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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 62 2008INTERVIEWS: R.E.M. (on the cover), Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten, New Pornographers, Pt. 2, Band of Horses/Grand Archives, Nada Surf, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (Pavement), Ray Davies (Kinks), The Pointed Sticks, Pt. 2, 1977 L.A. punks The Flyboys, Paul Haig of Josef K, Rock Writer V. Vale (Search & Destroy, RE/Search), Top 50 Reggae LPs, Pt. 1!, British Sea Power, My Morning Jacket, Built to Spill, Radar Bros., Kelley Stoltz, Nardwuar the Human Serviette/Evaporators, The Trolleyvox, Helvetia, The Carter Administration, Awesome Color |
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| INTERVIEWS: New Pornographers (cover), Maxímo Park, The Shins Pt. 2, Emma Pollock, The Cribs, Little Steven (Underground Garage), The Pipettes, Fields, Pointed Sticks, Don McGlashan (Muttonbirds), Pt. 2, Mary Weiss (The Shangri-La’s), Rogue Wave, Okkervil River, Sea Wolf, Sondre Lerche, Saturday Looks Good to Me, Wheat, OK Go, Hazey Janes, Ari Shine, Great Northern, Tommy Womack, Earwig, The Joneses, Tunecore Digital Distribution |
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| INTERVIEWS: Shins (cover), Decemberists (Pt. 2), Bright Eyes,
Dinosaur Jr./Sebadoh, Voxtrot, Don McGlashan (Mutton Birds), Jello
Biafra (Pt. 2), The Sound, Modernettes, Hilton Valentine (Animals
Pt. 2), Libertines U.S., Quarrymen (Pre-Beatles), Ted Leo, Can,
Jesse Sykes, Secret Shine, Dion & The Belmonts, Frames, English
Beat, Stellastarr*, Chelsea, Copeland, Sammies (Morisen Records),
PLUS: Rabid: Death Of The LP? (& The History Of Music Formats) *
Ackerman: Farewell, James Brown * Sommer: Don Imus & The Virginia Tech
Tragedy |
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| INTERVIEWS: The Decemberists (cover), Franz Ferdinand, Part 2, Sonic Youth, Richey Furay (Buffalo Springfield/Poco), Jello Biafra, Neil Innes (Rutles), Long Blondes, Hidden Cameras, Bats, New York Dolls, Part 2, St. Etienne, Nick Garrie, Pernice Brothers, Art Brut, Magic Numbers, Futureheads, Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate), Snow Patrol, Alejandro Escovedo, Freeheat (ex-Jesus And Mary Chain), Calexico, Phoenix, Happy Hate Me Nots |
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| INTERVIEWS: Franz Ferdinand (cover), Decemberists, Part 2, Flaming Lips, New York Dolls, (and Bob Gruen on NY Dolls), Stars, X Ray Spex's Poly Styrene, Editors, Sufjan Stevens, Bob Geldof, Ivy, Small Faces' Ian McLagan, Elbow, The (Newtown) Neurotics, Belle & Sebastian, Robert Pollard, Buzzcocks, Granddaddy, Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh, His Name is Alive, Camper Van Beethoven, Tom Verlaine, The Clientele, Arab Strap, Jon Auer (Posies), Jon Kastner (Doughboys/Asexuals), Satan's Pilgrims, Boss Martians, Madlife, Thermals...PLUS: Farewell to Eldridge & the East Village, Music on TV, MySpacing Out, Good Rats & Blue Oyster Cult Rule |
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| 25th Anniversary Issue! Interviews with Death Cab For Cutie (cover ), the reunited Gang of Four, the
conclusion of our long #56 cover feature with Paul Banks and Sam Fogarino of Interpol, the once again guitar-rocking Bob Mould, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, former Catherine Wheel leader (now solo) Rob Dickinson,
1960's British Invasion legends The Yardbirds, veteran Edinburgh wonders Idlewild, Eric Burdon of The Animals, Trash Can Sinatras, the conclusion of our
interview with (a look at the 1977 LP recording sessions of) The Rezillos, Keane, New Pornographers, Teenage Fanclub
and Nada Surf, Maxïmo Park, Juliana Hatfield, Go-Betweens, Dirtbombs, Sons &
Daughters, Electric Frankenstein, Graham Parker, Stellastarr, Ric Ocasek of The Cars, Channel 3, Great Lake Swimmers, We March, and The Choir. |
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| Interviews with Interpol (the cover), Wilco pt. 2, Low, Ani DiFranco, Mercury Rev, Rogue Wave, Doves, Ian Brown (Stone Roses), Jimmy Eat World, Ash (reunited) Raspberries, Suicide, Visqueen, Chris Stamey (dBs) pt. 2, Neko Case, Damon and Naomi, Tortoise, The Dears, Eric Matthews, Kaiser Chiefs, The Bravery, Television Personalities, Sugarplastic, Wreckless Eric, Man Man, Joseph Arthur, Loose Salute, and more. PLUS: The Cancer Strikes Again: Another Bankruptcy Rips Through the Small Press/Music Business, and Why Subscriptions Help, Bankrupt U.S.A, The Electoral College Nearly Did It Again!, The Same Old Song: The Music Business Gets it Wrong Again, and Tim Sommer on old New York and The Clash |
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| Interviews with Wilco (the cover), Scottish sensations Franz Ferdinand, Nick Cave of the Bad Seeds and Birthday Party fame, Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz & Greg Graffin, all three surviving members of the reunited MC5 (Wayne Kramer, Michael Davis, and Dennis Thompson), and all five of the similarly reformed American Music Club, Canadian power-pop faves Sloan, that genre’s ageless Chris Stamey of the dBs, London punk/trash rock heroes The Libertines, England’s moody/broody Hope of the States, The Diodes and the history of 1977 Ontario punk, the perennial Stiff Little Fingers, Jeremy Enigk of Fire Theft and Sunny Day Real Estate, older Scottish punk stars The Rezillos, part two of The Weirdos' John Denney & Cliff Roman, and part two of Rocket From the Tombs' greats David Thomas & Cheetah Chrome; as well as Matthew Sweet, The Black Keys, Ron Sexsmith, Waxwings, Dora Flood, Inouk, The Places, Oneida, producer Warne Livesey, and more. |
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| Interviews with Stereolab (the cover), Modest Mouse, Pernice Brothers, Killing Joke, Rocket From the Tombs, Franz Ferdinand, Poster Children, The Weirdos, The Mekons, Mark Kozelek, T.S.O.L., Leatherface, The Undertones, Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers), The Zombies, Martin Carr (Boo Radleys/Brave Captain), The Fugs, The Thrills, Rock Critic Jim DeRogatis, Super Furry Animals, Joe Henry, Rasputina, (Wilso offshoot) Autumn Defense, The Unicorns, Readymade, Ambulance Ltd., Little Wings, The Coachwhips, and Penny Ikinger (Wet Taxis). SPECIAL REPORT:Jenny Toomey and the Future of Rock Coalition. PLUS: George Can’t Add: The Economic Case Against Re-Electing Our President , The new radio format, "Heritage Alternative" |
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| Interviews with Belle & Sebastian (the cover), John Doe of X, Death Cab For Cutie, The Delgados, 999, Pete Yorn, New Pornographers, The Shins, Keith Morris on Black Flag and Circle Jerks, Mountain Goats, Josh Rouse, Generation X and Empire's Derwood Andrews, Innocence Mission, Matthew Good, Blondie, Howe Gelb of Giant Sand, My
Morning Jacket, The Urinals (reformed), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, '77 punks The Boys, Cobra Verde, Singapore Sling, Doug Hoekstra, The Bags (L.A.) part two, '60s mods The Action part two, and Martin Gordon of Radio Stars and Jet. Special Report: Rudi and the history of Irish punk. Editorials: The Five Point Plan on Saving the Music Business; Should Music Magazines Avoid All Political
Comment?; and R.I.P. Dave Parsons of Rat Cage Records store and label |
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| Interviews with Idlewild (cover), Sigur Ros, Eric Idle (Monty Python/Rutles), Johnny Marr (Smiths), James Chance, Ken Stringfellow pt 2, Supergrass, Justin Sullivan (New Model Army), Ride's Mark Gardner, (France's) Dogs, ‘60s mods The Action, '60s baroque popsters The Left Banke, Evan Dando, TV Smith of The Adverts pt. 2, (Smog), Neil Finn, Sea & Cake, Nada Surf, Visqueen (ex Fastbacks), Feederz, 16 Horsepower, Windbreakers, John Cunningham, Kinski, Billy Childish, Garageland, and Reigning Sound, plus, Special Report: Sweden Underground Rock Explosion! Also, R.I.P. Joe Strummer; When You're Out of Work, A Tax Cut Doesn't Help -- Is Bush the new Hoover?; The expanding Clear Channel Monopoly; and American Idol Farce |
