Music Features
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Bowie Remembered (Part Three): The Imperial Years
We've reached the midpoint of our Bowie tribute, which can only thing one thing...Let's Dance!
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Bowie Remembered (Part Two): Philly Soul Enthusiast Moves to Berlin
In part two of our Bowie retrospective we explore the first stages of Bowie's post-glam career, as he serves up soul and makes history in Berlin.
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Bowie Remembered (Part One): David Jones Becomes David Bowie
This week on No Ripcord we remember the life and career of one of popular music's true greats, David Bowie.
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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...