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Album Premiere: "Northwest of Hamuretto" by Spirit Of Hamlet

15 March 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Northwest of Hamuretto LP by Spirit Of Hamlet.

Video Premiere: "from the moon - voice memo" by Ashlynn Malia

13 March 2023

Ashlynn Malia Shares new single and video “from the moon – voice memo”, new EP out March 21st.

Video Premiere: "Mystery Of The Skin Suit" by Martin Bisi

10 March 2023

Martin Bisi debuts new video for ‘Mystery Of The Skin Suit’, from the LP Feral Myths.

Album Premiere: "Calamity" by Plain Speak

9 March 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Calamity, the new full-length album from emo-tinged indie rockers Plain Speak.

Song Premiere: “hot blue summer” by dayaway

7 March 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “hot blue summer”, the dreamy new single by dayaway.

Song Premiere: "Sunshine" by Baytrees

6 March 2023

Brixton-hailing four-piece Baytrees have been crafting their unique blend of hip hop beats, funk rock riffs and catchy pop hooks since 2018. New single ‘Sunshine’ is a soulful, life-affirming story inspired by the sun and is a song about summer, as everything is just better when the sun is out.

Pam Risourié releases new single "High on a Wire" & Stellar Frequencies LIVE SESSION

4 March 2023

“I desire things that are never there..” Pam Risourié is bringing something special to the genre. While it’s not unprecedented, it is somewhat rare: the power of a pop hook. Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “High on a Wire”.

Album Premiere: "Treegiver" by Marcyline

3 March 2023

The new full-length from NYC alt lo-fi project Marcyline is a furious and moody thing of true beauty.

Album Premiere: “Out of Everything” by Patty & the Oh’s

2 March 2023

Patty & the Oh’s new album testifies to music’s power to create a sense of belonging while traveling eras and regionalities of sound.

Album Premiere: "Something From Nothing" by Chris Williams & Kid Reverie

1 March 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Something From Nothing by Chris Williams & Kid Reverie.

Song Premiere: “Tell Me Pretty Baby” by Fred Davis

28 February 2023

Big Takeover is proud to host the exclusive song premiere of the late, great (and largely unknown) blues musician Fred Davis’ never-before heard track “Tell Me Pretty Baby” from 1969.

Song Premiere: "Have You Ever Been In Trouble?" by Peter Case

27 February 2023

“Have You Ever Been In Trouble” is the main single taken from legendary songwriter Peter Case’s 16th solo album Doctor Moan (out 3/31 via Sunset Blvd. Records). The album sees Case reinventing his sound with a piano driven recording versus his previous focus on guitar.

Song Premiere: “Mermaid Blues - V.1" by LAPÊCHE

24 February 2023

BIg Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Mermaid Blues – V.1” by LAPÊCHE.

Video Premiere: "A Glimpse of Light" by Glazyhaze

23 February 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “A Glimpse of Light” by Glazyhaze.

Song Premiere: "Love Keeps no Record of Wrongs" by Whitney Walker

22 February 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Portland, Maine indie-noir singer-songwriter Whitney Walker’s new single/video for “Love Keeps no Record of Wrongs” featuring Dana Colley (Morphine) on the bass clarinet.

Song Premiere: "The Best Day I Ever Had" by Billy Tibbals

21 February 2023

Billy Tibbals releases another rock gem “The Best Day I Ever Had” to celebrate his new album Stay Teenage.

Video Premiere: "Starless" by Kety Fusco

17 February 2023

‘STARLESS’ is the striking second single from Kety Fusco’s album ‘The Harp, Chapter I’, due for release on 3 March 2023. The composition of this piece was created with all the classical harp sounds recorded and catalogued by Kety Fusco in her sound library “Beyond The Harp, Extreme, Extended, Experimental”.

Video Premiere: "Tell Me Lies" by Ivan Julian

16 February 2023

“Tell Me Lies” is the first video taken from Swing Your Lanterns, a new solo offering from Ivan Julian who’s had a long and distinguished career as a provocative songwriter and one of New York City’s most distinctive guitar stylists, a reputation first established as a founder member of Richard Hell & The Voidoids.

