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It’s not often that a young band cites Queen, Rush and Supertramp as primary influences, but that is in fact the case with this amazing Vancouver-based quartet.
“A white melting substance drizzles down the face of the shirtless creep in a state of mortal discomfort.”
The band’s third release offers ten tracks about unrequited lust, love and heartache.
The shoegazing couple offers an appropriately dreamy take on a classic single.
We really dig this greasy track!
Louisiana quintet Mahayla returns from the dead with their first album in 14 years.
Today’s song premiere comes to us from Chicago indie band, Divino Niño. Members Camilo Medina and Javier Forero met in Bogota, Colombia when they were very young, reunited in Miami in 2003, and have been playing music together ever since.
Congratulations to Teri of Broken Arrow, OK; David of East Earl, PA; and Gary of Akron, OH — winners of our Johnny Marr merch contest!
Neither fifes nor sousaphones, but an abundance of bright melodies and effervescent arrangements on this Swedish duo’s third LP.
Yeah, we’re diggin’ this tune, and not just because it reminds us of “Pretty In Pink” by Psychedelic Furs.
Jump around to the first single from the new album by the Birmingham-based singer-songwriter.
BigTakeover.com, in an exclusive arrangement with Alternative Distribution Alliance and Sire Records, is giving our American site visitors a chance to win cool merch from Johnny Marr’s recent U.S. tour! Click through for details!
All in all, this book is a terrific read and I had trouble putting it down, barreling through its 400 or so pages quite quickly. If you are a former City Gardens patron or a fan of the ’80s and early ’90s underground music scene, this book is for you.
Beat the arctic chill with our exclusive premiere of the new album by Kat Burns and Kashka!
We at The Big Takeover are again pleased and proud to support human rights activist Robert Park in his efforts on behalf of the oppressed people of North Korea.
Last Call! Just a reminder that there’s still time for the perfect X-mas gift: Big Takeover magazine! Our brand new Fall/Winter issue 73 with (ex-Smiths guitarist) Johnny Marr cover is out on the stands, in case you want to treat yourself (you little devil!). Or indeed, if you want a holiday gift subscription for your friends or family whom you think would enjoy our pages (or one of our t-shirts including all womens’, childrens’ and infants’ sizes, or any of our back issues, or our CDs, or our “accessories,” our buttons, magnets, signed 30th anniversary festival posters or beer cozies), either way you can still order on our secure online store (or check or paypal). Order right away and we will be glad to send the package by priority mail to ensure it gets there fast and on time!
We’ve got a soft spot in our heart for so-called “bedroom musicians”, so naturally this video resonated. “Ducks In A Row” is the first single off Sherman Baker’s self-titled third LP, slated for release February 11, 2013.
Brooklyn/Queens band Beachniks have released their first music video for a special instrumental party mix of “Romeo Chang,” originally off of their self-released debut full-length, In Color, from earlier this year.
Good news! Big Takeover #73 Fall 2013 issue with ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr 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! 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!”
This song is so peaceful and gorgeous, it makes everything OK.
This lovely song, from the Seattle-based dream-pop band’s second LP, Things to Figure Out
Alternative blues featuring the inimitable sax playing of Dana Colley, ex-Morphine.
From Peru via Brooklyn, this song’s peppery, clap-happy percussive drive is as refreshing as a Pisco Sour. ¡Disfrute!
Snowflake is the new project of producer/engineer D. James Goodwin.
The new album from New Orleans’ Delta Psych combo
Just a reminder that there’s still time to pre-order our brand new Big Takeover #73 Fall 2013 issue that will likely ship this week some time! Or subscribe! Either way, if you get in your new order, we will be glad to rush you your copy straight from the printer when the do their mail out upon completion of its printing and binding! And remember, we only come our twice a year, every Spring and Fall, so you don’t want to miss one of our jam-packed 140-page issues!
A song about a sailor who crashes into an island and gets captured by robots who try and throw him into a volcano but he gets saved by animals at the last second.
Once again the big news is that Big Takeover #73 Fall 2013 issue was completed in Brooklyn, NY, Helena, MT, and Oakland, CA this month! Pre-order – Subscribe – Renew – Great gifts! Click through for a quick description of its contents.
The second music video by anti-genocide activist and songwriter Robert Park.
This slinky, atmospheric tune is taken from Jahnke’s upcoming LP Lamplighter.
Powerful new music from a dream-pop supergroup.
Fans of Uncle Tupelo and Avett Brothers, pull up a chair and set a spell.
My guest on this month’s radio sessions, the “Rabid Sessions at Pancake Factory” show for Breakthruradio.com, is New York’s own orchestral pop/ indie pop marvels The Sharp Things! Listen now!
We are crushing hard on this wild and wooly duo.
Citing the influence of David Lynch and the method acting techniques of Stanislavski, the Austin, Texas-based trio Migrant Kids creates an ethereal yet primal psychedelic experience on their self-titled debut.
Neighborhood Veins, the new album by the Chapel Hill/Durham, N.C.-based Schooner, might never have happened.
The lineup includes Daniel Johnston and Half Japanese on the same bill, plus Sparks, AND Silver Apples in other venues, on the same night. Plus Nine Inch Nails, Animal Collective, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Gary Numan and more!
This is a really rare case for this writer; a video where I like the band, the song, and the sociopolitical sentiment a great deal—an extremely rare triple play for me!
My guest on this month’s radio sessions show is my own 25-year (off and on!) bandmate from Springhouse, Mitch Friedland! Mitch performs live, solo acoustic, our new cover of “No One Has to Know” just released for a Hurricane Sandy benefit (New Jersey themed) tribute album called Our Hometown, plus, two other Springhouse songs from 1991 and 2008, and a (if you ask me) stunning cover of a 1986 Husker Du/*Bob Mould* song from Candy Apple Grey (never performed or recorded by Mitch before), “Hardly Getting Over It.” Why not listen in?
Fronted by North Carolina-born Lindsey Waldon, The Blues and Greys won us over with their big indie-pop sound!
We’re excited to premiere Monogamy Party’s tough new album on Good To Die Records, in advance of its September 17 release date.
Brooklyn trio Old Monk releases the third in a series of singles this year.
Everyone knows we loves the rock at BT but sometimes you’ve just gotta chill — and where better than in Iceland?
We’re very pleased to debut the new video by the young guitarist, composer, vocalist and bandleader Todd Clouser for his song “Clock At The Top Of The Town,” which was directed by Medeski Martin & Wood drummer Billy Martin.
Check out this exclusive first listen to a song from Briar Rabbit’s forthcoming album, From Your Bones.
Drowner’s new LP, You’re Beautiful, I Forgive You, was released today on Saint Marie Records. We hope you enjoy this exclusive preview as much as we do!
