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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 ( 5802 )
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BUTCHER BABIES to Tour with Marilyn Manson; Band Added to Hell & Heaven Metal...
With heavy metal and horror-inspired theatrics fascinating crowds worldwide, the BUTCHER BABIES has emerged as one of the biggest draws on the Sunset Strip in... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
EDM/Rock Retailer/Label FiXT Partners with Groupees.com for Newtown, CT...
January 3rd, 2013 - In response to the recent, tragic events that took place at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, EDM/Rock (Electronic... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Relapse Symphony - Time’s Running Out
I will begin with full disclosure here. I have a nasty habit of taking a look at the members of a band and writing them off. I’m only human. Read more
Posted on 04 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
CORRECTIONS HOUSE: Members Of Eyehategod, Neurosis, Nachtmystium, Yakuza Unite;...
CORRECTIONS HOUSE, the new collective featuring Mike IX Williams (Eyehategod), Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium) and Bruce Lamont (Yakuza),... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Trillion Red – Metaphere
How do you describe a sound? How do you describe feelings or emotions? We have words for these things, and if you are speaking to someone who uses the same... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple News - Free Download Compilation: Heavy Planet Presents...Bong Hits From...
Happy New Year everyone! To ring in this new year, Heavy Planet brings to your ears our first ever compilation. Comprised of 61 of the finest independent and... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
A Wednesday Conversation With Corsair
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 02 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple Top Albums of 2012
Racer's Top 10 of 2012 (in no particular order The Cult - Choice of Weapon Black Bombaim - Titans Doctor Cyclops - Borgofondo Orange Goblin – A Eulogy For The... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity
Over ten minutes into this fucker, and we've got trumpet over organ over every freakin' type of percussion reasonably imaginable... we start with bass lines lik... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Song Review: "Tenderly"
Originally published in 1946, with music by Walter Gross and lyrics by Jack Lawrence, and most notably recorded by Sarah Vaughn, this standard has been publishe... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
X-tivity Factor - Planetary Travel
When it comes to music, I usually find a surprise to be a good thing. A surprise means that something is exceeding or working outside of my expectations. Read more
Posted on 27 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Top 5 Underheralded, Underappreciated Clash Master Oeuvres
"Pressure Drop", Black Market ClashCover versions are indelibly etched near the top elechons in the Clash musical lexicon ("I Fought The Law", "Police On My... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Machine - Calmer Than You Are
Oh yeah, now we're talking folks. This Dutch trio knows what it's all about. Just turn off the lights completely, light a candle or two or maybe turn on a lava... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Revenge of the Quick Ripple Bursts - Featuring Gunslinger, Pagan Alter,...
A quick rundown on some of the discs taking residence in my Ripple player. Gunslinger - Better Times We blasted out a special review on their last album... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Dustin Kensrue -This Good Night is Still Everywhere
Let me begin by saying that I absolutely loathe Christmas music. There. I said it. I loathe it. From Thanksgiving all the way to Christmas I hear the same overl... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Pound-One of These Days I'm Gonna Bring You the Sun in a Box
I like Swedish women, pancakes, meatballs, Smörgåsbord, Alfred Nobel, Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, old Volvos and Great Danes. Read more
Posted on 22 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Meshuggah - Koloss
Meshuggah's an extremely acquired taste, even for metal fans-- like Islay single malts, and this for nearly as discerning an enthusiast-- they've got wildly... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Vanderbuyst - Flying Dutchmen
So, you've heard of Steel Panther by now, right? They're good, they're real good; but they're gimicky. Vanderbuyst is the real deal. These guys can crank out... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
District 97 - Trouble With Machines
“Hey Penfold! What’s up?”“Ah nothing much. Same old, same old.”“Wait a second Pen. Are you trying to tell me that you haven’t been listening to any new music... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Happy Holidays! It's Time to Pick up Some of Those Last m...
Happy Holidays! It's time to pick up some of those last minute stocking stuffers or a little something for yourself coz' you've been a good little boy or girl. Read more
Posted on 17 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC