Jack Rabid
The Big Takeover Show – Number 116 – April 10, 2017
This week: new Secret Shine, Eyelids, Shins, Distractions, and Real Estate, plus Edwin Starr, Beatles, Jimmy Reed, Bob Wills, Dee Dee Warwick, and R.I.P. BBC DJ Brian Matthew and David Peel
The Big Takeover Show – Number 115 – April 3, 2017
This week: new Slowdive, Guided By Voices, Wire, and Lisa Mychols, plus Larry Williams, Jean Ritchie, Prince Buster and classic ’60s live gigs with special guest KGLT DJ Ron Sanchez!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 114 – March 27, 2017
This week: new Ride, New Pornographers, Greg Graffin, and Secret Meadow, plus Zombies, Pretty Things, and eight versions of “Blueberry Hill” (and R.I.P. Chuck Berry and Game Theory’s Gil Ray)
The Big Takeover Show – Number 113 – March 20, 2017
This week: new Guided By Voices, Dead Leaf Echo, Bats, and Courtneys, plus The Belairs, Marvin Gaye, and Thelonious Monk, and R.I.P. Chuck Berry, James Cotton, and The Chameleons’ John Lever
The Big Takeover Show – Number 112 – March 13, 2017
This week: brand new Real Estate, Secret Shine, Juliana Hatfield, Greg Graffin, and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, plus Bo Diddley, Webb Pierce, Paul Simon, Zombies, and Roy Hall
The Big Takeover Show – Number 111 – March 6, 2017
This week: brand new Wire, Scream, Shins, Shirley Collins, and Tift Merritt, plus Joni Mitchell, Wilson Pickett, Gene Autry, July, and Nirvana (U.K.)
The Big Takeover Show – Number 110 – February 27, 2017
This week: brand new Ride(!),Real Estate, Secret Shine, Honeychain, and Robyn Hitchcock, plus Fats Waller, Monty Python, Crickets, Mystics, Skatalites, and Bobby Freeman (R.I.P.)
The Big Takeover Show – Number 109 – February 20, 2017
This week: brand new Shins, Courtneys, Cloud Nothings, Feelies, and a Corin Ashley world premier (!), plus Undertones, Little Richard, Martin Carthy, John Lee Hooker, and Kay Starr!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 108 – February 13, 2017
This week: brand new Greg Graffin, Kane Strang, Tift Merritt, T.S.O.L., Mark Eitzel, and Tobin Sprout, plus Esquerita, Bee Gees, Jimi Hendrix, Syd’s Pink Floyd, and Bloodrock!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 107 – February 6, 2017
This week: brand new Maximo Park, New Pornographers, Bats, T.S.O.L., Mark Eitzel, and Elbow, plus Arthur Alexander, Del Shannon, Small Faces, Dizzy Gillespie, and Ennio Morricone!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 106 SPECIAL SECOND ANNIVERSARY SHOW – January 30, 2017
This week: brand new Ray Davies, Wire, GBV, T.S.O.L., Black Watch, Feelies, and Shirley Collins, plus Sam & Dave, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Astrud Gilberto, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Ann-Margaret!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 105 – January 23, 2017
This week: brand new Tobin Sprout, Alice Bag, ESP Ohio, Rolling Stones, and Magnet School, plus Billy Bragg, Howlin’ Wolf, Pete Seeger, Little Walter, Los Incas, and Bo Diddley!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 104 – January 16, 2016
This week: brand new Slowdive, Shins, David Bowie, Tobin Sprout, Mark Eitzel, and Grandaddy, plus Howlin’ Wolf, Shirley Bassey, Beatles, Gregory Isaacs, and Frank Sinatra!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 103 – TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2016 SHOW! (with some EPs/singles) [Part 2 of 2] – January 9, 2017
This week: Part Two of a Special, Two-Part “Top 50 Albums of 2016” (with Some EPs/Singles, too) Year End Look-back Wrap-up Show!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 102 – TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2016 SHOW! (with some EPs/singles) [Part 1 of 2] – January 2, 2017
This week: Part One of a Special, Two-Part “Top 50 Albums of 2016” (with Some EPs/Singles, too) Year End Look-back Wrap-up Show!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 101 – December 26, 2016
This week, after a New Year’s Eve wish: new TUNS, Chook Race, and ESP Ohio, plus Four Tops, Oscar McLollie, Move, Wipers, and R.I.P, Status Quo’s Rick Parfitt, Fran Jeffries, [aftersun]’s Stephan Cherkashin, and Greg Lake
The Big Takeover Show – Number 100 (Woo Hoo!) – December 19, 2016
This week, after some new holiday fare: new New Lines, Sloan, and Weyes Blood, plus Louis Armstrong, Woody Guthrie, James Brown, Otis Redding, Ernest Tubb, and SS Decontrol!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 99 – December 12, 2016
This week, after kid stuff with holiday favorites: new Rolling Stones, Sloan, Jesus & Mary Chain, Feelies, and Rogue Wave, plus Ernie K. Doe, Henry Mancini, and Bukka White, and R.I.P. Greg Lake and Sharon Jones!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 98 – December 5, 2016
This week, after some 1964 Kinks: new Rolling Stones, New Lines, Dead Horse One, ESP Ohio, and Pretenders, plus Little Walter, Buster Brown, Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra, and Jacques Brel!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 97 – November 28, 2016
This week, after some 1957 Chuck Berry: new T.S.O.L., Tobin Sprout, Split Single, and EZTV, plus Bee Gees, Little Willie John, Hank Locklin, Peter Sellers, and R.I.P. Mose Allison, Al Caiola, & Leonard Cohen!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 96 – November 21, 2016
This week, after some 1991 Bad Religion: new Sam Phillips, Desario, Ultimate Painting, Max Romeo, and Adolescents, plus Bee Gees, Barrett Strong, Beatles, Cyrkle, Move, and Ray Charles!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 95 – November 14, 2016
This week, a post-Election 2016 theme special: new Lou Barlow, Rikk Agnew, La Historia, Deniz Tek, and Brothers in Yarn, plus Bee Gees, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, The Clash, and Woody Guthrie!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 94 – November 7, 2016
This week: new Toy, Cheap Star, Adam Franklin, Shayne Carter, Posies, and Monkees, plus Wilson Pickett, Pretty Things, Little Walter, Olympics, and David Bow Wow!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 93 – October 31, 2016
This week: new Mark Eitzel, Shins, Toy, Weyes Blood, Lou Barlow, and EZTV, plus Ted Cassidy (Lurch), Munsters, New York Dolls, Fran Allison, Dickie Goodman, and The Cool Ghoul John Zacherley (R.I.P.)!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 92 – October 24, 2016
This week: Guest DJ Set by Elizabeth Klisiewicz, Proper Ornaments, live orchestral Nada Surf, and La Sera, plus Temptations, Left Banke, Lulu, Zombies, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, and Muddy Waters!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 91 – October 17, 2016
This week: Weyes Blood, Fast Camels, Lovely Intangibles, Look Park, Shayne Carter, and Elliott Smith tribute, plus James Brown, Bee Gees, The Who, Utopia, and Howlin’ Wolf!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 90 – October 10. 2016
This week: New Lines world premier, new EZTV, La Sera, live Nada Surf, Shayne Carter, and Elliott Smith tribute, plus Shirelles, Astrud Gilberto, Johnny Horton, and Dr. John!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 89 – October 3, 2016
This week: six versions of “Whole Lotta Shakin Going On” (1955-1970), new Pagans, Rifles, Furious Seasons, Teenage Fanclub, and Elliott Smith tribute, plus Marvin Gaye, Laurel Aiken, Shangri-Las, and Maybelle Carter
The Big Takeover Show – Number 88 – September 26, 2016
This week: new Flyying Colours, Dot Dash, Warlocks, Sloan tribute, Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, and Prophet Hens, plus Chambers Brothers, Pee Wee King, Roy Orbison, Troggs, and Roland Alphonso
The Big Takeover Show – Number 87 – September 19, 2016
This week: new Wilco, Sloan tribute, Drive By Truckers, Goat, Max Romeo, and Teenage Fanclub, plus Billy Boy Arnold, Roy Rogers, Petula Clark, ELO, and Vashti Bunyan
The Big Takeover Show – Number 86 – September 12, 2016
This week: seven different versions of “Scarborough Fair” (!!), new Teenage Fanclub, Dot Dash, Wire, New Model Army, and Sam Vicari, plus Box Tops, Don Gibson, Five DuTones, and R.I.P. Prince Buster
The Big Takeover Show – Number 85 – September 6, 2016
This week: new Cheap Star, Rifles, Wedding Present, New Model Army, and Flyying Colours, plus Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald, David Bowie, Turtles, Kiki Dee, and R.I.P. Gene Wilder and Fred Hellerman
The Big Takeover Show – Number 84 – August 29, 2016
This week: a guest DJ set from KGLT’s Ron Sanchez, brand new Rifles, Teenage Fanclub, New Model Army, Wedding Present, Dot Dash, and Valery Trails, plus Elmore James, Aaron Neville, Ducks Deluxe, and Jackie DeShannon!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 83 – August 22, 2016
This week: a guest DJ set from Peter Rudd, and brand new Seth Swirsky, Dinosaur Jr., Monkees, Descendents, Look Park, and Telescopes tribute; plus Mykal Rose, Al Jolson, Nancy Sinatra, and Tower of Power!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 82 – August 15, 2016
This week: a guest DJ set from Pete Brown, and brand new Drive By Truckers, Look Park, Prophet Hens, Descendents, Sansyou, and Cliff & Ivy; plus Wilson Pickett, Big Mama Thornton, and Marmalade!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 81 – August 8, 2016
This week: a guest DJ set from Ron Sanchez, and brand new New Model Army, Small Square, Descendents, Billy Bragg/Joe Henry, and April Seven; plus Poppy Family, Albert King, Manfred Mann, and Troggs!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 80 – August 1, 2016
This week: brand new Dinosaur Jr., Goat, Paranoid Style, Monkees, and Junipers; plus Hank Williams, The Clash, Buddy Holly, Townes Van Zandt, Sam Cooke, and R.I.P. Alan Vega and Sandy Pearlman
The Big Takeover Show – Number 79 – July 25, 2016
This week: brand new Adolescents, Ultimate Painting, Joanna Gruesome, Sam Vicari, and Black Watch; plus The Hollies, The Ethiopians, Frank Sinatra, George Jones, Robin Gibb, and Tom T. Hall!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 78 – July 18, 2016
This week: brand new New Model Army, Catherine Wheel tribute, Descendents, Wire, and Lake Ruth; plus Jackie Wilson, Les Brown & His Orchestra, Cramps, Brinsley Schwarz, and Paul Revere & the Raiders!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 77 – July 11, 2016
This week: brand new Wedding Present, EZTV, Sam Vicari, Paranoid Style, and Cat’s Eyes; plus Si Zentner & His Orchestra, Crickets, Beatles, Pointed Sticks, and Ellie Greenwich
The Big Takeover Show – Number 76 – July 4, 2016
This week: brand new Flyying Colours, Monkees, Guided By Voices, Posies, and Comet Control; plus Bee Gees, Bessie Banks, Prince Far I, Bert Jansch, and Stanley Brothers (R.I.P. Ralph Stanley)
The Big Takeover Show – Number 75 – June 27, 2016
This week: brand new Monkees, Teenage Fanclub, Max Romeo, Allah La’s, Iggy Pop, and Cat’s Eyes; plus Martha Davis (and Her Spouse), Dick Dale, Carla Thomas, The Plastic Cloud, and Phil Ochs!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 74 – June 20, 2016
This week: brand new Sleepover Disaster (covering Catherine Wheel), Stone Roses, M. Ward, Eagulls, and Junipers; plus Tiny Bradshaw, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, William Bell, Mutton Birds, and Johnny Cash!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 73 – June 13, 2016
This week: brand new Descendents, live Idlewild, Posies, and Don Vail; plus Little Richard, Frankie Laine, The Who, and 5 versions of 1 song, by Sleepy John Estes, Bob Wills, Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, and The Kinks!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 72 – June 6, 2016
This week: new Posies, Minor Victories, Junipers, Pet Sounds tribute, and Lake Ruth; plus John Doe and others interviewed in new Big Takeover #78; and Louis Jordan, Doc Watson, Wailing Souls, and The Goon Show to boot!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 71 – May 30, 2016
This week: new Posies, Mercury Girls, Pet Sounds tribute, and Wesley Gonzalez; plus Savages and others interviewed in new Big Takeover #78; and Kitty Wells, Arthur Alexander, and Dusty Springfield to boot!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 70 – May 23, 2016
This week: R.I.P. Guy Clark, John Stabb, Vi Subversa, Marlene Marder, and Beastie Boys’ John Berry; new Ruts D.C., Black Watch, Pale Lights, Don Vail, Wire, and live Idlewild; plus Shirley Bassey and Shangri-La’s.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 69 – May 16, 2016
This week: New Iggy Pop, Posies, Tiger Army, Channel 3, and Ray Paul exclusive, plus The Choir, Frank Sinatra, Syd-era Pink Floyd, and Eddie Floyd
The Big Takeover Show – Number 68 – May 9, 2016
This week: R.I.P. Government Issue’s John Stabb, new Posies, Radiohead, Beverly, Jeffrey Runnings, and Tacocat, plus Shocking Blue, Beatles BBC, and Lee “Scratch” Perry-associated The Hurricanes
The Big Takeover Show – Number 67 – May 2, 2016
This week: new Lush, Savages, Chills, Susanna, and Joy Formidable, plus The Donays, Fats Waller, The Crickets, and Billy Lee Riley!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 66 – April 25, 2016
This week: new Dead Horse One, Lake Ruth, Rogue Wave, Golden Bloom, and Joy Formidable, plus Groucho Marx, Wilson Pickett, Randy & the Rainbows, and five different versions of “I Hear You Knocking!”
The Big Takeover Show – Number 65 – April 18, 2016
This week: new Lush, Jet Black, Wire, John Doe, Jeffrey Runnings, Guided By Voices, and Close Lobsters, plus Jean-Paul Sartre Experience (R.I.P. Jim Laing), Big Mama Thornton, Joy Division, and The Rolling Stones
The Big Takeover Show – Number 64 – April 11, 2016
This week: new Iggy Pop + Josh Homme, Jeffrey Runnings, Joy Formidable, Rogue Wave, Minor Victories, and Desario, plus Merle Haggard (R.I.P.), Howlin’ Wolf, Dusty Springfield, Procol Harum, and Dinah Washington
The Big Takeover Show – Number 63 – April 4, 2016
This week: brand new Savages, Joy Formidable, Bob Mould, Trash Can Sinatras, and Raveonettes, plus Bunny Wailer, The Wailers, The Move, Bob Marley, and Dr. Feelgood
The Big Takeover Show – Number 62 – March 28, 2016
This week: brand new Dropkick, Medictation, Arquettes, GBV, and Susanna, plus Loretta Lynn and Willie Nelson, Phil Ochs, and Pete Shelley covering the Beatles!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 61 – March 21, 2016
This week: brand new Cheap Trick, Trash Can Sinatras, Bob Mould, and Bent Shapes, plus Herb Albert, Peter Sellers, Jeff Kelson’s Indie Pop History VI, and eight songs produced by Sir George Martin — R.I.P.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 60 – March 14, 2016
This week: brand new Miranda Lee Richards, Beverly, Robert Pollard, Film School, and John Doe with Debbie Harry, and plus Nina Simone, Astrud Gilberto/Stan Getz, and R.I.P. George Martin and Keith Emerson
The Big Takeover Show – Number 59 – March 7, 2016
This week’s show: brand new Robert Pollard, Nothing, La Sera, Minor Victories, and Channel 3, plus Fats Waller, Captain Beefheart, and Simon & Garfunkel with… Andy Williams?
The Big Takeover Show – Number 58 – February 29, 2016
This week’s show: Jeffrey Runnings world premiere track, brand new Lush, Sharp Things, Beverly, Nada Surf, Film School, and Edward Rogers, and a New York Popfest 2016 preview!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 57 – February 22, 2016
This week’s show: brand new Rogue Wave, John Doe, Kane Strang, Tacocat, Channel 3, and September Girls, and everything you could say about “The Purple People Eater”
The Big Takeover Show – Number 56 – February 15, 2016
This week’s show: brand new Wild Nothing, Thermals, Emma Pollock, Savages, Sunflower Bean, and High Violets, and tributes to classic New Orleans R&B and vintage country-pop
The Big Takeover Show – Number 55 – February 8, 2016
This week’s show: brand new Emma Pollock, DIIV, Sunflower Bean, and Raveonettes, still two more music greats who’ve died, and Jeff Kelson’s “History of Indie Pop Pt. 4”!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 54 – February 1, 2016 (First Anniversary)
This week (our first anniversary show): Brand new Joy Formidable, Savages, and Rocket From the Tombs songs, two more music giants who’ve died (plus two other recents, R.I.P.), and Jeff Kelson’s “History of Indie Pop Pt. 3”!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 53 – January 25, 2016
This week: A tribute to two more music giants who died last week (plus six other recents, R.I.P.), Jeff Kelson’s “History of Indie Pop Pt. 2”, and new Savages, Bob Mould, Nada Surf, and DIIV songs!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 52 – January 18, 2016
Hear: A new tribute to three more music giants who died since last week’s fallen five (R.I.P., including, yes, David Bowie), Jeff Kelson’s “History of Indie Pop” Part 1, and brand new tracks from Tacocat, Robert Pollard, and Ed Kuepper!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 51 – January 11, 2016
On this week’s show, a tribute to five music giants who died in the last two weeks (R.I.P., and yes, Lemmy is one of them), plus brand new albums from The Thermals, Ed Kuepper, Penetration, and The Hinds!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 50 – January 4, 2016 – Special “Top 50 LPs of 2015 Countdown Show,” the exciting conclusion! (Part two of two!)
Jack counts down his picks for the Top 50 LPs of this past year 2015, part two of two (began last week). This week’s show, one song each from his picks 25-1! Happy New Year again from all of us at Big Takeover!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 49 – December 28, 2015 – Special “Top 50 LPs of 2015 Countdown Show,” Part one of two!
Jack counts down his picks for the Top 50 LPs of 2015, part one of two (ending next week). This week’s show, one song each from his picks 50-25!!! Happy New Year from all of us at Big Takeover!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 48 – December 21, 2015
Jack spins new songs by La Sera and Penetration, oldies by Idaho, Richie Barrett, and The Who, four modern artists interviewed in Big Takeover #77, holiday fun from Satchmo and Louis Prima, and a “R.I.P. Bonnie Lou” selection!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 47 – December 14, 2015
Jack spins new records by Pete Astor and Lusts; songs by bands discussed and interviewed in the new Big Takeover #77; a topical 1972 tune about immigration that speaks to these times; and an amusing, totally modern holiday tune sung by children!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 46 – December 7, 2015
Jack world premieres the new Soft Science split single, spins brand new efforts from Honeychurch and the latest Static Waves comp, spotlights bands interviewed in the new Big Takeover #77, and mixes in Fred Astaire, Nervous Norvus, and vintage reggae!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 44 – November 23, 2015
This week’s show features a tribute to the late, great songwriter P.F. Sloan!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 43 – November 16, 2015
This week Jack pays tribute to the musical legacy of Allen Toussaint, Dickie Hammond and Philthy Phil Taylor.
The Big Takeover Show – Number 42 – November 9, 2015
A tribute to Leatherface guitarist Dickie Hammond, and lot of great music, as usual!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 41 – November 2, 2015
Brand new music from The Chills, Penetration, Killing Joke, and much, much more!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 40 – October 26, 2015
This week, Jack pays tribute to “Long Tall Sally”!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 39 – October 19, 2015
This week, Jack treats us to amazing deep cuts from 50 years of music!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 38 – October 12, 2015
New music from Killing Joke, Persian Leaps, Donovan’s Brain, Robert Forster, The Chills and more!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 37 – October 5, 2015
Classic live recordings from Nada Surf, Newtown Neurotics, and The Damned, and so much more on this week’s show!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 36 – September 28, 2015
On this week’s show, Jack plays new music from Ash, Pugwash, Martin Newell, Beach House and more!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 35 – September 21, 2015
Another amazing set of brand-new and classic music of all styles from DJ Jack Rabid!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 34 – September 14, 2015
On this week’s show, a tribute to Australian music!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 33 – September 7, 2015
New music from Lou Barlow and Beach House, classic singles and more from DJ Jack Rabid!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 32 – August 31, 2015
New music from Pointed Sticks, Royal Headache, Newtown Neurotics, Beach House, Astrid Williamson, Paul Smith, and more!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 31 – August 24, 2015
This week DJ Jack Rabid presents a tribute to the music of Los Angeles, plus brand-new songs from Paul Smith, Lou Barlow and Cheatahs!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 30 – August 17, 2015
New music from Wilco and Astrid Williamson, plus a set of country-and-western classics!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 29 – August 10, 2015
On this weeks’ show, Jack plays brand-new music from Lou Barlow, Robert Forster, Jigsaw Seen and more!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 28 – August 3, 2015
Another eclectic mix of brilliant music from the inimitable Jack Rabid!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 26 – July 20, 2015
New music from Paul Smith, Wilco and Royal Headache; classic singles from Jackie Wilson and The Escorts, live Who and Velvet Underground — what a show!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 25 – July 13, 2015
Who would play Leatherface, Danny Kaye, and a Dave Berry B-side on the same show? None other than Jack Rabid!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 21 – June 15, 2015
This week’s show features tributes to the late Ornette Coleman and Ronnie Gilbert of The Weavers — and much more!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 20 – June 8, 2015
A tribute to the reunited Ride, plus classic singles by Glen Campbell, Lefty Frizzell, Buck Owens and Hank Williams Sr. — and the world premiere, debut single from Torchy!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 19 – June 1, 2015
This week’s show includes a set devoted to the five bands interviewed in the new issue of Big Takeover #76, out now!
The Big Takeover Show – Number 18 – May 25, 2015
New music from Cheetahs, Don McGlashan, Jon Derosa, Ultimate Painting, Frank and Walters, Death Cab For Cutie and much more on this week’s show!
