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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?!”
6 February 2012Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – The West Will Rise Again (Ruined City Birdsong Combos)
Shifting back away from the heavier rock of their latest LP, this release delivers some mostly excellent results.
5 February 2012Maximum RNR - The Black and White Years (Independent)
I seriously think no rock album should last longer than 30 minutes max, nobody needs to hear a bunch of greasy “road warrior” types going “NORTNEYNORTNEYNORTNEY” for quite that long. It’s exhausting.
4 February 2012Sharon Van Etten - Tramp (Jagjaguwar)
Despite the numerous guest stars, make no mistake. This is very much a Sharon Van Etten album.
4 February 2012Ed Vallance – Volcano (Proof)
The songs don’t so much soar as swirl, but with a grounded center that emphasizes hooks over atmosphere.
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)
The Big Takeover
Jack Rabid spins the best new and classic indie music for you every Monday at 12 noon Eastern.
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Now playing: January 2, 2012Browse 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: December 14, 2011 - Farewell Show!Browse our show archive
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Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs, First Avenue, Minneapolis, June 12, 2010. Photo by Kathy Easthagen.
by Tim Bugbee5 February 2012Thurston Moore - First Unitarian Church (Burlington, VT) - Sunday, January 29, 2012
30 January 2012He played a six-string and a twelve-string, both acoustic, and was joined by a second acoustic guitar, drums, violin, and most surprisingly, a harp.
Mark Burgess and ChameleonsVox with Black Swan Lane and The Curtain Society - TT The Bears (Cambridge) - Tuesday, November 22, 2011
10 January 2012Half of The Chameleons is better than the full complement of most bands.
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard
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
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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