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• Baroness - Yellow and Green

  

  A double album in 2012? Who the hell has that much money for studio time? Who has an hour and fifteen minutes to devote to listening to one artist? Oh wait,... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Abrahma - Through the Dusty Path of Our Lives

  

  Parlez-vous sweet heavy-psych? Extra emphasis on the heavy. Feel this album and you might understand: Abrahma. Through The Dusty Paths Of Our Lives, their... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• DEVIL TO PAY Sign With RIPPLE MUSIC; Enter Studio to Record New Album For Vinyl...

  

  RIPPLE MUSIC is proud to announce the signing of acclaimed, hard-hitting American Doom rockers, DEVIL TO PAY to their ever-expanding roster! Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Grave Digger - Home At Last

  

  The history of this band is written on the walls of heavy metal heroes and legends….written in blood and steel. They are a juggernaut of thrashing riffs and... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Big Wheel Stunt Show – Wonderful Life

  

  I love a band that just gets better and better. It shows that their hearts are in it. It shows they care about what they are doing. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Other - The Devil You Know

  

  First thing noticed, the song titles are kind of cliché. But The Other make up for it in a horror punk album that delivers the goods. Rod Usher howls as if he i... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Punk Me? Punk You! Featuring Revillers, Pipes and Pints, Sir Reg, and...

  

  Revillers - S/T That's what I'm talking about! Pure, old school UK-sounding punk, taking it's cue from those it should; Sex Pistols, Clash, Sub-humans, with... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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