Music Features
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Debate Series #4: Do we need rock n' roll?
Traditional guitar bands are struggling to turn hype into sales - is this another nail in the coffin for rock n' roll? Two No Ripcord writers share their opposing views.
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Overlooked Albums #6: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need
Angel Aguilar dusts off Motown's unearthed classic You're All I Need, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's final collaborative effort before she fell victim to a brain tumor in 1970.
Angel Aguilar recounts their short-lived run... -
Pop Culture Ponderings #2: The Rush Effect
Andrew Baer has noticed something funny happening. The more he drinks, the more he wants to listen to Rush. Here, he defends himself.
No Ripcord reminds you to enjoy alcohol responsibly... -
LIVE BLOG: Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Three months on from his blow-by-blow account of The BRIT Awards, Joe Rivers is at it again. This time, fighting tiredness, lethargy and his inability to multi-task, he brings you The Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
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Overlooked Albums #5: Saccharine Trust — Surviving You, Always
As hardcore grew up, Saccharine Trust’s Surviving You, Always exemplified the merging of jazz’s high art, hippie era chemical influence and the SST imperative to threaten. No longer in print and never transferred to digital media, it’s unfortunately more obscure than important.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
The UK Top 40 Singles from 28.02.1981 (Part Two)
In the second part of this birthday special, D.C. Harrison examines the Top 20 singles from the week of his birth.
Find out what was #1 here... -
The UK Top 40 Singles from 28.02.1981 (Part One)
To conclude our 12th birthday celebrations, we are delighted to publish D.C. Harrison's reflections on the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from the week of his birth. We've split this behemoth into two parts and added some audio content to bring it to life.
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Interview with the Zombies' Rod Argent
The Zombies have a refreshingly vital new album out and are gigging around the world. Alan Shulman talks to Rod Argent about their past and present.
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Staff Playlist #6 - Happy Birthday
As it was recently No Ripcord's birthday, we've put together a special themed playlist looking back at the hits from our own days of birth. Some oddities, some surprises and some stone-cold classics are after the jump.
So click here. If nothing else, you get to find out how old we really are... -
Overlooked Albums #4: Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps
Grab your best gal and let No Ripcord take you back to the 1950s with the story of Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.
Angel Aguilar takes up the tale...
