Trent Reznor: OiNK Was Better Than iTunes

TR of NIN:

I’ll admit I had an account there and frequented it quite often. At the end of the day, what made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world’s greatest record store. Pretty much anything you could ever imagine, it was there, and it was there in the format you wanted. If OiNK cost anything, I would certainly have paid, but there isn’t the equivalent of that in the retail space right now. iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don’t feel cool when I go there. I’m tired of seeing John Mayer’s face pop up. I feel like I’m being hustled when I visit there, and I don’t think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc. Amazon has potential, but none of them get around the issue of pre-release leaks. And that’s what’s such a difficult puzzle at the moment. If your favorite band in the world has a leaked record out, do you listen to it or do you not listen to it? People on those boards, they’re grateful for the person that uploaded it — they’re the hero. They’re not stealing it because they’re going to make money off of it; they’re stealing it because they love the band. I’m not saying that I think OiNK is morally correct, but I do know that it existed because it filled a void of what people want.

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New Music

Saul Williams has been creating amazing genre crossing albums on his own for the last years and now he has teamed up with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails to release his new album, Niggy Tardust. I’m sure this CD is going to be nothing short of amazing. Cannot wait to hear it. Check out niggytardust.com for all the details. Register now and you can download the record November 1st. [Saul Williams - Niggy Tardust] (site removed)

CD + DVD ROM (WAV Files) Version. Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D ! Nine Inch Nails fantastic 2007 album ‘”Year Zero” NOW Remixed by a selection of artists hand picked by Trent Reznor including The Knife, Ladytron, Stephen Morris of New Order / Joy Division, The Faint, Bill Laswell and more… This CD package includes the CD PLUS an additional DVD ROM (not a movie) of all music parts (as WAV files) ready for use in Garageband, Logic, ProTools etc to allow people to make their own Remixes. Packaged and presented in a 6 panel digipak with an insert. Out Nov, 20 2007.
[NIN - Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D]

Who Needs Designers

Yes, who really needs designers?

Would be more entertaining if it weren’t true.

October 22nd, 2004

Devo and Diana are inebriated and eating pizza. Classic.

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The man without a face

This is slightly amusing, but also a bit odd and annoying.

Lately I’ve been forgotten about. Not in a rude or (hopefully) intentional way. And certainly not by the people who mean the most to me. It’s the people I meet and see through common friends.

Initially when it happened it didn’t even really register. So often you (myself included) meet people and don’t remember a face, or a name, or a time and place. But hopefully you remember some aspect of it so, when the other party builds the picture of the event, you can piece it together. I had this happen a few times and self-dubbed myself Not Nathan. For the fact people would ask me, “You’re not Nathan are you?”

Now it’s gotten a little annoying. Mainly because it’s happening more and more. And with people whom I’ve met multiple times. I end up feeling awkward because I remember then… shouldn’t that be a good thing? The other night this happened and I said hello to a friend and he looked at me like I was some rude asshole for breaking his conversation. I’ve meet this guy several times… to the point where I’ve had dinner with him. And seen his band play. Awkward. It happens to me more than I care to admit.

So, do I have that face? The one which no one can remember? You’d think having red hair would be something you notice or recall, but, seems that doesn’t even phase people anymore. Maybe I am just really uninteresting.

Weird.