Music Features
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Overlooked Albums #17: New York Dolls - New York Dolls
Angel Aguilar takes us back to 1973 and the heady world of New York Dolls; a riotous party that seemed as if it would never end.
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The Singles Bar - 3rd October 2011
Casting an eye over new releases by Clock Opera, Marina & The Diamonds, Cradle Of Filth and more, Joe Rivers enters The Singles Bar.
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Polarsets and Big Deal (Interviews)
At Gloucester's Underground Festival, Craig Stevens catches up with hotly-tipped indie dance trio Polarsets and the shoegazing transatlantic duo Big Deal.
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Overlooked Albums #16: Laura Nyro - More Than A New Discovery
Angel Aguilar takes a look back at the fleeting but influential career of Laura Nyro, and in particular, her 1967 album, More Than A New Discovery, which set the template for future generations of female singer-songwriters.
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R.E.M.: Giving It Away For Good
Juan Edgardo Rodríguez recounts how R.E.M. nurtured his musical affinity, and how in the process, ultimately became his band of choice.
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Nevermind: It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...
Now twenty years since Nirvana's Nevermind brought Alternative music to the mainstream, No Ripcord music editor, Sean Caldwell, remembers what the album meant to him.
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End of the Road festival 2011 - Part 1
The festival season may be drawing to a close, but we've got two articles for you on the final big event of the summer: End Of The Road. Stephen Wragg picks up the baton and recounts his experience...
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End of the Road festival 2011 - Part 2
...and Joe Gastineau provides us with a brief round-up of what was hot and what was most certainly not at the event. It would appear opinions on The Fall differ somewhat between the two writers...
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The Singles Bar - 19th September 2011
Joe Rivers is back in the driving seat, casting his eye over the week's new releases. Find out what he thinks of fresh music from ten artists, including Roots Manuva, Wiz Khalifa and Lady Gaga.
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The No RipCast: Volume 3
We've recorded another podcast! Listen up to find out why one of our number can only hear in mono, why Cher is the true innovator of 1990s music, and why there's more to Switzerland than cuckoo clocks.
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