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11 July 2010Welcome to the new Bigtakeover.com!
On behalf of all of us here at bigtakeover.com and Big Takeover Magazine, I bid you welcome to our newly redesigned site! Looks cool, doesn’t it? Our print magazine is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, going back to a good 15 years or so before there was any electronic media. So the timing is perfect. Our endeavor has come a long, long way from the days of typing, Xeroxing, reducing, stapling, folding, mailing, shipping, and selling at gigs, and we are celebrating this long three decades of service and commentary in three distinct ways this year.
11 July 2010Big Takeover #66 (Special 30th Anniversary Issue) is in stores now!
We only come out twice a year, every Spring and Fall, so you don’t want to miss one of our jam-packed 192-page issues! Read on for a quick description of the new issue’s contents.
4 July 2010The Big Takeover 30th Anniversary Festival & Party At The Bell House, Brooklyn, July 30-31, 2010!
Come help us celebrate our milestone, the last weekend of this month! Sixteen bands, with S.F. punk legends The Avengers and Chameleons U.K. leader Mark Burgess headlining!
31 July 2010The Church – Deadman’s Hand EP (Unorthodox/Second Motion)
If the EPs emanating from the Church‘s excellent Untitled #23 have proven anything, it’s that the band left many of the best tracks it had recorded off of what was already a strong collection.
28 July 2010The Choir – Burning Like the Midnight Sun (Galaxy 21)
With its timeless sound and excellent songs, Burning Like the Midnight Sun is not only a striking return to form but also a fine entry point to newcomers.
25 July 2010Devo - Something for Everybody (Warner Bros.)
Devo is back with its best record in almost three decades.
25 July 2010The Mommyheads – Flying Suit (Dromedary)
San Francisco indie pop troop the Mommyheads had an illustrious if undernoticed career throughout the 90s, issuing half a dozen records treasured by enthusiasts and pretty much ignored by everyone else.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of July 4
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Teenage Fanclub – Shadows (Merge)
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Pernice Brothers – Goodbye Killer (Ashmont)
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New Pornographers – Together (Matador)
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Buzzcocks – Love Bites double CD reissue (Mute)
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Depreciation Guild – Spirit Youth (Kanine)
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Adam Franklin – I Could Sleep For a Thousand Years (Second Motion)
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Nushu – Hula (Nushu)
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Darker My Love – Alive as You Are (Dangerbird) (out August 17)
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For Against – Never Been (Words on Music)
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The Joy Formidable – A Balloon Called Moaning (Pure Groove U.K.)
The Big Takeover
Jack Rabid spins the best new and classic indie music for you every Monday at 12 noon Eastern.
Listen now on BreakThruRadio.com
Now playing: July 19, 2010 - Special 30th Anniversary Festival Show!Browse our show archive
Rabid In The Kennel
Exclusive performances and interviews, live from The Kennel Studio in Brooklyn, the second Wednesday of each month at 12 noon Eastern.
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Now playing: July 14, 2010 - VisqueenBrowse our show archive
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Courtney Love of Hole, First Avenue, Minneapolis, July 16, 2010. Photo by Kathy Easthagen.
29 July 2010The Batusis kick ass in Brooklyn and release an e.p.
Read more...Squeeze - MN Zoo Amphitheater (Apple Valley, MN) - July 22, 2010
26 July 2010Their hour and a half set was packed with classic songs and the crowd were on their feet from the opening notes of “Black Coffee in Bed”.
The Hold Steady - First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) - July 4, 2010
26 July 2010There are songwriters and there are storytellers. Craig Finn is a storyteller. Half the fun of a Hold Steady show, especially in Minneapolis, is listening to Finn’s stories and reminiscences.
by Tim Bugbee19 May 2010The conclusion of my interview with Steve Diggle, touching on his new record, his relationship with Pete Shelley, and tattoos.
Read more...Steve Diggle of the Buzzcocks (Part One)
16 May 2010The Buzzcocks’ co-founder and singer/guitarist discusses their impending American tour, during which the band will be playing their first two records in their entirety.
Nara Denning (featuring Stoo Odom of The Graves Brothers Deluxe), Part II
16 January 2010The Graves Brothers Deluxe were one of the first three rock bands I got into when I moved to the Bay Area, and the only one for which I jumped around in an ape suit.
Guest interview: TSOL singer Jack Grisham (and His Humanitarian Efforts)!
13 January 2010Got this excellent interview with TSOL founder/frontman Jack Grisham from our contributor Jeff Alexander and wanted to share it with you!
San Francisco Film-Maker Nara Denning, Part I
9 January 2010In Nara Denning’s Neurotique, words get in the way of the games couples play.
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