Music Features

Top 40 Tracks of 2014

2014 is drawing to a close, but what were the best songs to come out of this year? Let No Ripcord be your guide as we give you all the answers you need.

Smoove & Turrell (interview)

With Elaine Constantine's film, Northern Soul, now in cinemas, No Ripcord caught up with funk group Smoove & Turrell to talk about all things Northern, and a little bit more.

Overlooked Albums #39: Roxy Music - Country Life

We all know it for its famous cover, but on its fortieth birthday, Angel Aguilar looks back at the impact and influence of Roxy Music's classic album.

Top 40 Tracks of 2014 (Staff Picks)

Carl Wilson Interview - Let's Talk about Love

Carl Wilson's book on his distaste for Celine Dion has become the most important work of music criticism of the past decade.  We talk to him about the new edition of the book and his thoughts on taste and art.

Happy Anniversary... Autobahn

Hard to believe, but Kraftwerk's seminal album is forty years old this month.

The Pop Group - We Are Time & Cabinet Of Curiosities

Through the power of crowd funding, the pioneering Bristol-based post-punk act known as The Pop Group return with two compilations: the reissued We Are Time and a rarities collection called Cabinet Of Curiosities.

Happy Anniversary... The Unforgettable Fire

We celebrate U2's first monumental step forward as The Unforgettable Fire turns 30 years old.

Beatles Mono Box! Michael Fremer Interview

We talk to vinyl's greatest advocate about the new reissue of the Beatles catalog on vinyl, in mono, sourced from the original master tapes

Greil Marcus Interview - The History of Rock and Roll in Ten Songs

Once again we talk to legendary music and culture critic, Greil Marcus, about his terrific and surprising new book.