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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.

Sugar Candy Mountain

Album Premiere: Mystic Hits by Sugar Candy Mountain

16 December 2014

A brilliant mixture of trippy tropicalia

Big Takeover Issue 75

Big Takeover #75 (The Raveonettes cover) Out Now! Great Holiday Gifts! Order - Subscribe - Renew

10 December 2014

Good news! Big Takeover #75 Fall 2014 issue with The Raveonettes on the cover is out on the stands! And there’s still time for the perfect holiday gift: Big Takeover magazine subscriptions and back issues (like the big enchilada, complete set 1980-2014)! Plus six children’s sizes for our T-Shirts (to go with several Mens’ and Womens’ sizes) in three colors, as well as our Big Takeover Accessories (Beer Cozies, Buttons, and Magnets!) and (signed if you like) Color 30th Anniversary Festival Posters! What a way to say “Happy Holidays!”

Mind Brains

Song Premiere: "Whistle Tips" by Mind Brains

9 December 2014

The weather sucks. This track doesn’t.

Wharton Tiers

Video premiere: "Interstellar Drift" by Aurora.23

4 December 2014

Space is the place for producer and multi-instrumentalist Wharton Tiers

Popguns

Album Premiere: Pop Fiction by The Popguns

2 December 2014

An exclusive first listen to the first album in eighteen years from Brighton’s indie-pop stalwarts

Cuzcos

Saturday Special: South America is Part of the Problem Indiegogo Campaign

29 November 2014

You can help defray production, printing, and pressing costs for a groundbreaking compilation of 25 bands from South America

Benoit Pioulard, "Lent"

Saturday Special: CD-Record premiere: Benoit Pioulard, "Lent"

22 November 2014

A record you can play in your CD player, and a CD you can play on your turntable? What?

The Dandelion War Photo by Mauricio Arias

Album Premiere: The Dandelion War

18 November 2014

A powerful 30-minute trip into a world that is not your home.

Photo by Melinda Doster

Saturday special: "River From A Dream" by Stephen Doster

15 November 2014

Veteran Austin-based producer releases his first solo album in 18 years

Trip Shakespeare photo by Greg Allen

Song Premiere: "Fall" by Trip Shakespeare

13 November 2014

An unreleased bonus track from a new reissue of the band’s 1986 debut

Field Guides photo by Natasha Ryan

Album Premiere: Boo, Forever by Field Guides

11 November 2014

A decade in the making, a gorgeous, mysterious debut.

Brian Lopez

Sunday Special: Song Premiere: "Be My Baby" by Brian Lopez

9 November 2014

An outtake from his new Static Noise LP covers the Ronettes classic

Big Takeover Issue 75

Big Takeover #75 Fall 2014 issue about to ship — update your address ASAP!

6 November 2014

It will begin shipping any day now, so you should see it quite soon! Click through for details!

The Memphis Dawls

Song Premiere: "Liar" by The Memphis Dawls

6 November 2014

This scorching soul number conjures up the spirit of Jeff Buckley’s Memphis recordings. Enjoy!

Hard Left

U.S. Exclusive Single Premiere: "Skinheads Home For Christmas" b/w "Yesterday's Hero" by Hard Left

4 November 2014

Pogo ‘neath the mistletoe with this early Christmas present from Future Perfect!

Cariad Harmon (Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez)

Song premiere: "Every Time" by Cariad Harmon

30 October 2014

The frustration and yearning in this catchy tune will strike a nerve with anyone trying to navigate the Gotham dating scene!

Linus Pauling Quartet

Video premiere: "C is for Cthulhu" by The Linus Pauling Quartet

28 October 2014

LP4 goes full-on Lovecraft in this epic, insane new video!

Ummagma

Saturday Special: "Kiev" by Ummagma: video premiere and Haioka remix!

25 October 2014

Watch the video and then click through to hear the remix!