Music Features
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The No Ripcord Years: 2001-2002 (NR10)
Radiohead, Wilco, The Strokes and Fugazi feature in our nostalgia-soaked look back at 2001 and 2002.
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The No Ripcord Years: 1999-2000 (NR10)
As part of our tenth birthday celebrations, I asked the current crop of No Ripcord writers to contribute a few words on some of their favourite records of the last ten years. This is not intended to be a definitive look at the last decade; think of it instead as a space for all of us to remember some of the great music of the period and to promote a few overlooked efforts.
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Top Ten Late Night Records (NR10)
Neil Insh selects his favourite nighttime records, which include albums from Wilco, The Dead Texan and Angelo Badalamenti.
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Top Ten Records For Every Mood Of Your Morning Commute (NR10)
For the better part of five days, every week, we are tied to a clock, forced to scrape out a living when we’d all much rather be having fun. At least we can listen to some decent tunes on the way to work.
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The Culture Bunker #7: NR10 Special
After years of silence, No Ripcord received a scribbled letter from Peter Mattinson after he heard of our 10th birthday.
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Top Ten Lost Gems (NR10)
Jody White selects ten overlooked favourites from his record collection.
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Japandroids Competition
We've teamed up with our friends over at Insound.com to give you the chance to win a vinyl copy of Japandroid's upcoming debut album.
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The News, Digested (22.04.2009)
The news is back with a bang: this week, we take a look at the big Pirate Bay trial verdict, the trends in mobile music downloads, Sonic Youth and Sheffield's Sensoria festival.
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Celebrating Record Store Day: No Ripcord Writers Select Their Favourites
To tie in with the various events happening around the world in the name of Record Store Day 2009, a selection of No Ripcord’s writers have contributed short pieces on the local shops closest to their hearts.
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In Praise of the Independent Record Store
18 April 2009 is Record Store Day. In the first part of our celebration of the humble record store, Sean Caldwell explains what the local vinyl emporium means to him.
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