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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 ( 5796 )
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The Muppets Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Are you green with envy? After all, there’s nothing wrong with being green. Muppet Mania is back! Finally, The Muppets have reemerged in the limelight thanks... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Coleman Hawkins - Night Hawk
Released on jazz label Prestige's "Swingville" imprint (allegedly even more composed of hastily-assembled blowing sessions, which were then scalped to junkie... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Nephelium - Coils of Entropy
Nephelium is a phenomenal band. They seamlessly blend new techniques with tried-and-true methods of classic death metal. Being labled as "Metal juggarnauts"... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Teddy Edwards Quartet - Sunset Eyes Complete Recordings
I play tenor sax ["Horn" is a metal AND jazz reference! Gettit?], and I like to study the whole sound of the instrument, no matter how seemingly abstruse. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ice Dragon - The Burl, the Earth, the Aether
Ice Dragon’s debut The Burl, The Earth, The Aether has been compared by many to Black Sabbath’s self titled and Electric Wizard’s Dopethrone, and it’s really no... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Heavy Pink - 7"
Normally I'd review a 7" single with a few others but given that it's a new solo project from Stone Axe/Mos Generator main man Tony Reed and released on JJ... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Beer Corpse - Keg Nuts
Beer Corpse - Keg NutsI know what you’re thinking. You read that band name and thought ‘I’m one hundred percent positive these guys play ultra-melodic power... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Sahara Surfers - Sonar Pilot
An emotional female voice layered over heavy rock music really does it for me. It always has. So I was feeling more than a little coolaphonic when I downloaded... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Syven – Aikaintaite
There are a number of ways people use to “get back to nature”. Some grab some camping gear and pitch a tent in the middle of a forest for a few days. Some... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Hard Rocking - Featuring Lonely Kamel, Kamchatka, Ape Machine and Suede Brothers
Time to catch up with some discs that have been sitting way too long in the Ripple office. This happens sometimes, damn it. Some discs are just so good they... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Deftones - Around The Fur
Well folks it's been a while since I last had a chance to do any sort of write ups for The Ripple. While I have been listening to countless amounts of music I... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Nada Surf - The Weight Is A Gift
“Death Cab is, Alex,” Tricia announced. I disagreed. We were discussing indie rock bands of the last decade. “No, they are just an alternative rock band,” I... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ellie Goulding - Lights
I’m a sucker for blondes. Don’t ask me why, but I’m easily attracted to blondes. Some of my favorite actresses of all time are blondes: Meryl Streep, Scarlett... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Silver Rocket - Old Fashioned
Even though Silver Rocket's genre is listed as post-punk, I wouldn't be surprised if their album "Old Fashioned was in the possesion of a few perky-goths. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Devil's Blood -The Thousandfold Epicentre
Heart, with Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood, if you knew both Wilson sisters were Satantic and totally DTF*....Don't EVEN tell me that doesn't sound... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
While out Christmas shopping for the family I decided to take a break from the nightmare of department stores to seek refuge in the local record shop. Read more
Posted on 12 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Farsot – Insects
Farsot is a black metal band from Germany. “Insects” is their second release. But this is not your father’s black metal. I’m sure someone more clever than me... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Orange Goblin - Eulogy for the Damned
Can we say crank up the volume and get ready for some hard rock that will kick in your face so deep it will leave a foot print on your ear drums? Read more
Posted on 10 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple Music Signs Exclusive North American-Wide Distribution Deal with Heavy...
Ripple Music and NAIL Distribution have signed a deal that, as of January 2012, will make NAIL Distribution the exclusive distributor of Ripple Music CDs and... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Hong Faux - The Crown That Wears The Head
'You like Hong Faux don't you? Sure you do. Here's the stream of the whole album.""Hong who? Never heard of 'em."I figured I should give Hong Faux a chance, eve... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC