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Renn Hawkey: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation Pt.2

“It’s all on-the-job training at this point for everybody. There is no algorithm of success at this…” When last we left ex-Deadsy/current The Yagas synthesist Renn Hawkey, we learned all about the formation of this new outfit with wife Vera Farmiga (Vocals), Jason Bowman (Drums), Mike Davis (Bass), and Mark Visconti (Guitars) and their recently […]

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Katatonia’s Latest Symphony Of Sorrow, Sky Void of Stars, Is A Moody And Massive Masterpiece

Have you ever gotten into a band after hearing them perform a soundcheck while chillin’ in between back-to-back interviews with members of the other bands on the bill? Just us? Ok. Let’s set the stage: The year was 2012 and RNRF was in Worcester to interview Devin Townsend who was [...]

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VV Wear Their Heartagram Proudly On Their Sleeve On Emotionally Electrified Neon Noir

For better or worse, there are a few artists that were seemingly incessantly assaulting my earholes as a young burgeoning record store retail warrior during the early aughts in Boston. If you were a regular customer around that time in the Back Bay area, chances are you’d be hearing breakthrough [...]

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Singles! From Under Concrete Kings, “Running Up That Hill”

We’ll admit to being skeptical of any cover of “Running Up That Hill” after Placebo slayed with their take almost 20 years ago and, frankly, more than a little tired of hearing anything about that Kate Bush song as the whole Stranger Things hubbub did nothing for us. And then [...]

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Temptress Bookend 2022 With Another Banger Full Length In Area Of Effect

You didn’t think New Hampshire’s Temptress would let you say goodbye to 2022 without dropping a slick jam or two or three, didja? Even better, Temptress is closing out the year with A WHOLE NEW RECORD! Inhabiting that crawlspace where the Electro excellence of both Rammstein and Static X lie [...]

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Robot Death Monkey Take The Intergalactic Party Powder, Traverse A Glorious Rifftastic Plane On Latest EP

Sure there’s some Clutch in the DNA of Edinburgh’s own Robot Death Monkey but when hearing the sheer riffage involved on their latest EP, Intergalactic Party Powder, the vibes lean much more in the realm of early Mastodon covering Kyuss with some good ole Boston Roadsaw thrown in for good [...]

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22 from ’22: The albums that Rawked Rock And Roll Fables in 2022

Maybe in 2030 we’ll stop doing these lists featuring a number corresponding to the given year and make it a little easier for us but for now we’re still finding it hard to whittle down the artists and albums that kicked ass for us so if it ain’t broke then [...]

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