No matter where you stand politically, or who you believe when it comes to the Covid 19 pandemic, the overwhelming evidence in the US points to a severely bungled response by the federal government. This lack of a cohesive, coordinated response has cost almost 200,000 lives, millions of livelihoods and damaged the economy needlessly, all […]
Season 8 of Raw Travel premieres October 2020 and despite the pandemic will feature all-new, all-original content from around the world. I’m happy to add, we’ll be showcasing a lot of music from bands such as legendary punk rockers “Marjinal” of Jakarta, Indonesia, gypsy-folk punk sensations “Dakha Brakha” and their sister band “Dakh Daughters” of […]
I interviewed Fat Mike & El Hefe of NOFX a few years back. I was green and they were pretty tough on me at first, but after a while, I caught a glimpse of sympathy in his eyes as well, and felt he pulled a punch or two as a result when he realized I […]
My talented pal Laura Rebel Angel (the hardest working lady in rockabilly AND psychoabilly) and her band the Screamin’ Rebel Angels are back with a brand new music video “Oh! My Soul” that she directed herself. Love this song and this video and I think you will too. Check it and give Laura & team a […]
When Mike Ness of Social Distortion plays anywhere in my vicinity, I want to be there. I’ve seen Social Distortion live at least a dozen times all over the U.S., and have been known to work my travel schedule around their tour stops. On this particular date they’d be playing the beautiful Capital Theatre […]
The current iteration of the Vibrators came across the pond from merry old England to play Bowery Electric last weekend and I made it out. It was an uncharacteristically good weekend for punk rock in NYC this one particular weekend with Fear playing Gramercy Theatre the night before (Friday) and Leggs McNeil lecturing the following Sunday […]
Our pals from Cape Town South Africa, Half Price, have teamed up with “Alive at Midnight” for a cool CD coming out soon and here is the first song from the collection and it’s a doozy. I like it “So Hard it Hurts” and you will too! Enjoy!
I recently revisited Medellin, Colombia after an almost 8-year absence (yeah, I’ve been a bit busy). Having once semi-lived in Medellin, I know the city pretty well, thanks largely in part to my punk rock amigos and particularly to Andres O’Campo, lead singer of the now legendary punk band Los Suziox. I’d seen Andres a […]
It was a killer show, truly…. no pun intended, no hyperbole either. It was the reunion of the old/new Dead Boys featuring Cheetah Chrome & Johnny Blitz and it was the 1st stop on their 2018 tour. For those of you who don’t know the Dead Boys, you can read all the gory & fascinating details […]
Some of the things I miss the most about living on the West Coast are Sushi, Street Tacos, NPR radio and a still vibrant punk rock scene. We don’t share a lot of radio interviews here on this blog but I thought this might interest some of our readers from around the world. Here is […]