Many of you know that NIN is very near and dear to my heart. I’m happy to be able to host the official Bay Area...
My quick letter to this organization that calls themselves ‘Keep America Safe‘ who recently said offensive things about two of my favorite rock stars, Trent...
Let’s just say that Nine Inch Nails has been like my lover…perhaps my best friend….for a long time. NIN has been there with me through...
It was one of the craziest decisions I’ve ever made. I had decided to not go to the rescheduled NIN show at the Henry Fonda...
With the amount of shows I travel to, it was bound to happen at some point. Canceled. The C word. The final Nine Inch Nails...
Last night, the unthinkable happened. When Trent Reznor told us that there would be special guests and surprises on this final mini-tour, I don’t think...
I decided to approach this show like I was going to see any other band. I went to dinner, and went to the show shortly...
1992: I’m twelve years old, and I’m sneaking MTV late at night. My parents did not like me watching MTV- not because it was ‘the...
There had to be nine of these. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined everything that would happen to me over the course...
It was to be the final show. I slept like a baby in Philly, woke up late, and it was at this point we realized...
I took a red eye flight to Atlanta, and then to Philly for the Camden show. I wasn’t able to sleep, but it really wouldn’t...
I’m very happy to share with you all one of the most exciting experiences of my life. My friend and I made the $1000 donation...
TR quote: “Welcome to Brunch with Nine Inch Nails” NIN/JA Tour Diary 4- Santa Barbara- Broken from hardrockchick on Vimeo. As you can see below,...
Details coming soon!
So…no before and after commentary video for me this time. Why? I was too tired to string together sentences. The last 4 days have been...
It’s kinda long….but here are some before and afters videos of me talking, with SSSC, NIN, and JA footage in the middle. Photos are below....
They wave goodbye to me, I wave right back! Anubis also says goodbye ??
trent reznor fan-interview from wretchi wretch on Vimeo. It all started after the Digg interview, when fans on nin.com were upset about some of the...
Dear Sudjam guys, If you ever are looking for a cool girl with a master’s degree and tech experience to do some usability research on...
Dave Navarro, guitarist for Jane’s Addiction, has an internet radio show called Dark Matter on Indie 103.1, which airs Wednesdays from 10p-12a PST. In light...
I just spent the last 30 minutes discovering new NIN friends in my area. And if you know a NIN fan, you know that we...
Last week, it was announced that Trent Reznor would become the 4th subject in a Digg Dialogg. TR got more questions submitted- 3964- than Republican...
We’ve been hearing about this NIN iPhone app for awhile- my NIN friend actually discovered it’s potential existence while playing Tap Tap NIN (in the...
–Presales for NIN shows caused heart attacks around the U.S. So far, I’ll be at Chula Vista, Las Vegas, Shoreline, and Camden. This time I’ll...
The Good: Really, the great. Thanks again to Rob Sheridan for capturing what is probably my favorite NIN song, The Fragile. NIN: The Fragile live...
I’m doing my tour planning for the NIN tour and I found this funny video of my last NIN show on youtube. Apparently these guys...
After delayed flights and traveling over 30 hours to get home, NIN bestowed several gifts upon us this evening: NIN/DEP Wish HD: NIN: Wish live...
Thank you, Sarah, for posting this video!!!!!! NIN Wish w/ Dillinger Escape Plan Adelaide Soundwave 2.28.09 from Sarah on Vimeo. I see Rob filming….so hopefully...
Oh. My. Gawd. I just had a NIN-O. NIN: Burn Live from on stage, Melbourne 2.25.09 [HD] from Nine Inch Nails on Vimeo.
via nin.com forums “A few things… We are putting the final touches on our iPhone application and we are aiming to have it in the...
Dayum- awesome live footage shot by Rob Sheridan at a recent Nine Inch Nails show in Sydney: 1,000,000 Live from on stage, Sydney 2.22.09 [HD]...
First, via Twitter: Then, the lights went out mid set in Sydney: NIN Sydney 2.24.09 – Mid-show Power Outage [HD] from Nine Inch Nails on...
I knew Barack Obama was cool, but not this cool. Interview with Trent Reznor by Triple J. Highlights: –Alarming tweets were due to heat in...
via janesaddiction.com Note from Eric February 19, 2009 it started with a brief email. we had done the NME show a week or so earlier....
The list of musicians utilizing twitter is growing. Ilan Rubin, the new drummer for NIN, has a twitter now. Follow him and get his updates...
NIN and Jane’s Addiction tour news may have leaked on the Coachella boards via a mysterious source. from the Coachella boards: pre sales in a...
image from wikipedia Major lol. I guess he learned a thing or two from the NIN Ghosts release. From the East Bay Express: Take Shrooms...
from nin.com: “Towards the beginning of my career in Nine Inch Nails, our biggest break came in the form of an invitation to perform a...
After about a month of speculation, I feel confident enough to post with near certainty that Reznor is producing JA’s upcoming album, and with a...
The Trent Reznor formula to save the music industry: CWF (connect with fans) + RTB (reason to buy)= fanatics It is kinda weird for me...
So remember a while back when I mentioned that NIN fans were coming together to make a fan made DVD in lieu of the band...
The New Regime’s Coup has been ear candy for me ever since discovering Ilan Rubin through this little band called Nine Inch Nails. Think Muse...
I had a feeling, as I was standing at the rail, watching a cameraman with a consumer HD camera take unsteady footage right in front...
The tour may have ended, but the fun keeps a-comin’! 1. Ghost I-IV, for which I am the proud owner of #1094/2500, was ranked the...
My TR google alerts always reveal interesting things: from atheistmind.com Number 1: Trent Reznor (1965-) Career: American Singer and Producer for Nine Inch Nails Claim...
A very nice interview, Trent (both of you). This proves that bloggers do it better. ~Trent on New Wave, Band Camp, Malcolm Gladwell, Experiencing Music,...
It is with great pleasure that I spent some of my final concert experiences of the year with NIN. Though the 48 hour period following...
Freak-out: Once some of the saner, smarter fans waded through their own personal min-freak-outs, the suggestion was brought up that we should take matters into...
My heart just sank. 12.3.08: curtain call File this one under lost opportunities. I’m very proud of the show we’ve put together for this tour...
Reznor announced Freese’s replacement via nin.com this evening…and the winner is: (from nin.com) “With great pride and excitement I announce the addition of Ilan Rubin...
Sent out via email today: Next Tuesday we will elect the next President of the United States. The result will have great consequences for the...
My hand hurts from my overly exaggerated motions…but I’m digging it. As with guitar hero, sometimes I feel the beats seem a bit off from...
I recently received your survey, and I have to say, I was impressed. You wanted to know all sorts of things about us fans to...
So this is what it looks like from the back! Wired has a great article and video montage about the stage design for NIN’s Lights...
Metromix posted these reasons. 1. Geeky- Agreed 2. Fans- Check 3. Live shows- ditto 4. Sci-fi- yep 5. “It’s a guy thing”. A guy thing!...
…like any good David Lynch film, I laughed and was confused through the entire thing.
It’s been 2 days of extreme highs and extreme lows. I am fully convinced that the Oakland show was just a warm up for what...
The men of NIN invaded SF yesterday, posting not-so-cryptic photos of their down to earth meals and strolling around the streets of our beautiful city....
A slightly old Rolling Stone article discusses how China is strict with letting in bands to tour in their country. Apparently Avril Lavigne and Good...
Enjoy. I’m surprised that he’s opening the door on his personal life a bit. Dinner with dad? This guy knows how to fuel the fire....
Here’s what I was talking about: Oct. 28 – Orlando, FL – UCF Arena Oct. 29 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Oct....
…revealed through the NIN.com forum beta. Can’t pull together a collective list, but I might be able to hit up Portland, Sacramento, and Las Vegas...
Meathead pokes fun at Reznor’s recent show cancellations due to throat issues, his obsession with all things Apple, and groupies…..it’s a good one.
Nice little piece on Reznor’s tour strategy. There are some really bizarre quotes in there that seem a little uncharacteristic…but, OK.
Another lovely video here.
Behold, he speaks, and he speaks of great things… It just keeps getting better. I’m not worthy.
It amazes me that, while I write about NIN on a regular basis, this will be my first official HRC review of them. It was...
…Until my NIN show in Seattle (1/3 for this tour)! 8 reasons why I heart Reznor: The Fragile= le bomb
My limited edition goodies should be coming soon…wonder what numbers I’ll get this time…
1. NIN plots tour using Google Earth. 2. Mysterious ? pops up in LA. Someone goes there and finds this: 3. Spiralers go apeshit and...
