Sunday, 5/11/08

The Slip storms last.fm's weekly charts.

Much like when Ghosts I-IV came out, Nine Inch Nails have dominated this week's last.fm weekly charts - all top 10 slots!

Thanks to all the geeky ETS members for posting about it.

(Screenshot)

Reported by icklekitty at 15:02

Saturday, 5/10/08

Meat all up on your grill

Here's another Meathead Perspective update. I hope this makes up for last Thanksgiving when I accidentally urinated all over the turkey. CAN'T A GUY START OVER

Reported by meathead at 22:59

93x give away Nails and Rods

Patryk and culero wrote in to tell us about a contest on 93x in Minnesota that could win you some super prizes including A FREE FISING ROD (wtf)

NIN tickets go on sale Saturday morning at 10.
Listen, 93X radio tells ya when to text or call to win.

THIS WEEKEND WIN:
o NINE INCH NAILS tickets – Sat. Aug 2 – Target Center
o A free fishing rod from Thorne Brothers
o Qualify for a 93X Concert fly-away for two, to Hollywood, California
o Attend NINE INCH NAILS rehearsal
o A night time movie screening in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
o And the 1st NINE INCH NAILS concert of the North American tour
o Including airfare, hotel and passes, courtesy of Jam Productions

The grand prize winner gets back to see NIN August 2 - Target Center…

Reported by icklekitty at 08:36

Thursday, 5/08/08

Another Faction Update A.K.A. Travis Scott Rules

_bREYDE_b sent this in to us - (Also, this serves as a reminder for those who haven't yet emailed Travis, please do so ASAP to get your name on the list!)

Faction Group,

My name is Travis Scott and I am an investigator with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection. As you know I am the one that is in charge of the investigation of Faction.

First off I would like to thank everyone for all of the email messages, it has been a great help for me creating a nice list of those who still have orders that are unfulfilled as well as building my case and gathering evidence. I apologize in advance if any of you get this email more than once as I may have you on my email list more than once.

I spoke with Jason Lynes yesterday 5/7/08 and we have made an arrangement where Jason is getting me all of the information about his orders, inventory and such. At this point a large shipment will be going out this weekend and from there Jason will be reporting to me every week on his progress to fulfill all of the other orders. If he at any point fails in our agreement I have made him aware of the fines and charges he will be facing for violations of Utah State Consumer Sales Practices Act.

Everyone will be getting either a refund or their order filled.

I ask that as you begin to get refunds or receive your orders that you send me a quick email stating your name, address, and what you received. This is so that I can confirm that Jason is complying. Beyond that I will keep in contact with you of the progress being made.

Thank you for all of your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Travis Scott - Investigator
Utah Division of Consumer Protection

Reported by Lt. Randazzo at 20:37

Wednesday, 5/07/08

The Slip In The News, again.

Got a bunch more articles and reviews for you all

The Lefsetz Letter
IGN - nice review.
411mania - fan review.
LA Times
Chicage Tribune
The New Yorker
Also, if you've just received your Ghost I-IV deluxe limited edition a reminder that nin-au is compiling an owner's list, so feel free to send photos of your copy.

Thanks Tamara, alex, DiscoBunny, kerplooey, Dan K, Artemisian and anyone I forgot.

Reported by naut at 21:22

Tuesday, 5/06/08

Digital music distribution veteran praises Reznor's efforts

Ian Rogers' blog at FISTFULAYEN neatly summarizes just about all the major things Trent has been doing in the last year to drive the paradigm of music distribution to new levels. We typically don't post about blog posts like that, but that's a pat on the back from someone who knows what's up. So if you get a moment, Digg it and/or spread the word however you prefer.

Reported by leviathant at 14:40

42 Entertainment win Webby Awards

42 Entertainment were the People's Voice Winner in *both* the categories they were nominated for in this year's Webby Awards. They were of course nominated for the massive Year Zero ARG campaign.

They were successful in the Integrated Campaign and the Other Advertising: Branded Content categories.

Well done to 42 Entertainment and thanks to everyone who voted!!!

Thanks Adrian for the alert.

Reported by naut at 02:53

Monday, 5/05/08

The Slip In The News

Here's a rundown of all the major websites who published news about The Slip -

The NY Times
The BBC
Synthopia (Review)
Rolling Stone
Spin (Using an old photo)
Wired
G4 (Where you can watch a video of the incredibly hot Kristin Holt actually talking about it)
Billboard (Also using an old pic)

Thanks to everyone who submitted links.

Reported by Lt. Randazzo at 21:31

New Album: The Slip

is available for FREE download in multiple (mp3, FLAC, M4A Apple lossless and 24/96 WAVE) formats at nin.com!

Go here for the download links.

File contains PDF with artwork and credits. The lyrics are also embedded in the file tags.

Also: DIGG IT!

Reported by naut at 01:22

Sunday, 5/04/08

Reminder: nin-au.com's attempt to catalogue limited edition Ghosts sets

As many of us who shelled out our $300 earlier this year are now recieving despatch confirmation emails, and in some lucky cases, the product already, this seems like a choice time to mention nin-au.com's Halo 26 Limited Edition Owners' List again.

Just contact the site with:

1) A clear photo of your package's unique number.

2) A clear photo of your package's unique Giclée print.

3) The country you and your item are located in.

You can spread the word by digging it here

Reported by icklekitty at 12:59

Saturday, 5/03/08

Pile of meat

Hot, fresh new meat, delivered right to your door! Even though you never ordered it! Sorry, no refunds!

Reported by meathead at 12:59

Presale dates up at nin.com

If you weren't aware nin.com has updated with *nearly* all the presale information for the upcoming US tour.
So if you haven't signed up yet and want the chance to secure tickets early you should do so very soon!

Reported by naut at 03:43

Friday, 5/02/08

New song: Echoplex

Released through a Facebook application?!?!?!

Again the file tells us to go to nin.com on May 5.

Thanks to everyone who wrote in!

Reported by naut at 18:57

'Ghosts' Limited Edition packages have started arriving

The ultra mega super duper Limited Edition 'Ghosts' packages have started to arrive in the arms of lucky purchasers, and they look even better than expected (etched metal NIN faceplate? yowza!) and feature some other unexpected surprises too.

Check out pics and a nifty slideshow on ETS

Thanks to all who posted info



EDIT: Also, Ryan over at The Aus NIN forum is compiling an archive of Ghosts LE numbers and who received them (more info here) so please take a second to join up and let him know what unique number you got. Pics are also most welcome. Contact Ryan and he'll do the rest.

Reported by eatyourblud at 17:27

Virgin Festival Details

Virgin Festival line up details are complete, with NIN playing on Sunday August 10.

The Virgin site has all the info you need. Tickets go on general sale Saturday May 3! (Apparently there was an early sale through Ticketmaster)
They are $175 for 2 days or $97.50 for 1 day.

Thanks to those who submitted the info!

Reported by naut at 07:09