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In this Spin article, I'm trying to work out if Thurston having a dig here at Steve, saying he earns the most money out of all the punk peers?...
http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/2 ... ton_moore/

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One thing you seem to share with your old-school punk peers Ian Mackaye and Steve Albini and Mike Watt is a real work ethic. Do you see younger bands today with that same drive, or was that a product of the '80s underground?
I think we all influenced each other that way, but I always wondered if that work ethic would have been necessary if we had been able to cash in. None of us get rich off what we're doing. The original do-it-yourself model of punk rock -- make your own record, your own fanzine -- really made an impression, and as a teenager, it was much cooler than the all-expenses-paid rock-star trip, which, in a way, made us like a gang. To me, that stuff is not too dissimilar from songwriting. Of all the people you mentioned, I would think Albini makes the most revenue because his [production] work is more industry-based, but I certainly have the desire not to work. To me, making records and making books is its own creative measure. But I would certainly love something to happen that brings a windfall, so all I would have to do is designate others to do the work. I would love that, but I don't foresee it happening.

wellsyuk wrote:In this Spin article, I'm trying to work out if Thurston having a dig here at Steve, saying he earns the most money out of all the punk peers?...
http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/2 ... ton_moore/

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One thing you seem to share with your old-school punk peers Ian Mackaye and Steve Albini and Mike Watt is a real work ethic. Do you see younger bands today with that same drive, or was that a product of the '80s underground?
I think we all influenced each other that way, but I always wondered if that work ethic would have been necessary if we had been able to cash in. None of us get rich off what we're doing. The original do-it-yourself model of punk rock -- make your own record, your own fanzine -- really made an impression, and as a teenager, it was much cooler than the all-expenses-paid rock-star trip, which, in a way, made us like a gang. To me, that stuff is not too dissimilar from songwriting. Of all the people you mentioned, I would think Albini makes the most revenue because his [production] work is more industry-based, but I certainly have the desire not to work. To me, making records and making books is its own creative measure. But I would certainly love something to happen that brings a windfall, so all I would have to do is designate others to do the work. I would love that, but I don't foresee it happening.

I don't see it as a dig.

kerble wrote:

pyxis360 wrote:Hey Mr. Food tough guy would say that to Thurston's face?

yeah that's what I thought wussy face.

hey kimyetta or odetta or whichever one you also post as, would you make sambo jokes to black people? or are you too much of a pussy?


get fucked, you fucking hypocrite.

OH HI KERBLE! WELL I WUZ JUST SEARCHING MAH NAME IN DIS MUG YOU KNOW HOW DA SHIT GOES. WELL ANYWAY I SAW DIS AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY A BIG FAT PUSSY OF A

FUK U

FIRST OF ALL I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO DIS PIXIE 360 MUTHAFUKKA IZ, AND EVEN IF HE DID WALK UP TO ME AND SAY DAT SHIT I WOULD NOT BE OFFENDED. WHO DA FUK DO YOU TINK YOU ARE MUTHAFUKKIN SAYIN WUT PEOPLE CAN AND CANNOT SAY TO ME AS A BLACK WOMAN.

ITS CAUSE OF STOOPID HEAD WHITE PEOPLE LIKE YOU DAT RACISM STILL EXISTS. FUKK YOU AND YO POSITIVE DISCRMINATION US BLACK LADIEZ CAN TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES GET BACK INTO YO MUTHAFUKKIN BEDROOM AND PULL YO DING DONG TO OLD STEVE ALBINI ANALOGUE RECORDINGZ CAUSE DATZ ALL YOU GOT TO CAE ABOUT. HMM YEAH DATZ RIGHT I SAID IT BOOYA!

OH AND HMM YEAH I BET YOU'VE WRITTEN TO EDDIE MURPHY, DAVE CHAPELLE AND OF COURSE RICHARD PRIOR FOR THEIR IMITATIONS OF WHITE PEOPLE. FUK YOU YOU FUKKING HYPOCRITE!

lemur68 wrote:Is there gonna be any Slint songs on Guitar Hero 3?

No, but plenty of Tortoise and Gastr Del Sol. Best come correct, mufukkah!

Mark Hansen wrote:

wellsyuk wrote:In this Spin article, I'm trying to work out if Thurston having a dig here at Steve, saying he earns the most money out of all the punk peers?...
http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/2 ... ton_moore/

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One thing you seem to share with your old-school punk peers Ian Mackaye and Steve Albini and Mike Watt is a real work ethic. Do you see younger bands today with that same drive, or was that a product of the '80s underground?
I think we all influenced each other that way, but I always wondered if that work ethic would have been necessary if we had been able to cash in. None of us get rich off what we're doing. The original do-it-yourself model of punk rock -- make your own record, your own fanzine -- really made an impression, and as a teenager, it was much cooler than the all-expenses-paid rock-star trip, which, in a way, made us like a gang. To me, that stuff is not too dissimilar from songwriting. Of all the people you mentioned, I would think Albini makes the most revenue because his [production] work is more industry-based, but I certainly have the desire not to work. To me, making records and making books is its own creative measure. But I would certainly love something to happen that brings a windfall, so all I would have to do is designate others to do the work. I would love that, but I don't foresee it happening.

I don't see it as a dig.

me neither. he's just pointing out that steve makes more money via recording than you could being in single a non-mainsream band, or at least that's my interpretation of it.

ps evol and sister are and always will be two of my favourite albums EVA.
new stuff is ok but it doesn't warrent more than a few listens. that said I have recently returned to sonic nurse after a few years break and although it's not as consistant as their earlier works it has some great songs on it!

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/49136

Johnny Rotten and Co. returned to the studio recently to re-record the group's infamous anti-government punk rant "Anarchy in the U.K." for Neversoft's upcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Activision announced the Sex Pistol's re-recording today, as the publisher claims it was "unable to locate the original multi-tracks."

"Re-recording them--what a stress you put on us but we rose to the occasion I think...admirably!" said John "Johnny Rotten" Lydon in the announcement. "A bit of anarchy in a video game is alright by me."

AAAAAAAARGH wrote:http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/49136

Johnny Rotten and Co. returned to the studio recently to re-record the group's infamous anti-government punk rant "Anarchy in the U.K." for Neversoft's upcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Activision announced the Sex Pistol's re-recording today, as the publisher claims it was "unable to locate the original multi-tracks."

"Re-recording them--what a stress you put on us but we rose to the occasion I think...admirably!" said John "Johnny Rotten" Lydon in the announcement. "A bit of anarchy in a video game is alright by me."

PiL's re-recording "Poptones" for the game. Thought you should know.

I dunno, I kinda have to give a break to Sonic Youth. You know, just for the fact that they made some great records that totally changed my perspective on music and still put out good stuff now and then. They have a kid, so they're probably catering to that a little bit. Honestly, they probably could use the money and they're having fun doing it, so what the hell? Starbucks, though? Eh. That's McCartney's terrain.l

I think people, both fans and detractors, think too much and too often about Sonic Youth.