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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 ( 5814 )
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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 -
The Single Life - 7 Inches of Fun
Hosoi Bros - Snorlokk The Hosoi Bros blew me away earlier this year with their tasty slab of 7"vinyl, "Wine Witch" (reviewed here). Read more
Posted on 03 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Lost Midas- S/T
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s a music video worth? Recently some friends introduced me to the Los Angeles underground beat scene and exposed... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Elmo Karjalainen - Unintelligent Designs
There have always been arguments over who is the greatest guitarist. I call it the "clusterfuck" argument and nothing good can come of it. Was Jimi Hendrix... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Titans Eve - Life Apocalypse
Even though they're Canadian, Titan's Eve, and their Life Apocalypse, play German/ Japanese-technology-style thrash metal: a product done more efficiently,... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Mighty High Needs You!
Some of you may know this already but Mighty High's rehearsal room at the South Sound in Brooklyn was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Basically everything in... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Wight - Through The Woods Into Deep Water
What's that old saying again? "Never judge a book by it's cover". Well I fell flat on my face hard with that when it came to Through The Woods Into Deep Water. Read more
Posted on 29 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
C.F.A. Unveil Superhero Alter Ego's in the Band's First Comic Book
Continuing along with the mindset that rock n’ roll can still be fun, C.F.A. (Cody Foster Army) and Ripple Music are proud to present:"Cody Foster Army and the... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
It Came From ReverbNation #26 - Featuring Diselkopf, Elephant Listening...
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 any... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC