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Rahim Quazi

Exclusive album stream: Ghost Hunting by Rahim Quazi

18 June 2015

Classic pop from a Dallas-based singer/songwriter

Fireships photo by Shervin Laine

Video premiere: "Chasing The Sun" by Fireships

16 June 2015

At the end of the day, hope.

Torchy photo by Lenny Zenith

Saturday Special: "Red Light Camera" by Torchy

13 June 2015

Look out! It’s Torchy’s debut single!

Craig Greenberg

Video premiere: "That Girl Is Wrong For You" by Craig Greenberg

11 June 2015

Feel good music from an accomplished Brooklyn troubador

Instant Empire

Video premiere: "Mind The Gap" by Instant Empire

4 June 2015

A story of enduring love from Denver indie rockers

Falling Stacks

Exclusive album stream: No Wives by Falling Stacks

2 June 2015

Gleeful noise from Bristol, England

Futurebrite

Song premiere: "Slow Fade" by Futurebrite

21 May 2015

Former Demander vocalist and bassist Karen Kanan Corrêa returns with a new single!

Bird Dog

Song premiere: "Dog Days" by Bird Dog

19 May 2015

Cool off with this chill track from the Brooklyn band’s upcoming EP

Soda Fabric

Album premiere: Atlantis by Soda Fabric

14 May 2015

From Atlantis via Berlin, psychedelic shoegaze to blow your mind!

Sarah Blacker

Video premiere: "Break Out" by Sarah Blacker

12 May 2015

Award-winning songwriter shares a track from her upcoming debut

Big Takeover #76 - Special 35th Anniversary Issue

The Big Takeover #76 About to Ship! Special 35th Anniversary Issue!

9 May 2015

Subscribers, update your address ASAP! Click through for more about this special issue!

Julie Mintz

Video premiere: "Lavender Lips" by Julie Mintz

8 May 2015

Go behind the scenes with Julie and Moby in the recording studio

Round Eye photo by Rachel Gouk

Video premiere: "City Livin" by Round Eye

7 May 2015

Shanghai’s best local band is not what you expect.

Texas Never Whispers

Video premiere: "Midnight Companion" by Texas Never Whispers

5 May 2015

Finely crafted, affecting indie pop-rock from Austin

The Wheel Workers Photo Credit: Patrick Bertolino.

Saturday Special: "Yodel" by The Wheel Workers

2 May 2015

Saddle up for Houston’s best in an agit-pop spaghetti western! Yee-hah!

Carry Illinois

Album Premiere: Alabaster by Carry Illinois

30 April 2015

An Austin band’s stirring, passionate debut

Katie Buchanan

Video premiere: "Run" by Katie Buchanan

28 April 2015

A song about life on an album about death.

Moonbabies

Friday Special: Wizards On The Beach by Moonbabies

24 April 2015

After seven years away, Sweden’s Moonbabies are back and better than ever!

The Pretty Greens photo by Jason Blaket

EP premiere: Lonely Hearts Club/No Jerks Allowed by The Pretty Greens

23 April 2015

Philly’s own Pretty Greens are in fine form on their sophomore release

The Lilac Time photo by The Lilac Time

Exclusive album stream: No Sad Songs by The Lilac Time

21 April 2015

The beautiful new LP from the Duffy brothers, Stephen and Nick

The Fontaines

Song premiere: "Charlotte Fontaine" by The Fontaines

17 April 2015

A swoon-worthy and snappy song from a charming sibling duo

Hard Left

Song Premiere: "New Year" by Hard Left

16 April 2015

Gnarly, leftist punk from the UK. All right, mate!

Fireships photo by Shervin Laine

Exclusive album premiere: S/T by Fireships

14 April 2015

Fiery alt-folk from NYC’s “Singing Ranger”

Whitewash

Video premiere: "Tentacle" by Whitewash

9 April 2015

Groovy, colorful…and disturbing!

ReubensAccomplice photo by Cody Cloud

Song Premiere: "Longrun" by ReubensAccomplice

7 April 2015

An overlooked emo-pop gem is reissued with bonus tracks — and we’ve got one!

