Tuesday, 11/24/09

Bridge School Collection #4 is now available

Clicking on http://bit.ly/NIN-BridgeSchool should open up iTunes to the Bridge School Collection volume 4, featuring tracks by Ministry, Regina Spektor, Tom Waits with the Kronos Quartet, oh and Hurt and The Fragile by Trent Reznor. While this presents a good opportunity to listen to some music you might not otherwise be familiar with, this link will open up just to Trent's contributions. Remember, proceeds from this album benefit Neil Young's Bridge School:

An innovative organization educating children with severe speech and physical impairments through the use of
  • creative approaches to education and communication
  • augmentative and alternative communication systems and assistive technology
  • extensive involvement of families and community

The Bridge School is composed of four interrelated programs: Education, Transition, Outreach and Research. Explore our Web site to learn about who we are, what we believe, and ways you can benefit and contribute to the ongoing programs, projects, and activities that move all people closer to a life without barriers to education, participation and communication.

If you'd like to donate more than the $20 the album costs, they take credit for straight-up donations on their website.

Hopefully forthcoming volumes of the Bridge School Collection will see the release of more of the tracks performed by Trent Reznor and company. It's one of my favorite bootlegs, and it's nice to hear the audio in this quality, with the money going to such a great institution.

Addendum: You may or may not have noticed that the link I posted goes through LinkShare before hitting iTunes. (Affiliate money comes out of Apple's bottom line, not the artists' bottom line) Any affiliate money generated from click-throughs on the link here on the Hotline will be donated directly to the Bridge School - and at that time I'll ask nicely if they could put more of the NIN material (audio OR video) out as well.

Reported by leviathant at 01:10

Monday, 11/23/09

Tracks from Reznor's Bridge School performance get official release

guilty wrote in with news posted to 24 bit, where they break down some information on volume 4 of the Bridge School Collection, volume 4. According to the official website for Tegan and Sara (who will also appear on volume 4), the tracks on volume 4 include Hurt and The Fragile, as performed on October 22nd 2006 at that year's Bridge School Benefit. The album is available on Tuesday through the iTunes store, and proceeds go to the Bridge School.

For more information, visit that Tegan and Sara news page. We'll remind you on Tuesday, too.

Reported by leviathant at 01:56

Saturday, 11/14/09

NIN Historian Purging Again

The NIN Historian is doing some massive updates to the site and cleaning out the closet as well. Just fired up a new link of items for sale. Check back often.. I'll keep updating when I find new goodies to offer up to the NIN Community!

Check it out here:and give some NIN swag a new home

Reported by ninhistorian at 17:40

Wednesday, 11/11/09

Free download: The New Regime Coup

From nin.com: We are pleased to offer you The New Regime's debut album 'Coup' as a free digital download. The music is available in high-quality MP3s, 320kbps.

For those of you interested in physical products you can purchase Coup on CD or the Coup Deluxe package featuring vinyl, CD, DVD w/ live performances and interview, 16-page booklet, and more available EXCLUSIVELY at The New Regime Store.

Click here to get your free copy now, and if you like what you hear, please buy!

And thanks to Tony B., Digg it!

Reported by JessicaSarahS at 18:41

The new Puscifer EP is out - and actually pretty good

A couple of weeks ago we mentioned that a track called "Potions" was being release by Puscifer (Maynard James Keenan's catch-all music/performance outlet), and it warranted mentioning here because it featured Trent Reznor in the writing credits, lending to the theory that it's some form of a song written during the TapeWorm sessions in 2003. As we briefly mentioned The six track EP was released on Amazon's MP3 store and iTunes on Tuesday, and not only is Potions a really good track, it's also a pretty good representation of the quality of the rest of the EP.

It's worth noting that the version of Potions appearing on the EP is the "Deliverance Mix" - perhaps the original version will surface eventually.

Reported by leviathant at 12:51

The New Regime live + Coup: DE, Robin Finck Rocks!

