Trent Reznor

The Five Silliest Things Trent Reznor Has Ever Publicly Said, in Honor of Nine Inch Nails Reforming

Generation Y's teenage favorites Nine Inch Nails announced their reformation on Monday after four years apart. I say "reformation" and "apart", but really it's just Trent Reznor and whoever plays with him, so that should actually read "Trent reformed with himself after four years of not being Nine I ... More >>

If the Sound City Soundtrack Rocks Half as Hard as the Movie, It Will Rule

The Dave Grohl-directed documentary Sound City, is a loving and thoroughly entertaining docu-valentine to the legendary studio just outside of L.A. where many landmark albums were recorded. Throughout the film's first half, we're given glimpses of behind the scenes action on the making of such class ... More >>

Preview: Saul Williams at Sons of Hermann Hall

Friday, March 2, at Sons of Hermann Hall

Over the Weekend: Deb Explores the Dark Corners of The Texas Theatre

​The jaunt to The Texas Theatre is among my favorite through the city. I take a roundabout way down Main Street, through Dealey Plaza to 35. Nothing beats Jefferson Street in this town: All faded jewel tones, party supply stores and beautiful Quinceañera boutiques. It looks frozen in time in ... More >>

Cheer on the Concept: Hull Bassist Sean Dunn's Five Favorite Metal Concept Albums

Hull.​Metal has long been a canvas for the otherworldly. When the paper version of DC9 spoke to The Sword's lead man, J.D. Cronise, back in February, his answer to why metal is such fertile soil for the magical and mystical was rather matter of fact. "The music itself is just kind of extreme ... More >>

The Ten Best Music Videos Banned by MTV

​MTV has gotten some flack for censorship over the course of its 30 years on the air. The station, in addition to helping proliferate the music video concept, is equally known, it seems, for bleeping words, playing only censored versions of certain videos, relegating racy videos to late-night pla ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Jeff Beck at Verizon Theatre, Papercuts at The Loft, Chris Johnson at Bar Belmont, and Smells Like Green at Hailey's

Not a bad bunch of shows we have this Monday evening, especially if you like legendary guitarists and cool indie pop.

The Oscars: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Funny, but I don't think Justin Timberlake is Banksy. Is he? 9. As far as early-year Super Bowls of industries go, give me football (Super Bowl), followed by music (Grammys), auto racing (Daytona 500) and movies (Oscars). 8. Original score? Original song? Sound mixing? Sound editing? En ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Analog Rebellion -- "Accomplice"

Analog Rebellion​After sharing with us, oh, about a million songs with us in 2010, it looks like Daniel Hunter, the man behind the Analog Rebellion moniker is planning to follow similar suit in 2011.Over the weekend, Hunter passed along a new mp3 for a song called "Accomplice." It's a bit of a dev ... More >>

Our Critics' Year-End Top Tens: Catherine Downes Hails Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine Re-Release

In this week's paper, you may notice a piece including some of our DC9 writers' choices for best albums of the year. But, space being limited, we couldn't run all of our writers' lists. So, thanks to the power of the Internet, we're doing just that, right here.​The mind behind our DC9er mixtape ... More >>

Today In Music News: Trent Reznor Keeps Giving, Phoenix Is A Joke And Fiona Apple Comes Back

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, September 17, 2010...Trent Reznor is giving away a five-song sampler from The Social Network soundtrack today.Turns out out the Joaquin Phoenix craziness was all a put on...Fiona Apple is set to release her first new album in five long years.

Staff Trax: Crystal Castles, Galaxie 500, BrakesBrakesBrakes, Christina Aguilera Covering John Lennon and The Bouncing Souls.

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ... More >>

Today In Music News: How To Destroy Angels Makes It's Debut, Jack White Wants To Get The Band Back Together And Bret Michaels Out Of Hospital

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, May 5, 2010...The debut song from the new project brought to you by Mr. and Mrs. Trent Reznor debut online.Jack White is ready to record as the White Stripes again...  and we are too.Skanks and strippers had better look out... Bret Michaels ... More >>

Today In Music News: Reznor May Be Back To Work, Eminem Gets Uplifting And Tupac's Mom Gets Arrested

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 28, 2010...Trent Reznor might be, maybe affiliated with a new project How To Destroy Angels.  Maybe.Eminem gets all up "uplifting" with his first single off his new album. Tupac's mom has been arrested for felony drug possession.

Today In Music News: Trent Reznor Gives Good Presents, Mellencamp And King Get Musical, And What Acts Have "Jumped The Shark?"

