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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 ( 5806 )
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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 -
GREY SKIES FALLEN Streams The Many Sides Of Truth At GunShyAssassin Days Before...
NYC-based ominous metal quintet, GREY SKIES FALLEN, is just days from the street date of their monstrous sixth release, The Many Sides Of Truth, and today the... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Lazer/wulf Release Debut Album, the Beast of Left and Right, on July 15 Via Retr...
April 24, 2014, Athens, GA - Lazer/Wulf, the Georgia-based instrumental trio whose music Creative Loafing said "echoes the best math, metal, and prog rock... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Divine Realm - Abyssal Light
I wonder sometimes whether anyone reads my music reviews and whether they get anything out of them. I think they do. Why? Is it because of my incredible insight... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
GREENLEAF: Swedish Stoner Rock Super Group To Release Trails And Passes Via Smal...
Almost by definition, musical side projects aren't meant to last very long, but rather serve as brief, often one-time departures for musicians otherwise... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Sworn Enemy - Living on Borrowed Time
Sworn Enemy has always been a band that hit with ferocious intensity a staple in Northeast Hardcore. Having seen them and even having the pleasure to Play with... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Lords of Altamont : New Album for Immediate Release
15 years-career (or almost), several singles, albums, a huge amount of gigs all around the world, The Lords of Altamont have just taken... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
CHTHONIC: Taiwanese Metal Collective To Kick Off North American Tour As Part Of...
Taiwanese metal collective, CHTHONIC, is readying to kick off another North American run as part of the fifth installment of Paganfest! Read more
Posted on 24 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
EYEHATEGOD's Self-Titled New Full-Length Available For iTunes Preorder;...
Eyehategod, the long-awaited self-titled full-length from New Orleans' legendary volume assassins, is now available for preorder in North America via iTunes. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Three Lions - S/t
Three Lions present us with a powerful, melodic, string of rocking AOR friendly hits. “Trouble in a red dress” is a great song. Perfectly mixed and solid in... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
A Ripple Conversation with C.J.Snare Vocalist for Rubicon Cross/Firehouse
I had the chance to speak with C.J. Snare vocalist of Firehouse. He has a side project called Rubicon Cross along with guitarist Chris Green(Furyon). Read more
Posted on 22 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Camper Van Beethoven Announces West Coast Tour Dates in Support of Their New...
CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN'S "EL CAMINO REAL TOUR" 2014 May 29 - Chop Suey - Seattle, WA May 30 - The Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR Jun 1 - Bottle Rock Festival -... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
VOLUME IV Announce ‘No Sleep Till Stoned Goat’ US Tour With ORDER OF THE OWL
VOLUME IV and ORDER OF THE OWL, two of Atlanta’s ultra-heavy favorites, have announced a co-headline tour/path of destruction in the days leading up to the Eye... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC