Back in the day, record labels didn't have a network of blogs, artist websites, and social media to help market new music. They only had FM radio, cash 'payola' to DJs and, if the budget allowed, advertisements in a handful of music rags like Creem, Trouser Press, and Rolling Stone to help provide hype for a new release. Much like album cover artwork, advertisements created for new album releases were often works of art in themselves. Creative record label graphic designers often came up with ads that cleverly promoted the artist and their work; just as often, corporate hacks cranked out copy...

The Rock 'n' Roll Archives is a series collecting vintage artist interviews from the archives of award-winning rock critic and music historian Rev. Keith A. Gordon. Volume One of The Rock 'n' Roll Archives features interviews with ten of the new breed of "Southern Rockers" who emerged during the 1990s to breathe new life into the moribund sub-genre of rock music. Among those included are Warren Haynes, Webb Wilder, Jason Ringenberg and Warner Hodges of Jason & the Scorchers, Brent Best of Slobberbone, and Kevn Kinney of Drivin' 'n' Cryin', among others. The "Reverend of Rock 'n' Roll," Rev....