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• Grimes - Visions

  

  Exceptional experimental musicians make me ecstatic. Every so often there comes a wave of really good music and an argument can be made the most recent... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Jason Serious - Undercover Folk

  

  Folk music is just that - the music of common folk. The life of the vagabond, wanderer, hobo, itinerant farm worker, equipped with an old acoustic guitar,... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• VoiVod - To The Death 84

  

  Jeezus, I forgot all about this VoiVod demo. It's been over 25 years since I last heard it and just as long since I even thought about it. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Knife – 6 Song EP

  

  Knife by Knife This may be less a story about a solid band than about a great city close to my heart. And it’s not because the band is less deserving. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Zero Barriers To Entry - Featuring Brother Ali and Adam Warrock & Mikal kHill

  

  Brother Ali - The Bite Marked Heart EP Waveriders, can you say smooth operator? Good, I knew you could. If you were not aware there has been a change made to ou... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Job For A Cowboy – Demonocracy

  

  I went to a metal show last night and it just hit me how much I really love metal. I hadn’t been to a show for a while, as I’ve mostly been attending shows on... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Apb - Jaguar

  

  In many ways, apb is as responsible for The Ripple Effect coming into existence as any band out there. I don't know when it was that Pope and I first discussed... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Ripple 7" Subscription Club - Featuring The Dogs D'Amour, Get Killed,

  

  This is a column I've been wanting to start for a long time . . . and a very different column in the life of Ripple Effect. In my office right now I'm looking a... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis

  

  As usual, the latest EP from instrumental post-metal (whatever that means!) pros, Pelican, exhibits a vast harmonic and rhythmic vocabulary - making lyrics... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?

  

  An awesome album name. That’s all it took for me to get hooked on The Vaccines with their infectious, impressive debut, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Willie K - Warehouse Blues

  

  Dis ain’t your Daddy’s Don Ho. When you think of the Blues you think of Clarksdale, MS; Memphis, TN; St. Louis, MO; Chicago, IL or even Austin, TX. How ‘bout... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Bad Religion - No Control

  

  I bought this, way back in 1989, because Kreator's Mille Petroza wore their shirt, which was simply a cross struck-through with a "no" symbol. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Stone Axe, Grifter, and Iron Claw Ready for the Official North American Release...

  

  By all accounts, the crowds were blown away. Rocking the Midlands hailed Stone Axe's recent route through the U.K., as "the best kept secret in rock! Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Bossa Jazz - The Birth Of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz & The Evolution Of Brazilian...

  

  Last year I reviewed a great compilation of Bossa Nova music from the 1960's released on the UK label Soul Jazz called Bossa Nova The Rise of Brazilian Music... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Old Head - Maximum Rock

  

  “Did you talk to the guy Penfold?” “You mean the wizened old metal head who hangs out down by the arts district?” “Yeah, the old head. Did you talk to him... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• MOTHER’S GREEN Interview with March Giaccari

  

  Every now and then the rock gods breathe a pleased sigh of satisfaction and bestow an absolute sonic gem on our collective earholes. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Syven - Aikaintaite

  

  (Love it when two writers report on the same album. Nice to see their various opinions. Now Crimson King chimes in on Syven's newest) For those, like myself,... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Christian Mistress – Possession

  

  Living here in the great Pacific Northwest means that I live close by to some great music put out by some great bands. Christian Mistress is one of those... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Voodoo Johnson - Black Powder Mother Loader

  

  Not really sure why this EP didn’t hit our radar a little sooner, but nonetheless . . . better late than never. So, here’s the background that I know on this... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth

  

  An open letter to Edward and Alex Van Halen. Never. Never. Never have anyone sing in your band but David Lee Roth. That's the only conclusion I can make after... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC