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The Ripple Effect
http://www.ripplemusic.blogspot.com/
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 ( 5791 )
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Old & New Dreams - S/T
In the never ending battle between time and money, I will take time every time. I will also take content over technology. Even though I lost my job a few... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Lance King – A Moment in Chiros
For some reason unknown to most of us, this is the kind of power/prog metal that causes European audiences to lose their minds, but most American metal fans kin... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Sly And The Family Stone - A Whole New Thing
Scene: It is mid-afternoon. Penfold is sitting in his office. He is listening to music. His friend enters the room. (Conversation intended to be read quickly)... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ogressa - Warts And All
Man, sometimes I really wish I could afford to pack up and move to the California desert. For almost 20 years, many of the bands who I love the most have come... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Kirby - Into The Dark
WARNING: This album should not be consumed by diabetics. The sugar content could be detrimental to your health I’m talking about Kirby’s new album Into The Dark... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
SuperGiant - Pistol Star
Thunder: noun: The explosive sound that accompanies a stroke of lightning. SuperGiant: noun: see Thunder. A sonic explosion. A crack of electricity tearing... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
BLACK SABBATH: Official Reunion News with Press Conference Video Highlights
The original lineup of the legendary heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH announced on Friday (November 11) that it was reuniting for its first new album in 33 years... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
A Sunday Conversation with End Times
Recently I had the chance to have a Q and A session with the drummer of Dallas, TX Hardcore band END TIMES, Chad Green. Enjoy! Cicatriz: Introduce yourself to... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Drive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
It’s no secret that The Social Network was my favorite film of 2010. With one of the hottest casts (Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Justin... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Iron Claw's Great Rock and Roll Come Back Story Continues!
“Step aside, Anvil… there’s a Rock n’ Roll comeback story that blows yours into the stratosphere! IRON CLAW is the Rock n’ Roll comeback story of legend. Read more
Posted on 11 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Second-to-second Impressions of a First Listen to The House of Capricorn's "In...
"All Hail to the Netherworld": shouted vocals with tremolo picking: black metal Agnostic Front... now slowing down, sounds a bit NWOBHM almost with New Wave... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Toy Matinee - S/T
I found this GEM (and I do mean GEM!) Back in '91 on cassette. I'm from the Quad Cities of Iowa/Illinois, and was a frequent shopper at Co-op Records. The guys... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Dixie Witch - Let It Roll
Now this is my kinda album - no ballads, no keyboards, no acoustic guitars! Dixie Witch is a band you can count on for heads down, no nonsense boogie. Anything... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Peste Noire – L’Ordure a l’Etat Pur
I’m just going to right up front about this. French black metal makes my dick hard. Give me some Blut Aus Nord, Merrimack, or Deathspell Omega (best band name... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Trunks - On The Roof
It had been a long, arduous flight back home from France. I nearly jumped for joy when the pilot informed us that the plane had begun its final descent into... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Jonny Lives! - Revolution For Free
Mimic (disambiguation). It is that effort to imitate something else. Imitation. Fake. Something that is not the real thing but tries to appear to be the real... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Icarus Himself - Career Culture
You know that already-expansive, ever-growiing list of bands "you totally need to hear before you die!" The one you keep on your hard-drive and try not to look... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Birch Hill Dam - Colossus
This just in: Birch Hill Dam in Massachusetts is at its highest flood stage since 2008. The US Army Corps of Engineers has opened the floodgates once again and... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Cerebral Ballzy - S/T
Hello Waveriders! Lately, I have been really hard on music. By this I mean, it has been hard for me to find something I could listen to over and over and not ge... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare
He’s back…the man behind the mask. Well, strictly Alice has never really gone away. Now Alice, in my humble opinion, has never made a truly terrible album... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC