Pages tagged “trent reznor”

Travis Morrison Announces Retirement, Social Networking Aspirations

By Ani Vrabel on 3:00 PM on July 8, 2009

Google Travis Morrison these days, and the first thing that will pop up is a site simply titled "RETIRED." Yes, friends, according to the Web site of former the Dismemberment Plan frontman/solo artist, the man has taken himself out of the game. "No shows, no records, no bands," the page reads. "Just relaxing in Brooklyn. Befriend me on facebook. I'm so nice!"... read more

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NIN's Trent Reznor Raises More Than $645k for Fan in Need

By Caroline Klibanoff on 3:00 PM on May 26, 2009

Twittering Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor opened a campaign last Wednesday to raise money for Eric De La Cruz, a Nevada Medicaid patient in need of a heart transplant. Both Nine Inch Nails and tour mates Jane's Addiction are offering special deals for the remaining shows on their tour to fundraise for De La Cruz's hopeful transplant.... read more

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TuneCore and Amazon Partner for On Demand CD Service

By Rachel Dovey on 4:50 PM on May 22, 2009

While the new Kindle may not be able to pronounce our president's name, the whole digital world hasn't gone straight to hell. According to Wired, TuneCore is gearing up to partner with Amazon's on-demand CD-printing and distribution service.... read more

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Twelve 1:37-Long Songs for the 137th Day of 2009

By Rachael Maddux on 7:00 AM on May 17, 2009

Today, May 17th, is the 137th day of 2009. On this day in 1792, the New York Stock Exchange was formed. In 1875, Louisville, Ky., hosted the very first Kentucky Derby. And in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that racial segregation was unconstitutional—nice move, dudes! Bob Saget, Sugar Ray Leonard, Enya and Trent Reznor were all born on this date in various years, so happy birthday to that motley crew. Only slightly more surprising than the fact that Enya and Trent Reznor have anything in common is that there are quite a lot of good songs clocking in at... read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

10 Musicians Worth Following on Twitter

By Josh Jackson on 5:00 AM on April 21, 2009

Now that the Twitter universe has expanded to fans of The View and What Happens in Vegas, it's time to figure out whose 140-character tweets are worth reading. More than just concert announcements and what they had for breakfast—the miniature prose of these 10 musicians is almost as interesting as (or, in one case, more interesting than) their music. (And fake Tom Waits has been removed)...1. ?uestlove (The Roots) - questlove Best recent tweet: on behalf of big dudes everywhere: im TIRED of mofos thinking im not aware if i sit on a remote or keys or a samurai sword... read more

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Nine Inch Nails to stop touring for a while?

By Michael Saba on 9:44 AM on December 12, 2008

Nine Inch Nails has had at least a couple prolific years since 2005's With Teeth, so it's understandable if they want to take a breather for a bit (penchant for surprise-album releases notwithstanding). Frontman Trent Reznor revealed that they'll probably be doing just that, following the conclusion of next year's Australian tour.... read more

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