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]]>Foo Fighters went back on the road and performed their first concert of 2023 last week, after taking a break from touring in the wake of Taylor Hawkins’ tragic death last year. Josh Freese joined them as a new touring drummer and they welcomed him to the pack by performing a medley of songs from bands Freese has played with over the years.
During a recent gig at the Sonic Temple festival, Foo Fighters put their own twist on Nine Inch Nails’ “March of the Pigs”. This song was originally released as the lead single from the band’s second studio album The Downward Spiral in 1994.
Josh Freese didn’t join Foo Fighters on drums for every song during their recent gigs. Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane honored his father’s legacy by hitting the stage with his band and delivering an emotional rendition of “I’ll Stick Around” on drums in Boston. He previously played the band’s smash hit “My Hero” during the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium last fall.
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]]>The post Trent Reznor Said His Oscar Nominations Felt “Surreal And Humbling” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Alongside bandmate Atticus Ross, Reznor received a nomination for creating the score of Mank, a David Fincher-directed Netflix film. He was also nominated for making the jazzy score of Soul, the Pixar animated smash hit.
“(It’s) another thing that kind of doesn’t seem real in a year when everything starts to blur together. But we’re very grateful,” Reznor said about his nomination.
Regarding his collaboration with Pixar, Reznor claimed that the company had been his “list of dream collaborators” before he got the job. When he was asked why, he said: “Because we just love Pixar.”
But Reznor had a lot more to say about his love for Pixar: “There’s a humanity and a greatness to them that’s several notches above… I won’t even limit it to animation, there’s just a quality that always appealed to us.”
The musician went on to say that he and Ross were more than willing to work with Pixar if the opportunity ever came up. Now that they have, they were able to snag an Oscar nomination.
On April 25th, we’ll see whether or not the Nine Inch Nails frontman will receive any hardware for his efforts.
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]]>The post Here’s Who Made the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 Class appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers released statements celebrating their induction, and so did the members of Depeche Mode, who also thanked everyone who supported their music over the years and made this possible.
“We’re incredibly honored to be included as one of this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and to stand alongside the other incredible acts in the Rock Hall and those joining this year,” reads the band’s official statement.
Dave Matthews Band, Judas Priest, and Motörhead were among the artists who were in the running to make it to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year but eventually failed to make the cut.
The induction ceremony will take place on May 2nd at Cleveland’s Public Hall, and it will get its first live broadcast on HBO.
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]]>The Nine Inch Nails frontman discussed the band’s future plans with Revolver. He revealed they composed a list of artists they like, and they are open to working with different people and sharing the final results with the world if they turn out good.
“We thought, kind of playing on the newfound spirit of collaboration that scoring has forced us into, seeing what happens when we mix our DNA with some other people, with a no-pressure environment… If something good happens, then maybe the world can hear it,” Reznor told Revolver.
Nine Inch Nails dropped their last album Bad Witch in 2018, but band members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been pretty busy in the meantime. They composed the soundtracks for HBO series Watchmen, and movies Bird Box and Waves.
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]]>The post Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Plotting Three Volume “Watchmen” Soundtrack appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The Nine Inch Nails members teased the news on social media, by sharing the release date for all three albums – November 4th, November 25th, and December 16th. They will come out as the series progresses and the final one will hit the shelves only a day after the Watchmen season finale.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have a long list of movie scores under their belt, and one Oscar win for their work on The Social Network. Watchmen is one of their rare joint TV credits, but they’ve always been on the top of Damon Lindelof’s wish list for his new show.
“They signed up on faith and faith alone. They get the scripts at the same time the actors do. They started writing the music even before we shot the pilot so we can get a sense in our heads of what it would sound like. It’s been incredible,” Lindelof told Entertainment Weekly.
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]]>The post Nine Inch Nails’ Art Director Shares Tale of Prank Gone Too Far appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Sheridan shared details of the prank after learning that the gadget company Thinkgeek is shutting down. As it turns out, one of their gadgets was the source of a particularly harsh joke that he once played on his co-worker.
“For those unaware, the Annoy-A-Tron was an absolutely insidious office prank device, a very tiny contraption with an adhesive back designed to be hidden and stuck in difficult-to-find places,” Sheridan shared on Twitter.
“When activated, the Annoy-A-Tron would emit a loud high-pitched electronic beep, not unlike the horrible beep smoke detectors make when low on batteries. The beep had an incredible way of piercing an entire room, but here’s the genius part, the part that made it truly evil. The beeps would emit at RANDOM INTERVALS.”
Sheridan then proceeded to explain how he hid the device in the band manager’s office, who he simply names “J”. The device continued to beep while J frantically searched for the source of the noise, unplugging every device in the room while Sheridan watched in horror, realizing the prank had gone too far.