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| Interviews with Paul Westerberg (on the cover) • Wire • Flaming Lips • Nuggets stars Barry and the Remains • Midnight Oil • Kim Salmon of The Scientists • Promise Ring • Piebald • Interpol • Superdrag • Pere Ubu • Savage Republic returns • Swevedriver’s Adam Franklin • Hot Snakes • Ken Stringfellow (solo and Posies) • Sleater-Kinney • Hot Hot Heat • Mary Timony (ex-Helium) • Jim O’Rourke • Warlocks • TV Smith of The Adverts • Gillian Welch • Aimee Mann • Mission of Burma part two • Social Distortion’s Mike Ness • part two • Mike Watt part two • Australia’s Citadel Records • producer Brad Jones • California Inland Invasion (Sex Pistols/Buzzcocks/Damned/X/Bad Religion/Social Distortion/Adolescents/TSOL); plus: R.I.P. John Entwhistle • Major Labels Punish Artists • Major Labels Punish Customers, too! and more! |
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| Interviews with Social Distortion’s Mike Ness (the cover), Mission of Burma (all 3!), The Breeders’ Kim Deal, Ash, Super Furry Animals, The Damned, Part 2, Radio Birdman, Part 2, Saves the Day, The Shins, Elbow, The Church, Rebecca Gates, Sigur Rós, Spiritualized, James Williamson on his days in The Stooges, Mike Watt, Slaughter & the Dogs, Mike Azerrad (author, Our Band Could be Your Life), Brian Jonestown Massacre, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Pinback, Divine Comedy’ Neil Hannon, Stephen Duffy of The Lilac Time, The Good Life, The Monarchs (ex-Hoodoo Gurus and Glide), The Lassie Foundation, Youth Brigade/BYO Records 20th anniversary, Dillinger Four, The Sights, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and editorials on independent distribution problems, the O Brother LP phenomenon, and the major labels’ bad executive business practices. And more! |
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| Interviews with Iggy Pop (cover), The Soft Boys, Tindersticks, Young Fresh Fellows, The Damned, Mark Eitzel, The Creation, pt. 2, Burning Airlines, Echo & the
Bunnymen, The Residents, Red House Painters, Radio Birdman, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, Alternative TV's Mark Perry, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Black Watch, Death Cab For Cutie, Quasi, Built to Spill, Jason Falkner, Sparklehorse, Cake, Steve Wynn, Beulah, Tommy Keene, The Nomads, Simon Joyner, and Jonny Polonsky. Editorials: My Days at the World Trade Center - One Survivor's Eyewitness Account. 292 pages! |
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| Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard (cover), Idlewild,
Doves, Tobin Sprout, Mojave 3, Idaho, Richard
Thompson, Alternative T.V.'s Mark Perry, '60s
legends The Creation, Aussies Celibate Rifles, Died
Pretty & New Christs, '60s/'70s star Emitt Rhodes,
Glide: William Arthur (R.I.P.), The Slits, Pt. 2,
The Screamers’ Tomata du Plenty (R.I.P.), Pt. 2,
Down By Law's Dave Smalley, Pt. 2, Low, Rocket
From the Crypt, Presidents (of the U.S.A.), Lilys,
Unwound, Superdrag, Spoon, Ryan Adams,
Chamber Strings, Tram, Longwave, and Ken Sharp. Plus: History of Big
T Pt. 2, 1981-82, and "Why Napster Deserved to Lose." 292 pages! Our
biggest ever! |
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| Our 20th Anniversary Ish!
Interviews: Radiohead (cover),
Catherine Wheel, Moby, Elastica,
Flaming Lips, Wire, Howard Devoto
on '76 Buzzcocks, Super Furry
Animals, Small Faces, Chameleons,
Dandy Warhols, Trash Can Sinatras,
Slits' Ari Up, Apples In Stereo,
Gene, Beachwood Sparks, Silkworm,
Sunny Day Real Estate, Whipping
Boy farewell, Screamers' Tomata du Plenty (R.I.P.), Zero
Boys, Jets to Brazil, Martinets, Down By Law's Dave
Smalley, and Ray Paul. Plus: History of Big T, 1980-81.
