Steve Albini (1 Viewer)

[steve albino]

Rapeman - Two Nuns And A Pack Mule followed by BUDD is top class listening
but it's all great stuff...

 

[Jasper]

Good interview here

 

[magnetize]

I can't believe the Rapeman album got twice as many votes as 'Atomizer'.

That is all.

+1

how atomizer + songs about fucking together get less love than rapeman is just wierd

 

[therealjohnny]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa

Stories of seasonal goodwill are increasingly rare these days, especially ones that involve the US postal service, Santa Claus and legendary producer Steve Albini.
So prepare to have your cold, cold hearts melted by this joyous tale. According to the Chicago Tribune, Albini (best known for his work with Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Will Oldham, Shellac, oh you get the idea) loads a van with money, clothes and toys raised each year in a charity drive and dishes them out to cash-strapped families across the city. "There's so much money that it can literally save a family's entire year," Albini told the Tribune.
So why are we telling you now? Because The Man is trying to put an end to this seasonal giving, that's why. Albini knows which families to contact because all letters in Chicago written to Santa are diverted to potential donors in the city. But a change in US policy means that these names and addresses will now be blacked out on "Dear Santa" letters, which, according to the Tribune, means that Albini and his wife, Heather Whinna, "can no longer cull through the thousands of letters that amass each winter at Chicago's post office, looking for the neediest families".
The details of why the policy has changed are a little complicated, and as they involve an alleged paedophile in Maryland, are also not really in keeping with the Christmas spirit. What it does mean is the Albini and Whinna are having to look for ways around this problem in the hope that they can keep giving at Christmas. One word guys: reindeer.

 

[Jasper]

Brilliant title of Kid 606's new album. Deadly cover as well!

 

[Jasper]

Albini interviewed by GQ magazine - has a go at Sonic Youth, praise John Peel etc

http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q/2010/09/steve-albini.html

 

[Thebeard]

The last paragraph about fashion is hilarious.

 

[Lili Marlene]

First interview I've ever read with him where I didn't want to kill him every second sentence.

Still couldn't pay me to listen to Shellac though

 

[Jim Daniels]

The last paragraph about fashion is hilarious.

Yeah! I was laughing out loud for real while reading it.

Noisy Steve is grand, but I prefer it when he softens it down a bit, like he did with Low, Bedhead, Nina Nastasia, Palace and so on. My feelings remain unsure about Seamonsters, Rid of Me and Pod. Great aspects to all albums, but it's like he forgot to lift a fader or press a button somewhere.

 

[Goodbye]

"I don't rate movies as an art form."
Hmmm - a little respect lost ...

 

[Jasper]

Interesting article from Pitchfork about Albini's criticism of Sonic Youth:

http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7871-bad-moon-rising-the-practical-lessons-of-sonic-youth/

 

[taubstumm]

Interesting article from Pitchfork about Albini's criticism of Sonic Youth:

http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7871-bad-moon-rising-the-practical-lessons-of-sonic-youth/

you can picture the meeting where he pitched it: "so albini has done another anti-majors rant -- let's use that to rile people up... by doing a pro-majors think-piece!"

what's most strange to me about that article is that not only are the same questions from fifteen or twenty years ago still being discussed, but they're being discussed by the same people.

 

[Jasper]

what's most strange to me about that article is that not only are the same questions from fifteen or twenty years ago still being discussed, but they're being discussed by the same people.

Ha ha! Good point!

 

[Lili Marlene]

Well being that Steve Albini's lyrics in 2010 could be written by a 17 year old I guess he's still living 15-20 years ago.

 

[taubstumm]

Well being that Steve Albini's lyrics in 2010 could be written by a 17 year old I guess he's still living 15-20 years ago.

i was thinking of giving a snarky reply saying that anyone who's been posting soundgarden videos can't really complain about cruddy lyrics.

but... i love soundgarden too. time for some big shorts and silly moustaches.

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[ann post]

i was thinking of giving a snarky reply saying that anyone who's been posting soundgarden videos can't really complain about cruddy lyrics.

i was thinking also of a snarky* reply. mine was going to be 'this, from the board that worships pavement and still wont fuck up about the beatles.'

 

[ann post]

*cur gealige ar snarky

 

[Lili Marlene]

I don't get the snarky Ann.

 

[ann post]

I don't get the snarky Ann.

i knew i should have just ignored it. the posting before breakfast rule was broken.

 

[hermie]

WSOP 2018: Steve Albini Wins Seven-Card Stud

Only a matter of months from having to sell off some shit including some of the mics used to record In Utero.