Go to
http://www.arancidamoeba.com/mrr/
It includes Steve Albini's infamous "The Problem With Music" article along with several others. Most of the articles make for interesting reading, whether you agree with them or not. So the next time you come up against an over-opinionated zine writer, you'll know where they're getting their angst from
It's worth remembering that you can be a cult band in a country the size of the U.S., selling enough records to do it for a living. I mean in the 80s ZZ Top were a stadium band who only toured stadia in the state of Texas! Thats how big the difference is. Try being a "cult" band in the UK though and you realise that you probably can't make a living from it. Ace Welsh post-punks Mclusky are a case in point. They put records out via the too pure label and tour, and have the hassle of finding jobs between all the band stuff...
