en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal The Last.fm journal for ripplemusic. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/06/24/3qdo6l_ripple_music_announces_a_killer_new_split_7%22_with_stone_axe_and_mighty_high_-_released_as_a_tour_single_for_the_saint_vitusstone_axe_tour Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:19:40 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/06/24/3qdo6l_ripple_music_announces_a_killer_new_split_7%22_with_stone_axe_and_mighty_high_-_released_as_a_tour_single_for_the_saint_vitusstone_axe_tour We couldn't be more excited about this. In fact, we're so thrilled, we're giddy. Like kids in a candyshop.

Ripple Music is proud to announce that last week we sent in the art and fully-mastered tracks for a killer new 7" split vinyl single featuring the masters of retro-70's rock, Stone Axe and stoner cretins Mighty High. The single should be ready for your consumption mid-June.

Featuring some mindboggling, fold-out, Mighty High inspired artwork, this 7" is sure to leave em stunned. Stone Axe contributes a monster rock burner, "Metal Damage," featuring Tony Reed's blistering guitar attack and staggering vocals from Dru Brinkerhoff. Mirroring 1978-1980-era Judas Priest, this song is everything that Classic Rock Magazine has been raving about when they declared Stone Axe to ". . . conjure a guttural, soulful hard-rock cauldron. "

Mighty High contributes "Don't Panic It's Organic" with a blistering high energy feel that sounds Rose Tattoo in bed with MC5. Quite possibly the best thing to come from Mighty High yet.

The split will be extremely rare, limited to 500 and each one hand numbered. Stone Axe will have some for their West Coast Tour this summer with Saint Vitus and Mighty High will be displaying some at their gigs as well. The rest can only be bought here, at Ripple Music. Don't miss out.

Go to for more details.

Here's the Saint Vitus/Stone Axe Tour Schedule

6/25 - EL CORAZON - Seattle
6/26 - SATYRICON - Portland
6/27 - DNA LOUNGE - San Francisco
6/28 - ORIGAMI VINYL -Los Angeles(no Vitus)
6/29 - VIPER ROOM - Los Angeles
6/30 - THE CASBAH - San Diego
7/01 - WASTED SPACE @ HARD ROCK HOTEL - Las Vegas
7/02 - THE ZEPHYR - Reno(no Vitus)
7/03 - THE ALIBI - Arcata(no Vitus) www.ripple-music.comStone AxeMighty HighMos GeneratorSaint VitusRipple Music]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/06/24/3qdnke_guitar_legends_jpt_scare_band_devastate_bp_with_new_music_video%2C_%22not_my_fault%22 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:12:26 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/06/24/3qdnke_guitar_legends_jpt_scare_band_devastate_bp_with_new_music_video%2C_%22not_my_fault%22 After a hugely successful, 1 week debut on some of rock's finest websites, JPT Scare Band unleashes their darkly sarcastic attack on BP to the general public and the world. Reports are that the biting, inflammatory video was picked up by over 40 news outlets and websites, as anger over BP's mishandling of the Louisiana Gulf Crisis bubbles over the boiling point.

Featuring the guitar wizardry of Terry Swopes, often hailed as "the most unheralded guitarist in rock" "Not My Fault" is a classic JPT Scare Band tune, written by drummer Jeff Littrell in the '70's but not recorded until 2004. The ironic, almost cheery nature of the song plays in direct contrast to the destruction that BP has left in it's wake.

If you like the video, stay tuned to the very end, as the original 911 call BP made to the Louisiana Police demonstrates their epic downplaying of the situation.

And if you enjoy the video, please pass it on to your friends. Link to it, embed it, twitter it, facebook it. BP has paid millions of dollars to buy up all the sensitive search terms on the gulf crisis and is spending hundreds of millions of dollars white-washing it's role in the disaster and cleansing it's reputation.

This is just one small way we can all fight back!

"Not My Fault" appears on the new JPT Scare Band album, Acid Blues is the White Man's Burden released by Ripple Music.

JPT Video

JPT Scare Band
Black SabbathCreamLed ZeppelinSir Lord Baltimore
BangJimi HendrixPoobahDeep PurpleHard Stuff]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/06/24/3qdnhw_guitar_legends_jpt_scare_band_devastate_bp_with_new_music_video%2C_%22not_my_fault%22 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:11:43 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/06/24/3qdnhw_guitar_legends_jpt_scare_band_devastate_bp_with_new_music_video%2C_%22not_my_fault%22 After a hugely successful, 1 week debut on some of rock's finest websites, JPT Scare Band unleashes their darkly sarcastic attack on BP to the general public and the world. Reports are that the biting, inflammatory video was picked up by over 40 news outlets and websites, as anger over BP's mishandling of the Louisiana Gulf Crisis bubbles over the boiling point.

Featuring the guitar wizardry of Terry Swopes, often hailed as "the most unheralded guitarist in rock" "Not My Fault" is a classic JPT Scare Band tune, written by drummer Jeff Littrell in the '70's but not recorded until 2004. The ironic, almost cheery nature of the song plays in direct contrast to the destruction that BP has left in it's wake.

If you like the video, stay tuned to the very end, as the original 911 call BP made to the Louisiana Police demonstrates their epic downplaying of the situation.

And if you enjoy the video, please pass it on to your friends. Link to it, embed it, twitter it, facebook it. BP has paid millions of dollars to buy up all the sensitive search terms on the gulf crisis and is spending hundreds of millions of dollars white-washing it's role in the disaster and cleansing it's reputation.

This is just one small way we can all fight back!

"Not My Fault" appears on the new JPT Scare Band album, Acid Blues is the White Man's Burden released by Ripple Music.

JPT Video

JPT Scare Band
Black SabbathCreamLed ZeppelinSir Lord Baltimore
BangJimi HendrixPoobahDeep PurpleHard Stuff]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/05/02/3lu3xe_mark_sultan_of_king_khan_and_the_bbq_show%2C_offers_free_download_of_latest_single Sun, 2 May 2010 02:47:50 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/05/02/3lu3xe_mark_sultan_of_king_khan_and_the_bbq_show%2C_offers_free_download_of_latest_single Nothing we enjoy more, here at the Ripple, than giving away free (legal) music to all you devoted waveriders. So when garage rock legend Mark Sultan contacted us asking if we'd spread the love on a new single, we couldn't help but quiver with glee.

For those of you who may not be entirely sure who Mark Sultan is -- he's the legendary BBQ with The King Khan & BBQ Show. This new track we've got for your fearless waveriders, "Misery's Upon Us," has that same garage rock with a side of doo-wap sound that made you fall in love with King Khan and the BBQ Show in the first place.. Never to be accused of being lazy, Mark has also been a member of Les Sexareenos, Mind Controls, The Almighty Defenders and was the singer for infamous Montreal punk band The Spaceshits.

Enjoy the free download, and if you like it, please support the artist. For download: Download
Mark Sultan
King Khan and BBQ Show
King Khan]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/02/05/3e81ju_blues_legend_-_pinetop_perkins_%E2%80%93_ladies_man Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:41:47 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/02/05/3e81ju_blues_legend_-_pinetop_perkins_%E2%80%93_ladies_man I play fantasy baseball. Every year around April I join a public Yahoo! League where you choose your fantasy team from all active players regardless of league. I am in competition with 14 other team owners. I pick a player for every position plus a few bench players, starting pitchers and relief pitchers A team’s final placement is determined by performance-based statistics over the season.

My strategy is to pick an All-Star Team roster of 20 players based on past performance. However, once the season starts anything can happen. There is always the chance the team’s performance will far exceeds my expectations or the players’ individual statistics.

What about a Blues Artist fantasy league? I have wondered about it. Team owners could pick a cadre of artists in competition against other teams. Could an elite group of blues artists come together just for one album and produce a masterpiece wildly exceeding all expectations? read more: Pinetop
Pinetop Perkins]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/01/27/3dfl2r_heavy_metal_classic_-_slayer_-_diabolus_in_musica Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:52:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/01/27/3dfl2r_heavy_metal_classic_-_slayer_-_diabolus_in_musica Woody inspired me with his review of the new Slayer album, and though it didn’t excite me the same way it did Woody, it still made me think that I, well . . . all of us at Ripple, owe Slayer a debt of gratitude. It was the music of Slayer, after all, that reaffirmed my love for all things metal and compelled me to approach Racer, way back in the day, and propose doing a music review fan zine. Much like our brother, Woody, I’ve been listening to Slayer since I was a wee lad . . . Haunting the Chapel was the first bit I heard from these guys. I remember sitting in a recliner as the neighborhood toughie that all us kids really wanted to be like dropped the needle on the record and I heard Tom Araya screaming out lyrics about the holy cross being the symbol of lies and crucifying the lives of Christian born. On one side, I completely freaked. Never had I heard such blasphemous words spoken. Then the other half reared its ugly head and I ran home, tore all of my Motley Crue pictures from my bedroom wall, and discovered the world of extreme metal.


Now, extreme metal is my sound of choice. It’s not an uncommon site to find me brandishing my battle axe to the subtle sounds of Bolt Thrower, or scrapping the barnacles from the hull of my Viking ship to the warring chants of Amon Amarth, or trekking through the barren deserts of Egypt to the haunting throes of Nile. But none of these scenarios would be possible without the diabolical devastation brought forth by Slayer. The band has become an institution. Hell Awaits opened the gates. Reign in Blood instantly became a classic. Seasons in the Abyss made them legends. Diabolus in Musica . . . did I just hear a needle go tragically scratching across the face of some vinyl? Yes, Diabolus in Musica is the Slayer album that reaffirmed to me that the band was still vital to heavy metal. Read more at: Slayer
Slayer]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/01/13/3c4lif_requiem_for_a_band_%28the_death_of_talent%29_-_nakatomi_plaza_-_ghosts Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:38:56 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2010/01/13/3c4lif_requiem_for_a_band_%28the_death_of_talent%29_-_nakatomi_plaza_-_ghosts What will you steal when there is nothing left of any value?

On September 12th, 2009, post-hardcore, indy rockers, Nakatomi Plaza, finished a sweat-soaked performance at Brooklyn's Shea Stadium, thanked their fans, put down their instruments, and walked away from a career that spanned 10 years, four albums, a handful of EP's and a pocketful of singles. In leaving, the band held their collective heads high, choosing to walk away from the band they loved, rather than continue to watch the industry idolize the talentless, posers around them while supposed "fans" found it always justifiable to download -- "not steal" -- Nakatomi's music without paying for it.

To be honest, I'd never heard of Nakatomi Plaza before their final disc, Ghosts, arrived at my doorstep. And let's be more honest. I'm not a punk rocker. I'm not "hip to the underground." I'm not some infinitely cool music-insider scratching out a living while I suck up all the marrow that the punk rock world has to offer. Many of you would be repulsed, others would laugh, if you knew what my day job was. The point is, I'm not a part of the scene that spawned and then slowly and silently killed the spirit of Nakatomi Plaza.

But I feel their pain. (Read more at: Requiem
Nakatomi Plaza
Alesana]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2009/11/17/361qck_jethro_tull_-_live_at_madison_square_garden_1978 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:20:30 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2009/11/17/361qck_jethro_tull_-_live_at_madison_square_garden_1978 If Genesis was music for art school aristocrats, Yes for classical music purists and ELP for fans of pomp in all its bombastic glory, then Jethro Tull was prog rock for the everyman.

Maybe it's the band's genesis as a working blues band that makes them seem so approachable compared to those other bands, or simply the band's raving medieval persona. Either way, Jethro Tull isn't prog rock for the concert hall or the music chamber, this is rock and roll for the pubs of Sherwood Forest, full of busty bar-maidens overflowing from their dresses, ale being tossed about in slushing, spilling pints, fires roaring and popping in the stone hearths, and a band of lunatic minstrels entertaining the crowd.

And everything I love about the band is here in overflowing goblet amounts. Filmed during the bands Heavy Horses, tour in 1978, Live at Madison Square Garden, captures a band at arguably the peak of their feudal power, with a taxman's saddlebag worth of gold bullion as a back catalog including such show stopping albums as Aqualung, Thick as a Brick, and Benefit. read more at: TullJethro Tull]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2009/11/17/361q5n_the_accused_%E2%80%93_the_curse_of_martha_splatterhead Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:17:22 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2009/11/17/361q5n_the_accused_%E2%80%93_the_curse_of_martha_splatterhead There’s really only one way to describe The Accused – sick. That’s the way it’s been since 1981 when guitarist Tommy Niemeyer formed the band with his perverted friends in Oak Harbor, Washington. The Accused has always been a band that you either love or hate. Most hate, but those who love do it with a heart full of gore. Too metal for punk, too punk for metal, The Accused sound is fast and furious with vocals that sound like a zombie vomiting blood.

The Accused want you to die. Literally. Song titles like “Die Violently,” “By The Hook” and “Stomped To Death” are among the ways they would like to see you expire. Their mascot Martha Splatterhead makes Iron Maiden’s Eddie seem like a harmless boyscout. The music more than matches the extreme song titles. Even back in the thrash metal days, The Accused were too strong for some headbangers. That’s still true today, but they are much loved by the grindcore freaks in Pig Destroyer and Brutal Truth as well as more popular metal acts like Municipal Waste and Lamb of God Read more at: .Accussed
The Accussed]]> http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2009/11/17/361q0k_new_garage_classic_-_baby_woodrose_-_baby_woodrose Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:14:57 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/ripplemusic/journal/2009/11/17/361q0k_new_garage_classic_-_baby_woodrose_-_baby_woodrose Any one who knows me, knows that one way to get me happy in the midst of a monster of a traffic jam is to drop some thing raw and garagey into the player, crank up the volume and watch me become one with the fuzz. That's exactly what Baby Woodrose does on this retro-psychedelic, leaked-from-underneath-the-oil-can, blast of pure garage pop bliss. Baby Woodrose is the creation of Lorenzo Woodrose, a cat who played and recorded all the instruments himself over a six month period locked away in the studio. And let me tell you, if you're a fan of fuzzed-up, psyched-out, garagepunk from the sixties, you may have just found your new messiah.

"Fortune Teller," leads us off with a moment of pure retro-garage-thrash pop perfection, like some wild Blue Magoos tune filtered through the Seeds. Bringing on a crazy guitar tone, especially for the maximally-fuzzed solo, soulful and deliciously raw singing, and some juicy female backing vocals filling out the stick-in-your-head-like-bubblegum chorus, and we've got ourselves some pure garage-psych nirvana. "Take it," channels all the best of the early-Kinks . . read more at:
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