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Rogue Wave with Avi Buffalo - First Unitarian Church (Philadelphia, PA) - Thursday, March 4, 2010
13 March 2010All of a sudden, the crowd stood, clapped, cheered and a good time was had by all.
17 Bonus Reviews, Here Only; Don't Forget the New Issue 65; 2009 Wrapup show this Monday on Big Takeover on Breakthruradio.com
26 December 2009Now that the X-mas rush is over, I wanted to post 17 bonus reviews that I had intended to include in the current issue 65, but ran out of time running up against that issue’s deadline. / Make sure you tune in this coming Monday, the 28th to the weekly Big Takeover radio show at Breakthruradio.com, as I will be hosting a 2009 wrap-up, a countdown show of my 20 favorite albums of 2009 in reverse order, one song each. / Just a reminder to check out the new issue 65 of Big Takeover with the smokin’ live shot of Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on the cover!
Castanets - Texas Rose, the Thaw & the Beasts (Asthmatic Kitty)
3 October 2009This album often suggests the feelings from a nerve stretched taut and sawed at. Don’t put this on for a comfortable listen; put it on for intense and disturbing catharsis.
Rain Machine - s/t (Anti)
24 September 2009Some of the songs here seem like folk disguised with electric guitar, beautiful and personal in their expression.
Peoplefood – The Status Foe EP (self-released)
24 September 2009Austin’s PEOPLEFOOD boasts a neat sound on its debut EP.
Various Artists – It Crawled From the Basement: The Green Monkey Records Anthology (Green Monkey)
30 August 2009Created and curated by producer/musician TOM DYER, Seattle’s Green Monkey Records operated in the 1980s and early 1990s, covering the city’s independent music scene.
Hollands – Faces (self-released)
12 August 2009There are enough signifiers to remind you of a million other bands, but they fit together loosely enough to make direct comparison impossible.
New Roman Times – On the Sleeve (New Granada)
17 July 2009Austin’s NEW ROMAN TIMES continues the American love affair with British guitar pop on its debut album.
Interview: Bob Mould (part 5)
26 June 2009I wouldn’t wanna go back to the Husker Du mentality, side 2 of Zen Arcade. That’s not really good for anybody’s health.
Interview: Bob Mould (part 4)
23 June 2009My neighborhood was turned upside down. I live right in the epicenter of Obama world. It’s a huge difference.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of February 7
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The Joy Formidable – A Balloon Called Moaning (Pure Groove U.K.)
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The Joy Formidable – First You Have to Get Mad limited edition live LP (Pure Groove U.K.)
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Rogue Wave – Permalight (Brushfire)
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Sloan – Hit & Run digital EP (Murder)
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Catherine Wheel – Ferment (Cherry Red U.K.)
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Lou Barlow – Goodnight Unknown (Merge)
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Mission of Burma – The Sound The Speed The Light (Matador)
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Visqueen – Message to Garcia (Local 638)
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For Against – Never Been (Words on Music)
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The Dimes – The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry (Pet Marmoset)