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• The Grime Weighs in on the Year in Music That Was 2013

  

  Sooo.....I’m notoriously hard to please when it comes to listening to music. Shocker. Turns out, I’m not real shy about it either. I listen to a bunch of it. I... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Year End Best - The Kiddies in the Pool Weigh In

  

  The Swedebeast's top eleven list of 2013 1. Black Star Riders - All Hell Breaks Loose 2. Beelzefuzz - Beelzefuzz 3. Admiral Browning - Give No Quarter 4. Iron... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• On the Ripple Desk - Vinyl Overload; Featuring Haggard, Three Man Cannon & Lee...

  

  So much vinyl coming in, so little time.  Let's catch up. Haggard - Various Stages of Ice Wow! Where'd this come from? Self-described as "a cult rock outfit of... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Arrison Kirby - The Micro Jackson EP

  

  So I’m going through my Ripple Effect email and I come across this EP called ‘The Micro Jackson EP’ by Arrison Kirby released on El Death Records. It just looke... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rocket and the Ghost – S/T EP

  

  Brooklyn based Rocket and the Ghost describe themselves as having all the elements of a rock and roll band according to their bio however after listening to... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Richie Owens and the Farm Bureau - Tennessee

  

  How I came to Richie Owens and the Farm Bureau's Tennessee is more convoluted than the Mason-Dixon line. Through a friend, Steve Sage, a dynamic guitarist,... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• I've Got Your 7 Inches Right Here #1 Featuring Bombs of Hades and Horrifying

  Bombs of Hades – CarnivoresI get a lot of music to review. A good deal of it is full length releases that really could have done with some editing, be it in... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Ripple Conversation with Dave Wyndorf- Monster Magnet

  

  It's not everyday you get to talk to one of rock's most acclaimed main men, especially one that you have admired for a long time. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Double Dose of Headshot; Featuring Death Hawks and Germ

  

  Death Hawks - Death Hawks So, the promo for this album talks about the band's "intense psychedlia" throwing out phrases like "in your face" etc. I don't hear... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Kink Ador - Free World

  

  Hailing from Nashville, TN, Kink Ador has been making and mixing sounds and genres for the last few years...generally under the radar. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Single Life - 7" of Fun; Featuring Lawnmower, Control Group, The Street Dogs...

  

  Lot's of punk singles have been coming into Ripple HQ recently, slumped in by our fearless mailman Sal.  So let's dig in, shall we? Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Rising Sun Expierence - Beyond the Oblivious Abyss

  

  Portugal'sThe Rising Sun Experience are a modern day psychedelic rock band. Drawing heavily on influences from the 60’s and 70’s, they present classic... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple Field Report - NRBQ 12/8/13 at the Met Cafe, Pawtucket RI

  

  I was honestly nervous when I got to the Met Cafe on Sunday. NRBQ was one of my all-time favorite live bands. My misspent youth was made up of many drunken... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Grel Reveals Tales from the Road - Merlin - The Magicians Alliance

  

  My band, Grel, played with Merlin at Davey's Uptown Rambler in KCMO on tour to Stoner Hands of Doom. They put on a good show. Their cd's were burned from home,... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 45 Spider - Bloodbath Of Fuzz

  

  With the Motor City bankrupt, and its iconic Barry Gordy record company gobbled up by megacorporation conglomerate Universal Music Group, the real Motown has... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Gates of Slumber - Stormcrow EP

  

  The first time I went to review The Gates of Slumber’s “Stormcrow” EP, I lost the CD. The second time they announced they broke up right before leaving on tour... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ihsahn - Das Seelenbrechen

  

  Most musicians of Ihsahn's pedigree will struggle when they step away from their inital catalyst and move into a nerw musical venture. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Super Quick Ripple Bursts - Horn's Miasma

  Every decade or so, at least for me, I hit a "dry spell" as a music listener and/or reviewer. No one album sounds that great, rocks my world, whatever-- hence... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Russkaja - Energia!

  

  "This meeting of the board will come to order. Looking around the room I can see everyone is in attendance. Thank you for your punctuality. Now, on to our... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Single Life - 7" of Fun; Featuring The Bootlegs, Helms Alee & Ladder...

  

  The Bootlegs - All In The Bootlegs are a 4 piece rock band from Toronto but you may be forgiven for thinking they hail from the sunshine state of California wit... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC