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Title: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: RustyOrgan on July 12, 2007, 03:00:00 pm
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Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: Mobius on July 12, 2007, 05:19:00 pm
The entire thread is phenomenal.
 
 And 2 + 2 is a great poker resource / publisher.
Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: Sage 703 on July 12, 2007, 05:38:00 pm
this is amazing.  Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: bnyced0 on July 12, 2007, 08:16:00 pm
Steve is the real deal, I met him briefly in December during ATP Nightmare before Christmas where we (rather large group of writers, fans, artists, etc) shared a table for a meal and for a guy with such prodigious talent he was much like his writing in these threads very articulate, broad grasp of a myriad of subjects, and phuckin hilarious.  It's a common refrain to say that a musician you admire "is really cool" when you actually meet them and they're not a straight up asshole, but he does really warrant it.  He's a really phuckin geniune guy, right along the lines of Thurston Moore, et al in the pantheon of artists doing it the right way....
Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: sweetcell on July 13, 2007, 03:05:00 am
as econo might say, "that thread delivers".  highly recommended reading.  i didn't think albini could get much higher in my esteem - but he has.
Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: K8teebug on July 13, 2007, 08:10:00 am
I heart him.  Next time I see Shellac, I'll try not to yell at him b/c he didn't play the f'ing kill him song.
 
 Really loving the new record as well.
Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: Epstein on July 13, 2007, 08:33:00 am
the end of radio is a great song and opener
Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: bearman🐻 on July 13, 2007, 10:23:00 am
I grew up across the street from Steve...what is so incredibly bizarre is that he mentions a comedian in his thread that shares my last name, and it's NOT a common last name. Would be hilarious if he was talking about my father, and given his babbling incoherence, I'm sure Steve would have thought he actually WAS a comedian.
 
 I have a lot of great Steve stories. For the most part he kept to himself, but his roommate when he first moved in was Nash Kato from Urge Overkill, and he had plenty of run-ins with my other neighbor, Mrs. Braun. When they first moved in, they set up a studio in the basement but had to do some MAJOR soundproofing before they got it right. In the end, the parade of bands that came to that house was just insane...everyone from Bailter Space to the Jesus Lizard to Jawbreaker to the Breeders. Then there was the time my mom met PJ Harvey...
Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on July 13, 2007, 10:55:00 am
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Originally posted by bearman:
  Then there was the time my mom met PJ Harvey...
have i ever told you about the time i saw the pixies in london?
 
   :D
Title: Re: Steve Albini Talks Billy Pumpkin
Post by: bearman🐻 on July 13, 2007, 10:58:00 am
Ha ha...it really is a pretty insane story though. I love my mom for many reasons, but getting me PJ's autograph is truly one of the coolest things she has ever done for me.