Music Features
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The Singles Bar - 6th February 2012
Half the tracks in this week's Singles Bar score 7/10 or higher. It must be an unprecedented vintage week, but who will come away with the prestigious Singles Bar crown?
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The No RipCast: Volume 7
In the seventh installment of our monthly podcast, the team look back at the year that was and pick their favourite albums of 2011.
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My Best Fiend, Bikini, and Hundred in the Hands in Brooklyn, New York (1/27).
With just one released album between the three of them, Friday was so DIY at Glasslands that bands brought their own lighting and didn't even fit on stage.
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The Singles Bar - 30th January 2012
Roll up, roll up and enter The Singles Bar! This week we've new tracks from Radiohead, DJ Shadow, Cloud Nothings and more.
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The Singles Bar - 23rd January 2012
It's a bumper edition of The Singles Bar this week, with twelve tracks reviewed within. "Why?", you may ask. Because, dear reader, we like to go the extra mile to make you feel appreciated here at No Ripcord
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Allo Darlin': Interview
Indiepop quartet Allo Darlin' are back, back, back! Before their second album, Europe, is released in the Spring, lead singer Elizabeth Morris talked to Joe Rivers about the new record and - gulp - arguing with journalists on Twitter.
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Louis Prima in Las Vegas
Angel Aguilar tells of a bandleader who had it all but faded into obscurity before launching an unlikely comeback that would go on to shape rock n' roll. It's the fascinating tale of Louis Prima and his all-conquering residency in Las Vegas.
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The Singles Bar - 16th January 2012
The Singles Bar juggernaut rolls on! This week, Joe Rivers has ten tracks for your delectation, ranging from melodic rock to ear-bleed techno to hard-edged 21st Century punk.
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Overlooked Albums #22: Broadcast - The Noise Made By People
It's a year to the day since Broadcast's Trish Keenan passed away. Here, Joe Rivers takes a look back at where the story of Broadcast began; their debut LP, The Noise Made By People.
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New for 2012: Alt-J
In our final article in this series, Craig Stevens talk to Alt-J - the electro-inspired four-piece who are wishing for big things in 2012.
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