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Ep. #741: Steve Albini

Steve Albini discusses Poverty Alleviation Charities’ annual Letters to Santa program and the 24 Hour Marathon variety show taking place on December 19, what’s new at Electrical Audio, pandemic touring with Shellac and their forthcoming new album, American politics, twitter, winning a second WSOP bracelet, his friend Dave Grohl, the band Dry Cleaning, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

Douglas Andrew McCombs discusses his lovely and fascinating first solo album, VMAK<KOMBZ<<<DUGLAS<<<6NDR7<<<, recording new music with Tortoise, his whole life in Illinois and how he got into Devo via Saturday Night Live and punk through Devo, learning to play music just by doing it, a handy phone recording app, David Pajo, John Hughes, and The Breakfast Club, his new band Black Duck, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

Alexis Fleisig and Scott McCloud of Soulside on the band’s first album in 33 years, A Brief Moment in the Sun, growing up in Washington D.C. and their role in the Dischord Records community, sharing a split-single with a 17 year-old Dave Grohl, Soulside and Fugazi, why Girls Against Boys emerged after Soulside split, how singer/lyricist Bobby Sullivan makes the political personal, touring, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.