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21 January 2012Will Hermes - Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever (Faber and Faber, 2011)
Hermes’ lengthy and detailed tome reads a bit like the proto-punk diary From the Velvets to the Voidoids except that it covers virtually all of New York City’s then burgeoning musical styles between 1973 and 1977.
14 December 2011The Rabid In The Kennel Top 10 Farewell Countdown!
All good things must come to an end, and Rabid In The Kennel is no exception. And so it is with sadness and pride that we present our final episode today, Wednesday, December 14, 2011. As a special treat to our loyal listeners, we present the very best, most memorable performances from our two-and-a-half years of monthly shows on BreakThruRadio.com!
7 December 2011Big Takeover #69 Out Now! Great Holiday Gifts! Order - Subscribe - Renew
Good news! Big Takeover #69 Fall 2011 issue with Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls on the cover is out on the stands! And there’s still time for the perfect holiday gift: Big Takeover magazine subscriptions and back issues! Plus six new children’s sizes for our T-Shirts in three colors, as well as our new Big Takeover Accessories (Beer Cozies, Buttons, and Magnets!) and (signed if you like) Color 30th Anniversary Festival Posters! What a way to say “Happy Holidays?!”
27 January 2012Various Artists - The Lemon Tape (Kinnta/Hobo Cult)
Every time I think I’ve plumbed the depths of this city’s wellsprings of great music, something like cassette labels Kinnta and Hobo Cult pop out, all explosions and rainbows with a whole batch of amazing.
27 January 2012Pete Donnelly - When You Come Home (self-released)
Though there are light r’n‘b touches on a few of these songs, this is ultimately a singer-songwriter album and a great one at that.
27 January 2012The Dead Milkmen - The King in Yellow (self-released)
Clearly this is an album made by 40 somethings instead of 20 somethings.
27 January 2012Komodo - Shadow Dance (Sambal)
Shape Shifter is truly a jewel in the craft of Komodo’s (nee Matthew Burton) oeuvre. Originally known as Subluna, Burton’s established a global reputation for roof-raising live sets and enjoys a local rep for nurturing an aspect of the dubstep/bass scene since it’s inception into the Canadian east coast scene.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of November 13
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Rifles – Freedom Run (Nettwerk)
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Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls (Bella Union/Slumberland)
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The Redettes – The Redettes (Phratry)
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The Smithereens – 2011 (eOne)
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The Jigsaw Seen – Winterland (Vibro-phonic)
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The Wipers – Silver Sail and The Herd (Jackpot)
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Leatherface – _Live in Melbourne; Viva la Arthouse _ live LP (Big Ugly Fish/No Idea)
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The Hollies – look through any window 1963-1975 DVD (Reelin’ in the Years/Eagle Rock)
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Sloan – XX (Yep Roc)
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Joy Formidable – The Big Roar (Canvasback/Atlantic)
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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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John Doe, The Paradise, Boston, May 4, 2010. Photo by Tim Bugbee.
by Tim Bugbee10 January 2012Half of The Chameleons is better than the full complement of most bands.
Read more...Sad Lovers and Giants - Purple Turtle (London) - December 11, 2011
18 December 2011A rare sighting of a unique English band…
King Mob – 229 The Venue (London, UK) – Thursday, November 17, 2011
15 December 2011Thirty-five years on, when many bands are struggling to pull a crowd, it was great to see a good turn out for the gig with fans traveling from as far as the Netherlands to see Glen Matlock’s latest venture.
Mike & The Ravens
Lydia Loveless: The Undefinable Machine
Sonny Rollins: Jazz Legend Saluted at Kennedy Center Honors, Awarded National Medal of Arts by President
Past is Past: Susanne Tabata Documents Vancouver's Punk History in Bloodied But Unbowed
Pettybone: The New Conspiracy of Women
Memoryhouse: Jazz Hand Flailing in the Bitter Wind
Pomegranates: A Friendly Collaboration
Hong Kong in the 60s: Modern Dreamy Nostalgia
by Joseph Kyle23 January 2012Hot on the heels of the release of their first record in eighteen years, we are pleased to sit down with Eric Matthews and Richard Davies, who discuss the band’s past, their collaborative method, and music in general.
Read more...Still Corners: A Brief Chat with Greg Hughes
16 January 2012In a spare moment post-conquering America, we speak to British-based Still Corners’ Greg Hughes about his band and their notable debut, Creatures of an Hour.
Mark Peters of the Engineers
6 January 2012“I would hope that the real connection people would make with our music is a spiritual one…that lifts you to a higher mental state, and away from everyday consciousness.”
Matthew Ryan: Embattered Idealism
13 December 2011Pennsylvania’s Matthew Ryan recently released his 13th record, the poignantly affecting, I Recall Standing As Though Nothing Could Fall. He is a singer-songwriter whose craft has deepened with each release, striving to find what it is to be American, to be alive in these times.
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