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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 ( 5791 )
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Black Cobra - Invernal
There are, in my mind, two Black Cobras: the radically-detuned, guitar-way-louder-than-vocals-and-drums sludge/doom masterpiece of Bestial, and... the rest of... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Miles Davis - LIVE in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
Just when you think all the best stuff has been released, remastered, repackaged a zillion times, every now and then a surprise comes along that really blows th... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Opeth - Heritage
Polarizing. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I think back on my initial spinning of the new Opeth magnus opus, Heritage. Read more
Posted on 19 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Restoring Vision - Featuring En Stereo and One Eyed Kings
Years of hard work and diligent study elevated me to the top of my chosen profession. My contributions to the field of medicine have been recognized with severa... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Might Could
I'm hangin' with my hound dog and sippin' moonshine on the back deck. A cool October breeze is blowing - the leaves are falling - and I'm rockin' out to the... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Kasey Anderson And The Honkies - Heart Of A Dog
I’ve had four dogs in my lifetime, actually six if you count the two my father gave me and then took away when I was five and when I was twelve, respectively. H... Read more
Posted on 18 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Corsair – Ghosts of Proxima Centauri
England. 1979. Something was bubbling in the underground. A reaction against punk’s denial of rock and roll, but keeping the punk ethos of D.I.Y energy and... Read more
Posted on 17 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Crosses ††† - Crosses (EP †)
Crosses (also stylized as †††) is the brainchild of Chino Moreno (Deftones), Shaun Lopez (Far) and Scott Chuck. They bring us their deput EP entitled, Crosses... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Bones - S/T
Growing up around metal as a child with my parents listening to Judas Priest, Motorhead, Sepultura and Mötley Crüe, it was a no-brainer that I was going to be... Read more
Posted on 15 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Blackened Hardcore Vs. Hardcored Black Metal: Is There a Difference? What YOU...
Did the headline work? Did you read it and immediately think, without logically evaluating anything, "Holy Christ! Why the goddamn hell do I not know the crucia... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Sweet – Live In Denmark 1976
When Ripple mainman Racer and Tony from Stone Axe/Mos Generator both say an album is worth checking out then that’s all the incentive I need to buy. Read more
Posted on 13 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, LIFESTYLE, MUSIC -
Sleestak -The Fall Of Altrusia
While walking along the beach in the early hours of the morning I discovered something curious. I noticed a small, dark object a good distance away from me bein... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Jupiter Zeus - Green Mosquito
You know I'm always on the hunt for fresh, original new rock awesomeness. Well you should also know that honesty is my policy and here's the truth: it's been a... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Amy Heffernan - Friggin Little Know It All
I was at Disneyland with a couple of male college buddies. All morning and afternoon after every ride or two we would take the Monorail to the Disneyland Hotel... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Thin Lizzy - Live in London 2011
To me, it was inconceivable. Thin Lizzy without Phil Lynott could be a lot of things, but Thin Lizzy wasn't one of em. A cover band. A tribute, perhaps. but... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Alexisonfire – Dog's Blood
Lately I have been blessed with some awesome music to listen to and possibly review. Although, I must say I have had a bit of writer's block so I decided to... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - S/T
What’s in a name? One of my favorite indie bands possesses one of the coolest band names ever, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The first time I heard about Clap Your... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
White Wizzard - Flying Tigers
White Wizzard, also known as the more traditional half of Holy Grail (who were initially called Sorcerer), are die-hard-in-denim: They refuse to acknowledge tha... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ripple Library - Spray Paint The Walls: The Story Of Black Flag by Stevie Chick
Leave it to an English writer to tell the tale of one of America’s greatest bands. Given the long standing bad vibes that continue to exist between most of the... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
MC Frontalot - Solved
Hello. Thank you very much for choosing The Ripple Effect for your promotional needs. We pride ourselves on our ability to quickly spread the word about our... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC