So this is an interview for Gothamist, which is a New York-centric website.I believe you. Do you have any New York stories that you’d care to share?No.
lol
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Monday, 3 October 2011 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
seriously, as a guy who thankfully does not have to interview as many musicians as much as he used to, i appreciate anyone who provides good copy, even if it's at the interviewers expense. at least if you ask albini an asinine or boring question you're going to get a zing out of it.
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Monday, 3 October 2011 14:21 (twelve years ago) link
I wouldn't recognize Gaga either, but then I don't recognize ILXors I know unless I see em at least once every 6 weeks.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 October 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
saw Shellac for the first time last week and was genuinely surprised at how good they were. stage banter itself worth the price of admission.
― circa1916, Monday, 3 October 2011 14:31 (twelve years ago) link
yeah shellac rules, i've seen then...god...over dozen times at least
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 October 2011 21:05 (twelve years ago) link
also Albini is awesome
― great zing-balls (crüt), Monday, October 3, 2011 1:49 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark
― wasabi pea-sized masculinity (latebloomer), Monday, 3 October 2011 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
pity most of their albums since AAP are patchy as hell
― Master of Treacle, Monday, 3 October 2011 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
really? i like terraform the best by far
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 October 2011 23:33 (twelve years ago) link
greyhound was pretty patchy though
how does he know shes shit if he hasnt heard a note?
― piscesx, Monday, 3 October 2011 23:49 (twelve years ago) link
dunno
though sometimes i feel pretty weird cuz i could say the same thing about a lot of big hits
at home i listen to records and at work i listen to spotify and my ipod and in the car i listen to college radio and sports talk and the local classic rock station, so i haven't heard, for example, "party rock anthem" by lmao
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 October 2011 23:52 (twelve years ago) link
That I can understand, but I honestly feel like its really difficult to be that unaware of Gaga in 2011 - she's a special case. I mean, there are thinkpieces all over the fucking place about her, she's in several different ad campaigns, her songs pop up everywhere, she's the closest things to a cultural phenomenon we've got right now. And, given Albini's past remarks, its hard not to imagine him saying that to get a rise out of people.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 02:34 (twelve years ago) link
Hard not to imagine it working, as we've proved.
― boxall, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 02:39 (twelve years ago) link
Sure, doesn't make it less of a pose if true though. Don't get me wrong, I love Shellac and I love a lot of what Albini's done, just rmde at his schtick at this point.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 02:43 (twelve years ago) link
I actually do buy his ignorance, and if it weren't for a supermarket situation as mentioned above, I'd have no idea what she sounds like. Still am only aware of one bit from one of her songs. It's really easy these days to not listen to the radio, watch regular tv, etc. without being a hermit. Spotify+Netflix+Pandora etc. as noted above.
― dlp9001, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
do you really have to ask?
― Logg \ O / Logg (crüt), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 05:15 (twelve years ago) link
I only know one Lady Gaga song and only know what she looks like because of the video for that song...Telephone?
― donut and the golden hen (admrl), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 05:41 (twelve years ago) link
there are thinkpieces all over the fucking place about her
― buzza, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 05:56 (twelve years ago) link
i'm perfectly happy for albini to keep churning out these uh, albini-isms. dude seems destined never to mellow, and i'd argue that he simultaneously serves as a luminary for the cantankerous inner cynic in all of us and a bit of a reminder to keep our pessimism in check, so as to not take things quite as far as he has. in other words, the consistency of his message has been kind of comforting over the years and a rather noble counterpoint to the voice of those who take most everything at face value.
― charlie h, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 08:13 (twelve years ago) link
He should get a free pass forevermore for his Santa escapades with his wife.
― solfege made me schizophrenic (MaresNest), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 10:07 (twelve years ago) link
OMG what are his Santa escapades? I thought I was pretty filled in on Albini's exploits!
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
he did the nicest, most awesome thing for my friends who are huge shellac fans and was super gracious and nice and polite that I see him alot differently
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:00 (twelve years ago) link
Oh I have no doubt that he's a really nice dude, heard that a lot actually.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:01 (twelve years ago) link
he gave our chalet their beer stash at ATP one year, claiming they were "too old" to want to drink it. They were in the chalet next door to us.
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:02 (twelve years ago) link
I once saw him silenced by a heckler, at the Garage in London.
He was introducing - I think - My Black Ass with a long spiel about Satchel Paige being the greatest ball player white people never saw play. Someone shouted: "What about Geoffrey Bloody Boycott, eh?"
Albini was baffled, started laughing and told the heckler: "Sir, you have the advantage."
― Viva Brother Beyond (ithappens), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
OMG what are his Santa escapades?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/dec/09/steve-albini-chicago-secret-santa
― lol-qaeda (am0n), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/the-problem-solver/2010/01/letters-to-santa-update.html
― lol-qaeda (am0n), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
That's awesome.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
http://twitpic.com/gnu7p
― lol-qaeda (am0n), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
I guess my core idea of "Albini-isms" is colored by all the homophobic shit he said in interviews in the '80s, y'know, when that was still cool.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:50 (twelve years ago) link
i was going to say "honestly more concerned about 40-something musicians determined to give lady gaga a fair shake" but then Morbz had to go and mention albini's less charming pigfuckery
― da croupier, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
I also don't think you get to play Chief Justice of Music when you produce Bush etc.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:57 (twelve years ago) link
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, October 4, 2011 10:00 AM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark
details on this?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
apparently he took the money from bush and gave it to poor mathcore bands or something
― da croupier, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
See I didn't become aware of Albini until the 90s, so I missed out on all those *charming* 80s years.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
xpost cad:
not really my story to tell i guess? maybe i shouldn't have brought it up, but either way left a lasting impression
know ppl that recorded w/him as well and also their impressions seemed at odds w/his public image as an asshole
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 14:57 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
how about 'expressing an opinion in response to a question asked to you by someone conducting a pre-arranged interview', do you get to do that
― the green manalishi (with the big boobies) (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
what is it with people's apparent inability to distinguish between the above and someone calling a press conference to announce their views to the assembled media
― the green manalishi (with the big boobies) (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
ppl should turn down interviews when they have nothing to say (99% of everybody)
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:26 (twelve years ago) link
surely what they have to say is dependent on the questions that they get asked, unless you're suggesting that they be vetted prior to the interview
― the green manalishi (with the big boobies) (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
*grabs coat, trots to door, SLAM*
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:35 (twelve years ago) link
kinda amazed people are still trotting out this "I can't BELIEVE you've never been heard/seen [insert pop star]" canard
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
been
― unorthodox economic revenge (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
Normally I'd otm you Shakey Mo, but not in this case. It seems like Albini spends a fair amount of time on the internet, which makes it really hard for me to believe he's never encountered Gaga. Considering every fucking site on the net, up to the most highminded highbrow sites, has a thinkpiece on her. I just don't buy it here.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
jon you understand that most thinkpieces don't have mp3s attached to them???
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
and albini doesn't strike me as the kind of guy to read think pieces
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
He said he also wouldn't know what she looked like which, tbh, is the part I have trouble with. I find it easier to believe he's never knowingly heard her.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
That does seem sorta implausible (and not because their are thinkpieces about her, but because there are a lot of pics of her about.)
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
we should go to his website and FLOOD his message board with pictures of lady gaga! that'll show him!
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
jon - ultimately who cares?
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 4 October 2011 16:58 (twelve years ago) link