Music Features
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Wooden Arms (interview)
As they prepare to play the fourth, annual Norwich Sound & Vision festival, locals Wooden Arms talk to Carlos Dávalos about their music, their inspirations and making CDs out of wood.
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Mark Lewisohn's Beatles (Interview)
I consume his wonderful new biography in one massive gulp and talk to the man on a mission to tell the story that has been waiting to be told.
Alan Shulman is the man with the scoop... -
Bestival 2013 - Review
Last month, Bestival celebrated its tenth anniversary with headline performances from Fatboy Slim, Snoop Dogg and Elton John. Here, Craig Stevens shares his experiences of HMS Bestival 2013 and some of the musical highlights that came with it.
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Waiting For The Light Of Day: An Interview With Bill Callahan
Following the release of his seventeenth record, Dream River, prolific singer-songwriter Bill Callahan was kind enough to speak with No Ripcord's Andrew Ciraulo about writing and recording, the muse in his music, and most importantly, beer.
Andrew Ciraulo has never been fond of Guinness either... -
Drenge (Interview)
Following a meteoric rise during 2013, People In Love Make Me Feel Yuck hitmakers Drenge talk to Joe Rivers about what inspires them, from boredom to cassettes to David Beckham.
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Little Boots (Interview)
Electro-queen Little Boots has spent the last few months promoting her second album, Nocturnes.Before jetting across the Atlantic for a headline tour, she spoke to No Ripcord's Joe Rivers.
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Blitzen Trapper (Interview)
Carlos Villarreal caught up with Blitzen Trapper's Marty Marquis ahead of the release of their new record to talk major labels, songwriting techniques and the more unusual aspects of life on the road.
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No Remorse #1 - Metallica's ...And Justice for All
It's been 25 years since the release of Metallica's ...And Justice for All. Does the album still hold up today?
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Overlooked Albums #33: X - More Fun In The New World
Fantastic harmonies, references to Beat culture, and a spirit that was truly punk - why aren't people still talking about X's More Fun In The New World?
Angel Aguilar's not sure... -
Ghostpoet (Interview)
Following the announcement that he's been nominated for two Association of Independent Music Awards (for Best 'Difficult' Second Album and Independent Album of the Year), Obaro Ejimiwe, better known as Ghostpoet, spoke to Carlos Dávalos and learnt his music has reached further than he thought.
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