Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini (pronounced /ælˈbiːni/) (born July 22, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer, and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac. He is the founder, owner, and engineer of Electrical Audio, a recording studio complex located in Chicago, and has worked with musical acts such as Sparklehorse, Nirvana, The Stooges, Pixies, Jawbreaker, Manic Street Preachers, Cheap Trick, PJ Harvey, The Jesus Lizard, Bush, Electrelane, and Scrawl, among others. In his youth, Albini's family moved often, before settling in Missoula, Montana in 1974. The activities of bored teenagers in rural Missoula provided much inspiration for later Albini-penned songs. While recovering from a broken leg, Albini began playing bass guitar. According to Thrill Jockey's Looking for a Thrill, Albini was exposed to punk rock by a schoolmate and subsequently bought every Ramones recording available. He took bass lessons in high school for one week and started playing in bands. He played with drummer Joey Cregg, son of former Mayor Bill Cregg, in the punk band Just Ducky, which quickly disbanded.
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Fuzz
Fuzz: the sound that changed the world. The fuzz box: that tiny little box between the electric guitar and the amp that revolutionized rock music. What on earth does it do? Filmmaker Clif Taylor explores this insane industry of noise making, a world populated by guitar slinging super heroes and...Watch Movie -
You Weren't There
YOU WEREN'T THERE: A HISTORY OF CHICAGO PUNK 1977-1984 looks back on the impact that the Punk movement had on the Windy City. Though overlooked in the annals of Rock history when compared to media-centric Los Angeles, New York and London, Chicago served as an important early...Watch Movie -
Parallax Sounds
Exploring the intimate connection between music and urban landscape in Chicago, PARALLAX SOUNDS features interviews with musicians who contributed to shaping the vibrant Chicago underground music scene in the 90s and continue to do creative and relevant work today: Steve Albini, David Grubbs,...Watch Movie -
The Story of the Hard Luck 5
When they signed to DreamWorks Records and none other than Dave Grohl came on as their producer, Rye Coalition was primed to finally get their glory, or so it seemed. Like countless rockers before them, childhood best friends started a band in a basement with a couple simple...Watch Movie

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