Big Takeover issue #94 Spring 2024. Paper print magazine mailed to your letter box
The issue stars beloved, still-going original 1976 British punk rock stars The Damned on the cover, original shoegaze/dreampop stars The Jesus and Mary Chain and Slowdive part 2, and features fabulous history interviews with ageless rockers Art Bergmann, J. Robbins, Alejandro Escovedo, and Meat Puppets, plus moody indie pop greats Real Estate and Camera Obscura.
Plus there are shorter chats with Jane Weaver, Mary Timony, Ducks Ltd., Umbrellas, The Shop Window, Paul Collins, Mikaela Davis & Circles Around the Sun, GospelbeacH, and Meatbodies, and more!
Here, again, is what’s in issue #94!!!!:
Interviews: The Damned (on the cover) * Slowdive Pt. 2 * Jesus and Mary Chain * Real Estate * J. Robbins * Art Bergmann * Alejandro Escovedo * Meat Puppets * Camera Obscura * Jane Weaver * Mary Timony * Ducks Ltd. * Umbrellas * The Shop Window * Paul Collins * Mikaela Davis & Circles Around the Sun * GospelbeacH * Meatbodies
Editorials: Rabid: “Time to Stop Pretending—Especially About January 6” * Kelson: “When your Favorite Member Leaves a Band—An Ode to Gerry Love” * Lauden: “Absolution Is Out of the Question: Replacements Fandom In Midlife (And an Interview With Trouble Boys Author Bob Mehr)”
Live: Bambi Kino * The Damned * Descendents, Circle Jerks, Adolescents * Pegboy * Joe Pernice * Ride * J. Robbins (and Savak) * Salt Collective, Sneakers * Sugar For the Pill * Trouser Press Turns 50: The Shirt Effect, Chris Stamey & Peter Holsapple, Dot Dash
Cd/Vinyl/Cassette/Digital Reviews: A Certain Ratio * Acetone * Amen Dunes * Angel Face/Cavemen/Still Animals/Gob Psychic * A/N/The Children * APB/The Brat/Pearl Harbour/Shakin’ Street * Arab Strap * Armoires/Half Cubes * Kevin Ayers * Bad Brains * Archie Bell & the Drells * Bevis Frond * Les Biches * Big Boys * Birdfeeder * Blab School * Black Nite Crash * Black Watch * Bloodstains * Blue Oil * Blushing * Boeckner * Bottle Rockets * Buffalo Tom * Butthole Surfers * BV’s * Camera Obscura * Andi Camp * Can * Car Seat Headrest * Casual Sex * China Crisis * The Church * Circlons * Bill Evans Trio * Ex Norwegian * The Fall * Fanny * Finnogun’s Wake * Flesh Eaters/Divine Horsemen * Flux Of Pink Indians/Annie Anxiety * Flying Burrito Brothers* F.O.D. * Earthly Frames * Gandalf/SRC * Gentlemen Rogues * Ghost * Beth Gibbons * Philip Glass * Ghetto Brothers/Nikki & the Corvettes * Kim Gordon * GospelbeacH * Gramercy Arms * Grandaddy * Guided By Voices * Guilty Few * Steve Gunn & David Moore * Half Japanese * Dhani Harrison * Mick Harvey * Maya Hawke * Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band * Hello London * High Llamas * High Violets * Julia Holter * Greg Hoy & the Boys * Hawkwind * Hungrytown * Ian Hunter * Matt Hunter & the Dusty Fates * Jon Hyde * Hyperbubble * Idaho * Idles * Infinite River * Iron & Wine * David J * Skip James * Janus 4-14 * Jesse * Jesus & Mary Chain * Nick Kizirnis * Kramies * Karyn Kuhl * La Luz * Last Dinner Party * Lemon Twigs * Adrienne Lenker * Libertines (U.K.) * Life In a Blender * Lions of the Interstate * Little Richard * Long Ryders * Longwave * Looper * Lovina Falls * John Lurie * Magnet School/Nim * Taj Mahal * Mammoth Penguins * Denman Maroney Quintet * J Mascis/Dinosaur Jr. * Paul McCartney & Wings * Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, with Marty Stuart * Charles Mcpherson * Melanie* Melt Citizen * Carina Messier * Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis * Metz * Miss Massive Snowflake * MGMT. * Mighty Lemon Drops * Minor Threat * Modern English * Moonshake * Ennio Morricone * Mythological Horses * My Version of It * Willie Nelson * Neon Leon * New Model Army * Willie Nelson * Nico * Sean O’Brien & His Dirty Hands * Omni * One For All Feat. George Coleman * Otherworldly Things * Palm Ghosts * Andy Partridge, Chris Braide, Tim Weller/Steve Conte * Penny Arcade * Pernice Brothers * Physarum * Pointed Sticks * Pull of Autumn * The Pollution * Iggy Pop/Dead Boys * Robert Poss * Elvis Presley * The Primitives/Is/Ought Gap * Purple Hearts * Pylon Reenactment Society * Phil Ranelin * Real Estate * Reds, Pinks & Purples * Residents * Ride * Riot For Romance * River City Rebels * J. Robbins * Tom Robinson Band * Rolling Stones * Royal Trux * Jamie Saft Trio * Scenics * Ty Segall * Shabazz Palaces * Shannon & the Clams * Matthew Shipp Trio * Nina Simone * Sleater-Kinney * Slow Mass/Jenny Haniver * The Smile * TV Smith * Smug Brothers * Jon Snodgrass * Soft Shoulder * Sonic Youth * Sparks * Special Pillow * SS Decontrol * Joel Stoker * Kelley Stoltz * Suburban Resistance * Sun Ra * Superchunk * Susanna * Swervedriver/Bolts Of Melody * Swiims/Campbell Apartment * Art Tatum * 10,000 Maniacs * Tiger Witch * Times Beach * Mary Timony * Pat Todd & The Rank Outsiders/Jeremy Porter & The Tucos/Norcos Y Horchata/Sleeveens * Torn Boys * Torrey/Ryann Gonsalves * Triceratops * T.S.O.L. * Ernest Tubb & His Texas Troubadours * 23rd Turnoff * The Tyde * U.K. Subs * Umbrellas * Vampire Weekend * Vamps/Mystery Dates * Violet Mine * Virgin Prunes * Voxtrot * Wall Of Voodoo * Waterboys * Vampire Weekend * Mike Watt & Papa M * We Are Spectral * Jane Weaver * Paul Weller * The Who * Delroy Wilson & Ken Boothe * Amy Winehouse * Bernie Worrell * Xmal Deutschland/Anja Huwe * various: I See You Live On Love Street; Music From Laurel Canyon 1967-1975 * various: Jem Records Celebrates Jagger & Richards * various: Pushin’ Too Hard: American Garage Punk 1964-67 * various: You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sound Of Swinging London * Peter Jesperson (book) * Mike Magrann (book) * Lou Reed With Laurie Anderson (book) * Paul Simpson (book), Katherine Yeske Taylor (book) * Trouser Press (book) * And Hundreds More!