New Releases

Chris Connelly: A Rock and Roll Fables Conversation

“I think everyone will be delighted. It’s like me going to all my fans and, individually, giving each of them a bottle of assorted pills and a sack full of porn and hotel bar booze. I do it for the kidz!” And honestly, who doesn’t want that? In case you [...]

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Video View: Sego, “20 Years Tall”

Utah by way of L.A. (where the band now call home), Sego is an interesting mix for the modern music age. Think Beck fronting Blankwave Arcade-era The Faint and you’ll have a small idea of what Sego is all about. At least on “20 Years Tall”. On the aforementioned single/video, [...]

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Those Mockingbirds give you THE summer rock album!

If you frequent RNRF at all here or follow us on Facebook, then you already know of our love for Those Mockingbirds. We were introduced to them when they hit Cambridge’s Middle East back in March with singles like “How To Rob A Bank” and “A Ballad From Hell” and [...]

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Mike Dean: A Rock and Roll Fables conversation

Corrosion of Conformity bassist/vocalist Mike Dean has the perfect answer for those out there looking for a description of his band: “Well, it’s kind of an eclectic long standing heavy band that was originally born out of the American hardcore and crossover metal/punk hybrid era of the mid to late [...]

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Emma Ruth Rundle: A Rock and Roll Fables conversation

Emma Ruth Rundle wants you to dance to Some Heavy Ocean. No, seriously. “If somebody figures a way to go and make a choreographed dance to it I think it’d be pretty funny. I’d be pretty impressed!” says the songstress via phone soon after the release of her debut solo [...]

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Take a trip Once More ‘Round The Sun with Mastodon!

Sometimes I think it’s great that Mastodon is free from the shackles of the concept album, having completed their “Elemental” 4-album stint with 2009’s Crack The Skye. Other times I am not so sure because albums like The Hunter come about. While The Hunter is a great album, it’s still [...]

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