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4 months ago

Venturing into Trap Metal meets Alternative meets Hip-Hop territory this AM as we cover @n0trixx.bsky.social and new single "Revenge On God" ahead of a debut LP in early March! Song/video #review, links & more here: tinyurl.com/2namj6k8 #n0trixx #wilfulpublicity #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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4 months ago

Frankie Eris Crafts Subdued, Soulful Alternative On killher - rock and roll fables While we get a fair share of new music throughout the year (Okay, a LOT of new music throughout the year) there’s only a small amount that we’d honestly label as a “must hear” or in rarer cases “a dia...

Ripe for your upcoming Holiday road trip is #killher from Blackstone, MA's own #FrankieEris and you can find out why in our latest post with all the links you need to hear it today! tinyurl.com/aaumu953 #supportlocal #Alternative #holidaze #musicreview #review #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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4 months ago

WARFIELD Goes Full Post-Punk For Glorious Modern Goth Soundtrack Across Deathrock Devotionals - rock and roll fables As OG She Wants Revenge fans (Read: since the songs/EP before the debut LP and venturing to TT The Bear’s for their first MA visit just for a support slot set) we have been highly skeptical of what’s ...

This #BlackFriday (11.28), #JustinWarfield of #SheWantsRevenge will drop #DeathrockDevotionals on #CleopatraRecords and today we have some early words as to why you should check it out! Review, links and more: tinyurl.com/5fdnhe69 @reybee.bsky.social #WARFIELD #PostPunk #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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4 months ago

TiCKLES Master An Odd Amalgamation Of Noise That Works Really, REALLY Well Across Sugar & Plastic Plates - rock and roll fables The intense spoken word-esque delivery that IDLES and TV Priest both have mastered alongside their combined penchant for quirkiness with the fierceness of Ohms once they ramp up, TiCKLES is an odd ama...

We're taking on the delightful noise that Nantes, France's #TiCKLES create as we #review their debut LP on #StolenBodyRecords this morning before it drops next #newreleasefriday (11.28)! Words, links and more: tinyurl.com/5xhtrrtf #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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4 months ago

Singles! blindspot, "Sleepwalker" - rock and roll fables You know that Picard facepalm meme that’s still all the rage? That’s us right now as we belatedly cover the newest from Boston-based duo blindspot. It’s not just that we’re super late to the party on ...

Local Alternative duo #blindspot recently released the video and single for their new song called "Sleepwalker" and today we're sharing some words on the track plus all the links you need to hear it for yourself: tinyurl.com/3wrrucen #supportlocal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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5 months ago

Singles! Jennifer Tefft & The Strange, "Salt And The Sea" - rock and roll fables One of the cool things about, ahem, covering a cover song is when we come across one that we’re not very familiar with in the first place giving us essentially two new tracks to check out. That happen...

Out today (11.6) is #JenniferTefftandTheStrange's take on @thelumineersmusic.bsky.social's "Salt and the Sea" from their 2019 album III! Words on all of that plus links on where to get your copy and more here: tinyurl.com/34hjdy4f #supportlocal #TheLumineers #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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5 months ago

Pleasure Wheel Mix '70's-Style Doom And Psychedelia With AlternaGrunge On The World Tour Is Ruined - rock and roll fables We will never say “No!” to adding some new Rawk to the accumulated oeuvre that takes up so much digital space across multiple devices in the RNRF offices. And what’s that? New Rawk that’s local to boo...

Boston's #PleasureWheel recently unveiled their debut release, #TheWorldTourisRuined, and today we're bringing you some thoughts on all of it in our latest #review which you can find posted on the #RNRF site right here: tinyurl.com/73hbnc94 #supportlocal #rockandrollfables

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6 months ago

The Fool's Agenda Conjure A Musical Potpourri Throughout The Wondrous Whimsy Of Fool's Gold - rock and roll fables If you thought you knew what The Fool’s Agenda had to offer based off recent singles “Dumb (Take Me Out)” or “Feel So High” then prepare for a revelation when full-length Fool’s Gold comes calling boa...

