According to RollingStone.com, Nine Inch Nails mainman Trent Reznor earlier today (Tuesday, April 22) released a brand new song, titled “Discipline”, to radio stations. Unlike the instrumental Ghosts I-IV album, which was web-released less than two months ago, the new track actually features vocals from Reznor. In addition, an April 21 post on NINE INCH NAILS’ official web site, www.nin.com, reads “2 weeks!” echoing a similarly mysterious message posted in mid-February that ultimately resulted in the release of Ghosts I-IV.
Nine Inch Nails recently launched an online film festival showcasing short films made by fans to accompany music from the new Nine Inch Nails album, Ghosts I-IV. According to a press release, the Nine Inch Nails channel on YouTube, which went live on March 13, is accepting submissions immediately through May 1. Music from Ghosts I-IV is available for filmmakers through YouTube’s AudioSwap channel. Submissions will be personally reviewed by Trent Reznor, who will host a festival featuring the best entries at a later date.
Reznor released Ghosts I-IV online on March 2. The two-hour collection of 36 untitled instrumental tracks was made available in various high-quality DRM-free formats at different price levels. According to a press statement, a total of 781,917 copies of the project were transacted at NIN.com in the first week of release, including paid and free downloads, plus pre-orders for physical editions of the set. The total gross earned was reported as $1,619,420.
The expensive “ultra-deluxe” limited edition of Ghosts I-IV sold out almost instantly despite a steep $300 price tag. (I actually ordered one of these!) A digital version is available for five dollars, along with a $75 limited edition “deluxe” package. A $10 double CD version and a $39 vinyl edition was made available at U.S. retail on April 8.
A US judge has today tossed out a lawsuit by a former Ramones drummer who says he was cheated out of royalties.
US District Judge Shira Scheindlin said in a ruling last week that a contract Richard “Richie Ramone” Reinhardt signed when he performed with the US punk rockers between 1983 and 1987 clearly covered digital uses of his songs.
She noted that the contract defining phonograph records contained the words “now or hereafter known” when referring to forms of reproduction, making it clear that future technologies are covered by the agreement.
Reinhardt filed a lawsuit last year claiming he was owed nearly $US1 million ($A1.06 million) in royalties on songs sold over the internet.
He wrote six songs for the group.
The Ramones helped define punk after forming their band in New York in 1974. They performed for 22 years, with various members, before their last show in 1996.
Three of the group’s founding members, Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee, have died in recent years.
Reinhardt’s six songs for the Ramones were Smash You; Somebody Put Something in My Drink, Human Kind, I’m Not Jesus, I Know Better Now and (You) Can’t Say Something Nice.
Jeff Sanders, a lawyer for Reinhardt, did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.
I’ve seriously lost count of the times I have seen Henry Rollins on his spoken-word tours of Australia. It must be at least ten times or pretty damn close to that.
It was with great anticipation I was waiting for this gig. I bought six tickets to the show for myself and friends a couple of months ago. Two of them decided not to show up tonight, leaving me with two unpaid-for tickets. So in essence, I only received monetary compensation from one person and ended up paying for everyone else. I can assure you, this will never happen again ‘cos if people want to go to gigs from now on, I will not be the one buying tickets. Never again. I will only be getting them for myself and my girlfriend and everyone else can make their own way to the show.
I digress. I just felt bitterly disappointed to be treated this way but I wasn’t going to let this spoil my evening.
Hank, as usual, was phenomenal. He performed a riveting dialogue for close to three hours never once even stopping to have a drink of water. Dunno how he does it. It must be exhausting, but as usual he had the entire audience in the palm of his hand for the duration of his act, hanging on every word he spoke. Amazing.
The real treat of the night tho, was getting to meet the guy after the show. There were about ten fans waiting at the side of the venue and Henry was there posing for photos, signing autographs and chatting with all in question. After three solid hours on stage, you’d think the guy would just want to go back to his hotel room and just crash. I was exhausted from just sitting there witnessing the guy but nope, he was on the street giving his time to all the fans that were there.
And he seemed genuinely pleased to be doing so.
