Articles tagged with News

The News, Digested (22.04.2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:21:10 +0100

PIRATE BAY VERDICT: GUILTY
By Miguel Morelli

The News, Digested (07/04/2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:24:24 +0100

NO RIPCORD’S TENTH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS UNDER WAY
By David Coleman

The News, Digested (30.03.2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

EU REJECTS 3 STRIKES FOR FILE-SHARERS
By Miguel Morelli

The European Parliament has approved a report that defies the French ‘3 strikes’ proposal to disconnect file sharers after three copyright infringement accusations. The EU accepted proposals to increase security and Internet freedom, and spoke out against anti-piracy legislation for the third time in a year.

The News, Digested (23.03.2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:15:59 +0000

SPOTIFY CHALLENGES ITUNES
By Miguel Morelli

The newest free music streaming service, Spotify, is approaching iTunes in terms of catalogue size, and is gaining users so quickly that some analysts are considering the service a potential rival to Apple’s paid download service.

The News, Digested (16.03.2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:47:46 +0000

NO RIPCORD CELEBRATES 10TH BIRTHDAY NEXT MONTH!
By David Coleman

In April 1999, three Cumbrian students launched an embarrassingly basic music website called No Ripcord. Against the odds, the site has survived for ten years, growing into one of the most respected sources of music criticism on the Internet. Or something like that.

The News, Digested (09.03.2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:42:35 +0000

There must be something in the water this week. We expect Kanye West to go around shouting his mouth off, dissing other artists, but Wayne Coyne? Bono? Miley Cyrus?! We expected better from these people. Also: Festivals! Free Music! Weird Japanese Gadgets!

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WAYNE COYNE VS. ARCADE FIRE
By David Coleman

The News, Digested (02.03.2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:27:42 +0000

It's been another busy week in the music industry. As ever, we've summarised the highlights for you.

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U2 + BBC = DUBIOUS ETHICS?
By David Coleman

The News, Digested (23.02.2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:47:58 +0000

Welcome to the second of our weekly news digests. It's been a busy seven days in the music industry so rather than bore you with a tedious intro, let's just just get straight to the key stories.

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Touch & Go Closes Distribution and Manufacturing Arm
By David Coleman

The News, Digested (16.02.2009)

No Ripcord Staff — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:32:45 +0000

Believe it or not, when No Ripcord began life in April 1999 its primary function was as a news source. We didn't do it particularly well, however, and as the site developed the emphasis soon shifted towards reviews and feature content.

When we relaunched the site in 2007, we opted to leave news coverage off our agenda; regular updates are available on a host of popular, frequently updated sites, after all, so why not leave it to them?