Legendary music-changing ska pioneer Neville Staple (The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Special Beat) is back with a fun ska dance track.

Shoegaze/indie rock/noise collective Snowball II rolls along with a refreshing single featuring Kurt Heasley of Lilys.

Renowned singer-songwriter/guitarist Cindy Lee Berryhill returns with an album that lovingly celebrates her partnership with, and the life of, her late husband, Crawdaddy! magazine founder/rock critic Paul Williams.

Cherry Red Records unveils the ultimate retrospective collection on UK 1980s (and still active) punk/goth band Red Lorry Yellow Lorry.

Brooklyn’s World War IX carries the banner of vintage American punk music with a fun and manic video (with political commentary) for its latest single

The Bastards of Fate continues to puzzle and provoke with a new video for a single off its upcoming album on HHBTM Records.

Turkish underground garage rock/punk band Reptilians From Andromeda keeps it gritty, distorted, and real on its new EP.

Crushed Stars shines from the shadows on an introspective, ambient pop single from its upcoming album.

First show in 23 years by ’90s indie faves; one of three concerts to benefit radio station WFDU.

John Fryer of 4AD’s legendary This Mortal Coil returns with captivating collaborative music project Black Needle Noise.

Allyson Seconds, wife of Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds, reveals a new video for a track off her latest California-pop album.

Good news! Big Takeover #79 Fall 2016 issue with Lush on the cover is out on the stands! The magazine makes a perfect gift year-round: Big Takeover magazine subscriptions and back issues (like the big enchilada, complete set 1980-2016)! Plus six 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, buttons, and (signed if you like) Color 30th Anniversary Festival Posters! What a way to say “Happy New Year!”

Finnish three-headed stoner rock monster Rückwater runs amok on a raw, rampaging, riffs-filled new EP.

Ethereal indie rock band Queue lines up a live performance video that glides by with reflective, guitar-driven finesse.

Canadian Anglo-pop band The Holiday Crowd carries the jangle-pop torch on its latest up-tempo single and video.

Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre), along with Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh) and 6 top Polish musicians, took part in psych-rock SpaceFest! as Pure Phase Ensemble 6.

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s and Continental Drifters) returns with his first solo venture in more than 20 years.

Composer and songwriter Gregory Uhlmann merges minimalist chamber-pop with introspective folk on his meditative new album.

Austin, Texas-residing dream-pop trio Letting Up Despite Great Faults drops a new video before the release of its upbeat EP.

Austin, Texas-based dream-pop/shoegaze band Blushing channels the heady days of ’90s UK shoegaze on a captivating new EP.

Australian psych pop maestro Dan Webb drops a timely album about toxic politics right before Inauguration Day.

Dean Garcia (Curve, S T F U, M A D) is joined by his daughter Rose Berlin on their ongoing atmospheric music adventures as SPC ECO.

Blues singer-songwriter and musician Mark Porkchop Holder brings his struggles and truth to his upcoming blistering debut album.

After 3 decades away, British post-punk innovators Modern English motivate with 2nd single from their upcoming album.

In an exclusive scoop for The Big Takeover, Gerard Langley, poet and singer of The Blue Aeroplanes, gives a list, with details, of his Top 5 Aeroplanes Tracks.

Portland-based post-punk/psych rock band Daydream Machine drops a new video ahead of its upcoming LP due in March.

Swedish electro-punk queen Rein unloads a ferocious new single that packs an aggressive, yet exhilarating punch.

The best bets on another great year for music, old and new. (Never mind the cranks, here’s the good stuff as ever.)

Rock noir artist Rykarda Parasol reveals a bittersweet video shot in Paris, France for her latest richly stark single.

Brooklyn-by-way-of-Boston punky power pop band The Can’t Tells offers up a range of tunes on its new EP.

San Francisco-residing singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Vivian Cook makes her mark with a powerful new single.

Scandinavian transgender electro-pop duo Feel Freeze releases a new video for its recent light and uplifting single.

L.A.-based Soul Scratch channels classic 1960s soul on an emotional cut off its new album Pushing Fire.

Italian electro/synth-rock trio Electric Floor explores moody New Wave with compelling vocals on its restless new single.

NYC-based artist TheUse delivers an experimental electronic collaboration with cohorts Black Saturn and Charvak R. Jagtap.

Joel Gion, the renowned “Tambourine Man” with the Brian Jonestown Massacre, drops an exclusive track (and Q&A interview) that’s not on his upcoming album.

British ambient/dream-pop artist Daniel Land releases a richly textured piece and final track off his new album.

Brisbane, Australia indie/alt rock band Vertigo spins its spirited debut single with the American premiere of its accompanying video.

British spoken word artist Equinox drops a shadowy, ambient single driven by his voice and synth sonics from Dementio13.

Spanish dream-pop duo Lost Tapes evokes a strong sense of nostalgia on new tune “Teardrops” and upcoming compilation album.

Goodbye Heart, the Seattle electronic/dream-pop duo with NYC roots, creates an emotional, multi-layered sonic experience on its debut album.

North Wales-based psych-tinged alternative rock band CaStLes drops the mellow ‘n’ hazy folk number “Heed Your Desire”.

Singer-songwriter Chris Bowen spins a storytelling song and video conveying the inner strength of the protagonist at its center.

Exceptional, thought-provoking multi-media artist and performer Rachel Mason collaborates with LA-based art team BeckandCol on new video.

Shoegaze/trip-hop/acid house/post-rock pioneers A.R. Kane teams up with dream-pop duo Ummagma on a holiday season single.

Four-piece Honeyrude crafts ’90s-influenced reverbed rock ‘n’ roll shoegaze on upcoming debut EP and new single.

British indie rock newcomers The Velvet Hands exude classic Stones ‘n’ Strokes laid-back swagger on their 4th single.

Athens, Greece (not Georgia!) garage rock duo Film Jacket 35 brings a lo-fi, laid-back energy to its psych/surf rock single.

Folk/Americana and electronic/psych-blending artist Patrick Galactic unveils days of future past in his new video.

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Hank Midnight gently shines on his lyrically disquieting alternative folk single.