Music Features
-
Used Adventures in Hi-Fi #6
I don't like U2, right? No brainer. Never have, never will.
Simon Briercliffe hates being proved wrong. -
The News, Digested (23.02.2009)
In this week's news: Touch & Go downsizes, The Pirate Bay stands trial, and MTV squares up to Youtube.
Click here to read more... -
Magazine: Live at The Academy, Manchester
Formed in 1977 by Howard Devoto, Magazine released three albums of absolute genius. On Valentine's Day, the reformed line-up played a triumphant homecoming show at Manchester Academy.
Our man D.C. Harrison was there... -
Obsessions and Lamentations #9 - Hating Panic at the Disco Edition
In which I vent my spleen on one of the worst albums of recent years.
Click here to read more... -
The News, Digested (16.02.2009)
This our very first weekly news digest, a round-up of what's happening right now in the world of music.
Click here to read more... -
Obsessions and Lamentations #8
Miles Davis, Animal Collective and Talk Talk all come up for consideration.
Alan Shulman presents... -
A Question Of Sound #5: Digesting Those 2009 Tips
It's become almost compulsory for a music publication to follow up its end of year retrospective with a list of tips for the New Year.
David Coleman digs out his crystal ball... -
Readers' Top Albums of 2008
Every December since 2002, No Ripcord has taken pride in publishing a Top Fifty Albums list, which draws on the collected thoughts of our writing team.This year we decided to offer you the chance to take part in the end of year shenanigans.
Here are the results... -
2008 Albums: Individual Writer's Lists
As promised earlier in the week, here are the 2008 album lists from our individual writers. The majority of these were used to compile our overall list, however it is worth noting a few were submitted (or changed) after the deadline, so those trying to work out the validity of our final 50 will struggle to make these fit!
Click here for those lists... -
Why I Won't Buy A Jeff Buckley Single This Christmas
Jeff Buckley's beatific Cohen cover is challenging Simon Cowell's evil empire this Christmas. And this is a good thing?
Simon Briercliffe takes umbrage.
