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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 [...]

photo by Lauren Slusher More Alt-J new: the British indie-rockers and loyal triangle devotees have released a beautiful video for their song "Fitzpleasure" off their 2012 debut, An Awesome Wave . Shot over the course of one day in Paris, the video, directed by Guillaume Cagniard, is somewhat of another crash course in art history. According to a press release released by the production company, the video emphasizes and draws influence from Gothic cathedrals and "sculptures from Bosch and Brueghel to Warhol, simultaneously revealing the beauty of daily [...]

If there is anyone in the music industry who will give you his/her opinion and frankly, not care about the political correctness of their statements, it has to be Steve Albini . The outspoken musician recently spoke on his own personal message board for his label Electrical Audio and this time, it seems like the guy might just have a point with his criticism of Amanda Palmer and the fact that she's asking her fans to play in her band for beer and hugs. Yes, hugs, even when fans collectively gave her over a million dollars out [...]

Yesterday, the entire online world was in a fury over the revelation that Amanda Palmer is crowdsourcing many ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ steve-albini-calls-amanda-palm er-an-idiot/69080/

Amanda Palmer is no stranger to soliciting fans to help facilitate her musical endeavors - she raised a record $1.2 million via Kickstarter to finance her new album, Theatre Is Evil . Now touring behind that album, she is once again crowdsourcing for support. On 8/21, the Dresden Doll posted a blog entry titled "WANTED: HORN-Y AND STRING-Y VOLUNTEERS FOR THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA TOUR!!!!" in which she requested horn and string players of "professional-ish" ability join her touring band on stage. By way of compensation, wrote Palmer, "we will feed you beer, hug/high-five you [...]

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Wikipedia.orgSee Also:Steve Albini on 20 years of Shellac, handling hecklers, and AC/DC's brillianceBob Weston on LCD Soundsystem, Arcwelder, and All Tomorrow's PartiesHard to believe 20 years have go

Courtesy of Shellac It has already been 20 years since Shellac came together in Chicago in 1992 as in an informal collaboration between engineer and guitarist Steve Albini (ex-Just Ducky, Big Black, R

After a five year absence from the studio, Neurosis' tenth disc, Honor Found in Decay , is scheduled to drop on October 30th. Neurosis forged the songs on Honor Found In Decay with Steve Albini, marking their fifth collaboration with the engineer in their longstanding relationship. Their monolithic sound captured at Electrical Audio studios, Chicago, the seven tracks were then mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering in Ventura, California. Aesthetics have always been paramount for Neurosis and with Honor Found In Decay , Steve Von Till, Scott Kelly, Noah Landis, Jason [...]

It's the weekend, and perhaps the best news is that this obnoxious heatwave will come to an end. And just in time for WEST FEST , which we already gave you the deets on in our 12 Chicago Street Fests To Attend In 2012 . But there's a whole lost more going on! We're talking Bettafest , Man or Astroman at the Empty Bottle, Electric Hawk at Quenchers and so much more! Dig it... [...]

The Schlafly Tap Room (2100 Locust St) is a consistent home for loud, interesting, experimental and just generally high-quality music. They've got an exceptional show tomorrow, featuring St. Louis... Continue reading "Kash, the Italian Band Produced by Steve Albini, is Playing for Free at the Tap Room Tomorrow" >

I'm not a big Reddit user. A few years ago when I was nerding-out and writing LOST recaps every week I would submit my posts to the /Lost sub-Reddit, but beyond that I don't really understand how the site works. Every once in a while an article will pop up in my RSS reader about [...]

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Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Ben Statham, Redferns Grimes newest video for "Nightmusic" is a bit on the NSFW side and its definitely going to give you the shivers. While singing in a whisper from an elven forest of Middle Earth, Claire Boucher proceeds to freak every one out while making them, like, totally vibe out to some melodic electronic jam. She's probably an alien. Check out the video below! [...]

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Steve Albini recently summoned the stones to do a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), where he discussed some of his most famous career moments as well as poker, pizza, Nirvana, what Joanna Newsom smells like, and that Cloud Nothings session where he allegedly played online Scrabble the whole time. Some highlights: Read More...

Photo © Lucy Rox There is some music that you distinctly remember hearing for the first time in your life. I was first introduced to Electrelane during the bitterly cold, snowy Chicago Winter of 2004. I was walking past my roommate's bedroom, where he was listening to their sophomore album "The Power Out" on his record player. Since then, their music has accompanied me during various journies (both small and large) throughout my life, and continues to be a major source of inspiration for many [...]

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Screaming Females fifth album, Ugly is out now on Don Giovanni Records. It is comprised of 14 songs in 54 minutes (vinyl 2xLP w/ digital download). And yes, it was recorded at Electrical Audio by an engineer known as Steve Albini . Regarding that Scremales guitarist Marissa Paternoster said "we really enjoyed working with Steve, he did an absolutely amazing job and we enjoyed his company immensely, but this record is ours." This right here is track six. Listen. Downloadable: Expire [...]

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Already being touted as one of the year’s best albums, Ugly , Screaming Females'  fifth full-length release, officially hit stores this week via Don Giovanni Records. Recently,  Consequence of Sound managed to catch up with all three members (Jarrett Dougherty, drums; Marissa Paternoster, guitar and vocals; and “King” Mike Abbate, bass) as they were driving back from picking up vinyl copies of the album. Your album Ugly is already being heralded as one of the best [...]

Photo by Jim Newberry It feels like just yesterday we reported that Scott Lucas is releasing an album with hard rockers Local H later this fall. However, before that record drops, Scott Lucas and the Married Men have announced plans to release their second full-length entitled Blood Half Moon on June 5. The album, which will be released through Brooklyn imprint The End Records, is described as The Married Men's darkest, yet most optimistic album to date. "It's not like we've [...]

Name: The Cribs Progress Report: The Jarman brothers do whatever they damn well feel like on The Cribs forthcoming record, In the Belly of the Brazen Bull . After losing Johnny Marr as their guitarist in 2011 (what would surely be a crushing blow to pretty much any band in the universe), the three remaining members of The Cribs (twin brothers Gary and Ryan Jarman, along with younger brother Ross) decided to re-embrace their life as a three piece and basically just do whatever the hell they felt like doing. [...]