276 pages! |
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| Interviews: Supergrass, Joe Strummer, part two, Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley, The Mekons' Jon Langford
And Tom Greenhaigh, Magnetic Fields, Chappaquiddick Skyline's Joe Pernice, The Wipers' Greg
Sage, Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers), Bad Brains, Singer Songwriters (Ron Sexsmith, Kristin Hersh, &
Joe Henry), Billy Bragg, Beth Orton, Matthew Sweet, Robyn Hitchcock, Lou Barlow, Sloan, The
Get-Up Kids, Trembling Blue Stars, Velvet Crush, Seam, The Shazam, The Black Watch, The
Wonderfools. Plus: The Internet/CD-R Music Biz Explosion, and the banal VH-1 "Behind the
Music." and much more. |
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| Interviews: Joe Strummer, Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys), Superchunk, The Delgados, The Avengers' Penelope
Houston & Greg Ingraham, Robert Forster & Grant McLennan (The Go-Betweens), The Promise
Ring, The Zombies' Colin Blunstone, Leatherface, Naked Raygun, Astrid Williamson (Goya Dress),
and much more. |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 44 1999Interviews: XTC's Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, Sebadoh, Mojave 3, The Church, Mark
Lindsay (Paul Revere & Raiders) Part II, Idaho, Bernard Butler (ex-London Suede), The Pretty Things'
Phil May & Dick Taylor, Black Flag/SST's Greg Ginn, '60s legends Pearls Before Swine. Plus:
Thoughts on Death and Disease, Bad Religion's Greg Graffin reports on the music biz, and much
more. |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 43 1998Interviews: REM, Ray Davies of the Kinks, Jesus & Mary Chain, Bob Mould, Captain Sensible &
Dave Vanian of The Damned, Fugazi, Elliot Smith, Mark Linsdsay of Paul Revere & The Raiders,
Boo Radleys, Ian Brown, Cat Power's Chan Marshall, and much more. |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 42 1998Interviews: Radiohead, Catherine Wheel, Eric Matthews, Swervedriver, Stiff Little Fingers/The Jam,
Dandy Warhols, Teenage Fanclub, Acetone, Supergrass, Wheat, Edwyn Collins, (original) U.K.
Subs, The Saints (history) and much more. |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 41 1997Interviews: Sebadoh and Folk Implosion's Lou Barlow, Billy Bragg, The Descendents, Gene,
Lemonheads, Robyn Hitchcock, Jello Biafra, Robert Forster (Go-Betweens), Wedding Present,
Joykiller, Scenic. Plus: R.I.P. The Swans and Jawbox, short takes with The Misfits, Jeremy Enigk,
Bob Mould, Archers of Loaf, French, and more. |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 40 1997Interviews: Bad Religion (On Cover), Buzzcocks, Mark Eitzel,
Fugazi's Ian MacKaye, Idaho, The Cure's Robert Smith, Trash
Can Sinatras, For Against, Penelope Houston, D.O.A., China
Drum; Plus: Top 25 Singles of All Time, "Rock Press Sneers
at the Sex Pistols in favor of the Truly Dubious Kiss," "The
Endangered Record Store." |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 39 1996Interviews: Guided By Voices (On Cover), Cocteau Twins,
Sebadoh, Lush, Lotion, Boo Radleys, Wipers, Mojave 3, Ian
McCulloch of Electrafixion, Whipping Boy; Plus: 200 Greatest
LPs by 200 bands, "Parade of the Hedonists," "The Curse of a
Mind," Exene of X on '70's punk, and "Sex and Music
Memories" |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 38 199615th Anniversary Issue...200 PAGES! Featuring: Catherine
Wheel (On Cover), Elastica, Radiohead, London Suede, Gene,
The Verve, Fastbacks, Compulsion, Saints' Ed Kuepper,
Go-Betweens' Grant McLennan; Plus: Over 400 reviews, and
"An Oral History of The Big T." |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 37 1995Interviews: London Suede, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bob
Mould, Grant Hart, Lush, MC5's Wayne Kramer, Cranes,
Kitchens of Distinction, Pale Saints, Velvet Underground's Moe
Tucker, Moose; Plus: "The Year Punk Broke the Bank", Ms.
