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• UFO - Seven Deadly

  

  Anyone who has ever loved the sound of a crushing electric riff, a perfect melody, a rousing chorus, rough-hew, soulful vocals, or a guitar solo so freaking fas... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Abigail Williams - Becoming

  

  To preface: cool cover. I dug the Black Dahlia Murder's similar one for Ritual-- stained-glass Satanism. If Down can be said to be "doom [metal] for dummies,"... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• We Have A Ghost - Debut Album

  Dear fellow music-lovers, On some days, life offers us the chance to make a difference in the world. The chance to stand up for the forces of creative freedom. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - Blink 182 - Enema of the State

  

  I remember my first time like it was yesterday. It was the summer of 1999 when it all went down. South Park: Bigger, Longer Uncut had just been released and... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - Mason Williams - The Mason Williams Phonograph Record

  

  I was incorrigible when I was eleven years old. It was 1968 and we had just moved to Los Angeles from Hazlet, New Jersey a year earlier. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - Def Leppard - Pyromania

  

  In the early 80’s, as well as most of the 70’s, I was a sheltered child. I discovered rock n’ roll through a neighborhood buddy whipping out his older sister’s... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - Weird Al Yankovic - In 3-D

  

  First record I ever owned, I'm pretty sure; ca. 1984. First concert I ever went to. First piece of media I wore out (can’t do that now. Goddamn digital media.). Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You

  

  If I’m completely honest the actual accuracy of which album was the first I ever bought with my own money is pretty hazy…we’re talking 30 odd years here!!! Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart - Bongo Fury

  

  Who the hell gives a 7 year old a Frank Zappa record for Christmas? My oldest brother Joe did. On Christmas morning in 1974 a copy of Zappa's latest album... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The First Album I Ever Bought - Green Day; Dookie by Penfold

  

  Admittedly a good chunk of time has elapsed since I made my first music purchase. It was the spring of 1994. I was still years away from obtaining my driver’s... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil

  

  Ah, the first album I ever bought with my own money. To be completely honest, I haven't a clue. You see, I had an older brother who was well into bands like Iro... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - Judas Priest: Sin After Sin

  

  The heaviness pretty much all started for me when I was a young teen, with the earliest Judas Priest that came out in the mid to late 70's. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• My First Album - Kiss - Destroyer

  

  Something new for the new year. We decided to start the first week of the year by asking our Ripple scribes to tell the story of the first album they ever bough... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple Top Albums of 2011

  

  As the year draws to an end, as we're naturally prone to do, it's time to come up with our views on the albums that left the greatest impressions on our psyches. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• MAAX – Unholy Rock N Roll

  

  The press release that came along with this album says, “Maax can only be described as pure, old school, alcoholic heavy metal hellfire scathing the night with... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Mos Generator - Deluxe 10th Anniversary S/T Reissue

  

  It was a dark and stormy night. Inside an ominous castle situated atop the highest suitable perch in the Black Mountains of California a mad scientist was hard... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Bailey Hounds - Along the Gallows

  

  I have a soft side, too. Catch me at the right time and I might even have a tear building up in one eye. I'm not just about those huge fuzzy riffs or deafening... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cults - S/T

  

  I love music duos. Whether it’s rock, electronic or whatever I love when two awesome musicians come together and create wonderful music. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cuttooth - Elements

  

  My friend and fellow music writer, Racer, forwarded an email from Nick Cooke who records under the name cuttooth. Nick had submitted his new album, Elements, fo... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Young The Giant- ST

  

  Sometimes I get spoiled by living in Los Angeles. Whether it’s walking down the street and bumping into a celebrity or knowing about a “hot” band before they... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC