Tentacles, the hotly anticipated debut album from Crystal Antlers, will be released on April 6th (Europe) and April 7th (North America) via the stalwart indie label Touch and Go Records, home to CocoRosie, Ted Leo, The Jesus Lizard, and many others. Recorded and mixed on 2” tape at San Francisco’s Closer Studios in the span of one sleepless week, Tentacles is a document of the Antlers’ vig
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While Chowder's full length album is being mixed, the band of experimental/prog stoner rockers wants to direct your attention to their 2007 self titled debut EP on Bland Hand Records. They're sold out of the actual CDs which only 200 of were pressed, but they'd love for you to download the tracks from their label and have a listen. Bland Hand Records is a total DIY label in Baltimore supporting...
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Last year was a good year for music here at The Ripple office. So many new bands crossed our paths, brought through the door by postman Sal, filed away by our intern Monica and cleared by the quality control team of The Sheriff and the Redneck Wookie. One such band to land on our doorstep, courtesy of our good friend Ryan at Rock Ridge Music, was Attack! Attack! UK. Brandishing a full on, hyp...
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With the winter holiday season just finished, many of us are familiar with the lonely, transitional feel that can come from too much time spent waiting in or traveling through our nation’s airports. Similarly, this post-holiday time acquaints some with the notion of calling in sick an additional day or two, or just staying on permanent vacation. Indy rockers The New Year know this. Their.
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This week, we caught up with the soulful voice of Georgie Butts, who leads the folk-y groove rockin' band, The Dooberies. Settle in as we discuss making music in a male dominated industry, the song writing process, and what the future holds for the band. This is a Sunday Conversation with The Dooberies.When I was a kid, growing up in a house with Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mathis, Perry ...
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Gotta be honest with you, waveriders. When I first saw this release I just new that the Pope was going to freak. In case you missed it, Pope reviewed the latest CD from the latest incarnation of these bands and he freaked. Read it for yourself, but rest assured knowing that it jumped right on up to the top of The Pope's Best of 2008 list. So I present this tidbit of news to you with profoun...
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With Marky Ramone being a recent, and very gracious guest on our radio show, there really was very little surprise which band was going to occupy this month's Proto-metal Report. For those of you who want to hear what Marky had to say about his old band, the Ramones , Phil Spector, the great CBGB days, and see why the show as chosen as one of the Best Shows of the Week at blogtalkradio, you ...
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As my brethren, The Pope, said in his Insatiable Feast of Indescribable Rock and Roll post, we've been inundated at the Ripple office recently with a wide swath of music from all genres. A veritable variety of voices. While this is a beautiful thing for our every salivating ears, these many sounds don't always fit nicely into one simple post. With that in mind, for today, I wanted to bring y...
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