MA's own #TheFoolsAgenda is back this #newreleasefriday (10.10) with a new record called #FoolsGold & today we're here to tell you all about it a little early in our latest post that's got the words, the links & more: tinyurl.com/9jx6b6hk @knyvet.bsky.social #supportlocal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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6 months ago

Singles! Nathalie Miller, "Kansas" - rock and roll fables Glimmering, glowing and glistening is the lay of the land when it comes to “Kansas”, the new single from Brooklyn’s Nathalie Miller, and hopefully serves as a good indicator on what’s to come on Mille...

Before releasing EP #likeyouusedto on October 24th, #NathalieMiller has dropped single "Kansas" today which also happens to be the focus of our latest Singles! post that you can check out by heading here: tinyurl.com/5bc2dk48 @knyvet.bsky.social #newreleasefriday #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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6 months ago

Singles! K3YP4RTY, "Do Not Misbehave" - rock and roll fables We don’t remember the last time an artist arrived on the scene that had the style and attitude to match such a wonderful sound but here we are talking up the second such track from K3YP4RTY. Much like...

The Electro/Darkwave phenoms in #K3YP4RTY return this #newreleasefriday (9.19) with a new single and video for "Do Not Misbehave" and today we're here to regale you of tales on why you should pre-save now! Words, links, more: tinyurl.com/y3vt25a3 #Electro #Kink #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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6 months ago

Goth Metal Maestros Paradise Lost Celebrate 35 Years With Colossal 17th Full-Length, Ascension - rock and roll fables It is unclear why we never fully embraced Paradise Lost. We love Metal. We love Goth. We’re the hugest Type O Negative fans! Hell, we’ve also dug vocalist Nick Holmes’ outings with Bloodbath and guest...

The mighty #ParadiseLost return this #newreleasefriday (9.19) with their 17th full-length, #Ascension, on @nuclearblast.bsky.social and today we're sharing some words on all of it in our new #review here: tinyurl.com/5n6f7648 #Heavy #Goth #Metal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

The newest single from @thefreqs.bsky.social has been out for a few weeks now but we wanted to marinate on all things "Jellyfish Cadaver" before posting about it because it's THAT GOOD! Words, links and more here: tinyurl.com/5n93wf7s #TheFreqs #supportlocal #Rawk #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

Day-Glow Foxes Bring West Coast Electro To The East Coast On Modern Eschatology - rock and roll fables We only recently (Last 6 months or so) discovered Los Angeles’ Sacred Skin and have been drooling ever since so imagine our surprise when that West Coast Electro had a home on the East Coast courtesy ...

Worcester's own #DayGlowFoxes released new LP #ModernEschatology earlier this year and today we're here to tell you all about it before you finalize those year end lists in our belated #review available on the site now: tinyurl.com/eue6w6jp #supportlocal #Electro #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

Escape Durgin Bring The New Alternative And Emotional Heft On Latest Full-Length - rock and roll fables Know that once something enters our orbit in any kind of way (A band we’ve reviewed before, an artist we already dig, someone reached out and we like the sounds, etc…) it stays there for a long, long,...

Lowell Alternative rawkers #EscapeDurgin recently unveiled their new full-length and today we have some words on why you should check it out! #Review from us, all the links you need and more right here: tinyurl.com/5efy6fma #Alternative #supportlocal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

Singles! Yes Nanny, "Dead Weight" - rock and roll fables Yes Nanny returns! With a new single! And it rulez! But are you really that surprised? If you did dig what came before (Or came before Yes Nanny considering the collective musical backgrounds of the t...

Boston's @yesnannyband.bsky.social returns with "Dead Weight" which is out now across all your favorite DSP's ahead of a 9/20 show at #Koto in Salem with #LinneasGarden, @sonicbombboston.bsky.social & #SilverScreams! Words, links and more here: tinyurl.com/bdhby3r8 #YesNanny #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

Crippling Alcoholism Get The Concept On Epically Dark Gothic Opus Camgirl - rock and roll fables What did we just listen to???? Again we regale you with the tale of how we listen to everything that comes across (Both in a timely AND untimely manner) ye olde digital desk. Some is good. Some is not...

