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    1. Featured Top 10 list

      Chris Davis’s Top Ten — January 29

      10 New & Notable Releases

      1. Grabbel And The Final Cut – Get Your Feet Back On The Ground 7” (Captured Tracks)

      2. Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory (Carpark Records)

      3. Sharon Van Etten – Tramp (Jagjaguwar)

      4. Nada Surf – The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy (City Slang)

      5. Symmetry – Themes For An Imaginary Film (Italians Do It Better)

      6. Guided By Voices – Let’s Go Eat The Factory (Guided By Voices, Inc.)

      7. Terry Malts – “Tumble Down” (Slumberland Records)

      8. Neverever – Shake-A-Baby EP (Slumberland Records)

      9. Donovan Quinn – “Shadow On The Stone” (Northern Spy)

      10. Steven Wright – Debut on The Tonight Show w/Johnny Carson

      AJ Morocco’s Top Ten — January 29

      Matthew Berlyant’s Top Ten — January 29

      Matt Lee’s Top Ten — January 29

      Michael Toland’s Top Ten — January 29

      Matthew Berlyant’s Top Ten — January 22

      David Musto’s Top Ten — January 22

      AJ Morocco’s Top Ten — January 15

      Matthew Berlyant’s Top Ten — January 15

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      Will Hermes - Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever (Faber and Faber, 2011)

      by Matthew Berlyant
      21 January 2012

      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.

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      The Rabid In The Kennel Top 10 Farewell Countdown!

      by Jack Rabid
      14 December 2011

      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!

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