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• Revenge of the Quick Ripple Bursts - Featuring Popular Giants, Howlin Widow,...

  More Ripple bursts Popular Giants - S/T Their CDBaby page says it all. Popular Giants is garage rock/pop-punk band that brings on high-energy punk ditties with... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Bargain Bin Treasure: Charlie - No Second Chance

  

  I'll never forget the first time I saw a stack of Charlie records. I must've been about 13 or so and was heavy into the grips of hard rock. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Kat Parsons - Oh! EP

  

  I've slowly grown to be a fan of pop music, especially female singers who eschew electronic excess, pitch correction and the incessant note trill warbling that... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Single Life - Featuring Jerad Finck and Nine Times Blue

  

  Jerad Finck - Runaway …I have been writing for Ripple for about a month and a half and I have to tell you that the best part of being a part of this family is... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Witchery - Witchkrieg

  

  So, I written about them previously several times, and this wasn't enough. It didn't detail to the extent that I'd like why the newest incarnation of... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Phil Alvin - Un "Sung Stories"

  

  I was reminded of this incredible album during a conversation with my friend Mike, of KICK*ASS magazine fame. Can't remember how we got on the topic but he aske... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rage Against the Machine

  

  I don’t even know where to begin with this album review. When I received it, I promptly passed out, and woke up three days later. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rage Against The Machine - XX

  

  Good day to you waveriders. I’m so glad you could join me, your old pal Penfold, here on the Ripple Effect for this little fireside chat. Are you cozy enough? I... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Admiral Browning - Battle Stations

  

  Starting out a rock album with a song called Riff Crisis could sound the alarm bells, but fear not! The Admiral riffs relentlessly as he sets sails across the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple Scribes Sing: Featuring Deadweight and Cover of Afternoon

  

  Now, before you get all snarky on me and start screaming nepotism or hanging chads or illegal voting machines in urban Pennsylvania, let me explain. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Killerball - Good Memories, Good Morning

  “…In may 2011 Killerball released their debut-EP ”St. Epone” through their own record label. They got good response from Swedish newspapers and blogs and ”St.... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple Field Trip - Damaura: A Tribute to Dimebag Darrell

  

  It was only during the Metroplex Heavyfest in Dallas last year that I got my first real taste of the legacy left by Dimebag Darrell. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Obsidian Kingdom - Mantiis

  

  Mantiis is not an album for the faint of heart or for those of conservative musical tastes. For the rest of you, welcome to Obsidian Kingdom. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Horn's Musical Highlights of Late - Featuring Christian Scott, Chet Baker,...

  

  Sometimes, a music critic such as myself, has... very little to say. I can't think of any ingenious way to change the way you, the reader, hear something.... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• HURRY, BEFORE THE AUCTIONS END! BE A SANTA BABY AND A GUITAR HERO - Signed Gear...

  

  Guitars Not Guns charitable eBay Auctions of signed music memorabilia and vintage guitars ends early Saturday evening December 8, 2012. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Fossil Collective - On and On EP

  

  …before I get into what I think about this album, I am just going to say that this band is one of the reasons the question “who do you think the best band out... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple News - The Kut Announce Unplugged Tour

  With a sold out UK tour behind them and TV coverage from NME TV to US Cable, there is no gimmick - The Kut are a talented trio of female rock musicians. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple Library - Willie Nelson - Roll Me Up & Smoke Me When I Die

  

  The title says it all. Willie was born on April 30, 1933 (too bad it wasn't 10 days earlier) and with his 80th birthday approaching he's not taking any chances... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• It Came From ReverbNation #25 - Featurng Dale J Gordon, Morgan Haner, Invisible...

  From April 4th to June 4th The Ripple Effect ran a campaign on the excellent online music website ReverbNation (www.reverbnation.com). This campaign allowed an... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cryptopsy – S/T

  

  I can’t tell you why, but I have always been intrigued by Quebec. Even as a 3rd grader, we had to write a report about some other part of the world, and I... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC