Music Features
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Quick Takes (August 2016)
In our monthly Quick Takes feature, where we revisit a handful of notable albums we missed during the last month, Carl and Juan share their thoughts on new efforts by Wild Beasts, Cass McCombs, De La Soul, Crystal Castles, and many, many more.
Let Wild Beasts sexify you there... -
Leiber and Stoller: Blues Alchemists
Songwriters Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller bonded over their love for the blues, both responding to its vitality and emotional directness. Without it, it is unlikely that this odd couple would ever have worked together.
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Lisa Mitchell (Interview)
Ahead of the release of her third studio album Warriors later this year, Australian Idol finalist Lisa Mitchell talks to Craig Stevens about working with legendary producer Eric J Dubowsky, touring Cornwall in winter and future possible music collaborations.
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Quick Takes (July 2016)
In our ongoing Quick Takes feature, writers Juan Edgardo Rodríguez and Carl Purvis once again revisit a handful of albums that caught their attention during the past month.
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Joseph (Interview)
In between UK tour dates, the siblings Joseph took time out to answer a few questions for No Ripcord, talking topics including influences, touring in Europe and their new-found love for Christine and the Queens.
Photo credit - Ebru Yildiz
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Best Rock Biographies
From Jerry Lee Lewis to The Replacements, Angel Aguilar selects some of the best rock biographies.
Angel Aguilar sifts through the greats... -
Quick Takes (June 2016)
In our ongoing Quick Takes feature, writers Juan Edgardo Rodríguez and Carl Purvis once again revisit a handful of albums that caught their attention during the past month.
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Second Chance Selection (January - June 2016)
In our annual Second Chance Selection feature, we stop at the year's midpoint and look back to consider some albums that may have slipped off our collective radar.
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The Rest Is Noise: A First-Time Festivalgoer Reports from Governor’s Ball
Brad Hanford attended New York City's annual Governor's Ball for the first time. These were his findings.
Brad Hanford reports from the trenches... -
Kate Jackson (Interview)
Kate Jackson, frontwoman with much-missed Sheffield five-piece, The Long Blondes, returns with her first album as a solo artist, British Road Movies. She talks to No Ripcord about the record's long gestation period, working with Bernard Butler, and the benefits of living in a small English market town.
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