A thorough history of Slint, and the Louisville scene that surrounded the band, leading up to and focusing on the creation of their masterpiece, Spiderland.
The reader gets an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions, including Gilles Peterson and King Britt, as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday ...
Theo Cateforis. 54 " The Problem with Music " STEVE ALBINI Renowned post - punk producer / engineer and musician Steve Albini ( born 1962 ) issued the following eye - opening polemic against the mainstream recording industry at a time in ...
Mixing personal experience, cultural reportage, and history while rejecting clichés and pieties and these essays stretch across the country in an effort to show that this uniquely American milieu deserves another look.
Following a clear structure, this book covers these and many other questions, bringing you closer and closer to answering the most important question of all: how do you tell a story with sound?
... Albini notoriously captured a revolt against feeding the mainstream music industry with talent in his 1993 essay , " The Problem with Music . " Albini compared independent bands competing to sign a major - label contract to a swimming ...
The best of the cult-favorite music magazine Roctobers conversations with overlooked or forgotten artists, from the Outlaw Country singer David Allan Coe to the frustrated interstellar glam act Zolar X.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne˘s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new ...