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    1. The Big Takeover issue #70
      14 May 2012

      Big Takeover #70 (Nada Surf cover) About To Ship

      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

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      15 March 2012

      Rabid Sessions at Thump Studios with New York legend Jesse Malin! Check it Out!

      The (recently revived) D-Generation frontman (and former leader of New York hardcore greats Heart Attack, Hope, and Bellvue, all of whom I spin during this show) and prolific solo star stopped by Greenpoint’s Thump studios to record some live in session songs (I particularly like the first one offered, “Moscow”) and sit for a spirited and funny interview with yours truly. Check it out!

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      15 February 2012

      Rabid Sessions at Thump Studios with Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby! Tune in now!

      Tune in to today’s Rabid Sessions show straight from Thump Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, with the Stiff Records’ heyday legend, still regularly at work, and his equally hallowed singer/songwriter solo star spouse!

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      Recordings Reviews
      16 May 2012

      Stephen Hummel - MELD (Self-Released)

      The mastermind behind SubtractiveLAD delivers his hinted-at solo debut album, and it’s a stunning departure from the ambient and neoclassical work of the past.

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      Tennis - Young & Old
      15 May 2012

      Tennis – Young & Old (Fat Possum)

      A 33% reduction (in time, not quality) of Beach House’s enduring classic Teen Dream? Let’s look back and see.

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      The Stevens EP
      15 May 2012

      The Stevens - The Stevens EP (self-released)

      Too often we get stuck talking about the same few bands, but the self-evident secret about The Stevens is that they’re as good as anyone.

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      Gazpacho March of Ghosts
      15 May 2012

      Gazpacho – March of Ghosts (Kscope)

      Norway’s Gazpacho continues to evolve into one of modern progressive rock’s most potent bands.

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      Jack Rabid's Top 10 list

      Jack Rabid’s Top 10

      Week of November 13

      1. RiflesFreedom Run (Nettwerk)

      2. Veronica FallsVeronica Falls (Bella Union/Slumberland)

      3. The RedettesThe Redettes (Phratry)

      4. The Smithereens2011 (eOne)

      5. The Jigsaw SeenWinterland (Vibro-phonic)

      6. The WipersSilver Sail and The Herd (Jackpot)

      7. Leatherface – _Live in Melbourne; Viva la Arthouse _ live LP (Big Ugly Fish/No Idea)

      8. The Hollieslook through any window 1963-1975 DVD (Reelin’ in the Years/Eagle Rock)

      9. SloanXX (Yep Roc)

      10. Joy FormidableThe Big Roar (Canvasback/Atlantic)

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      Big Takeover Radio

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      Jack Rabid spins the best new and classic indie music for you every Monday at 12 noon Eastern.

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    2. Craig Finn of The Hold Steady

      Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, First Avenue, Minneapolis, July 4, 2010. Photo by Kathy Easthagen.

      Concerts: Live show reviews
      16 May 2012

      On this final show of their NYC residency, the Los Angeles roots rock quintet treated the modest Bowery Electric crowd to their upcoming third album Ownerless from start to finish.

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      Crystal Stilts with Widowspeak – Maxwell’s (Hoboken, NJ) – Friday, April 13, 2012

      11 May 2012

      With a large draped sheet hanging behind them, onto which paint-splattered, kaleidoscopic images were projected, I couldn’t help but feel like I had stumbled into some illicit, impromptu ‘60s psychedelic basement party.

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      Interviews
      14 May 2012

      Haze-loving minimalist pop songwriter Benoit Pioulard discusses his latest project, a collaborative duo that finds him expanding and developing on his distinctive songwriting.

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      Daniel Land of the Modern Painters

      14 May 2012

      I generally find that intention doesn’t come into the music part of record-making all that much – you just kinda start, and then sooner or later a direction makes itself apparent, and the momentum of that carries you through to the end.

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      Petunia and the Vipers: Dancin' with the Fire

      3 May 2012

      It was easy to yodel after I heard some guy on a tape doing it in a very cool old-fashioned way. I mean, the style, the history, the nostalgia for a time different than the present, there was so much romance in the music that… learning anything musical from that era came charged with all these other feelings and sentiments.

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      Fan Modine: On Time, Friends, and Technology

      16 April 2012

      Fan Modine’s Gordon Zacharias talks about his third album, the creative process, and the life and times of the one-man studio wizard.

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      Anton Newcombe and Brian Jonestown Massacre: A Statement on Today's Music

      9 April 2012

      Mr. Newcombe drops some knowledge. We should all heed his words.

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