New England's #CripplingAlcoholism return with their 3rd full-length called #Camgirl on September 12th through @portrayalofguilt.bsky.social and today we have LOTS of words to say on all of it in our latest #review up on the site now: tinyurl.com/3ztduvrp #supportlocal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

Parts Per Million Rise Again And Are Ready To FIGHT On Furious Red, White, and Blue - rock and roll fables Fast and furious and fueled by being fed up with what is currently happening in our country, Parts Per Million has arisen from hibernation refreshed, re-energized, and ready to fight as evidenced by t...

Boston's #PartsPerMillion come in fast and furious on their politically charged new EP that's out today! Read more on 'Red, White, and Blue' in our latest #review with all the links to stream and more here: tinyurl.com/5n6v56w8 @knyvet.bsky.social #supportlocal #rawkblog #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

Singles! The Chelsea Curve, "Kindawanna"/"Never Come Down" - rock and roll fables In the time it took us to get our review ready for “Kindawanna”, Boston’s The Chelsea Curve dropped an accompanying video for the track, toured overseas, and is now about ready to release yet ANOTHER ...

Boston's own #TheChelseaCurve is back from a mini UK tour and we're celebrating with a maxi post covering recent release "Kindawanna" and "Never Come Down" which arrives tomorrow (8.29)! Words, links and more here: shorturl.at/akvcS @knyvet.bsky.social #RumBarRecords #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

Sour Tongue Tap Into A Fuzzed Out Alterna-Punk On Latest EP FINAL GIRL - rock and roll fables You will never catch us ignoring any artist with Horror-related artwork/titles associated with them. And, more often than not, it all turns out to be rad anyway! Which is most certainly the case with ...

Los Angeles' #SourTongue recently dropped their #FINALGIRL EP via @metropolisrecords.bsky.social and today we have some words in our new #review as to why you should be excited: tinyurl.com/kuabvm5d #Indie #Alternative #Punk #MetropolisRecords #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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7 months ago

No Apologies Breathes New Life Into The Metal Scene On Latest Thrash/Hardcore Hybrid - rock and roll fables If Biohazard wasn’t already putting out a highly anticipated modern Hardcore Metal hybrid banger later this year then we’d call what’s on the horizon from Australia’s No Apologies the rightful success...

Australia heavies #NoApologies return with #Life which arrives this #newreleasefriday (8.29) through #LastRideRecords but you can read all about it TODAY in our latest #review that's up on the site now: tinyurl.com/29wn5xna @viralpropagandapr.bsky.social #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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8 months ago

16VOLT Return To Remind Y'all How To Do Industrial/Electro Proper On More Of Less - rock and roll fables 16Volt is a unique animal. Where the Industrial/Electro crowd is generally known for staying on the cutting edge of sounds within genres, 16Volt tend to dwell in this kind of shadow zone outside of th...

The latest from @16volt.bsky.social, and first in over a decade for @metropolisrecords.bsky.social, is called #MoreOfLess and it is out now! Conveniently enough, so is our #review which you can read over on the site by heading here: tinyurl.com/5eaee253 #16Volt #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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8 months ago

Black Magnet Hit That Early '90's Industrial Sweet Spot With Vibrantly Vicious Megamantra - rock and roll fables The way we see it, 2025 has produced some of the best Electro/Industrial music to date. You have Pixel Grip and Replicant on one end of the spectrum offering unique, stellar takes in the Darkwave/Elec...

Out TOMORROW (7.25) is the newest from #BlackMagnet called #Megamantra via #20BuckSpin and today we're bringing you a slightly early preview in our new #review that's up on the site now: tinyurl.com/sr446vre #EarsplitPR #Industrial #Heavy #musicblog #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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8 months ago

Singles! Casket Rats, "Whiskey Queen" - rock and roll fables We’d say that you’re missing out if you haven’t seen Boston’s Casket Rats live in the wild yet but after hearing new single “Whiskey Queen” we’d also go so far as to say that this is as pretty close t...

