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Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden Austin Concert Review: 90’s nostalgia loomed large on a blazing Texas night. [rating=4] Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails transported audiences back to the 90’s last night at the Austin 360 amphitheater. Openers Dillinger Escape Plan controlled mayhem provided a shock to the system. Despite the blistering summer heat the band members flailed with […]
July 19 marks the 20th anniversary of Marilyn Manson’s ‘Portrait Of An American Family‘. It was the major label début of a band perfectly designed to fill the rock star void of the mid-90’s. After several years of musicians who avoided flashy images and downplayed rock stardom, Manson was the complete opposite. He was ready to take […]
Albums Revisited: Nine Inch Nails ‘The Downward Spiral Turns 25.’ Trent Reznor’s sonic wall of angst and despair still packs a nihilistic punch two decades in. March 8th, 2019 marks 25 years since Trent Reznor’s dark masterpiece ‘The Downward Spiral’ seeped into the hearts and minds of disaffected teens and 20-somethings the world over. And […]
Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails and QOTSA To Perform Grammy Finale. Supergroup to be rounded out by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsay Buckingham. I’ve bemoaned the lack of heavy rock groups at the Grammy’s for years now. But the 2014 Grammy ceremonies have a silver lining; Dave Grohl will lead a supergroup of alternative veterans, including […]
Watch Trent Reznor In ‘I Dream Of Wires’ Synth Documentary Clip: view extended clip that will be featured in the ‘Hardcore Edition’ cut. Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor is set to appear in the forthcoming music documentary ‘I Dream Of Wires.’ The rock doc’s focus is the history of the modular synthesizer from past to present; […]
Concert Review: Nine Inch Nails ACL Taping: Trent Reznor’s NIN lights up Austin City Limits [rating=5] Last night I was one of the lucky few who had a chance to catch Nine Inch Nails at their taping for an upcoming episode for Austin City Limits. Attendees were only admitted through online contest giveaways (over 17,000 […]
Nine Inch Nails ‘Hesitation Marks’ Album Review. Trent Reznor lightens up, just a bit. And that’s okay. [rating=5] Trent Reznor put Nine Inch Nails on ice back in 2009, saying: I’ve been thinking for some time now it’s time to make NIN disappear for a while. In the meantime he became an Oscar winning film […]
Stream Nine Inch Nails ‘Hesitation Marks’: UPDATED: Click here for my Hesitation Marks review. Nine Inch Nail’s new album ‘Hesitation Marks‘ is almost upon us. And Trent Reznor is whetting fans appetites by streaming it free on iTunes a week before its Sept 3rd release date. Click here to listen. Make sure to click on […]
Nine Inch Nails Release ‘Copy Of A’, offer free download for a limited time. Hot on the heels off their recent Lollapalooza performance, Nine Inch Nails have just released ‘Copy Of A’, the second single off forthcoming album ‘Hesitation Marks’ and a song that went over big at the Chicago music festival (it was the […]
Gary Numan Releases New Single ‘I Am Dust’, discusses new album details. Electronic music pioneer Gary Numan just released a new single ‘I Am Dust.‘ It’s from the upcoming, long in the works album ‘Splinter’ which will be released October 14th. Listen to it below: In an interview with Stereogum, Numan discussed the album’s difficult […]
