Third Man Walking No. 44: Mixed Games, Poker Culture & Rock Music, With Steve Albini

Your correspondent speaks with iconic rock guitarist and recording engineer Steve Albini, who has recorded Nirvana, the Pixies and PJ Harvey, and who recently won his second WSOP bracelet. 0:16 Introduction 2:16 Steve Albini joins 3:10 Albini discusses his job as a recording engineer 5:04 What kinds of sounds Albini is known for 7:31 How Albini became a serious poker player 8:35 Mixed games 10:03 Adjusting to new constraints in poker 14:42 What Albini likes about poker 16:40 Stylized sociopathy in poker and music (excerpt: Shellac, "Crow," used with permission) 18:58 Machismo in poker (excerpt: Shellac, "Watch Song," used with permission) 21:55 Scamming in poker and independent music 24:36 Why Albini doesn't like Las Vegas 26:10 Other musicians who are good poker players 28:30 Why Albini isn't playing the Main Event 29:40 Albini's thoughts on recording sessions with the Breeders 32:30 Joanna Newsom 34:11 Melt-Banana 37:05 Recap of your correspondent's recent trip to Las Vegas 39:30 Hand from the Mini Main Event: KK all-in preflop 41:56 Hand from Venetian bounty event: KK all-in preflop Steve Albini, "The Problem with Music" https://thebaffler.com/salvos/... Shellac, "Crow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?... "Douchebags in sunglasses ..." quote: https://www.theringer.com/spor... Shellac, "Watch Song" https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Breeders, "Doe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Joanna Newsom, "Only Skin" https://www.youtube.com/watch?... Melt-Banana, "Scratch or Stitch" https://www.youtube.com/watch?... twitter.com/thirdwalking thirdmanwalkingpodcast@gmail.com