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• On the Ripple Comic Book Shelf - Lost and Found – An Amy Devlin Mystery

  

  This is a new thing for me, but Racer asked if anyone wanted to review some comics, and I was all like, “Yeah, I do”. I wasn't sure what I was going to get to... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cortez/Borracho - Split

  

  Cortez - "Vanishing Point""Vanishing Point" is a very dangerous song to play if you're driving. I drive a lot and I catch myself flooring it while headbanging... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Ripple Conversation with Chris Schara (aka AJ Sugar) of Vaudeville

  

  When I was a kid, growing up in a house with Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond, and Simon and Garfunkel, the first time I ever heard Kiss's "Detroit Rock City," it was ... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Bismuth/ Undersmile Split Review - Tartarus Records

  

  Tartarus is a small, Dutch cassette label that I've had my eye on for some time. Recent offerings from the likes of Toner Low, Slomatics and Primitive Man caugh... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• MetalRising Looks at Divebomb Records: The Hidden and Gross Reality

  

  The Hidden - Fearful SymmetryThe title track!.....Holy crap!. The title track is what I first plugged into. My mind and ears were blown away. Incredible... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Vultures Of Volume - Inagural Heavy Festival Set to Blow Ears Apart!

  

  On Saturday August 30th, a brand new fest is held at Café 611 in Frederick, MD. Maryland has been a hot spot for especially doom for many years and the inaugura... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Mortualia – Blood Of The Hermit

  

  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Picture yourself in a stone cell. It is not much of a cell, but then it doesn't have to be. Your body has been tortured,... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Reign - Now and Forever

  

  Catchy and melodic tunes here. Reign has captured the spirit of the early metal scene. Powerful vocals and some killer production. Crisp production in fact. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Superior - Moral Alliance

  

  O.K. I skipped ahead to the live bonus of Superior’s cover of Queensryche’s “Queen Of The Reich”. I figured I could judge this band solely on this song. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Lad Classic - Thunder EP and Lightning EP

  

  Those other Americans.Randy Bachman (Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush), Alex Lifeson (Rush) are all Canucks. Each came from the... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Enforce - The Final Sign

  

  Divebomb Records Enforce surrounds you with a highly polished fates warning style progressive metal. This cd is full of classic metal. This is a band that... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• GUST: Southern Lord Reveals The Latest Addition To Their Raging Summer Schedule

  

  Southern Lord reveals the latest addition to their raging Summer schedule; enter progressive hardcore band GUST, hailing from Trollhättan, Sweden. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Fast Eddie Clarke Featuring Bill Sharpe – Make My Day Back to Blues

  

  What if... Please note this is a work of fiction – well the review is 100% real....It's Memorial Day - an American holiday when we honor the men and women who... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It

  

  Fun story waveriders. I have two very good friends who buy me music for Christmas. They know that I have a more extensive music collection than most people, so... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Heavy Glow – Pearls & Swine and Everything Fine

  

  Somewhere between The Black Keys, Foo Fighters, and Zodiac (modern stoner-blues band from Germany) lies an intensely funky rhythm and groovy bass line within... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Jeremy Irons and The Ratgang Malibus - Spirit Knife

  

  I’ve been a fan of JIRM for a few years now. I became hip when I reviewed their last release, Bloom, which Small Stone has re-issued. The expectations were... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Savage Choir - Winter Of Probator

  

  DiveBomb Records has done it again. This time they bring you: Savage Choir! This band has an incredible sound and carries the flag high into the air for the... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple Library - Joe Satriani, Strange Beautiful Music, A Musical Memoir

  

  Joe Satriani and Jake Brown/BenBella Books What a fantastic read this book was. Truly covers everything that helps set Joe Satriani apart from just being a... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• American Fiction - Dumb Luck

  

  Eddie Kramer does it again.What? You don't know Eddie Kramer? You probably do and just don't know that you do. Eddie Kramer is the legendary rock producer behin... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Metal Injection Premieres New VALLEY OF THE SUN Song "As Earth and Moon"

  

  VALLEY OF THE SUN "Electric Talons of the Thunderhawk" "Volume Rock" Trio to Release "Electric Talons of the Thunderhawk" June 10 U.S. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC