Music Features
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Dot to Dot Festival 2011
Craig Stevens reviews and interviews at the Bristol leg of the seventh annual Dot to Dot festival.
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Staff Playlist #7: The 1990s
It was the decade of Nirvana! Blur! Oasis! Er... Color Me Badd! No Ripcord scribes pick their favourite tracks of the 1990s and - spoiler alert - none of the aforementioned artists even get a look-in.
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Track Of The Day: May
Track of the Day is back, like the Terminator but a little more resilient, so sit back and turn it up... you know you want to.
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Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011)
Credited as one of the architects of hip-hop culture, Gil Scott-Heron's powerful and poetically charged voice has been forever silenced.
Sean Caldwell pays respects... -
The Fall: Ticket Giveaway Competition
We have a pair of tickets to give away for both of The Fall's upcoming shows in Manchester and London.
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Your New Favourite Band #2: The Savage Nomads
Our second of this month's profiled artists is the Mick Jones endorsed London quartet, The Savage Nomads.
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Your New Favourite Band #1: The Daydream Club
Each month, we'll be profiling two promising newcomers and allowing you to vote for your favourite. The first act up for consideration this month is Leicestershire based acoustic folk duo The Daydream Club.
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LIVE: Sufjan Stevens at The Royal Festival Hall
Last week marked the long awaited return of the revered singer-songwriter to the British live circuit. But would the weight of audience expectations and a challenging setlist put a damper on the evening?
Mark Davison hopes Stevens won't leave it so long next time... -
A Third Round of Reintroductions For Nick Cave #1 — Let Love In & Murder Ballads
Now that the third iteration of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ albums has surfaced, Sean Caldwell discusses the new versions of Let Love In and Murder Ballads.
Sean Caldwell wants to be "bad motherfucker" like Stagger Lee when he grows up... -
Overlooked Albums #7: Lewis Taylor - Lewis II
A decade ago, Lewis Taylor was the nearly-man of UK soul. He was hotly-tipped but his reception was lukewarm at best. Joe Rivers looks at what happened next and revisits his finest work, Lewis II.
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