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Read Steve Albini's famous essay on the music industry's problems

Boing Boing
I've been thinking a lot about his infamous essay 1993 essay, "The Problem with Music," originally published by The Baffler.
8 months ago

In memoriam: As a ˘90s producer and music tastemaker, Steve Albini was brutally honest — and usually right

Chicago Tribune
He was vintage Gen-X sarcastic, ironic, contrarian, principled. He was the record store owner who frowns at what you bring to his cash...
8 months ago

Steve Albini and The Problem With Royalty Base Record Deals

Music Business Worldwide
The following op/ed comes from UK-based Hunter Giles, who co-founded and leads Infinite Catalog…
7 months ago

Steve Albini Was an Icon of Punk-Rock Purity—but He Also Showed How You Could Evolve

Slate
The legendary producer, dead at 61, was more than just a rigid minimalist.
8 months ago

Steve Albini Engineered the Indie Rock Revolution

Jacobin
Indie rock legend Steve Albini, who died on Tuesday, knew his industry as a musician, critic, and recording engineer.
8 months ago

Death of a Repentant Iconoclast

Quillette
Steve Albini and the new problem with music.
3 months ago

Steve Albini: 17 Essential Albums

Rolling Stone
Steve Albini, who died today at 61, left his mark on music in more ways than can be counted. He made scrappy indie rock with Big Black and Shellac.
8 months ago

The Problem with Music | Steve Albini

The Baffler
How record labels use A&R flaks and impenetrable contracts to screw artists while raking in millions.
97 months ago

“Ready for some new blood and some new noise”: Remembering Steve Albini˘s sharp and candid music criticism

Crack Magazine
The late musician, record producer and audio engineer crystallised his critical view of the music industry through cuttingly funny columns, interviews and...
8 months ago

Steve Albini, Studio Master of ˘90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61

The New York Times
Steve Albini, a rock musician and revered studio engineer who played a singular role in the development of the sound of alternative music in the 1980s, '90s...
8 months ago