Posts Tagged ‘nine inch nails’

Trent Reznor returns to Twitter

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

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Trent Reznor has returned to Twitter.

It appears that married life has made the Nine Inch Nails man a bit soft, for Renzor re-activated his account to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut album.

The post reads: “Happy birthday, old friend. Pretty Hate Machine turns 20.”

Looks like it’s a lot harder to stay away from tweeting than Trent originally thought…

Trent Reznor married

Monday, October 19th, 2009

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Not only is Trent Reznor finished with Nine Inch Nails and Twitter but he’s also said goodbye the single life.

The Nine Inch Nails frontman was married over the weekend to fiancée Mariqueen Maandig, former singer of the band West Indian Girl.
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VFest Toronto: Day 2

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

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I guess if you could sum up day 2, it would go down as the day that was too freezing to be August. And also again: where was the crowd? And also also: kind of an improvement over day 1. Wellll, here’s the thing. Move Grizzly Bear and Franz Ferdinand to day 2, and we’ve got ourselves a winner.

Read our thoughts about some of the sets and leer at our photos after the jump!

(PS: Day 1 photos and review here)
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News for Tuesday: Barrel Full of Sunshine Edition

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

* Listen up, Americans! Kings of Leon think you have crappy taste in music!

* Like pulling teeth: Trent Reznor explains he’s getting Nine Inch Nails off the road so he doesn’t become Gene Simmons. You’ll also notice he’s coming to Oro, Ontario; see NIN while you can!

* I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! stars Sanjaya Malakar and Holly Montag are firmly denying being more than just friends. Even though Spencer Pratt insists he would “very happily hand the famed cup of superstar couple on planet Earth to Sanjaya and Holly in a second”. Spencer Pratt is such a tool.

* Calm down, young fella! Ex-Panic! At the Disco member Ryan Ross is speaking out about the breakup of the band. So now you knoooow.

* OH NOES! LeVar Burton, host of everyone’s favourite Reading Rainbow (I know I liked it), was in a car accident! Don’t worry guys, he’s gonna be okay!

* Broken Social Scene are gonna be in a movie! This Movie is Broken doesn’t follow the band directly, but seems like it has definite win potential anyway.

News for Wednesday: People Doing Crazy Things Edition

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

* Grey’s Anatomy hunk Patrick Dempsey is making a movie! He’s going to be playing a doctor. I mean, another doctor. Still a doctor?

* Ryan Gosling (from The Notebook and … Breaker High) is releasing a goth-folk album. I’m not even yanking your chain here.

* Nine Inch Nails adds a bunch of dates for their “final tour” EVER, and one of them is (probably) here! Win!

* WHY is Justin Timberlake writing a book about golf? People are supposed to stick to what they do well, homes, and I’m pretty sure JT’s schtick is not books.

* The Dears are playing a free show at Toronto’s Harbourfront! Get. Your. Shoes On! Aha, I’m just kidding, it’s not until July 26th.

VFest Ontario Acts Leaked?

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

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By this time last year we all knew that Foo Fighters and Oasis would be headlining VFest and just waiting on smaller acts to be announced. This year however, it’s totally different. The date and venue haven’t even been announced and that’s kind of a bummer because I’ve enjoyed the past four VFests.

There have been a bunch of rumors that this years VFest would not take place on the island and instead would be somewhere in Orillia. This rumor may have been unofficially confirmed yesterday when Toronto artist Thunderheist & New York based artist Trouble Andrew both updated their MySpace tour listings and added a Virgin Festival - Toronto date for August 30 with the venue being in Orillia, ON.
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New Music Alert: Mew

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

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Has anyone ever made you a mix CD where you find a new band or artist that changes your life so completely you run out and get everything that artist has ever produced, friend their myspace, and check back every few weeks just to see if they’ve updated (even though they may be “in the studio” and bands rarely update during that process)? Denmark’s Mew did that to me.

Yeah, okay, so I’m a huge geek.

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N.I.N.J.A. Tour 2009

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

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According to Wikipedia, a ninja is a warrior specially trained in a variety of unorthodox arts of war, including assassination, illusion, espionage, and various martial arts. Well, last night’s N.I.N.J.A. show at Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre delivered just that – complete with black suits and all (albeit leather)!

Nine Inch Nails KILLED IT right from opener “Terrible Lie”. This time around, Trent’s rock army took centre stage while spectacular lights took a back seat. If anyone caught them on their last tour, you’ll know what I’m talking about (craziest light show ever, which sent me into some fantastic epileptic-like shock). Playing to a nearly full-house, NIN’s set fit perfectly into the oncoming dusk and eerily timed icy wind from Lake Ontario. With seemingly endless energy, front man Trent Reznor dominated the stage while seamlessly switching from guitar to keyboard to mic to destroyer (you know you’re at a rock show when the roadies are on stage as much as the band). Trent’s latest addition to the NIN team, Ilan Rubin on drums, (think Animal from the Muppets) proved he could hold his own amidst the hurricane that is Reznor.
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