Musings on the past and present state of music, film, and pop culture. Get off my lawn.
Watch: New Nine Inch Nails ‘Came Back Haunted’ Video Directed by David Lynch As hinted at in RollingStone.com last week, Nine Inch Nails have released the official video for Came Back Haunted, the first single from their forthcoming album Hesitation Marks. Click here for my Hesitation Marks review. David Lynch directed the piece, and marks […]
Nine Inch Nails Release New Song Came Back Haunted. Album and Tour Details also revealed. Last week Trent Reznor surprised Nine Inch Nails fans with the announcement that a new Nine Inch Nails album was finished, and that it would be released later this year via Columbia records. Well last night came this announcement via […]
When Trent Reznor announced earlier this year that he was resurrecting Nine Inch Nails for a series of shows, fans were also hoping new music would follow. And now there’s confirmation from Reznor himself that new material is on the way. **UPDATED: Click here for my Hesitation Marks review. The news came via the band’s […]
Album Review: ‘Sound City: Real to Reel’. Dave Grohl and The Sound City Players makes a soundtrack worthy of his excellent documentary. [rating=4] Last month Dave Grohl released his wonderful documentary ‘Sound City‘ (click here to read my review). It told the history of the studio where he, and many other famed musicians recorded many iconic […]
Nine Inch Nails returns with new tour and revamped lineup. Trent Reznor has been busy lately. In addition to starting a new music streaming service, he’s working with his new band How To Destroy Angels and participating in The Sound City Players and the upcoming Queens Of The Stone Age album (both featuring Dave Grohl and […]
The Top 15 Lyricists in Alternative Rock It’s easy to pinpoint your favorite vocalists. Lung power, pitch and emotion make identification easy. And not every song needs great lyrics. There are plenty of great songs where wordplay is negligible at best. But when you can find a song whose words hit you deeply, you’re […]
Prong Carved Into Stone Review: [rating=5] It’s been almost 6 years since we last heard from Prong. Guest duties in Ministry and Danzig have preoccupied frontman and lead guitarist Tommy Victor and sidelined his labor of love, but now they return with their new album ‘Carved Into Stone’ (out April 24th on Steamhammer/SPV Records). I’m […]
Okay, well here we are for round 2 of my picks for the TOP 30 best film soundtracks of all time (you can find part 1 here) Let’s begin. 18. “Lost In Translation” I can’t attest to being a huge fan of Sofia Coppola or of this film. I didn’t dislike it mind […]