Video Premiere: “K-Style Circuit” by The Royal Arctic Institute

14 February 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “K-Style Circuit” by The Royal Arctic Institute.

Video Premiere: "It's Easy" by Scott Clay

13 February 2023

Americana/roots-rock singer-songwriter Scott Clay shot a series of videos to accompany some of the songs from his recent album, “Let It All Lay Bare,” at national parks around the country.

Video Premiere: "Vines" by Humbletown

9 February 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Vines” by Humbletown.

Video Premiere: "Old-Blooded" by Flowers For War

8 February 2023

Members of The Mayan Factor, Telesma & (Damn) This Desert Air announce new band, Flowers For War.

Song Premiere: "You'll Live Forever in My Songs" by Paige Su

7 February 2023

Paige Su traces life-journey from darkness and the specter of death to lightness, acceptance and – above all – love on “You’ll Live Forever in My Songs”.

EP Premiere: "Berliner Pilsner" b/w "Bummer Party" by C.C. Voltage

5 February 2023

C.C. Voltage Releases New Single “Berliner Pilsner” On Spain’s Snap Records.

Video Premiere: "To Love Somebody" by Eva & The Vagabond Tales featuring Bob Cowsill

2 February 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Video Premiere: “To Love Somebody” by Eva & The Vagabond Tales featuring Bob Cowsill.

Song Premiere: "Something New" by JoobieSeaz

31 January 2023

JoobieSeaz returns with another killer dreampop/indie single “Something New” via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings.

Song Premiere: “Love 4 Nothing” by STAHV

30 January 2023

Seattle-based STAHV premieres anthemic post-punk track “Love 4 Nothing” from Simple Mercies EP.

Song Premiere: "A Fresh Kill” by Spaghetti Eastern Music

29 January 2023

Spaghetti Eastern Music returns to instrumental mode with blistering electronica-driven acoustic blues, “A Fresh Kill”.

Video Premiere: "Surrender" by Cult of Lip

27 January 2023

Psych/Shoegaze outfit Cult of Lip announce their upcoming debut full-length by releasing new video for the first single, “Surrender”.

Album Premiere: "Amer Rouge" by Steakhouse

26 January 2023

The killer new full-length from San Francisco’s Steakhouse is a modern post-punk masterpiece.

Video Premiere: "Dopamine Blues" by Turn Turn Turn

25 January 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Dopamine Blues” by Turn Turn Turn.

Video Premiere: “Time Changes Everything” by Chris Picco

24 January 2023

Chris Picco offers pure power-pop bliss with his new single “Time Changes Everything” from the album Split Down The Middle, available March 22.

Song Premiere: "Meeting The Moment" by No Time For Caution

23 January 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “The Days Are Long, But the Years Are Short” by No Time For Caution.

Video Premiere: "Feel It Comin' On" by Star Collector

20 January 2023

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of the first single and video from Star Collector’s sixth full-length album, ‘Attack, Sustain, Decay… Repeat’

Song Premiere: "Valley and the Shore" by San Tropez

13 January 2023

San Tropez is blazing a path with their stoner-pop single, “Valley and the Shore,” from their forthcoming debut album Maybe Tomorrow, out on Mint 400 Records later this month.

Song Premiere: “In the distance, where it doesn’t matter” by Slow Fiction

11 January 2023

A follow-up to their last release, In The Distance, Where It Doesn’t Matter is an angsty, high-energy track with a definite early oughts feel, perfect to get one’s hips swaying despite its lyrical basis in a tumultuous emotional struggle.

Jack Rabid’s Best Of 2022 (400 Nods!): Top 200 LPs (New Recordings), Top 60 Retrospective/Reissue Releases, And Top 140 Stand Alone Singles & EPs

9 January 2023

My Best Bets On Another Great Year For Music, Old And New. Hope This List Inspires You To Find, Or Give A Second Look To, A Few Great Releases You Might Miss Otherwise That You End Up Truly Loving—In This Year of Post-Pandemic Outpouring! (It’s My Longest List Ever!)

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NEWS: Big Takeover Issue #91 (The Beths cover) is Now Out!!! Order Today, Hot Off the Presses! Or Subscribe! Or Send our Gift Subscriptions and Back Issues as a Cool Holiday Gift!

