Music Features
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Japandroids Competition
We've teamed up with our friends over at Insound.com to give you the chance to win a vinyl copy of Japandroid's upcoming debut album.
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The News, Digested (22.04.2009)
The news is back with a bang: this week, we take a look at the big Pirate Bay trial verdict, the trends in mobile music downloads, Sonic Youth and Sheffield's Sensoria festival.
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Celebrating Record Store Day: No Ripcord Writers Select Their Favourites
To tie in with the various events happening around the world in the name of Record Store Day 2009, a selection of No Ripcord’s writers have contributed short pieces on the local shops closest to their hearts.
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In Praise of the Independent Record Store
18 April 2009 is Record Store Day. In the first part of our celebration of the humble record store, Sean Caldwell explains what the local vinyl emporium means to him.
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Ten Picks From The Archive (NR10)
These ten classic features illustrate some of No Ripcord's core values, while also demonstrating just how far we've progressed over the course of our first decade. I hope you have as much fun reading them as I did picking them out.
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Top Ten UK #1 Singles of the No Ripcord Era (NR10)
When No Ripcord first launched in April 1999, sitting at the top of the pile in the singles chart was the début release by Westlife, Swear It Again. Well, here we are ten years later, No Ripcord is thriving and Westlife... well, unfortunately they’re still going too. Fortunately, the last ten years have offered some infinitely superior #1 singles, even in the UK charts.
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Top Ten Albums Of 1999 (NR10)
1999 proved that there were a few 20th century foxes left in the field of music just in time for No Ripcord to open its big green eyes for the first time.
Andy Pareti looks back... -
Ten Artists I Should Have Discovered Earlier (NR10)
Simon Briercliffe presents his list of bands and artists that are a vital part of his life now – but have taken their time to make it there.
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The News, Digested (07/04/2009)
In this week's digest: EMI starts the first major label blog, Youtube blocks music videos in Germany and Google offers free downloads in China.
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Top Ten Fantasy Musical Partnerships (NR10)
Here’s a game everyone can play. Take two bands or artists with a common word or syllable, mix the names together and hey presto! – you’ve made a brand new fantasy band.
Joe Rivers imagines a parallel universe in which Barry White teams up with Jack and Meg...
