Playlist: The Sound and the Fury

JRRBLL was born & raised in Northern Vermont. After a somewhat troubled youth, he arrived in Ithaca, NY quite suddenly one Spring day many years ago.

In the Spring of 1985, while on an unrelated mission for a friend, an opportunity presented itself for on air DJ training at WVBR-FM Ithaca, the only non-profit commercial training station in the USA at the time. In September of 1985, a slot opened up between 2am – 6am Sunday mornings for a possible free form show, during which time "Rocking The Night Away" was started – four hours of free form progressive loud rock, as the term Heavy Metal was getting to be a little long in the tooth. Seven years later, with Rocking The Night Away now a five hour show, Mimi Griswold, PD at WQNY-Ithaca, hired him away from WVBR to start The Sound & The Fury on Friday overnights from Midnight until 6am. The extra time meant further expanding the ever growing library & playlists.

Shortly after JRRBLL started at WQNY, Mimi was hired away by Ed Levine to take over programming of his new solid rock station in Utica, NY. He soon followed her north to K-Rock where you hear the rest of the story every Saturday night at midnight... The Sound & the Fury celebrated it's 26th anniversary November of 2011.

Mission Statement

Now As Always, JRRBLL is at odds with Radio & the way music is presented on it, with it's tight formats & rigid playlists. The Sound & The Fury specializes in premiering the latest releases by current & established artists & groups in the loud rock field. Heavy emphasis on current (within the last 6 months) music, with short trips down memory lane to spice things up a little. Long sets are a mainstay, with as few interruptions as possible throughout the night. Regular features like instant requests(FOR REAL!), Notes From The Pen, Manly Advice from Mr. Manly, Readings from Fascination Alleyway, Artist Interviews & Surprise Guest Appearances, JRRBLL's Corner, where all the new stuff from the weeks mailbag gets spotlighted into one set, as well as a cool down with For Strahlers Only at 5:30am

The Sound & The Fury Playlist for September 13, 2020

Saturday, September 12, 2020 |

   *****Midnight*****

*Brad~Screen

*Tool~Invincible

*Triptykon~Aurorae

**Alice In Chains~Rainier Fog

*Unida~Wet Pussycat

*Pitchshifter~Virus

*Ministry~N.W.O. (Remix)

*ISIS~In Fiction

   *****1 AM*****

*Earthless~Godspeed

*ZZ  Top~Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (Live)

*Nectar~Remember The Future

*Bask~Noble Daughters Pt I

*Bask~Noble Daughters Pt II

*Pantera~Cowboys From Hell

*Pantera~Psycho Holiday

   *****2 AM*****

*Buckethead~Glass Eye (Pike 85)

*Buckethead~Long To Wave

*Buckethead~Walk In Loset

*Iron Maiden~The Red & The Black

*Neil Merryweather~Hollywood Boulevard

**Katatonia~Behind The Blood

   *****3 AM*****

*Sojourner~The Event Horizon

**Fascination Alleyway~Mesmerizing Marauders p360

**Onslaught~Empires Fall

**In Flames~As The Future Repeats Today

**Static X~Otsego Placebo

**Dead Fish Handshake~Then It Rains

**Haxan~Louder Than Words

**Alice In Chains~Drone

**The Cheats~Take No Prisoners

**Sixx A.M.~The Devil’s Coming

**Hyborian~In The Hall Of The Traveler

   *****4 AM*****

*Elder~Lore

*Green Leaf~The Rivers Lullaby

*A Hero A Fake~A Year In Passing

*Karnivool~Deadman

*Dark Tranquillity~Lost To Apathy

*Abysmal Dawn~Hedonistic

*Solitude Aeturnus~Falling

*Viking Skull~Doom, Gloom, Heartache & Whiskey

   *****5 AM*****

*My Dying Bride~Symphonaire Infernus Et Spera Empyrium

*Lake Of Tears~Planet Of Penguins

*Sigur Ros~Sven G Engler

*Gojira~Pray

*Porcupine Tree~Time Flies (Live)

*Marillion~The Last Straw

*David Gilmore~No Way

*Ray Charles~A Song For You

   ….fin….