … and More (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: Back in the ’70s and the early ’80s, did Arista Records ever put pressure on you to assemble a live band? Alan Parsons: […]
02 Jul 2020
One Good Reason: Alan Parsons on the ‘Ammonia Avenue’ Boxed Set … and More (Part One)
Alan Parsons is a unique figure in popular music; very few people go from working as a recording engineer and producer to becoming an artist in their own right. After […]
01 Jul 2020
30 Days Out, July 2020 #1: Blake Ellege Band, Rocky MTN Roller, Life Like Water, Mr. Jimmy
Once again it’s time for a look at live music events in and around Asheville in the coming 30 days. And for the first time since early March (and those […]
29 Jun 2020
Boxed Set Review: Mojo Nixon — The Mojo Manifesto
Years ago while watching some or other “madcap” comedy film, I came to a realization: drama is comparatively easy, but comedy is difficult. It’s a fairly straightforward affair to tug […]
28 Jun 2020
Album Review: Aloud — Sprezzatura
When I reviewed Aloud’s debut single more than two years ago, I expressed my belief that the group had real potential. I had no idea just how right I would […]