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Album "Pretty Hate Machine" (1989)
Video: 'Fringe' Promo Featuring Nine Inch Nails' Song
October 22, 2009 03:10:42There will be a new TV spot for "Fringe" airing on Thursday, October 22 night during Game 5 of American League Championship Series. The interesting part is, it utilizes a song by Nine Inch Nails which has been altered by the frontman Trent Reznor to fit the supernatural show.
"Zero Sum", one of the tracks in the band's 2007 album "Year Zero", has been mashed with a dialogue by William Bell, the character played by Leonard Nimoy. Furthermore, if one plays the song in a computer, he or she will be able to find a familiar glyph from the show on the sound waves.
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails Gets Hitched
October 19, 2009 02:10:13Trent Reznor of rock band Nine Inch Nails is now a married man. The music star wed his fiancee Mariqueen Maandig in a ceremony held on Saturday, October 17. It was Trent's bandmate Danny Lohner who shared the wedding news with public, tweeting "Goths the world over will mourn this day - off to a wedding".
In addition to the short message, Danny also tweeted a picture of the newlyweds. The picture showed Trent and his bride Mariqueen dancing together with the caption "Congrats!" Famed photographer Robert Evans, who shot Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding, as well as that of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, photographed the ceremony, E! News reports.
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor Engaged to Singer Girlfriend
May 05, 2009 01:05:12Nine Inch Nails' founding member, Trent Reznor, is engaged to his singer girlfriend Mariqueen Maandig. The news was publicly shared through a message posted on the official website of Mariqueen's band West Indian Girl.
"In case [you] haven't heard the news, Mariqueen got engaged," so read part of the post. "Everyone in the West Indian Girl camp is super excited and happy for her. Q's an awesome person, friend and bandmate, and she couldn't be marrying a cooler guy."
Nine Inch Nails Plan Temporary Timeout After World Tour
February 17, 2009 03:02:34Rock band Nine Inch Nails will temporarily withdraw from music industry after their upcoming tour is wrapped up, so frontman Trent Reznor confirms. Plotting to hit the road with Jane's Addiction, they promise to bring "much more raw, spontaneous and less scripted" gigs.
"In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I've been thinking for some time now it's time to make NIN disappear for a while," Reznor writes on the band's official website. "Last year's 'Lights in the Sky' tour was something I'm quite proud of and seems like the culmination of what I could pull off in terms of an elaborate production."
Josh Freese to Resign From Nine Inch Nails
October 10, 2008 03:10:58Nine Inch Nails' frontman, Trent Reznor, reveals that the band's current drummer, Josh Freese, will leave the band after completing San Antonio's live performance held on October 23. "Josh Freese fans, be sure to check out a show on the upcoming North American leg of the tour, as sadly they will be the last ones he's playing with us. He informed me he's leaving the tour at the end of this year," he says.
Speaking further about their future relationship after the break-up, Trent convinces that they will still be friends. "Yes, we are still dear friends. No, I'm not sure what we are going to do," he explains in a statement.
Nine Inch Nails Bring in Robin Finck for Summer Tour
April 08, 2008 03:04:01Nine Inch Nails which on paper is a one band man, has re-hired Robin Finck to play the guitar for the band's Summer tour. Finck played for the rock band in mid '90s before joining Guns N' Roses in 1996 as Slash's replacement until early 2000s and contributing work on the Axl Rose-fronted band's long-delayed album "Chinese Democracy".
This would be the second time Finck rejoins Nine Inch Nails for he had a brief reunion with the band in 1999 and 2000. This time they will travel in a 24 dates trek that begins July 25 at Pemberton Festival, British Columbia and ends September 6 in Inglewood, CA. The band will also bring along new bassist Rich Fownes who also serves similar duty for UNKLE.
2008 Lollapalooza Festival Line-Up Leaked Out!
April 05, 2008 11:04:07The official line-up for this year's Lollapalooza Festival will be announced on Monday, March 7 via Lollapalooza.com but outside sources leaked out some names that will grace the stage. Among those who are tapped as the main attractions this year include Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine and Radiohead.