Kurt Cobain, and "The More Things Change" |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 36 1994Interviews: Bob Mould of Sugar, Lush, Oasis, Bad Religion,
Kristin Hersh, Velvet Crush, Ruts, Steve Albini part 2,
Moose, Slowdive; Plus: Used CDs are Saving Music, MTV
and the One-Hit Wonder |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 35 1994Interviews: Shellac's Steve Albini, Boo Radleys, Swervedriver,
Wipers, Jawbox, Buzzcocks, New Model Army, Ruts, Midway
Still |
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| Big Takeover Issue No. 34 1994Interviews: Belly; Catherine Wheel; Buzzcocks; New Model Army; Television; Pere Ubu; Chapterhouse;
Suddenly, Tammy!; Plus: R.I.P. Springhouse; "The Rise and Rise of Music Conferences" (photo copy reprint only) |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 33 1993Interviews: Chills Last Interview; Boo Radleys; Adorable;
Kitchens of Distinction; Effigies; Bad Religion part 2; Sugar's
Bob Mould part 2; Blackbird part 2; XTC part 2; Plus: Burokas'
"Wistful for Another Era" |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 32 1992Interviews: XTC part 1; Sugar's Bob Mould part 1; Catherine Wheel, Bad Religion part 1; House of Love; Moose; Ride; Shudder to Think; Blackbird part 1; Captain Sensible part 2; Plus: "Money and Art" (photo copy reprint only) |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 31 1991History of the Clash part 1; Interviews: Mick Jones; Captain
Sensible part 1; Robyn Hitchcock; John Peel; Mega City Four;
Straitjacket Fits; Julian Cope; fIREHOSE; Pere Ubu; Plus:
Buzzcocks; Bad Religion; Billy Bragg and "The Worst Indies" |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 30 1991Interviews: Kitchens of Distiction; The La's; Pale Saints;
Norman Rodger of TV21; Jello Biafra; Weirdos; Joey Molland
of Badfinger; Plus: Bad Religion; Billy Bragg; Chameleons |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 29 1990Interviews: Jello Biafra; Chills; House of Love; Bad Religion;
Mark Burgess; Social Distortion; Weirdos; Plus: Teenage Fan
Club; Wedding Present; Reducers |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 28 1990Interviews: Buzzcocks; Ian McCullcoh; House of Love; Bad
Religion; Mark Burgess; Damien O'Neill; Social Distortion;
Old T.S.O.L.; Plus: Top 700 LPs '75-89; Chills; Psychedelic
Furs; Angry Samoans; Straitjacket Fits; Arthur Lee of Love;
Lord John |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 27 1989Interviews: Mark Burgess; Stiff Little Fingers; Naked Raygun;
Damien O'Neill of The Undertones and That Petrol Emotion; Ed
Keupper of The Saints and Laughing Clowns; Plus: Buzzcock
Tour; '76 Damned; Stone Roses; R.E.M.; Last; For Against |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 26 1989Interviews: Chameleon's Mark Burgess; The Last's Joe Nolte;
The Question; plus Wonderstuff; Fugazi; Hugo Largo; Didjits;
Go-Betweens; Blackbird; Scrawl; Stone Roses; Mega City 4;
Bob Mould |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 25 1988Interviews: Howard Devoto; TV Smith (Adverts); and Greg Sage; Plus: Bad Religion |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 24 1988Interviews: Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen) and Steve
Fellows (Comsat Angels) Plus: Effigies |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 23 1987Interviews: Buzzcocks & FOC's Steve Diggle; plus Saints;
Wipers; For Against |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 22 1987Chameleons; New Model Army; Wednesday Week |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 21 1986Agent Orange; Nils; Julian Cope |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 20 1986Big Black, Naked Raygun, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 19 1986Old Aztec Camera, Lucy show, Leaving Trains |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 18 1985The Sound, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cure |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 17 1984Killing Joke, r.e.m., Salem 66 |
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| Big Takeover: Issue No. 16 1984Smiths, Replacements, old Three O'Clock |
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| Big Takeover: Issues No. 12-15, 1982-1983D.O.A., Channel 3, old UK Subs, Legal Weapon, old TSOL, Damned, Toxic Reasons |
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| Big Takover: Issues No. 9-11, 1982Circle Jerks, Kraut, Social Distortion |
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| Big Takeover: Issues No. 1-8, 1980-1981Bad Brains; Stimulators report, a night at Max¹s Kansas City, Spizz;
Buzzcocks; Stranglers, L.A. "Punk Riot", Black Flag, X, Mission of Burma,
Buzzcocks & Generation X breakup, Sex Pistols Film, Noise the Show, NY Punk media, old D.O.A., Professionals, P. Shelley, 999, Ruts D.C., Undead |
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