Adam Bonin: Folks smarter than me will point you today to how to *listen* to Steve Albini's impact on the music Gen X grew up with. I want to encourage you to read him in his own words, with "The Problem with Music," a essay he wrote for The Baffler in 1993 warning rising bands about "music industry scum." RIP.

Folks smarter than me will point you today to how to *listen* to Steve Albini's impact on the music Gen X grew up with. I want to encourage you to read him in his own words, with "The Problem with Music," a essay he wrote for The Baffler in 1993 warning rising bands about "music industry scum." RIP.

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Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61pitchfork.com The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, has died of a heart attack

The Problem with Music | Steve Albinithebaffler.com Steve Albini’s iconic music industry takedown explains how record labels use A&R flaks and impenetrable contracts to screw artists while raking in millions

An excerpt from Steve Albini's 1993 essay, "The Problem with Music." thebaffler.com/salvos/the-p...

The other writing by Steve Albini that you *have* to read is his letter to the members of Nirvana in November 1992, when he was being considered to produce the album which became IN UTERO. "I would like to be paid like a plumber: I do the job and you pay me what it's worth...." imgur.com/a/p0tKn

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Great article! Thanks!

And this before iTunes, Spotify.

OMG. A big reason I’m on Bluesky is because I followed him here when he left Twitter. I know it happens, but so shocking to see someone gone so instantly without warning.

I was trying to figure out why his name was so familiar to me (beyond being a legendary indie music producer), and now I realize it's because of this article.

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Thank you, that was amazing.

The mid-90s Baffler (especially as someone living in Chicago) was essential to forming my worldview. See, e.g., "Why Johnny Can't Dissent." bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.middle...

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I read this before I got into any bands he produced

Quite possibly his lasting influence will be journalistic, through that article, as much as any album he worked on.

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