Trent Reznor

Last Shot: Coachella 1 Cancer 0

[Editor's Note: Longtime concert photographer and fellow Weekling Andrew Youssef found out almost two years ago that he had Stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events for us on top of other freelance work and holding a day job at a hospital, of all places. As ... More >>

How to Destroy Angels - Fox Theatre Pomona - April 10, 2013

How to Destroy Angels Fox Theatre Pomona April 10, 2013 Primed with a midnight set at the Mojave tent this Friday at Coachella, How to Destroy Angels orchestrated a visual and auditory assault at their debut show at the Fox Theatre in Pomona that make them a must see act at Coachella. One could sen ... More >>

How to Destroy Angels

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The 10 Most Awkward '90s Songs to Listen to in the Car With Your Parents

For a moment, imagine it's the '90s again -- the era of Bad Boy Records, grunge and Bill Clinton. You're a kid again, and you're on a road trip with your parents. Maybe it's your mom; maybe it's your dad; or maybe it's both. You've been driving for a while. You're bored, staring at the electrical po ... More >>

Slew of Pre-Coachella Shows Just Announced

It's that time of the year again: Goldenvoice has just announced a slew of pre-Coachella shows for April 2013 and, as usual, it does not disappoint. Of special note: How to Destroy Angels (Trent Reznor's side-project with wife Mariqueen Maandig Reznor, Atticus Ross and Rob Sheridan) at the Fox in Po ... More >>

Kings of the Stone Age

Dave Grohl and other rockers toast LA's Sound City

Smashing Pumpkins - Gibson Amphitheater - October 14, 2012

Smashing Pumpkins Gibson Amphitheater October 14, 2012 This crazy month of good concerts(better known as Rocktober) kept chugging along last weekend as  the Smashing Pumpkins filled up the Gibson Amphitheater for a blistering performance. Blessing us with sonic offerings old and new, this is t ... More >>

Top Five Movie Soundtracks Made By Handpicked Rockstars

When a film is made, part of the main process of getting the soundtrack together is finding the right musician's to play for the album. Sometimes it's a single song or it is an entire soundtrack. These top five albums made for a movie by handpicked musicians have been, for the most part, nominated ... More >>

Marilyn Manson's 'Antichrist Superstar' Turns 15 as 'Born Villain' Readies for Release

​ With the release of Antichrist Superstar on October 8th, 1996, Marilyn Manson officially positioned himself front and center in the embattled culture wars of the 90's. Labeled by the press as a 'Shock-Rocker' and ever reviled by the religious right, the Trent Reznor co-produced album catapulted ... More >>

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R.I.P. Ian Curtis: Five of Our Favorite Joy Divison Covers on the 31st Anniversary of His Death

​Ian Curtis once said, "Existence is.. well.. what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future. The present is well out of hand." Thirty-one years ago today, he committed suicide, on the eve of Joy Division's first North American Tour. His last performance ... More >>

Bats Day in the Fun Park Founder Noah Korda on Getting Official Disney Recognition, Who'd Win in a Fight Between Tim Burton and Walt Disney and his Confection of Choice from the Park

Bats Day 2010​This weekend, goths from around the globe will converge on one of the most unlikely of spots: The Happiest Place on Earth. Officially known as "Bats Day in the Fun Park," this annual event celebrates its 13th year in 2011, and Bats Day's organizer, Noah Korda, couldn't be happier... ... More >>

Local Record Review: The Wingard Manor from Long Beach

​The Wingard Manor If You Could See Yourselves Primitive Electro Long Beach's David Wingard works with electronic arrangements on his self-released debut album under the name the Wingard Manor, but in delivery and approach one can hear the started-with-a-guitar roots of his music--it's the kind ... More >>

Trent Reznor to Score and Star in 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​Still on the "I-can't-believe-Trent Reznor-has-an-Oscar" tip: Reznor has already said he's keeping busy with his kid, working on a full How to Destroy Angels release (his band with his wife Mariqueen), and on another David Fincher project, The Girl With ... More >>

Trent Reznor Won an Oscar! Now a Trending Topic on Twitter! (Here's What Everyone is Saying)

Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyYou didn't know it then, but this was Trent Reznor wishing for an Oscar. ​If someone told me when I was a 15-year-old, wannabe wrist-slitter relating to Trent Reznor's pain via the Nine Inch Nail's industrial rock sludge that he would one day be wearing a tux at the Academy ... More >>

Oscar Muzak: Five Nominees Marginally Worth Rooting For

​Oscar time is upon us once again, and buried somewhere underneath all the hype over "Best Actor/Actress,"Best Picture" and "Best Nipple Hard-on in a Scene" (wait, that last one might not be a real category), are the music nominations. And buried rightly so, since most Oscar nominated music is b ... More >>

Golden Globe Musical Winners

Diane Warren​Ahhh . . . awards season is upon us. The Golden Globes, everyone's favorite Hollywood drunk self-celebration, happened in Beverly Hills last night, and the music side of film received its share of accolades. The two categories were Best Original Song, Motion Picture and Best Original ... More >>

Trent Reznor Snags Golden Globe Nomination for 'Social Network' OST

​Seems like Trent Reznor is already prepared to go Hollywood, way before his sci fi cable TV show gets airtime. According to Billboard, Reznor and collaborator Atticus Ross were nominated for Best Original Score at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards for The Social Network soundtrack. The ceremony ... More >>

Five Episode Arcs for Trent Reznor's Upcoming Sci-Fi Show

​As reported earlier, Trent Reznor is adapting the Nine Inch Nails concept album Year Zero as a science fiction television show for HBO and BBC.Released in 2007, Year Zero was created by Trent and Co. as a rallying cry against both the Bush administration and the overall fucked-up state of the wor ... More >>

Trent Reznor Developing Sci-Fi Epic With HBO and BBC

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​According to the LA Times, Trent Reznor is working with HBO and BBC Worldwide Productions to develop "Year Zero," a sci-fi epic that NIN fans know well through Reznor's music and an Alternate Reality Game (ARG). He told the Times: "We are in [the development phase of] pre ... More >>

The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show

​Today begins what will hopefully become a weekly Monday feature, although that may depend on if there is enough content to make that happen. Otherwise, it will go up when there are enough items to make it so. What am I yammering on and on about? The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show, a coll ... More >>

Nine Inch Nails: The Gift

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Trent Reznor Is A Biological Success Story, Having A Baby

www.myspace.com/howtodestroyangels​[via Urb]What's that sound? I guess it's the sound of all the electro-alt-goth chicks' hearts breaking from the news that Nine Inch Nails' singer Trent Reznor is having a baby with his wife and How To Destroy Angels bandmate, former West Indian Girl singer Mariq ... More >>

Another Free Album From Trent Reznor

​It's a great time to be a music fan right now; instead of sneakily downloading leaks online, you can enjoy your favorite artists' new music guilt-free! Jaded aural enthusiasts deride these gimmicks, but you can only agree: listeners win! Case in point: Trent Reznor. His collaboration with his wif ... More >>

Thavius Beck: Hip-Hop Classic

The producer/MC's eclectic tastes encompass punk rock and classical music

Cold Cave, Avi Buffalo, Best Coast at Glass House, Pomona

Andrew YoussefWesley Eisold of Cold CaveThe Hype: Cold Cave's dark, synthpop 2009 album Love Comes Close is the complete amalgamation of 1980s New Wave laced with dark electro. Started by ex-American Nightmare and Give Up The Ghost frontman Wes Eisold, Cold Cave began as a solo project but has evol ... More >>

[Year In Review] Revisiting the Greatest Orange County Concerts of 2009

Today in Music News: Pussycat Dolls, Snoop Dogg, Trent Reznor, Tom Waits, Vic Chesnutt

Pussycat Dolls wooing Snoop Dogg again for new album; wanna bring in Fergie, too."Retired" Trent Reznor promises new Nine Inch Nails material for 2010.New Tom Waits album? "We may record in the spring," he tells Los Angles Times. Heard Mentality post from Saturday on Vic Chesnutt's sad, untimely ... More >>

Top 10 Orange County Concerts of 2009, No. 8: . Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction, May 20, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine

Editor's Note: Having spent many hours perusing the Heard Mentality archives for a Concert Year in Review feature running in the print issue that streets Jan. 1, I compiled a Top 10 list of the coolest shows to come through Orange County in 2009. I'm posting one per day for the rest of the year.   ... More >>

Today in Music News: Trent Reznor selling stuff on eBay, Robyn new record, Marilyn Monroe caught on tape

Swedish pop chanteuse Robyn -- who I totally love -- has new collab with Diplo in the works.Trent Reznor retires NIN and is now having a rock star garage sale on eBay. For a measly $1,525, you, my friend, could have a "Nine Inch Nail Precision Fender Bass #03." Apparently all of our moms, aunties ... More >>

The Horrors Embrace Familiar Territory With Their Sophomore Album

Last Night: Nine Inch Nails at the Wiltern

Andrew YoussefTrent Reznor, literally waving goodbye.​Last Night: Nine Inch Nails at the Wiltern, Los Angeles; September 10, 2009. Better Than: The Kiss "Farewell" tour. My calculated guess of "Last" or "The Beginning of The End" as the first song for Nine Inch Nails final show was wrong. "Home" ... More >>

Last Night: Nine Inch Nails, Health at the Fonda

Chris VictorioDon't be fooled. This picture is from the Hollywood Pallaidum on Sept. 3!​Last Night: Nine Inch Nails, Health, at the Music Box at the Fonda, Los Angeles; September 8, 2009.Better Than: The two previous Los Angeles "Wave Goodbye" shows at the Hollywood Palladium and the Echoplex, if ... More >>

Top 5 Most Disturbing Nine Inch Nails Videos! (Totally NSFW!)

​Fans from all around the world have flocked to Los Angeles to wave goodbye to Nine Inch Nails, playing (UPDATED with new info) three final shows this coming week: Sunday at the Echoplex, Tuesday at the Fonda and Wednesday at the Wiltern. Other than being bummed I didn't get tickets to these shows ... More >>

Drummer Josh Freese Sells Himself, Famous Friends, Dinner at Sizzler to Promote His New Album

RIP: Trent Reznor's Twitter

Andrew YoussefTrent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, May 21, 2009.For the last few months, Trent Reznor has been interacting with Nine Inch Nails fans (historically an insanely devoted lot) via Twitter, updating them on the happenings of their tour with Jane's Ad ... More >>

Last Night: Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction, At Verizon Amphitheater

Andrew Youssef / OC WeeklyLast Night: Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. May 20, 2009.Better Than: Trying to bench-press more than Trent Reznor. Dude is buff.In honor of the headliners, I'm going to vent some angst to start things off.Who the hell knew it took an hou ... More >>

1989 Calling

Nine Inch Nails and the original lineup of Jane's Addiction are touring this year. What are the odds that Bush I gets back in office and the Menendez brothers get adopted by a new family just so they can kill them too?In all seriousness, I've never quite understood the appeal of either band. I saw N ... More >>

Grove of Anaheim-Bound VNV Nation Stay on the Friendly Side of Industrial

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Last Night: Nine Inch Nails @ the Forum

Last Night: Nine Inch Nails at the Forum September 6, 2008. Better Than: destroying your musical instruments at home. Download: The whole new Nine Inch Nails album "The Slip" for free The Nine Inch Nails "Lights In The Sky" tour descended upon the Forum to a hometown crowd eager to soak up the b ... More >>

The Tempest is Lost (as in the TV show) in Shakespeare Orange County's Latest

And other secrets revealed in Shakespeare OC’s latest

NIN to Play LA Sept. 6

As part of their Lights In The Sky North American tour, Nine Inch Nails will play the Forum Sat. Sept. 6. Atlanta space/drone rockers Deerhunter will open (a surprisingly, bold choice by Mr. Trent Reznor). Tickets go on sale June 28 at 10 a.m. through LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com. Since Rezn ... More >>

[CD Review] Nine Inch Nails, 'Ghosts I-IV' (The Null Corporation)

All Stripped Down With Everywhere to Go

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Close Encounters

Gary Numan

The National

A Weenie In The Ear!

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American Goth

Maybe its a good thing John Pope has an outlet