NIN drummer Ilan Rubin's band, The New Regime has a Deluxe Edition release of their 2008 debut, Coup available for preorder now. The package includes:
  • 180 gram vinyl
  • CD
  • DVD with Live performances, interviews and more
  • 16 page color booklet with photos, liner notes and lyrics
  • Instrumental Mixes
  • And more!

Limited to 1,000 copies, they are hand numbered and signed. Visit The New Regime's site for more information and to order your copy now!

Capital_M was able to capture some great pictures, video and the setlist from tonight's debut Regime show at the Detroit Bar.

Don't forget! The New Regime is playing a show on 11/19 at the Viper Room in LA. You can buy tickets online for $10 here or $12 day of show. It's a 21+ show. Small cameras allowed, but no video.

Also, Jetsetter23 submitted a cute LA times article about Robin Finck, written by his neighbor. It's well worth a read!

Reported by JessicaSarahS at 05:04

Monday, 11/09/09

Minor update on The Fragile: Deluxe Edition

If you're following rob sheridan on Twitter, you've already read this nugget, but if you're still keeping away from the microblogging service, we're here to share the goods with you:
Spent the afternoon revising the nine inch nails Fragile Deluxe Edition prototype with A+R. Now it'll be a month before we get the next one.

Artists In Residence (A+R) were responsible for the deluxe editions of Ghosts. If you haven't started putting away money for this deluxe release, now's a good time to force some fiscal responsibility on yourself. If you start saving now, you won't have to neglect your utility bills to get in on the pre-sale for this one.

Reported by leviathant at 17:43

Items from NINJA tour & more added to merch.com

NINJA Wave Goodbye ShirtOver at the official NIN merch store, you can find the Echoplex hoodie from the NINJA tour ($49.99), as well as the "Wave Goodbye" 'digital lines' shirt ($19.99) sold on that same tour. Dating back even further, it looks like they've got those gray tshirts from the release of And All That Could Have Been for $19.99, and the With Teeth 2006 tour program you bought for too much money on eBay a couple of years ago, selling at (wait for it) $19.99. Thank to everyone who wrote in on these!

Reported by leviathant at 17:39

Wednesday, 11/04/09

New Security Action Kudos

We got a nice write-up and recognition from New Security Action, the group heading up the Close Gitmo Now effort. Thanks again to everyone who participated in this effort.

Reported by staff at 13:41

Friday, 10/30/09

KAS, Update 2 - what you can do next

By Friday evening, at least 150 of you participated in this effort! Thank you so much, you guys are awesome. We've updated the archive of sample emails . Well, unsurprisingly, we haven't heard anything about Liz Cheney doing the right thing and apologizing for her group's statements, but that doesn't mean you should give up. Click here to see what you can do next. While we're at it, NIN got a mention on last night's Colbert Report; after taking a cheap shot, Stephen interviewed Roseanne Cash and lent his name to the cause:






Keep up the good work, everybody!

Reported by staff at 19:47

Tuesday, 10/27/09

Keep America Safe update

Hey folks. Keep the emails going -- 111 so far (in 24 hours)! Great work, and we'll post some of the best emails later tonight. We just wanted to clear up some evident confusion, though. Please be sure to read the Washington Times article and our posts below carefully -- the offensive comments were made by Keep America Safe's director, Ms. Burlingame, and not Liz Cheney herself. We feel the apology should come from Ms. Cheney, however, as the group's founder.

Reported by staff at 13:57

Monday, 10/26/09

We Demand an Apology from Ms. Cheney

If you've been following the latest news about the protest by Trent and other musicians of the use of their music at Guantanamo Bay, you'll know that on Friday, Debra Burlingame, a director for Liz Cheney's right-wing group "Keep America Safe," reportedly made the outrageous comments that the musicians' protest is "pathetic," and "It's almost laughable to think that heavy metal bands like Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against the Machine have a moral authority on national security issues." Thinking this over, we at the NIN Hotline have decided this is an insult that goes too far. It's perfectly fine and healthy for our national debate to disagree with the politics of the issue and to disagree with the President or the Democratic Party. But it's another thing entirely to attack Trent and other artists as having no moral authority -- in our minds, this implies a view that they are immoral -- and to claim that Trent and the others therefore have no right to complain about the unauthorized use of their music to torture people.