This year, the music event will take place at Chicago's Grant Park over a three-day course weekend starting from August 1. A report on Chicago Sun-Times also cited an industry insider confirming the appearances of The Raconteurs, Bloc Party, Wilco, Battles, Stephen Malkmus, Girl Talk, Cat Power, The Black Keys, Broken Social Scene and Mates of State.
Kanye West Headlining Virgin Festival in Baltimore
April 03, 2008 02:04:50Kanye West is among the star-studded line up that will grace the stage of the annual Virgin Mobile Festival this year. Virgin founder and CEO Richard Branson announced that the rapper will be accompanied by Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Jack Johnson, and the reunited Stone Temple Pilots in the Baltimore leg.
Approaching its third year, the I.M.P.-produced festival will be held over two days weekend starting August 9 in Baltimore, M.D.. Tickets can be obtained through Ticketmaster in the coming weeks and any kind of information regarding the festival can be found on VirginMobileFestival.com.
Nine Inch Nails Ask Fans to Create Videos for 'Ghost'
March 18, 2008 11:03:50Following the indie release of their latest album "Ghosts I - IV", Nine Inch Nails are also taking new approaches for its promotional campaign. The band fronted by Trent Reznor are asking fans to contribute videos for the tracks in the instrumental album.
In a collaboration with YouTube, Reznor announced that fans can enter the competition which winning video will air on the video-sharing site. Reznor and his team will personally select the winning clip.
"The concept is for you to take whatever tracks you feel inspired by from Ghosts... and create what you feel should accompany them visually," Reznor announced.
Jay-Z Headlines 1st Pemberton Fest With NIN and Coldplay
March 14, 2008 12:03:29Pemberton Festival has put an impressive line-up for its first ever event that is set to take place July 25-27 in Pemberton, B.C. Among the numerous acts on the bill Jay-Z, Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails, Serj Tankian and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are announced as the headliners.
According to Billboard.com, the festival is part of Live Nation's production with Good Boy Productions. The latter is the joint venture between Coldplay manager Dave Holmes and Depeche Mode manager Jonathan Kessler. There will be two stages set up to contain more than 50 acts plus a dance stage.
Nine Inch Nails Going Through a Line-Up Change?
September 29, 2007 02:09:37
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor has hinted a change in his band's formation. The frontman may split up with his live band which currently is comprised of Josh Freese on drum, Aaron North on guitar, Jeordie White on bass and Alessandro Cortini on keyboard.
"At this point, I want to switch things around a bit," Reznor said. "I see other ways I can present Nine Inch Nails' material in concert. Something more challenging, something new. I don't want it to go stale. The idea of five guys making music for two hours, while it's the culmination of fine-tuning over a lot of years, has got to change. I want to whittle things down."
Korn Selecting Songs to Cover for New Album
July 20, 2007 02:07:18
A new direction to Korn's highly anticipated album has been unveiled. The nu metal band may have a set of songs that are fully covers for the untitled album that is arriving July 31 via Virgin.
Frontman Jonathan Davis told Billboard, "We've already done, like, 'Love My Way' from Psychedelic Furs. We've done 'We Care a Lot' from Faith No More [and Nine Inch Nails'] 'Head Like a Hole.' Those are already recorded. We just gotta get in and do some more."
Nine Inch Nails Counteracts Piracy of "Year Zero"
April 10, 2007 01:04:09
Tired of the piracy acted upon their latest album "Year Zero", Nine Inch Nails made the tracks available in the band's website. This act is triggered by the two recent leaks of the album within a week.
On April 1, a low quality recording of the album went out on a number of peer-to-peer networks. Three days later, a better quality, presumably the promotional disc surfaced in other sites. Trent Reznor finally took action by commissioning Chicago's Q101 to circulate the entire tracks on the radio station.
Headliners in the 2007 Reading and Leeds Festival
March 20, 2007 03:03:21
The 2007 Reading and Leeds Festival has recruited a new string of bands to perform in the event this summer. The headliners are the multiple Grammy award winning Red Hot Chili Peppers, the newly reunited rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and also half-English half-Swedish Indie pop band Razorlight.
