Big Takeover #65 About to Ship

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Once again the big news is that Big Takeover #65 Fall 2009 issue with Sonic Youth on the cover (and concluding part twos of our awesome Decemberists, Swervedriver, and Controllers interviews, and fabulous history interviews with Big Star—and John Fry on Chris Bell—and The Nerves of the original “Hanging on the Telephone” fame!) was completed in San Francisco in October! (A full description of its contents is just below!) It will begin shipping this week likely, so you should see it quite soon! And remember, we only come our twice a year, every Spring and Fall, so you don’t want to miss one of our jam-packed 170-page issues! Below is a quick description of its contents.

IMPORTANT: If you are a subscriber and you need to update your address, please tell us right away, as we need to have the shipping order ASAP. Send updates to me at jrabid@bigtakeover.com

And since the issue will soon be shipped to subscribers and stores, now is an excellent time to pre-order it if you would like to receive it , or subscribe if you’ve been meaning to; or renew your subscription if it has run out. And remember, BIG TAKEOVER ISSUES, BACK ISSUES, TSHIRTS, CDS (including the limited edition SPRINGHOUSE CD album, From Now to OK), AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ALSO MAKE THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFTS! Especially in this time when we are all trying to economize.

If you want to subscribe or renew or give the gift that keeps on giving this holiday, just go to our secure online Yahoo store (and feel free to indicate which issue you’d like to start with (or have your friends start with), issue 63 (Death Cab For Cutie cover), issue 64 (Decemberists cover). Or the upcoming 65 (Sonic Youth). It’s only $20 for four issues (save 23% off the newstand price including average sales tax), or $32 for overseas. Or, for those in the U.S. you can send us a check made out to “Big Takeover” for $20 to the following address:

The Big Takeover
356 4th St., Upper Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Or if you want to pre-order just the upcoming issue 65, you can send us a check for $6 to that address or order online.

(As ever, there are back issues, T-shirts, and CDs available there as well if you’re interested, for you, or your friends for birthdays or father’s day!)

Here, again, is what’s in the issue:

Interviews

Sonic Youth (cover) * Lou Barlow (Sebadoh/Dinosaur Jr.) * The Decemberists, pt. 2 * TV on the Radio * Big Star * Chris Bell * Maximo Park * Swervedriver * L.A. punks The Controllers, pt. 2 * The Lucy Show * powerpop legends The Nerves * Grizzly Bear * Love and Rockets * Yo La Tengo * Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) * Fairport Convention’s Dave Mattacks * Trash Can Sinatras * The Proclaimers * The Music Lovers * Ringo Deathstarr * Jason Lytle (Grandaddy)

Editorials

Editorials: Rabid: “On the Culling of Print Media, The Big Takeover, the Future of the Format, and the Content Conundrum” * Ackerman: “Michael Jackson—King of Pop, King Kook and the Last Crossover Star” * Sommer: “My First Band [Even Worse], With Some Other People You Know”

Live Reviews

Mark Burgess (Chameleons) * The Church/Adam Franklin * Elvis Costello * Mark Eitzel * Fear/Agent Orange/D.I. * Art Garfunkel * Paul McCartney * Motorhead/Throw Rag/Reverend Horton Heat * Bob Mould . Naked Raygun * Joe Pernice * Posies/Ken Stringfellow/Jon Auer *. Pure Hell * X * The Zeros

Hundreds of CD Reviews

Bats/Clean/Verlaines * Jello Biafra * Breakaways * Jeff Buckley/Tim Buckley * Cinemasophia * Channel 3 * Chambermaids * Cheap Star * Creedence Clearwater Revival * Dimes * Dirty Projectors * Jeremy Enigk * exlovers * Feelies * For Against * Flight of the Conchords * Furious Seasons * The Gears/D.I.s * Doug Gillard * God Help the Girl * Golden Bloom * Green Day * Flaming Lips * Hatcham Social * Hawkwind * Idlewild * Jayhawks * John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band * Let’s Wrestle * Gary Lewis & the Playboys * Jeff Litman * Madness * Magazine * Meat Puppets * Eugene Mirman * Mission of Burma * Don McGlashan * Neats * Newtown Neurotics * New Model Army * Parties * Pointed Sticks * Iggy Pop * Elvis Presley * R.E.M. * Emitt Rhodes * Sloan * Stephenhero * Stone Roses * Sweet * David Sylvain * Tripwires * Visqueen * Muddy Waters * Wilco * Astrid Williamson * Young Fresh Fellows and more!

Hope you all pre-order it, or buy it when it’s out! And/or hope you subscribe, as that is still by far the best way to support the print magazines you love if you want them to keep going. It means a lot to them!

And hope you can share the gift of reading with your friends!

Cheers!
Jack R

P.S.— Remember, Big Takeover subscriptions (and shirts, cds, and back issues) make the perfect gift!