18 December 2022

Good news! Big Takeover Issue #91 Fall 2022 with The Beths on the cover is now out! It should be arriving in stores now or may have just hit the shelves (please ask for it by name!), and subscriber copies have been mailed and will arrive shortly! And if you haven’t already, you can subscribe for yourself and/or your friends as a holiday or birthday gift, or send away for our juicy back issues! (All 90 are get-able!) All straight from our secure Shopify online store!

And it’s just in time for the perfect Christmas, Chanukah, other holidays, birthday, or other gift, even to yourself: Big Takeover Magazine subscriptions and back issues (like the big enchilada, complete set 1980-2022)! Plus Children’s sizes for our T-Shirts (to go with several Men’s and Women’s sizes) in three colors, as well as our Big Takeover Beer Cozies and (signed if you like) Color 30th Anniversary Festival Posters, or our CDs!

Read on for the full skinny on the new issue that’s now out! It can be ordered as a standalone, or as part of a subscription starting with #91 or the previous issue #90 (Billy Bragg cover) if you prefer!:

Video Premiere: "You Are the Sound" by Pam Risourié

16 December 2022

French darkgazers Pam Risourié return with “You Are the Sound” from their upcoming record “Days of Distortion”, continuing their commitment to blending niche genres of 90’s-era shoegaze with more contemporary post-rock persuasions.

Video Premiere: “New Alchemy” by Sleepyhead

16 December 2022

Sleepyhead releases video for “New Alchemy,” the title track from their new album, filmed at the Cape Cod location that inspired the song!

Song Premiere: "It Must Have Been Love" [Roxette Cover] by Covert Stations

16 December 2022

Big Takeover is excited to hos the premiere of “It Must Have Been Love” [Roxette Cover] by Covert Stations.

EP Premiere: "Elephant" by Electric Pets

9 December 2022

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of Elephant EP by Electric Pets.

Song Premiere: "Shot Thru" by The Whiffs

7 December 2022

“Shot Thru”, the second single from The Whiffs’ much-anticipated sophomore album Scratch ‘N’ Sniff is in the air! Not just Another Whiffs record, it’s the NEXT Whiffs record, and it’s here to tickle all of your senses! Recommend if you DIG!: The Whiffs’ previous output, Stiff Records, The Mats, The Rubs and any era of the Fab Four.

Video Premiere: "Obvious" by Push Puppets

6 December 2022

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Obvious” by Push Puppets.

Song Premiere: “Outside” by Dana Why

5 December 2022

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Outside” by Dana Why.

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NEWS: Big Takeover Issue #91 (The Beths cover) About to Ship! If You Want It By Mail Straight From the Printer, Must Subscribe/Renew/Pre-Order Now! Existing Subscribers: Update Your Address ASAP!

4 December 2022

Good news! Big Takeover Issue #91 Fall 2022 with The Beths on the cover has nearly been completed and will be out shortly! But hurry to order—pre-orders and subscriptions are best/crucial! And they are much cheaper than ordering after we have to turn in our mailing list to the printer.

And it’s just in time for the perfect Christmas, Chanukah, other holidays, birthday, or other gift, even to yourself: Big Takeover Magazine subscriptions and back issues (like the big enchilada, complete set 1980-2022)! Plus Children’s sizes for our T-Shirts (to go with several Men’s and Women’s sizes) in three colors, as well as our Big Takeover Beer Cozies and (signed if you like) Color 30th Anniversary Festival Posters, or our CDs!

Video Premiere: "The Bomb" by Emily Duff

2 December 2022

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “The Bomb” by Emily Duff.

Album Premiere: "Happy Accidents" by Se Vende

30 November 2022

“We didn’t really have a goal in mind, we just kinda let these songs fall out of us with little regard towards it being likable, we wrote these songs for us because that’s what we’ve always done.” – Collin Smith

Song Premiere: “Midlife Suicide” by Underlined Passages

29 November 2022

Big Takeover is excited to host the premiere of “Midlife Suicide” by Underlined Passages.

Song Premiere: "Link" by Atsuko Chiba

28 November 2022

Montreal psych rockers Atsuko Chiba premiere experimental new single “Link”.