New Releases

Friendship Commanders: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

A record hasn’t hit us like Friendship Commanders’ third full-length, MASS, in quite some time. Partly because sonically it owns and the other part due to the content which sees singer, songwriter, guitarist, and author Buick Audra crafting a concept album (And accompanying book) based on her time living on [...]

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Helen McWilliams: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

We don’t watch a lot of reality TV but when we do we definitely get invested enough and get bummed when the higher ups overlook the underdogs we usually root for. While the Rock & Roll Rumble is by no means the same as reality TV, the fact of the [...]

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Singles! SWTEVL, “Hellzapoppin'”

“Listen at your own risk!” might be the final line uttered by Tairrie B. Murphy at the conclusion of the debut single from new outfit SWTEVL (Pronounced “Sweet Evil”) but the only risk we can envision is listeners missing out by not taking a chance on the righteous Rawk flowing [...]

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Pulp Rawk: MASS: Essays On Memory, Language, & The State Of Massachusetts By Buick Audra

Were you properly immersed in the new concept album called MASS from Friendship Commanders? Did you find yourself completely captivated and intrigued by “Dissonance”, the spoken-word closing track on that record? Well, the story doesn’t end there!

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RNRF X Salem Horror Fest: The Ones You Didn’t Burn

We covered a LOT of the 2023 Salem Horror Fest selections but realized, after a point, that some of our overflow following the festival’s conclusion might be best held for a rainy day… or perhaps a Spooky Season??? One of those leftover SHF reviews of ours is for The Ones [...]

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2023 Rumble Champs ONE FALL Close Out Banner Year With The Next Batch Of Your New Favorite Punk Rawk Anthems On Spine First!

We cannot get over how rad the new EP from Salem’s ONE FALL is. Actually, scratch that. We can get over it. You know why? Because ONE FALL ain’t your 2023 Rock & Roll Rumble winnahs on a lark. They earned it from releases and performances like this and if [...]

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