Artist: steve albini

The Quick Fix showcases the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • NEW SHELLAC RECORD! AV Club has the details. • WBEZ's Jim DeRogatis confirms the musical lineup for this year's Taste of Chicago and it boasts some pretty big names including: Robert Plant, Neon Trees, Estelle, and fun. • The North Coast line up is also out and this year's headliners include Wu-Tang, Afrojack, and Nas. Locals JC [...]

Speaking with The A.V. Club , Steve Albini announced that there will indeed be a new Shellac LP, the first in six years. Although the band has seemed to have chosen Touch And Go Records as the label that will release the LP, not much is known about the album itself. A title, artwork and tracklisting haven't been revealed although Albini has said that ten tracks are finished and it will end up as a eight or nine song LP. Watch the interview:

Steve Albini confirma el nuevo disco de Shellac, el primer en siete años Independientemente de su trabajo como ingeniero y productor, Steve Albini se ha reunido con Bob Westen y Todd Trainer para grabar el primer álbum nuevo de Shellac en siete años. En declaraciones a The AV Club , Albini dijo que el trío ha estado trabajando en el álbum a "cuentagotas" durante siete años y tiene 10 canciones terminadas. El disco saldrá a la venta a través de [...]

Steve Albini made somewhat of a comeback in 2012 as the man behind Cloud Nothing's Attack on Memory and Screaming Females' Ugly . Now, he's reunited with Bob Weston and Todd Trainer for the first Shellac album in seven years. Speaking to The AV Club , Albini said the trio has been working on the album in "dribs and drabs" for seven years and has 10 songs finished. The album will be released through Touch and Go Records, but a title, release date, and [...]

Shellac at Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusement, 2011 ( more by Zach Pollack ) Steve Albini has announced that Shellac have recorded the "music part" of their first LP in six-plus years , the follow-up to Excellent Italian Greyhound . In a video interview with music journalist Vish Khanna , Albini reveals that the musical portion of the LP was wrapped as of April, with "most likely" nine songs on the as yet untiled release. Title and artwork [...]

It's hard to believe, but 12 years have rocketed past since Man or Astro-man? released their last album & lately, it's become clear that the world needs them back. The band have, at last, returned to Earth on a mission to save the planet from themselves, serving up an interplanetary sonic assault on the senses entitled Defcon 5... 4... 3... 2... 1 & touring in support. The album, recorded with extraordinary producer (and longtime Astro copilot) Steve Albini in Chicago, IL and Birmingham's Daniel Farris of Denial Labs , the [...]

The Problem With Music by Steve Albini Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about 4 feet ... Continue reading �

We were rather fascinated to see the recipe for Freddie Mercury's favorite chicken dhansak turn up on the internet recently, courtesy of his onetime personal assistant, who published the secret behind the dish at the late singer's official website . We're not surprised to discover that Mercury was a good cook, nor that his favorite recipe draws on his Parsi heritage — and anyway, the whole thing got us thinking about what some of our other favorite musicians might eat. Cooking is an extension of creativity, after all, and as it turns out, there's a heap of good recipes to [...]

We're constantly fascinated with the creative process here at Flavorwire, and one of the most important components of that process is the space in which it takes place. For musicians, at least as far as the recording process goes, this place is the studio, and as such we thought we'd take a look at the studios of some of our favorite musicians. The contrasts on display are intriguing, from the endearingly chaotic to the pristine and very expensive, from analog to digital, from minimalist to decked out in all sorts of crazy-looking gear. We hope you enjoy them as much [...]

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship. ... Continue reading "A Pilgrimage to the Church Of Steve Albini: Is He a Dick?" >

Timing is everything for a band or musician that wants to see their record chart high on the end of year lists. Release your album too late and you’ll have missed the party altogether, too early and you run the risk of being forgotten when decision time comes. So it is no mean feat that Attack on Memory , released waaay back in January, has charted so high on our list. Attack on Memory came as a slap in the face to those who heard [...]

Tragically infrequently do we happen upon indie publications doing everything staunchly on their own terms, and with that doing it quite so magically as Wears The Trousers irrefutably do. I only wish I'd happened upon the words and pearly wisdoms of Alan Pedder's self-professed  women in music compendium sooner. Years ago would do. But yeah, in the buildup to last weekend's Shellac ATP (which I'm still kicking my shins in 'til a bloody mess over not having gone to), they ran an enlightening two - part interview with Kim Deal concerning [...]

• Wears The Trousers - Kim Deal (solo) – Walking With A Killer

I've read too many band bios that read something like the following - 'Timmy and Tommy were best friends since childhood and formed a Bright Eyes tribute band in high school. The duo started writing their own music (which Timmy's grandmother said sounds better than Bright Eyes) and moved to New York to make it big. Thus far, the duo has played legendary clubs like Sidewalk Cafe and Arelene's Grocery (where THE STROKES got their start!!)'. To that point - Guillotine Riot's bio (below) is refreshing....and what is even better is that the band [...]

• Guillotine.Riot - The Violent Sex EP

Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Windy City Rock's Andrew Hertzberg talks with Neon Marshmallow's Matt Kimmel about the festival's new, slimmed down roster, booking Thurston Moore and the possibility of the festival's return to New York City. • Chicago Reader's Gossip Wolf has the details on the full-length debut by Chicago art punks Bomb Banks. • Celebrate America [...]

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Steve Albini’s “Fluffy Coffee” Recipe

Our long national nightmare is over. After a week of criticism , rationalizing , more criticism , and more rationalizing , Amanda Palmer has announced that she will now pay money to the crowd-sourced musicians joining her band on stage who were previously being paid only in hugs, high-fives, and beer. Read More...

Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Mike Feirstein, owner of South Loop bar Cal's, alledged in a recent Sun-Times article that his establishment (a combination bar, liquor store and music venue) was the one targeted by terror suspect Adel Daoud's recent failed plot to blow up a downtown bar. • 312 caught up with Local H frontman Scott Lucas to talk about the group's [...]

You'd think this Amanda Palmer-Steve Albini beef would just die a quiet death, wouldn't you? Not just yet, if either of the two subjects have anything to say about it. (And they do! In fact, it seems they have A LOT to say!) To recap: First, Palmer solicited her fans to perform with her in exchange for beer and hugs. Then, Albini called her an "idiot" for making such a request. Then Albini apologized to Palmer for the way in which "the Internet" twisted his words, making it sound like he called Palmer an [...]

Chicago Dispatch Daily Chicago, IL - September 17, 2012 Now that former Rapeman Producer/Songwriter Steve Albini has assailed former Dresden Dolls band member Amanda Palmer for what he alleges is exploiting her fan base after asking them to perform as her backing musicians without financial compensation , he how has his sights set on a new foe. Oklahoma psych-popsters The Flaming Lips , and their now-traditional concert practice of outfitting audience members into animal costumes and making them frolic onstage behind the [...]