Maximum Rocknroll
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| - | "Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a [[major label]], I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless [[music industry|industry]] [[lackey]] at the other end, holding a fountain pen and a [[contract]] waiting to be signed."--"[[The Problem with Music]]" (1993) by Steve Albini | ||
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| - | "'''The Problem with Music'''" (1993) is an essay by [[Steve Albini]] on the [[music industry]]. It was printed in ''[[The Baffler]]'', vol. 5 and reprinted both in ''[[Maximum RocknRoll]]'' #133 and in Downhill Battle (en español). | ||
| - | Commonly circulated with the title "Some of your friends are [probably] already this fucked," after the title of MR #133, and the last line of the piece. | + | '''''Maximumrocknroll''''', often written as '''''Maximum Rocknroll''''' and usually abbreviated as '''''MRR''''', is a not-for-profit monthly online [[zine]] of [[punk subculture]] and radio show of punk music. Based in [[San Francisco]], ''MRR'' focuses on [[punk rock]] and [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] music, and primarily features artist interviews and music reviews. Op/ed columns and news roundups are regular features as well, including submissions from international contributors. By 1990, it "had become the de facto bible of the scene". |
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Maximumrocknroll, often written as Maximum Rocknroll and usually abbreviated as MRR, is a not-for-profit monthly online zine of punk subculture and radio show of punk music. Based in San Francisco, MRR focuses on punk rock and hardcore music, and primarily features artist interviews and music reviews. Op/ed columns and news roundups are regular features as well, including submissions from international contributors. By 1990, it "had become the de facto bible of the scene".
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