Music Features
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Happy Anniversary... Grace
The mysterious circumstances surrounding Jeff Buckley's death meant his sole studio album was always likely to become a cult favourite. However, in the twenty years since its release, its influence and beauty show that it's one of the finest albums of its generation.
Carl Purvis and Joe Rivers discuss... -
Happy Anniversary... Dummy
It's twenty years since Portishead released one of the most inventive, atmospheric and beguiling albums of recent times. Here, Luiza Lodder takes us back, track by track.
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Happy Anniversary... Ride The Lightning
Metallica's second album is a landmark for both thrash metal and the band itself. Evolving from the sound of the band's debut, Ride The Lightning is a ferocious and frenetic record that gave birth to some of Metallica's best known songs.
Joe Marvilli celebrates as one of thrash's best turns 30 years old... -
Lxury (Interview)
Fresh offstage from his set at the UK leg of the Corona SunSets festival, Lxury talks to Craig Stevens about creating music, his history with Disclosure and his desire to collaborate with Kate Bush.
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Happy Anniversary... A Hard Day's Night
An anniversary worth celebrating
Alan Shulman looks back... -
Overlooked Albums #37: Shoes - Tongue Twister
In the early '80s, Shoes looked like they could have had it all. Here's the story of the album that nearly propelled them to greatness, 1981's Tongue Twister.
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Second Chance Selection: January-June 2014
What happens to those albums that we love that never make it onto the No Ripcord review pages for whatever reason? Here are the albums from the first half of 2014 that we haven't yet given the attention that they richly deserve...
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Happy Anniversary... Bee Thousand
With twenty years having pased since Guided By Voices released the quintessential lo-fi record of the 90's, Peter Quinton offers a reexamination of the all too vivid and jarring dream world Pollard and co. managed to construct - perhaps accidentally - with a crappy 4-track and a willingness to make mistakes
Are you amplified to rock? Are you hoping for a contact?... -
Parquet Courts Interview
Keeping the spirit of pre-punk alive.
Alan Shulman interviews... -
No Ripcast: Volume 23
In the latest episode of the No Ripcast, the team take in tunes from Jackson C. Frank and Sleaford Mods, before discussing Warpaint's brush with clickbait culture.
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