Steve Albini

Home And Away: Voivod Interviewed

A locked down Michel ‘Away’ Langevin talks to John Doran about why Voivod, one of the original avant garde metal bands, continue to push their sound forward 38 years on from their conception and his regret over not working with Steve Albini

Double Take: A Beginner’s Guide To The Chicago Imagists

Unfamiliar with the work of Ed Flood, Suellen Rocca, and Steve Albini's old art teacher, Ed Paschke? Fear not! John Quin visits a survey of Chicago Imagists at the De La Warr Pavilion

30 Years On: Pixies’ Surfer Rosa Revisited

Surfer Rosa quickly cemented itself as a must-have album. Not surprising, says Michael Hann, given that it's pretty much a classic rock statement

A Very Selfish Enterprise: The Strange World Of… Shellac

Speaking to JR Moores about 25 years of noise-rocking with Shellac, Steve Albini recalls avoiding publicity, bearing witness to the rise of Britpop and harbouring an irrational hatred of Billy Joel

The Dying Of The Light: Gordon Moakes On Solar Race

Gordon Moakes pens a personal tribute to Eilidh Bradley and the rage of Solar Race

Constant Vs. Variable: The Jesus Lizard Interviewed About Down

Nick Hutchings, who interviewed Jesus Lizard for us recently, loves their album Down. Trouble is, Duane Denison, Mac McNeilly and David Wm. Sims don't...

By Process Of Iteration: An Interview With Kiran Leonard

John Freeman meets up with the prodigiously talented Kiran Leonard to talk about the next two follow-up albums to debut Bowler Hat Soup and the continual quest to define his sound

Great Records Will Find An Audience: Steve Albini On Jason Molina

Lisa Lavery speaks to Steve Albini about the Songs:Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co. frontman Jason Molina who sadly passed away last year

Fire Fighting: Steve Albini Interviewed

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

Nirvana’s Howl At The Moon: In Utero Revisited, 20 Years On

Daniel Ross doesn't care which mix of this extraordinary album he's listening to...

Queen Sized Polly: PJ Harvey’s Rid Of Me Revisited

25 years after its release, John Freeman looks back at Polly Jean Harvey’s torrid and brilliant second album, Rid Of Me, a slate-cleaning ball of fury that would shock and awe in equal measure

The Strange World Of Trans Am…

We continue our celebration of Thrill Jockey's 20th birthday with a look at one of their most enduring acts, as Trans Am's very own Nathan Means guides us through ten notable events in the history of Trans Am

A New Nineties US Edition: Bitch Magnet Interviewed

Neil Kulkarni continues his canon busting look at forgotten bands from the 1990s. This time he interviews Bitch Magnet

My Own Private Nirvana: Revisiting Nevermind 30 Years On

Three decades on from Nevermind, John Calvert explores Nirvana's smash record in comparison to Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho

Outside Usual Channels: An Interview With Grandfather

Glen Mcleod chats to Albini-produced New Yorkers about working outside the usual models of music distribution

New Testament: Manic Street Preachers On Journal For Plague Lovers

John Doran talks to Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield about Richey, Jenny Saville's artwork, and working with Steve Albini

Oz Trio My Disco Talk Albini And Honing Their Brute Minimalism