Raw Travel’s “My Summer in Ukraine” Documentary Streaming Now
In the summer of 2023, Raw Travel producer and host Robert G. Rose embarks on a poignant and inspiring journey to Ukraine.
Trump Cuts Out the Middleman to Fascism
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Camp Punksylvania 2024
Over the Independence Day Weekend, I was invited to cover Camp Punksylvania 2024 at the fairgrounds in Gilbertsville, PA, put on by the fine folks at the femme-owned Riot Squad Media. My good buddy Jared from Punksgiving, now part of the Punk Rock Saves Lives organization, introduced me to the fledgling punk festival when I […]
Refugees and Exiles Need a Place to Call Home
My pal, Dima, lead singer of the Russian band Tarakany (Cockroach), and his wife have been exiled from their home in Russia since December 2021 due to their anti-war, pro-Ukraine stance. It’s a reminder that while some suffer more than others (and none certainly more than Ukrainians), the breadth and width of suffering is immense […]
The Subhuman(s) Adolescence of being Strung Out on Greensky Bluegrass
SUBHUMANS I’ve hit more than my fair share of punk rock shows in New York City, so I’d like to share a few pics and videos. First up, legendary UK punk, the Subhumans, hit The Meadows at the Brooklyn Monarch in NYC to kick things off. One of the things that always strikes me about […]
Russian Exile Dima of Tarakany! Releases Anti-War Solo Single
Dima is doing his part. His first single, “I Will be With You,” as a solo artist, is aptly anti-war and more strongly worded now that he has shed the shackles of Putin’s repressive censorship.
Apes of the State play NYC
I recently saw a concert of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based folk punk band Apes of the State. During a trip to Atlanta in the spring of 2023, I heard their music on some obscure, low-band alternative and commercial-free radio station and became hooked. I think I heard the “Internet Song,” which had some crazy clever lyrics, […]
Return to Bogota’s Rock Al Parque (Rock the Park)
It’s been over a decade since I attended the big Rock Al Parque (Rock the Park) in Bogota, Colombia, but this time, I had backstage access as my pals Los Suziox, were headlining the 2nd evening of the show. I’m impressed with the organizational skills of the folks who put this on because it’s three […]
Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story
I recently attended the documentary film screening of “Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story” at the National Arts Club in Gramercy of New York City. The film produced by Vice News drew me. Still, I was further incentivized by the fact that Eugene Hutz and a couple of members of G.B. would be there […]
The No Longer Teen Teenage Bottlerocket
I don’t want to get hung up on age, but with a band named Teenage Bottlerocket no longer clearly teenagers, it was bound to come up, was it not?
September is Suicide Prevention Month
If you or someone you know is suffering, please know there is help, and it is just a phone call away by dialing 988.
Hey Aaron Lewis (Staind) – Can you hear Putin now?
REUTERS: Ukraine accuses Russian Snipers of Child Abuse & Gang Rape Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother Apologies for the jarring headline, but we do no one, especially ourselves, justice when we choose to look away. This was reported early in the war soon after it occurred. Russian propagandists, apologists, and […]
Gotta Go Go Go to a Gogol Bordello Show
I finally got to go, go, go… to a Gogol Bordello show and it did not disappoint. After years of traveling Eastern Europe and soaking in the folkloric-inspired sounds of gypsy (Roma) punk rock, I was thrilled to hear that Gogol Bordello was playing three nights at Brooklyn Bowl in, you guessed it, Brooklyn, NYC […]
Goodbye to my pal Alex Blue Morales of Normandie Blue
Last week we lost a Raw Travel & PunkOutlaw family member and a friend. Alex Blue Morales of the band Normandie Blue Alex was one of the first artists on Punk Outlaw Records and contributed a lot of music that many of you will recognize from Raw Travel. He was a VERY TALENTED MUSICIAN and […]
Raw Travel Visits Ukraine in Wartime
Dear Aaaron Lewis & Staind – Listen to this
What Can I Do But Love “The Linda Lindas” ?
The Linda Lindas returned to New York City to headline, yes headline, the Bowery Ballroom last Monday. It was an early show… on a Monday. So I assume, it’s a bit of an off night but it’s summer and it was obviously an all-ages show since the ladies of “The Linda Lindas” are not of […]
Bikini Killed it in NYC
Another evening, another “revenge” concert show in NYC. This one featured the legendary and resurgent female punk band Bikini Kill and yep, they “killed it.” Under threat of rain (it was again Pier 17’s Rooftop downtown NYC) and variant (yes, you-know-what is surging again), the crowd stretched around the entire seaport, surprising my silly expectations. I […]
Interrupting the Misery…
I was severely jetlagged from an arduous trip to France, Poland, and finally, Ukraine. The latter was under attack from a relentless lunatic, and I’d had to run to a bomb shelter more than once (in actuality, just a parking garage beneath my hotel/apartment). I was dealing with days of lost luggage from said trip […]
Raw Travel TV Presents – Let Freedom Ring in Ukraine!
RAW TRAVEL TV TO HELP FREEDOM RING IN UKRAINE! Multifaceted Media Campaign Poised to Help Ukraine for the “Long Haul” – NEW YORK, NY: June 1st, 2022 – AIM Tell-A-Vision® Group (AIM TV), producers of the nation’s most-watched travel show, Raw Travel®, announced “Let Freedom Ring in Ukraine” to help Ukrainian refugees. The multi-platform and multi-faceted initiative will provide grassroots, long-term […]
Hey Aaron Lewis – Listen to Dima, NOT Putin!
Former Staind frontman and now solo country artist (and possible Qanon nutbag) Aaron Lewis disgustingly asked his audience to “listen to what Putin has to say” at a concert down south back in March. What does this have to do with Dima, the lead singer of Tarakany! Well, first, let me give you a brief […]