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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.
6 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...
6 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.
6 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.
6 months ago

Steve Albini and The Problem With Royalty Base Record Deals

Music Business Worldwide
The entire shell game of a major label “royalty base” record deal is unmasked with the parable of one band's seemingly-positive journey.
6 months ago

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

The New York Times
A musician and audio engineer, he helped define the sound of alternative rock while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry.
6 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...
6 months ago

Death of a Repentant Iconoclast

Quillette
Steve Albini and the new problem with music.
1 month ago

Steve Albini, iconoclastic rock musician and engineer, dies at 61

NPR
Albini led the abrasive underground rock bands Big Black and Shellac and recorded — by his own estimate — thousands of albums,...
6 months ago

Steve Albini, alt-rock musician and prolific producer of Nirvana and more, dies at 61

USA Today
Producer and alt-rock musician Steve Albini, best known as the recording engineer behind Nirvana's "In Utero," has died at age 61.
6 months ago