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1) R.I.P. EVAN FARRELL, ex- ROGUE WAVE
I am stunned and saddened to hear that another death has befallen the Rogue Wave folks. Those who have read the feature on this fantastic Oakland band and their three superb LPs in our current issue 61 know that they’ve had their share of demises in the family of late (guitarist GRAHAM LEBRON’s dad and guitarist/singer/songwriter ZACH ROGUE’s grandfather) as well as a near-death (drummer PAT SPURGEON’s life-saving kidney transplant).
Now comes word that their bandmate until recently, Evan Farrell, who we saw play with the group the last few years before his recent departure from the band, has died in a house fire apparently caused by a space heater. This is really sad. We’d gotten to know Evan a little on those Rogue Wave tours for the first two LPs (he plays on the second one), and always found him as friendly as he was talented. How absolutely tragic, and our hearts go out to the group and Evan’s friends and family, especially his two young sons (how awful, just awful). People, please be careful with those dang heaters. They’ve caused too much pain and sorrow already. He leaves behind some great memories of his playing.
Here’s a link from Billboard:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003689491
I’m also sorry to hear of the death of jazz legend OSCAR PETERSON, one of the truly greatest pianists in music history and a Canadian legend for sure. I’ve probably played that 1957 LP he made with LOUIS ARMSTRONG (_Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson_) 100 times, just one of his many treasures. (Let me go listen to “One of Those Things” again now, it’s a classic.) We were lucky to see him play in New York over the years, that’s for sure.
2) My friend HERB JUE wants me to mention two rather interesting books I am quoted in that were released last month, so let me do that now:
The Replacements: All Over But the Shouting An Oral History (Hardcover, 2007)
Author: Jim Walsh
List Price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 076033062X
ISBN-13: 9780760330623
Publisher: Voyageur Press
304 pages
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My First Time: A Collection of First Punk Show Stories
(Paperback, 2007)
List Price: $15.95
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1904859178
ISBN-13: 9781904859178
Publisher: A K Pr Distribution
190 pages
Don’t miss both of these!
3) Happy 2008 everybody and see you next year! I’ve been away from Brooklyn since September but I am looking forward to returning home. California was certainly good to us, though, and my thanks to everyone out there!
4) Just a reminder that there is a new issue of Big Takeover magazine just out! Indeed, if you want a post-holiday gift subscription for yourself with the money your relatives gave you, or your friends or family whom you think would enjoy our pages (or one of our T-shirts, or any of our back issues, or our CDs), you can still order on our secure online store at
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Remember, subscriptions are just $20 ($32 overseas and Canada), and our other stuff is even less. For our other stuff, remember, our t-shirts now come in three colors (black, white, and dark red) and six sizes (four men’s, two women’s), all but two of our back issues are still available (if you or your friends like a specific band we’ve featured), and we are now offering used, good-quality CD copies of the three out of print SPRINGHOUSE CDs (for a limited time) as well as sealed copies of EVEN WORSE, LAST BURNING EMBERS, DON McGLASHAN, DOUG GILLARD, and the brand new releases, NON-LINEAR THINKERS and EDP!
For those without a credit card who want to mail us a check made out to “The Big Takeover” for a holiday subscription or other gift check (using the prices on our store), that would be possible too, but you’d have to hurry. And here’s the address:
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In any case, there was a lot of information on our new issue 61 in my last blog, repeated below if want to know more. And on behalf of myself and our entire staff at Big Takeover, we wish you the best New Year too.
Jack Rabid
p.s. here’s the info on the new issue again in case you missed it or in case you still need it!:
—Big Takeover #61 with THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS’ A.C. NEWMAN began shipping, so you should see it quite soon! Below is a quick description of its contents if you missed my last post!
Again, now is an excellent time to order it if you would like to receive it (go to http://bigtakeover.stores.yahoo.net/bigtakbacis.html), 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, AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ALSO MAKE THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT!
If you want to subscribe or renew, just go to bigtakeover.com, and click on the “subscribe now” button to take you to our secure online Yahoo store (and feel free to indicate which issue you’d like to start with, issue 59 (DECEMBERISTS cover), issue 60 (SHINS cover) the current 61 (New Porns), or, if you have all that, the late Spring, 2008 issue 62. It’s only $20 for four issues (save 23% off the newsstand 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:
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(As ever, there are back issues, T-shirts, and CDs available there as well if you’re interested, for you, or your friends on the holidays!)
Here, again, is what’s in the issue:
Interviews: NEW PORNOGRAPHERS • MAXIMO PARK • THE SHINS, pt. 2 • EMMA POLLOCK (DELGADOS) • THE CRIBS • DON MCGLASHAN (MUTTON BIRDS) pt. 2 • LITTLE STEVEN (Underground Garage/Sopranos) • THE PIPETTES • FIELDS • THE POINTED STICKS • MARY WEISS (SHANGRI-LA’S) • ROGUE WAVE • OKKERVIL RIVER • SEA WOLF • SONDRE LERCHE • SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME • WHEAT • OK GO • HAZEY JANES • ARI SHINE • GREAT NORTHERN • TOMMY WOMACK • EARWIG • THE JONESES • TUNECORE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
Editorials: Rick Rubin, Radiohead, “Record Men,” and the Revenue Redirect * Ackerman: On the End of Record Labels * Sommer: On Blue Oyster Cult
Live Reviews: Jon Auer • Bad Brains • Booker T & the MGs • Elvis Costello • Decemberists • John Doe (X) • Roky Erickson • Fiery Furnaces • Long Blondes • Morrissey • Only Ones • Sea and Cake • Sloan • Ralph Stanley • Stooges • Richard Thompson • Toxic Reasons • Voxtrot • Hippiefest (Zombies/Rascals/Badfinger/Mitch Ryder etc.)
Hundreds of CD Reviews: Bad Religion • Bags • Blonde Redhead • Bongos • Bon Mots • Clash • Clientele • Bo Diddley • The Eat • Editors • Effigies • Feist • Flying Burrito Brothers • For Against • Adam Franklin • House of Love • Howling Wolf • Ed Kuepper • Interpol • Junius • Len Price 3 • Libertines U.S. • Loose Salute • New Model Army • Robert Pollard • Ray Price • Radiohead • R.E.M. • Saints • Stephen Hero • Wedding Present • Wilco • Wire • and more!
Hope you all buy it now 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!
cheers!
Jack R
