Tom Yoder

My pal Tom Yoder earns his living by making stainless steel briefcases and playing the trombone. (How cool is that?) In that box on his tax form where everybody else writes "Manager" or "Managed Person," he gets to write "Metal Worker/Trombonist."

Tom shows up at an undisclosed recording studio to play some parts on the upcoming Oxbow album. He arrives early and finds one other guy waiting around. They start talking about music and bands and the conversation turns to The Breeders. Tom thought producer Steve Albini ruined their first album. "Why?" asks Other Guy. Tom proceeds in his typical, unflinching, and eloquent manner to describe why a perfectly good album was wrecked by a producer. With excruciatingly pointed attention to detail. Yes, the guy turned out to be Albini himself.