Music Features
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Tindersticks (Interview)
As the Nottingham group release their latest album, The Waiting Room, Joe Rivers chats to band member David Boulter about their career to date.
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Dare: How 1979-1982 invented modern pop music
Music industry insider David Laurie looks back at the three years he believed changed music forever. Does he have a case?
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Top Albums of 2015
Well, it all comes down to this: our official list of the top albums of 2015. As voted by the entire staff of No Ripcord, we reveal the fifty albums that we most enjoyed over the past year.
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Top Albums of 2015 (Bubbling Under)
Considering the deluge of albums that come out every year, there's always a select, praise-worthy few that just don't get as much attention as they truly deserve. Here, we honor some albums that didn't quite make our official year-end list, but should also be given a chance.
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Top Tracks of 2015
Behind the picture of a finger-wagging Drake lies our list of 25 tracks that have been at the centre of our world this year.
I know you should click this link / That can only mean one thing... -
Top Tracks of 2015: Individual Favourites
Before we unleash our tracks of the year list onto the world, here's a selection of under-appreciated gems hand-picked by the No Ripcord roster.
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Lennon & McCartney: Songwriters for Hire
In the early years of Beatlemania, John Lennon and Paul McCartney were a highly prolific songwriting team. Notwithstanding the pressures of manager and publishers, endless tours, crazy fans, and a nosy press, they found time to write for others, either together or alone.
Angel Aguilar has the full story... -
Joe Blogs #9: Am I Common People?
As we reach the anniversary of Pulp's much-loved Different Class album, Joe Rivers examines the cultural significance of its most famous track through the prism of his own life experiences.
In that case, I'll have rum and Coca-Cola... -
Our Favourite Shop: Thirty Years On
This year marked the 30th anniversary of The Style Council's Our Favourite Shop. Mick Talbot has called the album a diary of the times, but what's surprising, thirty years on, is how little has changed.
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Overlooked Albums #42: Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
Blue Bell Knoll marked a turning point for Cocteau Twins, as it was the first record to receive major-label distribution in an already illustrious career.
Angel Aguilar is lost in the dream...
