Tag archive: Trent Reznor

The Golden Globes aired last night and the big winner of the night was, well, Mark Zuckerberg. The Social Network won four of its six nominations, including Best Dramatic Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Not too shabby, and it means that the film is now a leading contender for the Academy Awards. The Academy releases its nominations on January 25. The film, which our own Ryan Fleming called “a masterpiece on many… Read More

Last week Apple rejected an iPhone app from the band Nine Inch Nails because it contained "offensive or obscene content." In fact, the app, nin: access, let users stream or download content from the ban’s homepage, including their song The Downward Spiral, which Apple deemed objectionable because of swear words in the lyrics. However, as NiN frontman (indeed, pretty much only man) Trent Reznor colorfully pointed out to… Read More

In some ways it makes no sense. Apple’s App Store has rejected an app from Nine Inch Nails that allows the download of the band’s song The Downward Spiral, a well-known piece of work, and one the same company happily sells via iTunes. It’s all about the content, which includes the notorious F word, which would seem to go against the rules for applications. Unsurprisingly, Trent Reznor, the man who really is NiN,… Read More

Following in the footsteps of Radiohead’s In Rainbows and the success of its own previous online release, Ghosts I-IV, Nine Inch Nails surprised fans on Monday with an entire album available online for free. The Slip comprises 10 tracks available entirely free of charge by providing an e-mail address. “Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years – this one's on me,” NIN front man Trent… Read More

Can free music work? It certainly has for Trent Reznor, the man behind Nine Inch Nails. He offered his new album, Ghosts I-IV, in a number of configurations ranging from free to a $300 ultra-deluxe, autographed, limited edition – and all 2,500 copies of that sold out in just three days, crashing his site’s servers, and bring him in $750,000, according to Information Week.   Reznor had 36 tracks in total. Fans could download… Read More