Ewan Pearson was the academic who became a remixer, the remixer who became a DJ, and the DJ who became a producer of some of the best-sounding records of recent years. But if it hadn't been for a ZX Spectrum he might still be listening to Rory Gallagher, says Michael Hann
When Neil Macdonald phoned Steve Albini for some quotes on the anniversary of Rapeman's Two Nuns And A Pack Mule, he got a lot more than he was expecting... The Big Black/Shellac frontman talks reformations, forest fires and poker tournaments