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...Plant. He also engineers albums forpopular bands like the Breeders and PJ Harvey andless well-known bands like the Jesus Lizard andMan...Or Astro-Man?. It is worthy of note thatSteve refuses royalties on all work he engineers.He walks the walk. But most people wish he'd justshut the hell up with the talk, already...

Author: By Benjamin L. Mckean, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Steve Albini Primer for the Young Folk | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...Steve was having credibilityproblems. If Steve was so quick to call bandssell-outs (and even quicker to call themuntalented hacks), what the hell was he doingproducing albums for a bunch of major labelmonstrosities? Steve's answer--that sinceengineering's not an art, he's not prostitutinghimself, but rather extorting major labels withoutgiving a damn about the quality of the music hehappens to be recording--is relatively reasonable,but he's still intuitively branded a sell-out bymany. His position is somewhat undercut by hisdistinctive "engineering" style, which is perhapsthe most influential Albini legacy. Steve tries tomake it sound like...

Author: By Benjamin L. Mckean, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Steve Albini Primer for the Young Folk | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...distorted, but that's just the waySteve sounds when he's yelling. Steve jumpedaround a lot and banged his head. Bob Weston's apudgy guy, with curly blond hair. Todd Trainer isthe ugliest man alive--he looks like Splinter fromthe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. All of them canplay the hell out of their instruments. Theystarted with "The Guy Who Invented Fire" and thenplayed all the memorable songs from the firstalbum--"A Minute," "Dog and Pony Show," "TheAdmiral"--and many of their less memorable songsfrom their new album, Terraform. Theyclosed with Terraform's interminableopener, "Didn't We Deserve A Look...

Author: By Benjamin L. Mckean, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Steve Albini Primer for the Young Folk | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...believes what he believes, to hell with it if it's unpopular or not what he should be doing," said David A. Hopkins '99. "He's calling the shots, and you don't often see that...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Capuano Keeps It Lively | 10/28/1998 | See Source »

...billowing masses of peachy silk coming off the ceiling. In the middle of it is a singularly incongruous Art Deco-revival light fixture, all sharp angles and etched glass. Wynn recoils. "What's this thing?" he demands, fixing the chandelier with a cold eye. "This looks like hell. It's totally out of place. I wouldn't want to see it in a toilet. I need it the way I need asthma. I don't want it to be here when I come back. Send it back to [designer Adam] Tihany...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Las Vegas--Over The Top: Wynn Win? | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

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