Steve Albini Movies

Big Black's final show, at the Georgetown Steamplant in Seattle, August 9, 1987.

A feature-length documentary on the 1990s Chicago rock scene.

Featuring legendary recording engineer Steve Albini, 'Document: A film about Malojian' captures the energy of a band at the top of their game, as they rush to complete their third album, "This is Nowhere", in just four days.

Hot Doug’s: the Movie is a portrait of the restaurant, its owner, and its fans. It’s a window into the closing of a cult-favorite hot-dog stand in Chicago, and a peek into what created the phenomenon, the nature of fandom, the rise of restaurateurs as celebrities, and why someone would wait in...

A documentary film about the independent band UZEDA who brought a disruptive sound from Sicily to almost everywhere.

"Recording Josephine" showcases the personalities and recording process involved in the making of the album, "Josephine" by Magnolia Electric Company. The album was recorded at engineer Steve Albini's Electical Audio in Chicago.

Reel Old School is a documentary made by college students John Cotton and Brady Effler. It investigates the transition in the music recording world from analog to digital. Interviewing well known musicians and engineers such as Steve Albini (The Pixies, Nirvana, Shellac, Bush) Chris Walla (Death...

This is a film about touring musicians who don't care about making it in the music business and all of the hardships they face without the fame.

Recorded July 13, 1986. New Music Seminar showcase. Clear Out, Fists of Love, Big Money, Passing Complexion, Cables, Pigeon Kill, The Ugly American, Kerosene (Aborted), *Kerosene, *Rema-Rema (*with Peter Prescott)

A musician with terminal cancer spends his last days recording a rock album with legendary music producer Steve Albini.

Big Black recorded live at the Hammersmith Clarendon, London - UK, in the summer of 1987.

The Dutch band The Ex has been around for more than twenty years. All this time, nothing much has changed. Only their music is constantly developing. From straightforward punk to improvised music - again and again, new ground is broken. The music, the mutual concord and the interaction with the...