The annual event which is also popular as Carling Weekend, will begin on August 24. The event's official website also informs that Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Fall Out Boy, Bloc Party and Nine Inch Nails are among some of the bands performing. These bands will have their gigs on the second round of the three-day weekend.
Nine Inch Nails Are Busy Readying Live DVD "Beside You in Time"
December 15, 2006 11:12:16
It's been a busy period for Nine Inch Nails as the alternative rock band is readying "Beside You in Time," a 19-track DVD chronicling their early 2006 "With Teeth" supporting tour.
The DVD, due February 27th next year via Interscope in the U.S., will be released in three formats: standard, high-definition, and Blu-Ray, with the latter two featuring "true high definition video audio," according to the band MySpace.
Pearl Jam & Tom Petty Extended Summer Run
April 20, 2006 11:04:13
Pearl Jam and Tom Petty have agreed to add Milwaukee dates to their summer run. The two music acts have set a June 29-30 stand in Milwaukee at Summerfest, an annual 11-day event also featuring Nine Inch Nails and Mary J. Blige among others.
As for members of Pearl Jam's Ten Club fan organization, they can get a special presale for the Marcus Amphitheater event beginning April 19th, 2006 at $203 for a pair of tickets for each night.
Musicians Do Almost Acoustic Xmas Show for KROQ-FM
November 16, 2005 03:11:38Christmas is coming and everyone is busy to welcome the big day. Christmas tree, candle, mistletoe, and things related with the celebration are everywhere. As of our musicians, they are also busy with the preparation for the Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM's annual Almost Acoustic Xmas show to be held December 10-11 at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk.
Those who have signed on to perform on the show among others are Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Coldplay, The White Stripes, System of a Down, and Korn. Get the turn to perform on the first night is NIN, System of a Down, Korn, Fall Out Boy, Thrice, Rise Against and Avenged Sevenfold. Whereas, the next evening will see performances by Depeche Mode, The White Stripes, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, Nada Surf, Hot Hot Heat and The Bravery.
NIN to Re-Release Pretty Hate Machine
October 31, 2005 09:10:10Music group Nine Inch Nails recently revealed their plan to re-release their 1989 album "Pretty Hate Machine." Originally released by US independent label TVT it once was auctioned of during an asset sale earlier this year. As for the newly version, it will hit the shops on November 21. "Pretty Hate Machine" carries songs, like "Head Like A Hole," "Terrible Lie" and "Down In It."
Wilma Destroys Dozens of Weekend Entertainment
October 22, 2005 11:10:22Mother Nature maybe is mad. In succession to Hurricane Katrina and Stan, now occurs Hurricane Wilma that destroys almost everything from housing, people, to entertainment.
Days ago MTV cancelled its Latin America Music Video Awards ceremony, which slated to be held Thursday night in a seaside park south of Cancun. Just now, rock band ZZ Top has canceled two weekend concerts in Florida that include Friday's show at Centennial Park in Fort Myers and their appearance at Saturday's Biketoberfest at the new Destination Daytona complex in nearby Ormond Beach.
NIN to Play Voodoo Fest
October 18, 2005 02:10:31The Voodoo Music Experience, which previously scheduled to take place in New Orleans on October 29-30, has been moved to another city due to the Hurricane Katrina. Yet the show must go on and so it will be held on October 29 in New Orleans and the following night in Memphis.
Has been tapped to perform is Nine Inch Nails who will play both nights. Also confirmed to play in Memphis among others are Secret Machines, Cake, North Mississippi Allstars, New York Dolls, Carl Cox, Better Than Ezra, The Decemberists and HIM. Proceeds from the Voodoo Music Experience will benefit a host of Katrina-related charities, including the New Orleans Restoration Fund, Habitat for Humanity and Bring New Orleans Back.
