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Mick Lewis’s Top Ten — January 21

Jan 21

My Most Listened-to LPs of 2006

In no particular order, with favorite tracks listed.

Mick Lewis’s Top Ten — January 14

Jan 14

My Most Listened-to LPs of 2006

In no particular order, with favorite tracks listed.

Interview: Editors [Part IV: Band Origins]

Sep 5

MICK LEWIS: I heard a little bit of a U2 sound on “Bullets.” Is that an influence?

TOM SMITH: Not really an influence, but we’re not scared to make big music. We’re not scared of big choruses or melody. People have mentioned U2 a bit.

Big Takeover Forum Debuts Today!

Jul 10

With great excitement, I’m happy to announce that The Big Takeover Forum (BTF) is open for business! While we provide space for readers to comment and engage in discussion for every article we post on BigTakeover.com, the Forum is a place where readers can discuss anything that we have yet to cover (and anything we have already covered, of course!).

Interview: Editors [Part III: Birmingham and Other Hometowns]

May 24

JACK RABID: “Any of you know much about the history of Birmingham rock?”

CHRIS URBANOWICZ: “We know it’s sh*t!”

Interview: Editors [Part II: On Songwriting]

Apr 18

“No, the name ‘Munich’ is really just a stamp, like the name EDITORS or the title ‘Bullets.’ I was like, ‘I’ll write things down that I think make good names for songs,’ and sometimes they don’t come from the lyrics quickly… It’s quite strange, people have said, ‘Oh “Munich.” It does sound slightly Germanic’ and I hem and haw…”