Deerhunter puts a release date on Microcastle, tours
If 2006's Cryptograms helped rocket Atlanta ambient-rock royalty Deerhunter to national attention, 2007's Fluorescent Grey EP embedded some diamonds into the band's throne. And while what's next in the sovereign progression is not entirely clear (annexing local acts for natural resources? monarchical oppression of fan-constituents?), we know this much: on Oct. 28, the band will release its newest LP, Microcastle, on Kranky and 4AD.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSaul Williams to tour, release CD/vinyl Tardust
Saul Williams is what you might call a modern-day renaissance man. He acts, he writes, he dances, he slams, he raps... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNIN releases The Slip completely digitally, completely free
Nine Inch Nailers (Rezinators?), now is the time you’ve been waiting for! Since 12:01 yesterday morning, Pacific time, the new Nine Inch Nails album, The Slip has been available for free download at NIN.com. You may have heard the single “Discipline” on a radio station or “Echoplex” on iLike, but now you can get the entire album for free. You couldn’t even pay for it if you wanted to, because there are no retail partners involved yet. However, if you absolutely insist, the album should be released on CD and vinyl sometime in July, and surely someone will let you... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNine Inch Nails release new, partially-free album
This weekend, Trent Reznor released the latest Nine Inch Nails album—Ghosts I-IV, which he dubs "a soundtrack for daydreams"—into the raging torrents. Freed from the constraints of his former, longtime label Interscope Records, Reznor is practicing what he very loudly preached in the months preceding the end of his Interscope contract, offering the 36-track, instrumental album in a tiered pricing plan (and "multiple digital and physical formats") that begins at $0. There are two digital-only options for entering Ghosts world: The free download includes MP3s of the nine tracks on Ghosts 1, LAME encoded at 320 kbps and DRM-free, plus... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTVT Records to claim Chapter 11 bankruptcy?
On Tuesday, TVT Records reportedly fired all but 20 staff members without a dismissal wage in preparation of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the end of the week. Even as recently as 2006, TVT was named Billboard’s number one independent label, according to the label’s site. In the days since Steve Gottlieb founded TVT in his New York City apartment, circa 1985, the label has seen a wide range of artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Lil Jon, Guided by Voices and the Polyphonic Spree bear its insignia. But it hasn’t consistently been with pride, it seems. In recent... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNIN forced to halt digital release of remix album
Just when you thought they were out of the woods, Nine Inch Nails is thwarted once more by their ex-label. After expressing extreme distaste with the company’s distribution of the band’s music, leading man Trent Reznor officially broke ties with Interscope Records/Universal Management last month. Freed from the stifling grasp of their label, NIN went forward with plans to digitally release their remix album Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D. Unfortunately, instead of finding the jazzed up recordings that were supposed to drop today, when fans went to the designated site they were redirected to Nine Inch Nails' home page where words from Reznor... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNIN digitally release Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D Nov. 20
Freed from the shackles of their previous recording contract with Interscope Records, Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails have the liberty to do whatever they want with their next album. So, they are cutting out the middle man and going along with the recent trend of digital releases. On Nov. 20, Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D will be available for purchases for download on Amazon. The album will also be sold in CD and spiffy collectible vinyl form. Though the title of NIN’s remixed album looks as arbitrary as the letters that a deranged kitten would paw across a keyboard, it actually translates into... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTrent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails go free
It appears that Trent Reznor's Australian outburst last month was a precursor to something much bigger. Hot on the heels of Radiohead opting to distribute its new album digitally, Reznor has pulled the plug on his band's contentious relationship with Interscope Records. Not only that, but he hopes to keep his band a completely independent entity henceforth. Yesterday, the following message appeared on NIN.com from Reznor: "Hello everyone. I've waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTrent Reznor to fans: "Steal away!"
At a recent gig in Sydney, Australia, Trent Reznor had some interesting words for his local admirers: He'd make for a great populist politician, wouldn't he? Considering that Australia once hosted an extended system of British penal colonies, it figures that Reznor would call on these folk to buck the system. That, and the fact that his band's new record is retailing at $30 down there. Reznor has been on a bit of a "fight the machine" bender lately, as he recently dissed this year's Smashing Pumpkins reunion as "corporate." Awww, shucks Trent. Billy Corgan's gotta eat too, you know.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTrent Reznor pitching/planning television show
According to numerous reports, the most-relevant dark prince of rock and sole proprietor of Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, is developing a television series based on his latest album, Year Zero. Reznor told a U.K. magazine, "We’re about to pitch it to the network, so we’re a couple of weeks away from meeting all of the main people, and we’ll see what happens. We may record a new soundtrack for the show. We’ll see, but there’s already the Year Zero record attached to the story.” Whether or not Reznor himself will star in the show is undetermined, but we can... read more
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