My sister, who would have to be one of his biggest fans had left just after the show - so I thought it would be a nice surprise for her if I asked Henry to sign my ticket stub for her. I approached him introduced myself and asked if he wouldn’t mind signing the ticket. He obliged. I shook his hand and thanked him for all his years of amazing performances. He was totally cool and I felt delighted that I got something really cool and special for my sis.
pic: Gene Simmons (when he was cool!) in an outtake photo from the Norman Seeff Hotter Than Hell sessions 1974
Photographer Norman Seeff designed KISS’ second album cover (Hotter Than Hell) with startling visuals to complement the bands’ powerful sound. Seeff, with art director John Van Hamersveld, took his cue from the band’s kabuki-style makeup and incorporated hints of Japanese culture into the cover. The result: a striking hybrid foursome that jumps off the printed surface and magnifies KISS’ unique look.
Now 30 years later, Norman Seeff is selling some absolutely mind-blowing photos from the Hotter Than Hell photo sessions. The vast majority of these photos have never been seen before. Visitors to Norman’s website can purchase a wide selection of photos from the many, many bands that Norman has shot throughout the years.
First Downloadable Rock Band Album: Judas Priest.
Judas Priest’s classic Screaming for Vengeance will be released next week as the first full album available for the popular game’s online music store, MTV said Friday.
A Piece of Melbourne street artwork by reclusive British artist Banksy has now gone under cover.
A clear perspex screen has been installed to protect the quirky piece of graffiti from being vandalised.
The 1m spray-stencil work of a figure in a duffle coat with a diver’s helmet is on the back wall of the Nicholas Building at the entrance to Cocker Alley, off Flinders Lane. It was painted in 2003.
Despite its value, it is often hidden behind rubbish bins. Other Banksy works dotted around Melbourne’s laneways have disappeared under layers of graffiti or through council clean-ups.
The city council’s Street Art Assessment Panel designated the stencil as legal art.
The cover, paid for by the building’s owners, cost a few hundred dollars. Some of Banksy’s London graffiti art has sold for over $450,000.
To view more of Banksy’s Melbourne offerings, please visit my Banksy Flickr set here.
Periodically we’re gonna review some classic albums of yesteryear. Let’s kick things off with this slab of hard rocking goodness… AC/DC’s ‘Back In Black’…
This article featured in the previous version of Dogmatic before the great September 2006 reboot! I always liked this write-up as I researched the hell out of it, so here it is in all it’s restored glory.
Enjoy!
In June 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America announced that ‘Back In Black’ has sold 21 million copies in the USA alone making it the best selling hard rock album of all time next to Led Zeppelin IV. What is astounding to take into account is that five months before the release of the album, the band’s enigmatic and gloriously boisterous lead singer Bon Scott was found dead in a parked car in London.
Never one to turn down a drink Bon Scott had every reason to be in a celebratory mood on the evening of February 18, 1980. The band were one of the biggest exports out of Australia having cracked the English and European markets and had made it big in the USA with the brilliant 1979 release ‘Highway to Hell’. The recording sessions for that albums successor were just about to begin. In early February, the Young brothers, Angus and Malcolm had met up in a rehearsal studio in London (E-Zee Hire) to begin some pre-production work on the new album. As the duo were churning out new riffs on their guitars, in walked in Bon Scott who asked the duo if he could play drums for them whilst working on the new tunes.
I thought it would be cool to highlight some of my fave photos I have taken over the course of the past week. So every Thursday, or thereabouts, I’ll share some of my faves right here on this blog. If you wanna see more of my stuff, I’m pretty prolific on Flickr so see you there…
Geez! She ain’t as stupid and vacuous as the world first thought hey? Ms Hilton is a Mac user. Proof positive that she’s got at least a couple of brain cells that are actually kinda, sorta functioning! Always wondered, apart from a couple of awesome porno movies, why exactly is this dimwit famous?
Motley Crue performed the title track of its forthcoming album, ‘Saints of Los Angeles’, on last night’s edition of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
The new track kinda has a ‘Dr.Feelgood’ vibe and I bet that was intentional.
The band has set a June 17 release date for ‘Saints of Los Angeles’ and this will be released via the band’s own label… Mötley Records.
In support of the album, the Crue will embark on a 40-plus-city North American amphitheater tour, beginning July 1 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Fla., and wrapping August 31 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Pittsburgh.
Produced by Los Angeles-based Live Nation, Crüe Fest ‘08 will also feature rock acts Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Trapt and Nikki Sixx’s side band Sixx AM. All in all, pretty damn shitty bill wouldn’t ya say?
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