rawk Archive
12 Mar 2020
Marinho’s Emotional Openness is on Display on ’tilde’ (Part One)
Serendipity is a beautiful thing. In September of 2019 I received a press release announcing the impending release of a new album called ~ (that’s pronounced tilde), the debut release […]
11 Mar 2020
Eric Gales: (More) Beyond the Blues
To listeners who have followed his work over the last new decades, it may appear that guitarist Eric Gales has evolved his technique. While quite good for what they are, […]
10 Mar 2020
Down South and Dirty with Dirty Soul Revival
As a style of music, Southern rock is difficult to pin down. Even some of its most dedicated practitioners are at a loss when it comes to defining what exactly […]
07 Mar 2020
Album Review: Anders Manga — Andromeda
Modern recording technology being what it is, in 2020 it’s no longer remarkable to find an album created by one person that still sounds like the work of a complete […]
06 Mar 2020
Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends at 50
Scattered among the history of pop and rock music are the occasional oddities: albums made by those whose circumstances or talents in a particular area might not quite have suited […]
04 Mar 2020
Take Some Old Songs and Make Them Newer: The Beatles’ ‘Hey Jude’ at 50
In light of the fact that they’re the most popular rock act in the history of music, the Beatles’ catalog is more than a bit confusing. Though CD-era reissues were […]
02 Mar 2020
30 Days Out: March 2020 #1: The Yawpers, The Fritz, Southern Culture on the Skids, Eric Johnson
Punk/Americana hybrid. Funky soul that’s equal parts Donny Hathaway and funk/fusion. Unbridled rock ‘n’ roll with a sassy Southern flavor. And some of the most appealing electric guitar tone you’re […]
28 Feb 2020
Hundred Word Reviews for February 2020
Time for some more quick reviews. All good stuff, all worthy of deeper coverage. And all worth your time if you’re in the mood for some new sounds. Previte / […]
27 Feb 2020
Robyn Hitchcock: Give it to the (Former) Soft Boy
Cambridge, England singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock first came to prominence with the Soft Boys, a group that combined the prickly, angular sounds of new wave with a lysergic worldview redolent of […]
23 Feb 2020
UFO: Lights Out
UFO’s “Last Orders” tour — its final round — wraps up this week. Here’s a look at the beloved hard rock band, previously published in New City. In the late […]