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Future Finds: The Rock And Roll Fables Guide To (Some Of) What’s On The Way Locally In 2026

Of the four major/mega end of the year lists we put together (2 separate 2025 recaps/2 separate 2026 previews), the local 2026 one is hand’s down the easiest. Or so we thought. We don’t do rankings here and it’s way more loose but, par for course with our batting average (Look, kids! It’s sportsball references!), […]

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Skinny Puppy “Shapes for Arms” live at Boston’s Royale 2/15/14

First of all, I’d like us all to bow our collective heads and observe a moment of silence for Pennsylvania and the Trocadero who not only postponed their scheduled Skinny Puppy show due to some nasty weather but eventually cancelled the thing all together (There will not be a rescheduled [...]

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From the ashes of Flickerstick: Jetta in the Ghost Tree!

I think it’s safe to say that Flickerstick is one of my all time favorites. I have the original version of Welcoming Home The Astronauts along with the Sony version (It’s “lie here naked with my girl” not “taken” you corporate suit people!) and the EP’s, live albums , and [...]

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Breton prepare for “War” on sophomore release.

Listening to War Room Stories, the second full length from the UK’s Breton, has made me appreciate Other People’s Money so much more. They’re both equally brilliant but for different reasons. While OPM was this mechanical blip-hop masterpiece, War Room… sees the band opening up so much more. Opener “Envy” [...]

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Have A Nice Life invite you to The Unnatural World!

  I have to admit: I tried to get into Have A Nice Life before and couldn’t. For all the praise Deathconsciousness received I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. Still, when The Unnatural World was announced I was determined to try again. I’m lucky I did because this [...]

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Sierra mixes old school Tool with COC-style swamp boogie on debut album Pslip!

The debut release from Kylesa mainman Philip Cope’s Retro Futurist label is here and it is a glorious amalgamation of everything that can go right in the world of heavy rawk. The band is Sierra, the album is Pslip, and they deliver a down home-style rock album straight from the [...]

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The Greater Wrong of the Right re-issue: How Skinny Puppy got her groove back

The Skinny Puppy renaissance of the 21st Century began in 2004 with the release of The Greater Wrong of the Right, their first new studio recording in eight years. Ten years later and the band is better than ever and even more potent releasing one of their best to date [...]

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