It’s not just some other show, it’s a NIN show. It’s going to be an experience. We’ve been provided with a sampler so that we...
Found in: ‘Piggy’: Hey pig piggy pig pig pig ‘March of the Pigs’: All the pigs are all lined up ‘Last’: Pigs we get what...
This entry marks a new segment within my NIN entries, where I will analyze common phrases and/or words found in NIN songs. First up is:...
Got my presale tickets to the first US show of the tour. The presale went pretty smoothly, but the tickets are more expensive than they...
Nanee nanee boo boo. This is cool. Really cool. See the unveiling of #1092/2500:
Sick- now I am going to have to go to one of those shows….read my A Place to Bury Strangers review here.
woohoo- we still get special entrances…but i’m still skeptical. i don’t like the sound of ‘work in progress‘. Glad to hear Lexington will go first-...
NIN did it again and surprised everyone by releasing a new single today via….the radio. It seems that sobriety+no record company has turned Trent Reznor...
R.I.P., Spiral. Oh, how you were so good to me. I hope your dismissal doesn’t ruin my plans to travel for this tour, as the...
It appears that a guy has embarked on an effort to get Trent to assist him in proposing to his girlfriend at a show on...
Digital releases. Video contests. General shunning of record in record industry traditionalism. It’s a head to head race of creativity and reinvention, resulting in a...
2 weeks, 2 hours, now. My birthday came early!! In the ultimate example of one-upping and middle fingering the music industry, TR releases a new...
1 day late on the 2 week promise….we might be getting something any minute now. After the ‘tick tock…tick tock’ and ‘soon’ posts yesterday, I’m...
Trent posted the simple ‘2 weeks‘ on Feb. 16th, and I am now going to allow the thoughts to consume me as I count down...
Yeah, I paid the $5 for Saul William’s album, Niggy Tardust. I steal 90% of my music- but for this, I paid. Why? Because in...
If you’re a NIN fanboy/girl, and you’ve never seen a meathead cartoon, catch up here. The latest one, Hangin’ with Jeordie, is quite enjoyable…though I...
Trent and I are pissed that he got dissed by the Grammys. From nin.com: While the music industry is doing everything they possibly can to...
There’s a decent article on western bands touring the East today, and Nine Inch Nails is given as an example of one of the bands....
Y34RZ3R0R3M1X came out today, along with another ranting letter from Trent about Universal halting one of his creative projects.
The Year Zero Remix album has a release date: November 20th. Can’t wait to hear what The Faint has come up with. The release of...
You want to give me a freakin’ heart attack?!? Hey ‘The Star Online‘ and ‘Gigwise‘- why don’t you think before you make the leap of...
Also, on a sad note, could it be that the NIN lineup we’ve all grown to know and love is changing?
Trent and co. are really really pissed off at the promoters of the rock am see Festival in Germany. The didn’t have enough power to...
View the official NIN youtube channel here. A live vid of ‘Me, I’m Not’ is up to further enforce the fact that me, i’m not...
I am currently NIN starved. Seriously, I haven’t seen TR in person in almost a year, and I feel anemic. So, as all of these...
At the Hard Rock Cafe in Austin, my hometown, Aaron was still in The Icarus Line when he performed this very controversial show back in...
NIN were delayed in getting to Russia to start the second leg of their Year Zero tour due to some paperwork issues. Though it’s been...
Trent’s Bridge School performance was rated as #6 of the best benefit performances by Spinner magazine. I was there, 7th row center. Maybe one of...
Please let this be true. Aversion.com reports that The Faint will be remixing an undisclosed song from Year Zero. They are thinking that this might...
The look on the face of the female talking head when she says ‘Art Is Resistance‘ is priceless. Come on, guys. Don’t use this cause...
Ah, tantrum Trent. He’s affected by the perfectionist demon that I oft suffer from as well. Us spiralers love the nuances from show to show,...
Here’s my response: Me, I’m Not included in the meeting In This Twilight. I thought I’d be The Good Soldier, with a Captial G, since...
It’s difficult to review something that I feel so close to and also has had so much said about it. Rather, what I’ll do is...
Good music is rebellious…great music causes change. Go listen to some El-P, stream some Year Zero, and muster your creative juices. Now take it and...
Year Zero is the upcoming Nine Inch Nails album set to drop on April 17th. The shortest turnaround for a new full length NIN album,...