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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 ( 5593 )
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Fear Factory - The Industrialist
(another Ripple scribe's take on the latest Fear Factory. You can check out Odin's view here) With the new Fear Factory release, Burton C. Read more
Posted on 15 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Brad Hatfield Blues Band - Uphill From Anywhere
What is it about physical disabilities that makes great musicians? Ray Charles, Art Tatum, Stevie Wonder, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Sonny... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
A Conversation with Pink Monkey
Pink Monkey are three cheeky, expert musicians who love irreverence and the musical manifestations of said attitude toward reverence in the form of musicians... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ninth Moon Black - Chronophage
Personally, I'm a massive fan of both soundtracks and instrumental music. Vocals are all well and good, but I love it when a song can grab my attention and... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Drug Front Records - Featuring Runny, 10 Cent Fuck Flicks, Mighty Fine, and The...
Anyone who mails me a box full of vinyl deserves to get their stuff reviewed. That's exactly what Drug Front Records did and that's what I'm going to do. Read more
Posted on 12 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Axes - 7" Ep
AXES did me in with one fell swoop. This doesn't happen every day - buying a band's vinyl debut mere minutes after clicking the link Racer sends me - but... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Atherton - No Threat
It all boiled down to this. I needed to do something different. The fact of the matter was that I could no longer compete with what my coworkers routinely... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Informal Gentlemen – Orange Lights
So this guy I know in this metal band kept telling about this non-metal band I had to check out, and he just kept raving on and on about this band I had to hear... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The D.I.Y. Ethic - Featuring Fire and the Wheel, My Son the Bum, and Arise Within
It's been a while since I did a true D.I.Y. Ethic column, one entirely devoted to the independent musician, slogging it out on their own. Rising above the... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Polaroid Kiss - Pay Your Dues EP
A pleasant surprise waiting for me in my inbox today, Polaroid Kiss’s Pay Your Dues EP arrives at just the right time to get me grooving as night is about to... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Strong Intention - Razorblade Express
Maryland bands never fall short on extremity. Since the mid-‘90s STRONG INTENTION have been punishing the underground with their own blend of New York-influence... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Chris Bickley - Tapestry Of Souls
“Great. Melodic rock. I don’t even know what means,” I thought to myself as I listened to Chris Bickley’s CD called Tapestry Of Souls. Read more
Posted on 07 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple Reggae Round-up: The Harder They Come Soundtrack - 40th Anniversary of...
It’s hard to believe one of the most iconic albums of all time is about to turn 40. When this influential album was initially released, very few could comprehen... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Your Protected - S/T
If you know my tastes then it's pretty obvious that I really dig me some instrumental post-rock/progressive tunes. What can I say? Sometimes I like to get lost... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Diverse Pop Group - S/T
(a special guest review today) I love the song "Best of the Best" because the beat is really cool. I think there both really cute. I really like there style. Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Superchrist - Holy Shit
A few weeks ago in the review of my new favorite fanzine Chips Beer, I mentioned that there were some bands I'd never heard of and was looking forward to... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Brotherhood - . . . Turn the Gold to Chrome . . .
“You’re beautiful, so beautiful. You’re mine…till the end of time.” So says the chorus of Brotherhood’s “End of Time,” off of their album, “…Turn the Gold to... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Virgin Steele - Life Among The Ruins
Consistency seems to be a bad word among American metal bands over the years. Few remain true to the sounds their fans came to love. Many change their looks or... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple Music Unveils It's First T-shirt - I Like Vinyl
Tell the world how you really feel. Get the new Ripple Music t-shirt at the Ripple store. Very limited press, so get em while supplies last. Ripple Music logo o... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Bestial Holocaust – Into The Goat Vulva
So I get this release to review and the note in the email says something to the effect of, “I saw vulva in the title and immediately thought of you. Read more
Posted on 03 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC