Yeah, R. Kelly playing Pitchfork was one of the all-time shit moves.
Even Albini knows a good guy (and a bad guy) when he sees it:
I tip my hat to Jim DeRogatis. For years, less serious music journalists looked the other way on terrifying allegations about R Kelly so as to maintain access; DeRogatis was relentless in telling the stories of Kelly's victims. Model ethical journalism. https://t.co/ZOavukwW4b— steve albini (@electricalWSOP) September 28, 2021
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 September 2021 18:37 (two years ago) link
Say what you will about Jim's music criticism, but he was always a top-notch journalist. His reporting in the Sun-Times was always great.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 28 September 2021 20:41 (two years ago) link
I forgot, Albini actually majored in journalism at Northwestern!
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 28 September 2021 20:42 (two years ago) link
I wonder if he ever tried to pursue that path, but I digress...
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 28 September 2021 20:43 (two years ago) link