By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Logan and Roger Raskin follow a long tradition of brothers who lead a rock band. Sometimes, siblings in rock have a shaky—albeit fruitful— relationship. Ray Davies and Dave Davies of seminal band The Kinks were renowned for their familial squabbles. And Noel and Liam Gallagher of 1990s rockers got into some classic knock-down drag out fights. However, not all siblings resort to fisticuffs. Malcolm and Angus Young of AC-DC or Eddie and Alex Van Halen of Van Halen have solid and productive relationships. For Logan and Roger, the sibling ties offer a little bit of both. Logan, calling from a stop on the Scott Weiland tour in Dallas, said he enjoys writing music with someone else. And he enjoys writing with his brother, who is also his twin. Logan said he likes having someone whose opinion he can trust and someone he knows will allow him to voice his own opinions “We could have both written (songs) by ourselves,” said Logan. Logan said the collaboration helps provide a different perspective to each song. Logan said there sometimes is conflict between the siblings. “Not everything is sunshine,” said Logan. “We battle it out… There are some [...]
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Logan and Roger Raskin follow a long tradition of brothers who lead a rock band. Sometimes, siblings in rock have a shaky—albeit fruitful— relationship. Ray Davies and Dave Davies of seminal band The Kinks were renowned for their familial squabbles. And Noel and Liam Gallagher of 1990s rockers got into some classic knock-down drag out fights. However, not all siblings resort to fisticuffs. Malcolm and Angus Young of AC-DC or Eddie and Alex Van Halen of Van Halen have solid and productive relationships. For Logan and Roger, the sibling ties offer a little bit of both. Logan, calling from a stop on the Scott Weiland tour in Dallas, said he enjoys writing music with someone else. And he enjoys writing with his brother, who is also his twin. Logan said he likes having someone whose opinion he can trust and someone he knows will allow him to voice his own opinions “We could have both written (songs) by ourselves,” said Logan. Logan said the collaboration helps provide a different perspective to each song. Logan said there sometimes is conflict between the siblings. “Not everything is sunshine,” said Logan. “We battle it out… There are some [...]