I interviewed @byroncoley.bsky.social about archiving Steve Albini's belongings, their lifelong friendship, trying to put a price point on someone's memories, and what our belongings reveal about us for @pitchfork.com

So good! Just loved it.

1983. Bruce runs into Keith in the Poconos on a trip back East, Keith asks “What are you working on, man? I just started a trio to play standards with my friends Jack and Gary.” Bruce says “Working on some sessions in my garage in LA, man.”

how about a movie where the “making of Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert” cinematic universe fuses with that of the “making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska?

the greatest work of art by committee since the King James Bible

Trojan horse title - “Why Tubas Matter.” (my copy is waiting for me at the Golden Notebook in Woodstock, btw)

my favorite (“Sweet Talk”) nowhere to be found!

“The Experiment Requires That You Continue” b/w “450 Volts”

It was an awkward title, acted like “breaking training” was an everyday expression

should be a law that says this tune has to appear in every fall mix youtu.be/p0n9YEARMwg?...

I loved it

Man, I remember hopping on the phone with Kaleb for this piece and thinking, "Oh you write almost exactly how you talk." He was so thoughtful & cared about his truth, his blue and funny vision of the world. Loved this piece, one of his many great accomplishments in life pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

this is beautiful

I like all kinds of music

I think there’s a bit of a “You can’t win if you don’t play” mindset where if one track breaks through it could mean the diff. b/t owning a house & renting. there’s a Grouper track from one of her most obscure records that went viral and revenue from that alone prob. covers her expenses for 5 years

Love this, from @markrichardson.bsky.social :
“Was the revolution in sound I perceived happening entirely in my own mind?” open.substack.com/pub/markrich...

boooo

feeling good about the car armrest bin curation

Reich - Tehillim

yeah that is a good point - which stood in contrast to earlier REM’s output

he put the drums very high in the mix, as was common then, but he did seem to go easier on the gated snare. “Life’s Rich Pageant” def has the loudest drums of any REM album (also sounds great)

one of my favorite music books of the past few years, doesn’t have the snappiest title but lots of interesting history about how jazz and rock were framed when the genres were in earlier stages

great book

Ah sorry yeah I meant Kelefa