April forwarded me this from an e-newsletter she reads:

Steve Albini mega-thread <
recording, but he's also a massive poker fan and hangs out on poker forums shooting the shit with other card nerds, including this great 50 page+ thread where he answers peoples

questions. Highlights include ragging on Liz Phair (getting her tits out to sell records),

Billy Coogan (annoying people on the local scene) and Urge Overkill (not be able to play

their instruments.) He's also passionate about tape vs digital and the recording process in

general. Highly recommended reading to anyone interested in making music. BTW: The board deteriorates about halfway through, when external sites start linking to it and Steve starts refusing to answer except in haiku form.

It's a great read for any music geek. And the local angle comes about midway through page 5:

Can you name drop some very new or recent young bands that are carrying the torch for rock and roll?

Dude, I hear them all the time. Just did a record for a band from Denton, Texas called Record Hop, and they were terrific. Rock bands are everywhere, and there are always a few good ones.