rawk Archive
23 Aug 2019
Denny Laine: McCartney’s Wingman is Still Flying (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … I started buying Wings albums when Band on the Run came out. I was 10. And as I followed the band, I began–even as a […]
22 Aug 2019
Denny Laine: McCartney’s Wingman is Still Flying (Part One)
Denny Laine was a founding member of the Moody Blues, along with longtime members Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder. He left and went on to a solo career, working briefly […]
21 Aug 2019
Spin it On: Denny Laine on Wings’ ‘Back to the Egg’ at 40 (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … I have a bootleg recording which is probably a rough mix of a working version of Back to the Egg, and the version of “Getting […]
20 Aug 2019
Spin it On: Denny Laine on Wings’ ‘Back to the Egg’ at 40 (Part One)
In the very early 1970s, not long after the Beatles had broken up, Paul McCartney decided he wanted to have a band again. With wife Linda, he recruited Denny Laine, […]
18 Aug 2019
Album Review: Jack Oblivian & the Dream Killers — Lost Weekend
Among the audiophile set, the term “lo-fi” is cause to run for the hills. Having grown up on a steady diet of 1960s garage rock, I have no such qualms. […]
16 Aug 2019
Santana Speaks, Part Two
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: One of the qualities of your work that has always struck me is the way that you approach each project with what I […]
15 Aug 2019
Santana Speaks, Part One
2019 is an important year for Carlos Santana. It’s the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock festival, featuring a breakout performance of his then largely-unknown band, two weeks ahead of the […]
14 Aug 2019
Hundred-word Reviews for August 2019, Part Three (Archival)
Time for a look at ten new albums featuring reissued, compilation and/or archival material. Rock, jazz and beyond. Collect ’em all, kids! Soul Asylum – While You Were Out / […]
13 Aug 2019
Hundred Word Reviews for August 2019, Part Two
Ten more reviews. All new music, covered in the space of 100 words each. Jazzmeia Horn – Love & Liberation I love instrumental jazz, but I have to admit that […]
11 Aug 2019
Album Review: Bark — Terminal Everything
As a rule, I look askance at guitar-and-drum duos; for my money, Dex and Crow did it well enough back in the Flat Duo Jets days that I don’t really […]