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, December 28, 2009...Trent Reznor has released his concert video Another Version of The Truth: The Gift as a free download. Oh, and he promises new NIN material in the new year. John Mellencamp and Stephen King's all-star musical Ghost Brothers of ... More >>

Today In Music News: Help Mellencamp Quit Smoking, Pimp Your GPS And Buy Nine Inch Nails Stuff

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, December 2, 2009...John Mellencamp's son has started a Facebook group to get his dad to stop smoking. See, technology does bring families together!Does your GPS not have enough street cred? If so, Snoop Dogg is here to help you out. Trent Reznor ... More >>

Music and the Munchies: A Day of Mourning

I attempt to lift my pen peck my keyboard today with a heavy heart, and an empty stomach. For, alas, two staples of my life's diet are no more. R.I.P., NIN. And Luby's, 4:45 p.m. dinners will never taste the same. Trent Reznor, one of the most chaotic, rhythmic, unique and dark nois ... More >>

Today In Music News: Drummers Get Some Love, NIN Announces New Final Appearances and Smooth Jazz Gets The Boot

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 8, 2009... Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney has started a band with four other drummers. The act is called... wait for it... Drummer.  Trent Reznor has already gone back on his word regarding his claims that NIN's last show was B ... More >>

Today In Music News: Fleet Foxes Like To Download, Panic Hits Voodoo Fest, Reznor Leaves Touring

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, June 15, 2009... Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknhold used to be an illegal music downloader. But he thinks it helped him make the music he and other bands are making today, so it's cool. The New Orleans Voodoo Festival has added touring monsters Wide ... More >>

Today In Music News: Prince Is In Pain, Trent Reznor's Done With Twitter, and Monsters of Folk Are Coming...

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, June 12, 2009... Prince is apparently refusing to get a double hip replacement because of his religious beliefs. So, instead of having the surgery, he's "popping pain killers and hoping it will all go away." I think that's the same thing my un ... More >>

Today In Music News: Eminem and Flea Head To Hall Of Fame, 50 and Weezy Are Fueding and Jane's Addiction Offers Up Free Reznor-Produced Tracks

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, March 23, 2009...Eminem and Flea are among the presenters for this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Em will induct Run-DMC; Flea will induct Metallica.It's funny how 50 Cent likes to take jabs at easy targets like Rick Ross, but, when it ... More >>

Slumdog Sportsionaire: Who's On Your "Shit List"?

I'm not an autograph hound, but this is "1 of 1."Had a wonderfully weird weekend. On Friday I saw the Fort Worth Symphony's interpretation of Led Zeppelin. (Thumbs up.) On Saturday I attended a Polish 40th birthday party complete with a full, cooked pig on a skewer, potato vodka shots an ... More >>

Major Changes In Store For PlayRadioPlay?

Maybe you're like me (God help you). Maybe you heard  some of PlayRadioPlay's stuff in the past and thought, "Hey, this is interesting stuff, especially condsidering it's coming from some kid from Aledo. If only he turned down some of that vocoder..." Well, over on his Myspace page, a ... More >>

Today In Music News: Metallica goes digital, NIN announces (last?) tour, Suge Knight gets a beatdown and Madonna gets sold.

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 17, 2009... Metallica is now embracing digital music... as long as "digital music" doesn't mean "illegal downloads". The band is releasing its entire music catalogue digitally via iTunes on March 31 and then everywhere ... More >>

Today In Music News: Drugs On Dre's Son; Manson On Trial; Slipknot Frontman Goes Solo

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, January 5, 2009... A coroner found that Dr. Dre's son died of an overdose of heroin and morphine.  Brian Warner Marilyn Manson wants Trent Reznor and ex-wife Dita Von Teese to testify on his behalf. Manson is being sued by his forme ... More >>

Something For Nothing

Just how much sense (and, um, cents) does it make for an indie band to give away its music for free?

Last Night: Nine Inch Nails at American Airlines Center

Nine Inch Nails

The Slip (Self-released)

Nine Inch Nails To Play AAC on Aug. 18, Show Absolutely Not For Free

Nine Inch Nails And The Offspring Both Offer Free Downloads Today

While Trent Reznor Broods, Saul Williams Celebrates Their Music Download Experiment

Nine Inch Nails

Year Zero (Interscope)

El-P

I'll Sleep When You're Dead (Definitive Jux)

Nine Inch Nails, Bauhaus, TV on the Radio

Saturday, June 3, at Smirnoff Music Centre

Sisters of Mercy

Wednesday, February 22, at Gypsy Tea Room

Pop Rocks

The shiniest and catchiest of 2005's snap and fizz

Pretty Sad Machine

Love, sex, obsession, pain-- it's all in a day's work for Trent Reznor

Incubus

A Crow Left of the Murder (Epic/Immortal)

Fear the Creeper

Feardotcom's cheap thrills work--for the most part

The weak in rock

Tell me when it's over

The world might not be coming to an end, but maybe it should be

Out Here

The great Pumpkin

With Adore, Billy Corgan has finally made a record as good as he thinks it is

1998 Dallas Observer Music Awards Nominees

Out There

Out Here

Planting seeds

Ugly Mus-tard is taking its industrial to the industry

Star maker

Can Interscope do for four local bands what it did for Nine Inch Nails and Snoop Dogg?

King of the mild frontier

Adam Ant's back, so unplug the jukebox and do us all a favor

Rushes