i'm reading this book called our band could be your life: scenes from the american indie underground from 1981-1991 that is basically a collection of essays about the history of 13 bands from that time period, so i've been checking out some of the bands that i'm not all that familiar with so that i know something about them while i'm reading about that. that was a long sentence.
so anyway, i'm listening to big black, and while they considered themselves a punk band, this is very much the precursor to something like nine inch nails. if you're into that sort of business (i'm not, really), i would recommend it.