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The Ripple Effect
http://www.ripplemusic.blogspot.com/
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 ( 5820 )
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The Heaviest Album I've Heard - Borracho - Splitting Sky
Recently the powers that be at Ripple tasked everyone with writing about the heaviest album we've heard. In my youth I always considered anything labeled heavy... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Heaviest Album I've Ever Heard - Bob Mould - Workbook
In an act like Jesus Christ stare into the sun You don't see eye to eye with anyone Alienation. Betrayal. Catharsis. When the idea of a theme week was first... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
In Memory of JJ Cale - The Yang to Hard Rock's Yin
The other day we lost an American treasure. Tulsa native JJ Cale was a one of the pioneers of the genre that we now classify as Singer/Songwriter. Read more
Posted on 28 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Heaviest Album I've Heard - The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird
Year......1978. I just had gotten my first record player for my eighth birthday. It was one of those box record players that had a hinged cover and a... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Heaviest Album I've Heard - Deep Purple – In Rock
We were given the topic to write about, our personal heaviest album. For someone like me, who listens to a shit ton of metal all the time, this was a little... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
BRUTUS - Behind The Mountain
A five man band made up of three bearded Swedes and two Norwegians who play rock music like the late '60s and early '70s never went away. Read more
Posted on 27 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
THE FUZZ DRIVERS Signs Worldwide Deal With Ripple Music
RIPPLE MUSIC is proud to announce the signing of acclaimed, hard-hitting Portugese retro-heavy rockers, The FUZZ DRIVERS to their ever-expanding roster! Souther... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Revenge of the Quick Ripple Bursts - Psych from the Commonwealth; Featuring...
Hailer - Another Way Another gem from Australia where they just seem to do psychedelic rock better than anywhere else. Of course, there's the obvious Church... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Northwest Stonercore Maniacs, C.F.A. Unleash New Video for "Sons of the Soil"
The raucous good time Tacoma punkers of C.F.A. (Cody Foster Army) have announced that the second of four upcoming videos is ready for public consumption, and th... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple Road Trip - Days Of The Doomed III - Part 1
I don't know if Mercyful Mike Smith up in Kenosha, WI realised what he created when the first installment of Days Of The Doomed was launched in 2011. Read more
Posted on 26 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
A Ripple Evening with Orchid
The stage opened to candelabras and a human skull. Lights syncopated to the throb of the beat. The crowd was enthralled. Orchid returned to their home base of... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple Field Report - The Roots & Friends at BET Experience at LA Live, June 30
Question to ponder for the day: What one hip hop artist would you select to put in a time capsule to capture the brilliance of the genre for future generations? Read more
Posted on 25 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
RockStar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest Dateline: July16th,2013. The Place: Comcast...
Mayhem descends upon the city of Mansfield like a traveling metal circus. It is hot and there is no true escape from the wet humidity. Read more
Posted on 25 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
THE OCEAN Unveils New Video; European Headlining Tour Announced
Summer Slaughter UnderwayTHE OCEAN has launched a brand new video for "Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams" from their most recent album, Pelagial. Read more
Posted on 24 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Prog-Rockers Fen Unveil Shocking New Video for "The Glove" Latest Video from...
The ending will surprise and shock you. The video may even have you talking and sharing. Following on the heels of their groundbreaking marionette video for... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Holmes - Covers
Imagine if you would that you are watching television. In the middle of your program the motion onscreen jerks to a halt and is replaced with static. Read more
Posted on 24 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Lux Interna – There is Light in the Body, There is Blood in the Sun
Sometimes, I need a break from the death and black metal, from the grind and the crust, and I just need a different kind of crushing. Read more
Posted on 23 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Night Demon - S/T
Old school NWOBHM sound here. The EP is just a taste of what this band has to conjure up. Solid production and a precision songwriting style. They know what the... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Dirty Streets - Blades Of Grass
(another Ripple scribe falls under th heavy 70's spell of Dirty Streets. Read Grime's view of the album today, and don't forget MetalRising's review here) Maaan... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Exits - The Exits - S/T EP
The Exits are getting airplay in Northern Ireland. They should also get some here with their July 1, 2013 release of self-titled five track EP. Read more
Posted on 20 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC
