TQR 12,604 Posted May 8 Perhaps not a household name himself (in the UK, anyway), by my god this one paragraph from his Wiki lays out one heck of a career. Quote In 2004, Albini estimated that he has engineered the recording of 1,500 albums, mostly by underground musicians. By 2018, his estimate had increased to several thousand. More prominent artists that Albini has worked with include: Nirvana, Pixies, The Breeders, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, the Jesus Lizard, Don Caballero, PJ Harvey, The Wedding Present, Joanna Newsom, Superchunk, Low, Dirty Three, Jawbreaker, Neurosis, Cloud Nothings, Bush, Chevelle, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant(as Page and Plant), Helmet, Fred Schneider, The Stooges, Owls, Manic Street Preachers, Jarvis Cocker, The Cribs, the Fleshtones, Nina Nastasia, The Frames, The Membranes, Cheap Trick, Motorpsycho, Slint, mclusky, Labradford, Veruca Salt, Zao, The Auteurs, Spare Snare, Foxy Shazam, etc. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 681 Posted May 8 I don't know if he was a household name in America either: my parents would know who he was though. His essays (rants) are one thing that inspired me to be interested in the music industry. I think I cited him in my highschool thesis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 650 Posted May 8 49 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: RIP to a legendary dietician Didn't do him much good, did it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bestparolanto 24 Posted May 8 8 minutes ago, Sly Ronnie said: Didn't do him much good, did it? Red meat, fat and carbohydrate are not a healthy meal... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,920 Posted May 8 1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said: RIP to a legendary dietician Like to know where he could buy a loaf of bread, cheese AND roast beef for less than £8. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 681 Posted May 8 Satire of Steve Albini in the afterlife: https://thehardtimes.net/music/steve-albini-standing-outside-gates-of-heaven-telling-everyone-how-much-he-hates-the-smashing-pumpkins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,025 Posted May 8 33 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Like to know where he could buy a loaf of bread, cheese AND roast beef for less than £8. Sainsburys. Sliced deli beef, £2 - £3 Sandwich loaf, £1.40 400g mature cheddar cheese, £3 (other cheeses are available) And you'll get more than one meal out of that lot. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoltonMoney 258 Posted May 8 Among the greatest to ever come from Chicago. Rest in peace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 337 Posted May 8 One for the passed punks and no-wavers thread, I'd have thought. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,920 Posted May 8 11 minutes ago, Toast said: Sainsburys. Sliced deli beef, £2 - £3 Sandwich loaf, £1.40 400g mature cheddar cheese, £3 (other cheeses are available) And you'll get more than one meal out of that lot. Is that with Nectar Card savings? Can't help feeling his meal is a little dry. Probably needs some spread which would push the cost up over a Big Mac meal deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,025 Posted May 8 8 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Is that with Nectar Card savings? Can't help feeling his meal is a little dry. Probably needs some spread which would push the cost up over a Big Mac meal deal. One of the beef options had a Nectar discount, otherwise no. Spread? well, you could buy a jar of spread or a pack of butter but it's going to do for several meals. You wouldn't need any if you made a toasted cheese sandwich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,473 Posted May 8 17 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Is that with Nectar Card savings? Can't help feeling his meal is a little dry. Probably needs some spread which would push the cost up over a Big Mac meal deal. Steve Albini needs no spread! Even when he was alive he would scoff at such a preposterous idea; spreads are for the morally weak!! Billy Corgan eats spreads, food of the corporate cocksuckers!!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinalChapter 61 Posted May 8 3 hours ago, lilham said: I don't know if he was a household name in America either: my parents would know who he was though. His essays (rants) are one thing that inspired me to be interested in the music industry. I think I cited him in my highschool thesis. Probably not a household name but anyone can just read his list of credits and gain a sense of how major his impact on the sound of the 90’s was. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,310 Posted May 9 19 hours ago, Clorox Bleachman said: Holy badly timed article: Guess we'll never know. Is it too late for me to sign up and ask one? “Hi Steve, Ulitzer here. Big fan (not really, never heard of you). Tell me Steve, how likely is it that you’ll drop dead from a heart attack without ever reading this?” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,025 Posted May 9 2 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Is it too late for me to sign up and ask one? “Hi Steve, Ulitzer here. Big fan (not really, never heard of you). Tell me Steve, how likely is it that you’ll drop dead from a heart attack without ever reading this?” And me please. "Hi Steve, are they letting dogs in?" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,007 Posted May 9 21 hours ago, Toast said: One of the beef options had a Nectar discount, otherwise no. Spread? well, you could buy a jar of spread or a pack of butter but it's going to do for several meals. You wouldn't need any if you made a toasted cheese sandwich. I even stopped buying burgers to cook, Tesco's rather than Sainsbury's but same thing. Burgers were 6 -8 quid a kilo, those minute steaks (thin things) are 9-10 quid a kilo and aren't 'eyeballs and arseholes'. In honesty I've tried to cut down on red meat altogether. To be fair, I'll still get McD on occasion if I'm in a rush or just cba. Now that everyone's comfortably asleep, 'here's Steve with the weather'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 12,604 Posted May 9 3 minutes ago, En Passant said: I even stopped buying burgers to cook, Tesco's rather than Sainsbury's but same thing. Burgers were 6 -8 quid a kilo, those minute steaks (thin things) are 9-10 quid a kilo and aren't 'eyeballs and arseholes'. Hey, Tesco burgers aren't eyeballs and arseholes! They're 100% British horse beef brisket and chuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,920 Posted May 9 21 hours ago, Toast said: One of the beef options had a Nectar discount, otherwise no. Spread? well, you could buy a jar of spread or a pack of butter but it's going to do for several meals. You wouldn't need any if you made a toasted cheese sandwich. Very true, I bow to your toast knowledge... er.. Toast 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,007 Posted May 9 1 minute ago, TQR said: Hey, Tesco burgers aren't eyeballs and arseholes! They're 100% British horse beef brisket and chuck. So they say. . And anyway, they're going to make burgers out of the leftovers of everything else because 'why wouldn't they?' they're in it for the money not the food quality. Even if technically it's not offal. I'm boring myself now. And fkin miles off topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 681 Posted May 9 Since Albini's death, I've been listening to Silkworm and getting into fights over whether Steely Dan suck (they do). Albini-approved pasttimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,920 Posted 2 hours ago On 23/10/2023 at 09:05, DevonDeathTrip said: Hedkandi dance label vocalist Kathy Brown suffering from stage 4 cancer. Edit - better link here. Breast cancer which has spread to the brain Kathy Brown is performing again - she'll be doing her first gig since been diagnosed with cancer. Looks pretty good (if it's a recent video). Either way, maybe someone near Bexhill can do some form spotting - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1356717388350352 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