New Drummer Joining Nine Inch Nails in Tour
October 11, 2005 11:10:30It's close to a month that Nine Inch Nails have been touring with Queens of the Stone Age. Though, the ride seems incomplete with the absence of NIN regular drummer Jerome Dillon due to health concerns. Thus, the music group has tapped Australian Alex Carapetis to fill in during its ongoing fall tour.
NIN leader Trent Reznor wrote on the band's Web site "I can't begin to tell you what a difficult job it is to replace your drummer in this band, and these guys have truly risen to the high-pressure situation that it is." Following such decision, Carapetis already played his first show with Nine Inch Nails on Friday in Chicago.
NIN Chalenges Fans 'Only' Remix
July 09, 2005 10:07:01Experiencing tremendous success with the single "The Hand That Feeds," Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails once again inviting fanatics to download his band's new single, "Only," and to remix or alter it any way they choose. Both tracks are taken from NIN's "With Teeth" (Nothing/Interscope) and commenting on this, Courtney Holt, Interscope Records head of new media and strategic marketing said "This has been a great avenue for Nine Inch Nails to connect with fans."
This time the song has been opened to both Mac and PC users by posting the track in Ableton Live, Digidesign Pro Tools LE and Sony Acid Xpress/Pro in addition to Garageband. In support, Interscope has partnered with MySpace.com to create an online community site for people to upload their remixes, vote for their favorites and comment about their experiences in a blog. What's important is that opening the download file requires agreeing to a license that preserves all of the original rights.
MTV Loses Nine Inch Nails
May 30, 2005 09:05:19MTV must be upset in hearing that rock band Nine Inch Nails have on Friday said they canceled plans to perform on next week's MTV Movie Awards. The band has, at first, set as a performance backdrop at the event, singing their latest hit single "The Hand That Feeds."
Yet, if MTV still wants them to perform, then the network should allow them to sing the song along with what the band claims as an unmolested image of George W. Bush as the backdrop. Apparently, MTV tend to percieve the use of the image as something offensive. Further the network explains that they had been "uncomfortable with their performance being built around a partisan political statement."
NIN' "With Teeth" Tops the Pop Charts
May 12, 2005 09:05:36Nine Inch Nail's studio album "With Teeth," spawned such hit singles as "The Hand That Feeds," debuted at number 1 on the pop charts for the week ending Sunday, taking in 272,000 copies. This achievement marks "With Teeth" as the fourth album in four weeks to open at number one in the wake of 50 Cent's impressive six-week run on top.
Placed at #2 was Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi," followed then by Rob Thomas' new released titled "Something To Be." 50 Cent's "The Massacre" was debuted at #4, while Bruce Springsteen's "Devil and Dust" at #5. At #6 to #10 in succession was "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" by John Williams, "Love, Angel, Music, Baby" by Gwen Stefani, "Il Divo" by Il Divo, Fall Out Boy's "From Under the Cork" and Mike Jones' "Who Is Mike Jones?."
Nine Inch Nails to Perform at 2005 MTV Movie Award
May 11, 2005 10:05:41The 2005 MTV Movie Awards, set to held June 4 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, will among others perform Nine Inch Nails and Eminem. On the 14th annual awards show, Nine Inch Nails will perform their single "The Hand That Feeds," and Eminem will perform his new single "Ass Like That."
Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the award presenters of the show include Hilary Swank, Vin Diesel, Jessica Simpson, Johnny Knoxville, Jessica Alba, Hilary Duff, Zach Braff, Lindsay Lohan, Billy Bob Thornton and Katie Holmes. The show will then air on June 9th, 2005.
Coldplay Tops on the 6th Coachella Lineup
February 02, 2005 10:02:33Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails dominate the 6th annual Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival, held on April 30 and May 1 in Indio, California. They are the top two listed to perform in that significant event "surpassing" other performers, including Weezer, the Chemical Brothers, Snow Patrol, Tegan & Sara, Keane, and Prodigy.
For those who want to watch their performance can buy the festival tickets that go on sale this Saturday noon on February 5, 2005 at all Ticketmaster outlets and ticketmaster.com cost $80 for one day and $150 for a two-day pass.
