Big Takeover - Unaplogetic plug

This here is a big plug for the new issue of the Big Takeover Magazine. It also happens to be the 30th anniversary of the magazine, with special commemorative events taking place in Brooklyn, in July, as described here. With the mighty Spoon as this issue's cover stars, here's the dirt on what to expect in issue 66:

Once again the big news is that Big Takeover #66 Spring 2010 SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY issue with Spoon on the cover, and concluding part twos of our awesome Lou Barlow , Big Star (R.I.P. Alex Chilton ), and The Nerves (original “Hanging on the Telephone” fame) interviews, as well as fabulous history interviews with The Ramones (a previously unpublished 1992 interview), Graham Nash on The Hollies , and late ’70s Vancouver punks Subhumans Canada was completed in San Francisco in April! (A full description of its contents is just below!) It will begin shipping any day now, so you should see it quite soon! 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 192-page issues! Below is a quick description of its contents.

And since the issue will soon be shipped to subscribers and stores, now is an excellent time to pre-order it if you would like to receive it, or subscribe if you’ve been meaning to; or renew your subscription if it has run out. And remember, BIG TAKEOVER ISSUES, BACK ISSUES, TSHIRTS, CDS (including the limited edition SPRINGHOUSE CD album, From Now to OK ), AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ALSO MAKE THE PERFECT BIRTHDAY or FATHERS DAY GIFTS! Especially in this time when we are all trying to economize.

If you want to subscribe or renew or give the gift that keeps on giving this holiday, just go to our secure online Yahoo store (and feel free to indicate which issue you’d like to start with (or have your friends start with), issue 64 (Decemberists cover), issue 65 (Sonic Youth cover). Or the upcoming 66 (Spoon). It’s only $20 for four issues (save 23% off the newstand price including average sales tax), or $32 for overseas. Or, for those in the U.S. you can send us a check made out to “Big Takeover” for $20 to the following address:

The Big Takeover
356 4th St., Upper Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Or if you want to pre-order just the upcoming issue 66, you can send us a check for $6 to that address or order online.

(As ever, there are back issues, T-shirts, and CDs available there as well if you’re interested, for you, or your friends for birthdays or father’s day!)

Here, again, is what’s in the issue:

Interviews

Spoon (cover) * The Ramones (unreleased 1992 interview!) * The Joy Formidable * Graham Nash on The Hollies * powerpop legends Big Star pt. 2 (R.I.P. Alex Chilton) * and The Nerves pt. 2 * Magnetic Fields * For Against * Lou Barlow (Sebadoh/Dinosaur Jr.), pt. 2 * late ’70s Vancouver punks Subhumans Canada * Beach House * Rogue Wave * Sharon Jones * The Girls * St. Vincent * NoMeansNo * Supersuckers * The Secret History * The Lost Patrol * producer Terry Manning * Midlake

Editorials

Rabid: 30 years-the editorial! * Ackerman: Paul McCartney, an appreciation * Sommer: What Was the First Punk Rock Song?

Live Reviews

Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo School of Medicine + Citizen Fish + M.I.A. * Adam Franklin * Leatherface * Mission of Burma * Bob Mould + Jon Auer * Rogue Wave * New Model Army * The Rifles * Sloan * That Petrol Emotion

Hundreds of CD Reviews

Animal Collective * Devandra Banhart * Black Rebel Motorcycle Club * David Bowie * Built to Spill * Buzzcocks * Catherine Wheel * Leonard Cohen * Jackie DeShannon * DJ Spooky * Dum Dum Girls * Echo & the Bunnymen * Engineers * The Eyes * Fabulous Poodles * Jason Falkner * Fanfarlo * Flaming Lips * Flipper * Waylon Jennings * Nick Garrie * Hammock * Juliana Hatfield * Robyn Hitchcock * Innocence Mission * Kraftwerk * Len Price 3 * Little Black Dress * Jesse Malin * Bob Marley * Massive Attack * Meatmen * Midway Still * Mott the Hoople * Nada Surf * New Pornographers * Nushu * Pernice Brothers * Plimsouls * Robert Pollard * Emma Pollock * Elvis Presley * Quasi * Otis Redding * Sonny Rollins * She and Him * Frank Sinatra * Small Faces * Snowglobe * Standard Fare * Subhumans Canada * Successful Failures * Sufjan Stevens * Teenage Fanclub * B.J. Thomas * Tindersticks * Trash Can Sinatras * Verbow * Verlaines * Voxtrot * Rufus Wainwright * White Stripes * X * X-Ray Spex * Zombies * and more!!

Hope you all pre-order it, or buy it when it’s out! And/or hope you subscribe, as that is still by far the best way to support the print magazines you love if you want them to keep going. It means a lot to them!

And hope you can share the gift of reading with your friends!

P.S.— Remember, Big Takeover subscriptions (and shirts, cds, and back issues) make the perfect gift!

P.S. Also, come to our special two-day 30th Anniversary Festival at Bell House in Brooklyn July 30-31. Formal announcement coming soon, but for a preview on the lineup and for tickets info, go to: Bell House Brooklyn Tickets