NME — The legendary record producer is a man of many talents. 2. Big Black, 'Kerosene'. Paints a searing portrait of arson as cure for small-town boredom amid a scree of guitar noise that sounds like cyborg tinnitus. Pic: Getty Steve Albini has beaten... more info

Uncut — The Shellac frontman took home $105,629 after seeing off 310 other players at Seven Card Stud Photo by JEALEX Photo/Getty Images for SXSW The Shellac frontman took home $105,629 after seeing off 310 other players at Seven Card Stud The post Stev... more info

Stereogum — Steve Albini, the poker-playing polymath and iconic producer, won the first-prize gold bracelet and $105,629 at the 2018 World Series Of Poker Seven Card Stud event after returning from a European tour with his band Shellac . What can't he do? more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Ty Segall, Shellac, Ex Hex, Gallant, Jade Bird, Nick Thune, The Hold Steady, The Vapors, and more just-announced tours and shows. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Steve Albini's band Shellac are touring this year, and will be in Europe with Decibelles beginning later in May, including a stop at Primavera Sound. They've also got North American shows later this year, including Brooklyn... Continue read... more info

Stereogum — Chicago musicians intersect in all sorts of fascinating ways, and sometimes that means you'll get a free-jazz virtuoso spending 20 minutes to pay tribute to a noise-rock band. Case in point: Ken Vandermark, the veteran Chicago jazz musician, leads an... more info

KEXP Seattle — When I first ever heard of Steve Albini’s provocatively-named band between Big Black and Shellac (after they’d ceased operations) I was already a fan of his, so I just kinda rolled my eyes and thought “ah, there goes ol’ Steve again, ruffling... more info

XLR8R — Ben Frost has announced details of his fifth studio album, The Centre Cannot Hold, out September 29 on Mute. The Centre Cannot Hold was recorded over 10 days by Steve Albini in Chicago, and follows Threshold Of Faith, an EP released two weeks ago tha... more info

Sweeping The Nation — The first year of the millennium! Nu-metal! Metallica vs Napster! Coldplay! Stan! Um, here's what else went on in a fertile year, new century anxiety likely contributing to much boundary pushing, intensity and inventiveness. Shellac - Prayer To G... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Literary Hub interviewed author Jenny Zhang. Steve Albini discussed Shellac recordings with The Quietus. BOMB interviewed author David Burr Gerrard. Pitchfork reconsidered the Silver Jews' 1998 album American Water. Alexander Chee has been awarded th... more info