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The Ripple Effect
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The best music you're not listening to.™ Reviews of lost classics and obscure titles. Unheralded bands and songwriters. New bands deserving of greater attention. The site for the music omnivore. It's all here, on the Ripple Effect
LATEST ARTICLES ( 5598 )
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Folks Behind the Music - Scott Alisoglu Outburn Magazine and Clawhammer PR
Start at the beginning, how did you get started with this crazy idea of being involved in music? I don’t recall the actual thought process, but sometime around... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
“The Birth of Punk Rock: A Benign Blemish on the Face of Modernity”
“Modernity” can be thought of as the broad cultural reaction to the Enlightenment’s emphasis on rational and empirical thought in western civilization of the... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, HISTORY, MUSIC -
BRIGHT CURSE to Record Their Debut Album This Summer
London heavydelic trio BRIGHT CURSE is ready to hit the studio this summer to record their debut album, set to release by the end of 2014. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
B*STARD OF THE SKIES/GRIMPEN MIRE Split LP out This Saturday 10th May
B*STARD OF THE SKIES GRIMPEN MIRE split LP is out this Saturday 10th May limited to 300 copies.Release Link -... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
CABARET VOLTAIRE #7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978 - 1985) NEW COMPILATION OU...
LISTEN TO “CRACKDOWN (RADIO EDIT 83)” HERE “… way, way ahead of their time” – DJ “…true, unflinching pioneers of electronic music” – Loud Quiet Cabaret... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce
I made the mistake of joining my elementary school alumni facebook group. The discussion threads fell in to four general categories: 1. Reconnect - the "whateve... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
SAINT VITUS To Kick Off Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Tour This Week; Band To...
Legendary doom metal dignitaries, SAINT VITUS, will celebrate their thirty-fifth anniversary with a short run of live rituals later this week. Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
RIPPLE MUSIC Launches Benefit Auction for the Family of Jason McCash of The Gate...
Nearly a month ago, the metal community lost a brother, a father, a husband, a friend, and a comrade when Jason McCash of Indianapolis doom outfit The Gates of... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
NEW RADIO MOSCOW ALBUM -"MAGICAL DIRT"- OUT JUNE 17th!
RADIO MOSCOW EUROPEAN TOUR DATES May 15 @ L’escargot – Hossegor, France May 16 @ Bootleg – Bordeaux , France May 17 @ La Nef – Angouleme, France May 18 :... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Stoneburner – Life Drawing
Churning, thudding, feedback squealing, dragging you down into another reality. And that's just the first few seconds of this monster album and the first... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Doom in June Vol. 4 - Las Vegas Music Festival Announces Final Line-up
DOOM IN JUNE VOL. 4 June 6-7, 2014 in Las Vegas Friday, June 6th and Saturday, June 7th, 2014 at The Cheyenne Saloon “wicked dose of the heaviest of the heavy” ... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session
I couldn't sleep - insomnia. It was almost 2 a.m. and I was flipping through television channels as if I were playing a game of broadcast solitaire. Each click... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
A Ripple Conversation with Francis Charles Roberts - Old Man Wizard
They came from out of nowhere and popped up on my radar, then dominated my radar. From San Diego, plying a super-retro 70's psych/prog vibe, Old Man Wizard are... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Eric Clapton's 'Journeyman' Album Feat. George Harrison, Chaka Khan, Daryl...
“...one of the greatest rock/blues guitarists on the planet!”Camarillo, CA - Much to the elation of Eric Clapton fans across the globe, Marshall Blonstein's... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Cavern/Anthesis - Split
I write a fairly regular review of 7” releases, just because we get a decent number of them to check out. In a lot of ways, metal has lead the charge back to... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
THE GOLDEN GRASS Premiere New Video at Onion AV Club
Today, THE GOLDEN GRASS premiere a video for "One More Time" at heavily trafficked tastemakers Onion AV Club, the arts/entertainment division of The Onion,... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Scion Audio Visual Offer New Red Fang Song, "the Meadows," Via Noisey
April 29, 2014, Torrance, Calif. - Scion Audio Visual is offering a free download of a new Red Fang song titled "The Meadows" via Noisey... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Autopsy Releases Seventh Studio Album "tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves" Today o...
U.S. death metal legend, Autopsy, has released its seventh studio album, Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves, today on Peaceville Records. Tourniquets, Hacksaws an... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Jackie Wilson -The Greatest Hits Of Jackie Wilson
It's better to burn out than fade away My, My, Hey, Hey - Neil Young While not the focus of this infamous 1979 Neil Young lyric that Kurt Cobain quoted in his... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Steel Panther – All You Can Eat
Yeah, I know. I'm supposed to be the extreme metal guy around here. I just love this band, and besides, 30 years ago, this was considered metal. I love Steel... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC