Jacked Up

This is a little after-the-fact, being that the 30th anniversary of the great Big Takeover has already come and gone, but I stumbled across this clip on Review Stalker this morning, and had to share it. I've had the pleasure of knowing the great Jack Rabid since about 1990 or so, when I was writing, editing and doing inconceivable things for the late, lamented New York Review of Records. Much like photographer Glen E. Friedman, Rabid's someone who's had his finger on the pulse of what's worth paying attention to from the get-go. Also like Glen, he's never been an elitist about it. Although the passion with which he expresses his convictions might put some off (see below), he's actually one of the genuinely nicest guys out there. I last ran into Jack at Killing Joke's show this past December, and he proved to be as amiable as ever. If you're not familiar with The Big Takeover -- go check it out at once!