EDLC
•19 January 2010 • Leave a Comment
Thanks again to those who helped us on our campaign to save Eric De La Cruz’s life last year. Here’s a word from his sister Veronica I feel is worth a moment of your time:
Why We Still Need Health Care Reform to Pass
Veronica is starting a foundation to help others caught between the cracks of the US health care system. I’ll post more info as this develops.
TR
posted by trent reznor at 3:07pm
NIN fans collaborate on massive free DVD/Blu-ray of “Lights In The Sky”
•5 January 2010 • 2 Comments
Our 2008 Lights In The Sky tour was an ambitious multimedia production on a scale well beyond anything we’d ever attempted before. Everyone involved was extremely proud of how it came together, and we were devastated when, for a variety of reasons, we were unable to capture it professionally for a theatrical or commercial release. As a “plan B” of sorts, early last year we released a massive 405gb free download of raw HD footage captured at three different shows during the tour. The idea was to get the footage out in the wild and see what our notoriously enterprising fans could do with it. There were no rules. No strings attached. This was a gift, and an experiment, and for the past year we’ve watched it come to life in more ways than we could have ever imagined.
Fans have edited thousands of videos from the footage, assembled their own DVDs and live albums, even held theatrical screenings of their creations. And now, the ambitious and well-organized group known as This One Is On Us have released their massive, highly-anticipated creation, Another Version of the Truth: The Gift.
For 12 months, a core team of dozens of fans and a network of thousands spanning the entire globe pooled their efforts to create this professional-quality 1080p 5.1 concert film, and have released it in every format from Blu-ray and DVD to iPod and YouTube. It combines footage from all three shows and includes DVD menus, bonus footage, a PDF booklet, and more. That something of this scale was produced entirely by fans, on their own time, purely for the sake of giving something back to the community, is absolutely unprecedented. You can read all about the project and find all the download links here, or watch it immediately on YouTube here. Theatrical screenings are already being organized, you can find more info about those here.
This is yet another example of a devoted fanbase and a policy of openness combining to fill in blanks left by old media barriers. The entire NIN camp is absolutely thrilled that treating our fans with respect and nurturing their creativity has led to such an overwhelming outpour of incredible content, and that we now have such a high quality souvenir from our most ambitious tour ever. Or, as Trent simply put it, “Nine Inch Nails fans kick ass.”
posted by rob at 10:17am
wave hello
•23 December 2009 • 4 Comments
Happy holidays everyone and thank you for an exceptional year! Sorry I haven’t been around much lately, I’ve been working on not working for a couple of months, which for me is hard work. 2010 has a number of things planned including new material from nine inch nails and something else that isn’t nine inch nails. I am in a state of rediscovery and reinvention that feels unfamiliar, unsure and exactly what I need.
In the meantime, here are some miscellaneous performances from 2009.
See you and speak to you soon-
Trent
“Last” live from on stage in Holmdel NJ 6.06.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“The Way Out Is Through” live from on stage in Holmdel NJ 6.06.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“Somewhat Damaged” live from on stage at Roskilde Festival 7.03.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“I’m Afraid of Americans” live from on stage in Toronto 6.02.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
posted by trent reznor at 2:51pm
eBay gear sale and new merchandise
•27 November 2009 • 2 Comments
We’ve been going through the NIN touring and studio rigs and are getting rid of a large selection of gear and equipment the band is no longer in need of. It’s being listed on eBay here. We do not know which (if any) tour these items are from unless specified, nor can we get any items autographed, so please do not ask. Hundreds of items will be listed over the next several weeks such as guitars, keyboards, amplifiers, drums, staging, anvil cases, cables, rack/outboard gear, guitar effects, and pedal boards. Check the eBay page regularly for new listings, or follow @nineinchnails on Twitter for updates. More information can be found in the descriptions of each item.
We’ve also been gradually adding more inventory to the merch store, including t-shirts, books, and posters from recent tours. We’ll be continuing to add more items in the future, so check back regularly or follow @nineinchnails on Twitter for updates.
posted by nin pr at 12:10pm
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updated twice with new photos:
thanks a lot to bwary for keeping me informed about those updates!
Two live performances released on Bridge School compilation
•24 November 2009 • Leave a Comment
Two songs, “Hurt” and “The Fragile,” from Trent’s 2006 performance at the Bridge School Benefit, have been released on iTunes as part of The Bridge School Collection Vol 4. In iTunes the tracks can be purchased individually or as part of the full album. All proceeds go to Neil Young’s Bridge School, a unique organization that uses creative approaches to educating children with severe speech and physical impairments.
Click here to view and purchase in iTunes
posted by nin pr at 9:50am
“The Downward Spiral: Live at Webster Hall” fan-produced DVD
•23 October 2009 • 2 Comments
During the 2008 Lights In The Sky tour we began an open camera policy for stills and video during all NIN shows, inviting fans to capture the events with anything from a cell phone to a hi-def video camera. The results have been overwhelming, filling our own galleries with thousands of images and videos from every show, and inspiring a number of ambitious fansourced video projects within the NIN community. Some of those projects are starting to surface now, and we couldn’t be happier with the way the fans have organized themselves and created some truly impressive work.
On the recent Wave Goodbye tour, we were unable to professionally film the band’s performance of The Downward Spiral at Webster Hall, due to exorbitant fees requested by the LiveNation venue. Our open camera policy, however, remained in tact, and as soon as the show ended fans took matters into their own hands, organizing online to track down everyone who had filmed HD footage of the show. Now, only two months later, the group has released a polished, edited, downloadable DVD of the full Downward Spiral performance from Webster Hall. The entire thing has been recorded, edited, and distributed entirely by fans, and it’s the latest example of the amazing things fans will do when their creativity isn’t limited by outdated, misguided restrictions.
You can watch “The Downward Spiral: Live” in HD on this YouTube playlist. You can download it via torrent as a burnable DVD or an iPod/iPhone-friendly video from this page (click the question mark link on that page if you’re new to downloading with torrents).
We filmed all of the other final Wave Goodbye shows professionally, and you can expect to see that footage surface in some form or another in the future. In the meantime, we appreciate the efforts of The NIN Hotline, This One Is On Us, and everyone else who helped to immortalize the Webster Hall performance.
posted by rob at 2:54pm
Merchandise Clearance Sale
•22 October 2009 • 2 Comments
Our official merch store has some special clearance packages available of overstocked items, including limited With Teeth posters, The Slip stickers, Fragile notebooks, and a variety of vintage Fragile and Downward Spiral t-shirts. Check out the new clearance section to see what’s available.
posted by nin pr at 4:39pm
[twitter] Happy Birthday, Rob!
•11 October 2009 • 4 CommentsMy friends are horrible/amazing people. For my birthday they custom-ordered a terrifying puppet of me:
posted by rob
afterglow
•2 October 2009 • Leave a CommentAhh… finally catching my breath after it all. Thank you once again for the last wave of shows and your interest and support over the years.
We’re beginning work on a variety of things NIN and not-NIN related that we’ll inform you of when the time is right. Check back from time to time and who knows what you’ll find.
Trent
posted by trent reznor at 9:11am
[twitter] Setlists
•13 September 2009 • Leave a CommentEvery setlist from the first show of the NIN/JA tour to the final show a few nights ago. Epic. Thanks jeremy’s OCD.
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