Shellac

Steve Albini’s Black Swan Song: Shellac’s ‘To All Trains’

Steve Albini’s Black Swan Song: Shellac’s ‘To All Trains’

Shellac’s To All Trains is as compelling as anything they ever produced and a swan song. In Steve Albini’s case, the swan must surely be big, angry, and black.

Why Steve Albini Mattered So Much to Music

Why Steve Albini Mattered So Much to Music

The death of artist and recording engineer Steve Albini leaves popular music bereft of one of its staunchest defenders against corporatized greed and conformity.

KEN Mode: Success

KEN Mode: Success

A little anti-social rage never hurt anybody.
Ubiquitous Grooves: A Vinyl Obituary

Ubiquitous Grooves: A Vinyl Obituary

Perhaps these days our real choice is not between buying vinyl or digital, but between listening and not listening.
smallgang: San

smallgang: San

The main discriminant between a bluff and the worthwhile is quality, and smallgang have plenty of it.