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Steve Albini, who died final week at 61, was one of the vital admired, and most divisive, figures in rock. He was an professional audio engineer who recorded ultra-classics by Nirvana, PJ Harvey and Pixies, together with key underground releases by the Jesus Lizard, Slint, Low, Neurosis and lots of, many others. For many years, he additionally relished his function as a brutally insulting critic — typically of the bands he labored with — and a gadfly who pushed uncomfortable buttons about race, politics and intercourse. He got here to remorse that, proudly owning as much as his historical past of provocation for its personal sake.
On this week’s Popcast, visitor hosted by the music reporter Ben Sisario, we delve into Albini’s musical legacy and his singular function as an ethical scourge in rock and of the music enterprise general.
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Jeremy Gordon, a senior editor at The Atlantic, who interviewed Albini final 12 months in The Guardian
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Joe Gross, freelance author and former critic at The Austin American-Statesman
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