Editor in Chief @newwinereview. Ex @Inc/@bitchmagnet. Won a James Beard Award, wrote Your Band Sucks. And you, you ridiculous people, you expect me to help you.
to be clear before it’s RIP to my mentions: I don’t work for the National Enquirer. I don’t work for David Pecker. I’m not a lawyer. That Jon Fine is not me.
This kind of post re this clip comes around pretty regularly and it always pisses me off. So let me state this very clearly: I will take Yoko Ono’s music and vocals over Chuck Berry’s any day of the week.
I performed many times at @saintvitusbar but one memorable show was when @nickzinner asked me to do stand up before his Black Sabbath cover band. Right before I went on I overheard two guys.
Guy 1: Who’s opening?
Guy 2: I think it’s a comedian.
Guy 1: Fuck that sucks
A very important point, and one often overlooked. As is the extent of his charitable work with Letters to Santa, as well as millions of smaller kindnesses. Thanks, @cstbtweet—and, of course, #ThankYouSteveAlbini.
for all of Steve Albini’s considerable evisceration chops, he put far more effort into plugging his faves, stumping for his friends, and trying to better the lives of strangers. There aren’t enough days on the calendar to say #ThankYouSteveAlbini