If you are as outraged by these comments as we are, then we encourage you to get in touch with "Keep America Safe" and demand a public apology by the group's founder, Liz Cheney, to Trent Reznor, Tom Morello, and all the other "immoral" musicians they've insulted. You can call "Keep America Safe" at (202) 525-4608 and (202) 365-3102. You can also email them at the following email addresses:

aharison@keepamericasafe.com
info@keepamericasafe.com

Please cc: theninhotline@gmail.com if you choose to send an email, we can try to keep track of how many emails get sent.

As we are addressing a matter of respect, please be respectful - but no less direct - about what you think. In other words, don't be a jerk.

Also, if you happen to frequent websites or messageboards of the other bands involved -- including RATM/Tom Morello, Pearl Jam, REM -- please contact the powers that be at those sites to see if you can expand this effort beyond the NIN fanbase.

Let's stand together, NIN fans, regardless of your political stripe. This isn't about the politics of the issue -- it's about blatant disrespect, plain and simple. Let Liz Cheney and "Keep America Safe" know that their position is unacceptable and that they owe an apology to all the awesome musicians who have enriched American culture and deserve to have their rights respected, not dismissed.

Reported by staff at 12:33

Friday, 10/23/09

Liz Cheney's Group Calls Reznor and Others' Complaints about Gitmo "Pathetic"

The political group "Keep America Safe," formed by former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter and prominent birther, Liz Cheney, and right-wing pundit and Palin fanatic, Bill Kristol, has assaulted the efforts by Trent and other rock musicians to keep their music from being used for torture enhanced interrogation techniques as "pathetic" and "laughable". A "Keep America Safe" spokesperson went so far as to say "It's almost laughable to think that heavy metal bands like Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against the Machine have a moral authority on national security issues." I guess they don't think there's anything immoral in using someone else's creative talent and output in a way the artist finds reprehensible. If you're inclined to disagree with "Keep America Safe" on this issue and want to support Trent's efforts, check out the website closegitmonow.org and see how you can make a difference, including by making a contribution and spreading the word.

*edit*The Washington Times article mistakenly lists "March of the Pigs" as one of Tom Morello's songs. Thanks to those who wrote in to point that out.

Reported by drunkpoet at 19:06

Thursday, 10/22/09

This One Is On Us + The NIN Hotline proudly present...

Hotline Imagenine inch nails "the downward spiral : live"

As soon as I heard about the TDS set the band performed at Webster Hall last August, I immediately jumped on my computer and started collecting footage (especially since the show hadn't been filmed professionally).

With a little over 11 sources, this is likely to be the only DVD of that historic, first ever live performance of The Downward Spiral. You can download it as a DVD Torrent or a iPod-friendly MP4 on its dedicated feature page right here. You'll also find a general FAQ section as well as the full credits for the DVD.

Finally, the whole show will gradually be added to YouTube in HD 720p. Bookmark this playlist, it'll be updated as more tracks are uploaded :


Also, keep looking at twitter.com/thisoneisonus for regular updates concerning the imminent release of Another Version Of The Truth, too...

Reported by ash512 at 19:01

Reznor and Other Musicians Formally Protest Gitmo Use of their Music

Trent Reznor and other prominent musicians, such as Tom Morello, Pearl Jam, and REM, have asserted a formal protest against the use of their music during "enhanced interrogation" sessions at the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility and have joined the "National Campaign to Close Guantanamo," according to this article. The group also announced plans to file a lawsuit to compel the declassification of documents concerning the use of their music. (It is certainly conceivable that blasting "Shiny, Happy People" for 72 hours straight might constitute torture, at least to some folks.)

Reported by drunkpoet at 19:14


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