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14 May 2012Hyper Masculinity in the Punk Scene and the Bravery of Laura Jane Grace
Tom Gabel announces transition to new identity as Laura Jane Grace
14 May 2012Big Takeover #70 (Nada Surf cover) About To Ship
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15 March 2012Rabid 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!
15 February 2012Rabid 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!
16 May 2012Stephen 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.
15 May 2012Tennis – 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.
15 May 2012The 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.
15 May 2012Gazpacho – March of Ghosts (Kscope)
Norway’s Gazpacho continues to evolve into one of modern progressive rock’s most potent bands.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of November 13
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Rifles – Freedom Run (Nettwerk)
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Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls (Bella Union/Slumberland)
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The Redettes – The Redettes (Phratry)
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The Smithereens – 2011 (eOne)
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The Jigsaw Seen – Winterland (Vibro-phonic)
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The Wipers – Silver Sail and The Herd (Jackpot)
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Leatherface – _Live in Melbourne; Viva la Arthouse _ live LP (Big Ugly Fish/No Idea)
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The Hollies – look through any window 1963-1975 DVD (Reelin’ in the Years/Eagle Rock)
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Sloan – XX (Yep Roc)
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Joy Formidable – The Big Roar (Canvasback/Atlantic)
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Now playing: April 23, 2012Browse our show archive
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Craig Finn of The Hold Steady, First Avenue, Minneapolis, July 4, 2010. Photo by Kathy Easthagen.
by Mark Suppanz16 May 2012On 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.
Read more...Crystal Stilts with Widowspeak – Maxwell’s (Hoboken, NJ) – Friday, April 13, 2012
11 May 2012With 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.
Archers of Loaf with Pipe and Hundred Visions – Middle East Nightclub (Cambridge, MA) – Friday, April 27, 2012
7 May 2012The Archers restring their bow and hit the target.
Avengers singer releases seventh solo record, On Market Street
Deniz Tek: The Citadel Years and Beyond
SHELVE THE REQUIEM: The Resurgence of Slumberland Records
Better Than Something: Jay Reatard
Mike & The Ravens
Lydia Loveless: The Undefinable Machine
Sonny Rollins: Jazz Legend Saluted at Kennedy Center Honors, Awarded National Medal of Arts by President
Past is Past: Susanne Tabata Documents Vancouver's Punk History in Bloodied But Unbowed
by Joseph Kyle14 May 2012Haze-loving minimalist pop songwriter Benoit Pioulard discusses his latest project, a collaborative duo that finds him expanding and developing on his distinctive songwriting.
Read more...Daniel Land of the Modern Painters
14 May 2012I 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.
Petunia and the Vipers: Dancin' with the Fire
3 May 2012It 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.
Fan Modine: On Time, Friends, and Technology
16 April 2012Fan Modine’s Gordon Zacharias talks about his third album, the creative process, and the life and times of the one-man studio wizard.
Anton Newcombe and Brian Jonestown Massacre: A Statement on Today's Music
9 April 2012Mr. Newcombe drops some knowledge. We should all heed his words.
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