Boston's #CasketRats is back TODAY with a new single and video for "Whiskey Queen" and you can read all about all of that in our latest post featuring all the links you need up on the site now: tinyurl.com/29juus3y @knyvet.bsky.social #supportlocal #musicreview #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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9 months ago

Wrought Iron Hex Wreak Noisy Havoc With New Batch Of Raucous Rawk On Hexes & Halos - rock and roll fables There’s nothing quite like tuning into some new Wrought Iron Hex and being treated to the best the NYC Heavy Music scene had to offer in the ’90’s (Girls Against Boys, Unsane, Prong) but “Boston-ized”...

Boston rawkers @wroughtironhex.bsky.social is back with a new EP called 'Hexes & Halos' which is out now and that you can read all about in our latest #review over on the site now: tinyurl.com/2s4zzrfb #WroughtIronHex #supportlocal #BostonMusicScene #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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9 months ago

Singles! Viruette ft. Layzi, "PUNKTURED" - rock and roll fables First! Viruette get props without even hearing a note of new single “PUNKTURED” as we’d been looking for an excuse to talk up Layzi since appearing at this year’s Boston Calling and this collab was th...

Boston's #Viruette and #Layzi recently teamed up on a new track and video for #PUNKTURED which is out now! Also out now? Our #review of the single and you can find that over on the site here: tinyurl.com/4k92bze4 #supportlocal #Bostonmusic #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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10 months ago

Singles! blindspot, "Vienna (Billy Joel Cover)" - rock and roll fables While our familiarity with Billy Joel music goes far beyond “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, having started with An Innocent Man on vinyl through Columbia House (Anyone remember that???) and also through H...

MA duo #blindspot recently released their version of the #BillyJoel classic "Vienna" following the legendary Piano Man's recent NPH diagnosis and today you can read all about it in our latest post here: tinyurl.com/5xd8akh9 #PianoMan #supportlocal #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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10 months ago

Singles! The Peppermint Kicks, "Radio Wam Bam Boom" - rock and roll fables They just don’t make Rawk like this anymore. It’s true! This kind of supercharged fit-for-a-stadium anthem is just not the lay of the land in today’s musical climate which is why it’s so refreshing to...

Out this #FridayThe13th (TOMORROW! 6.13!) is the new single from #ThePeppermintKicks, feat. @palmyradelran.bsky.social, on #RumBarRecords & today we have some words on all of that in our latest #review here: tinyurl.com/5aw2ep36 @knyvet.bsky.social #RadioWamBamBoom #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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10 months ago

Our Most Anticipated Release Of 2025 Has Arrived As Pixel Grip Delivers Elite Electro Ecstasy On Percepticide: The Death of Reality - rock and roll fables If you happened to catch our annual new year preview post, you might’ve noticed that the top spot went to Chicago Electro/Darkwave/something trio Pixel Grip (And if you didn’t catch it, dive in right ...

Our 2nd feature today (And second to feature a Chicago-based Electro outfit) focuses on the upcoming new LP from #PixelGrip who unleash #PercepticideTheDeathofReality this #FridayThe13th (6.13)! Words, links, and more: tinyurl.com/mr3hmdra #review #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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10 months ago

Replicant Return With Best Batch Of Neo-Noir ElectroSynth To Date On DAYBREAKER - rock and roll fables This is one of the MANY times we get super excited for a new release, get an early copy of said new release, then squander the lead time for said new release until it’s (almost) too late. That’s not t...

Arriving this #FridayThe13th (6.13) is the 3rd full-length from Chicago's #Replicant called #DAYBREAKER and today we have some early words and more in our newest post here: tinyurl.com/j6czch8v #Electro #WindyCity #rockandrollfables #RNRF

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10 months ago

Your Latest Album Of The Year Contender Has Entered The Chat With The Imminent Release Of Greet Death's 3rd LP Die In Love - rock and roll fables We’ll be honest, while we like to think we have a pretty eclectic vinyl collection, we tend to not seek out rare stuff that often just because we’d rather own the physical product first, fancy stuff l...

Out on June 27th through @deathwishinc.bsky.social is the 3rd LP from #GreetDeath called #DieInLove and today we have a lot of early words on why you should believe the hype now! Our #review plus links to upcoming shows (9.21 in Boston) and more is here: tinyurl.com/5e52fdcm #rockandrollfables #RNRF