Music Features
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A Question Of Sound #5: Digesting Those 2009 Tips
It's become almost compulsory for a music publication to follow up its end of year retrospective with a list of tips for the New Year.
David Coleman digs out his crystal ball... -
Readers' Top Albums of 2008
Every December since 2002, No Ripcord has taken pride in publishing a Top Fifty Albums list, which draws on the collected thoughts of our writing team.This year we decided to offer you the chance to take part in the end of year shenanigans.
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2008 Albums: Individual Writer's Lists
As promised earlier in the week, here are the 2008 album lists from our individual writers. The majority of these were used to compile our overall list, however it is worth noting a few were submitted (or changed) after the deadline, so those trying to work out the validity of our final 50 will struggle to make these fit!
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Why I Won't Buy A Jeff Buckley Single This Christmas
Jeff Buckley's beatific Cohen cover is challenging Simon Cowell's evil empire this Christmas. And this is a good thing?
Simon Briercliffe takes umbrage. -
Top 50 Albums of 2008 (Part Two)
Some critics would suggest that 2008 has been a barren year for exciting new music but we couldn't disagree more: our Top 50 albums list suggests it was as strong a year as any.
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Top 50 Albums of 2008 (Part One)
2008 seems to have passed us by in a blur and we’re at a loss to explain why. Some critics would suggest it’s because this has been a barren year for exciting new music but we couldn't disagree more: our Top 50 albums list suggests 2008 was as strong a year as any.
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A Question Of Sound #4: Confronting Those Coldplay-Shaped Demons
Eight years ago, No Ripcord editor David Coleman awarded Coldplay's Parachutes the perfect ten. He's never been the same since. As part of his therapy, he bravely dragged himself along to the band's recent Sheffield Arena show.
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The Faint: Live at Lux, Lisbon
The Faint's latest tour promoting the new album Fasciination allowed for a stop at the high profile Lux disco in downtown Lisbon, Portugal on December 4th.
Miguel Morelli was there... -
Obsessions and Lamentations #7 - African-American Women Edition
In his latest column, Alan Shulman turns the spotlight on Oprah, Beyonce and Bessie Smith.
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Romero To Bergman: A Belated Horror List By The Movie Kids
I meant to compile this list in October. It seemed much scarier (lazier) to drop it now.
Our favorite horror flickers...