Speedy Conseula

Video premiere: "Sukka Suited" by Speedy Consuela

4 April 2015

Spring has sprung! Get down with your bad self, sukka!

Sam Vicari Photo by Christine Fielder

Exclusive album premiere: Giving Up by Sam Vicari

2 April 2015

The Chicagoan’s third is a fun-packed blast of pure power-pop energy

Bohannons photo by Max Hartleroad

Exclusive album premiere: Black Cross, Black Shield by Bohannons

26 March 2015

The “Dynamo of Dixie” returns with a thundering new long-player

KDH

Exclusive album premiere: Piedmont Rose by KDH

24 March 2015

Southern-fried, surfed-out garage-psych!

The Myrrors

Exclusive album premiere: Arena Negra by The Myrrors

19 March 2015

Trippy desert-psych from Tuscon

Tim Korenich

Song Premiere: "Darlin'" by Tim Korenich

17 March 2015

Dreamy soul from Toledo, Ohio

The Monochrome Set

Exclusive album premiere: Spaces Everywhere by The Monochrome Set

10 March 2015

England’s greats return with a brilliant new album!

Daydream Machine

Video premiere: "And I Love Her" by Daydream Machine

7 March 2015

Dense and dreamy goth-psych from Portland via the Moon

Tenterhooks

Video premiere and free download: "Lucy" by Tenterhooks

5 March 2015

Click through for a free single from Lenny Zenith’s tough and tuneful new unit

Mr. Moonshine

Album Premiere: S/T by Mr. Moonshine

3 March 2015

The band’s debut offers alt-rock with a dark, theatrical streak

Darius Koski

Song Premiere: "Listen!" by Darius Koski

27 February 2015

The solo debut from a veteran punk-rocker is everything but punk-rock.

Rocket 3

Video premiere: "Catch Me" by Rocket 3

26 February 2015

Full contact indie-pop from Portland!

Kinjac

Exclusive remix premiere: "Chaos" by Carolinabound (Kinjac remix)

24 February 2015

Producer Michael O’Shea’s haunting remix of Chris Smith’s aching original

The Chordaes

Video premiere: "Touch The Ground" by The Chordaes

19 February 2015

An auspicious debut by two boyhood friends from the island of Manhattan

Kuzin

Song Premiere: "Cavity" by Kuzin

17 February 2015

Solo debut by Jessica Maros of Escondido

Wasted Wine

Album Premiere: Wasted Wine vs. the Hypnosis Center by Wasted Wine

12 February 2015

Life is a cabaret, as the song goes, and Wasted Wine is clearly living la vida loca!

Real Punk Radio

The Big Takeover Show debuts today on Real Punk Radio

26 January 2015

Tune in to Real Punk Radio at 12 noon Eastern today, January 26, for the first edition of Jack Rabid’s weekly Big Takeover Show! After the show airs, you can go to our new show page see the track listing and listen again or download.

Big Takeover Weekly Radio Show with Jack Rabid Moves to New Home Monday, via Realpunkradio.com!

23 January 2015

Those who’ve enjoyed my weekly “Big Takeover” show on Breakthruradio.com the last six-and-a-half years, and have missed it the last month—or would just like to hear a weekly companion to Big Takeover magazine’s coverage—will be glad to know I will be resuming it in the same weekly 90-minute+, format, only listener-supported from now on, at our new home on Realpunkradio.com, starting this Monday, January 26!

Big Takeover to sponsor New York gig Sat. Feb. 7, with The New Lines, Jet Black, Soft Science, and Pale Lights

15 January 2015

Four truly exciting yet often somewhat dreamy-sounding up and comers we love! Click through to watch music videos by all four, and read my reviews of their most recent releases!

Last Giant

Song Premiere: "Mountain Size" by Last Giant

15 January 2015

Happy 2015! Let’s rock!

Drakkar

Exclusive album premiere: Drakkar '74 by Drakkar

18 December 2014

An album survives the Khmer Rouge to enchant us today.