“As J grew more furious and obsessed, we started to get concerned. This had gone too far. But we couldn’t get into his office to turn the device off without revealing our prank, which at this point would be a very dangerous thing to admit to. So we watched, nervously, as J proceeded to physically remove EVERYTHING from the office. Unplugging wasn’t good enough, he had to completely clear the office out to eliminate possible culprits of the terrible noise.”
He continued: “He removed everything… except his desk. We were biting our nails watching this unfold … Sweating and filled with rage, J stands on the desk and starts ramming the ceiling tiles with a broom handle, knocking them down one by one, convinced there must be something in the ceiling. He’s a man possessed, and the joke has gone way too far at this point.”
You can find out what happened next here.
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]]>Guns N Roses Cover:
Paul McCartney and Wings Original:
Santana Cover:
Fleetwood Mac Original:
Jeff Buckley Cover:
Leonard Cohen Original:
Sinéad O’Connor Cover:
Prince Original:
The Beatles Cover:
The Isley Brothers Original:
Johnny Cash Cover:
Nine Inch Nails Original:
Nirvana Cover:
David Bowie Original:
Jimi Hendrix Cover:
Bob Dylan Original:
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]]>The post Nine Inch Nails’ YouTube Views Skyrocket Thanks to “Black Mirror” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Loudwire reports that the track from NIN’s debut studio album Pretty Hate Machine experienced a 300% surge in views after the new season of Black Mirror hit Netflix. It was featured in the third episode Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too, starring Miley Cyrus.
The former Disney star played the role of pop superstar Ashley O, whose biggest hit titled “On a Roll” happened to be based on Nine Inch Nails classic. Creator of the show, Charlie Brooker, felt this song would be a perfect fit, and asked Trent Reznor permission to turn it into an addictive pop tune.
“He got it straight away. It was via email and he was really happy. He wanted to see the script and I got to rewrite his lyrics in a chirpy way. I’m not the best lyricist in the world, and there’s one point where she’s singing ‘I’m stoked on ambition and verve’ instead of ‘You’re gonna get what you deserve,’” explained Brooker during press screening in London.
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]]>The post Nine Inch Nails Play “The Perfect Drug” Live for the First Time appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>While being popular among the band’s fans, “The Perfect Drug” never made it to the band’s set list in these past 20+ years. One of the reasons for that is that frontman Trent Reznor wasn’t pleased with the way the song turned out.
“I’m not cringing about it, but it’s not my favorite piece,” – Reznor said back in 2005. “If they said play me, y’know, the top hundred songs you’ve written, that probably wouldn’t be in the top hundred.”
While Reznor probably didn’t change his mind about the song, it is nice to see he is going along with the fans’ wishes. You can check out the live debut of “The Perfect Drug” below.
This performance continued the trend of Nine Inch Nails to play some of the live rarities on their current tour, Cold and Black and Infinite. Earlier on the same tour, the band performed their 1992’s Broken record in full, with the performance including the track “Happiness in Slavery,” which was last played live 23 years ago. So, if you want to catch some of lesser-known Nine Inch Nails songs live, there might not be a better chance than this tour.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Our collab-rich list of best new songs of the week also has Jennifer Lopez and her brand new single “Dinero,” which features Cardi B and DJ Khaled, while Christina Aguilera teamed up with Demi Lovato for “Fall In Line.” Check out all of this and lot more below.
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]]>The post Foo Fighters Deliver Epic Cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “March of the Pigs” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Foo Fighters went back on the road and performed their first concert of 2023 last week, after taking a break from touring in the wake of Taylor Hawkins’ tragic death last year. Josh Freese joined them as a new touring drummer and they welcomed him to the pack by performing a medley of songs from bands Freese has played with over the years.
During a recent gig at the Sonic Temple festival, Foo Fighters put their own twist on Nine Inch Nails’ “March of the Pigs”. This song was originally released as the lead single from the band’s second studio album The Downward Spiral in 1994.
Josh Freese didn’t join Foo Fighters on drums for every song during their recent gigs. Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane honored his father’s legacy by hitting the stage with his band and delivering an emotional rendition of “I’ll Stick Around” on drums in Boston. He previously played the band’s smash hit “My Hero” during the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium last fall.
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]]>The post Trent Reznor Said His Oscar Nominations Felt “Surreal And Humbling” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Alongside bandmate Atticus Ross, Reznor received a nomination for creating the score of Mank, a David Fincher-directed Netflix film. He was also nominated for making the jazzy score of Soul, the Pixar animated smash hit.
“(It’s) another thing that kind of doesn’t seem real in a year when everything starts to blur together. But we’re very grateful,” Reznor said about his nomination.
Regarding his collaboration with Pixar, Reznor claimed that the company had been his “list of dream collaborators” before he got the job. When he was asked why, he said: “Because we just love Pixar.”
But Reznor had a lot more to say about his love for Pixar: “There’s a humanity and a greatness to them that’s several notches above… I won’t even limit it to animation, there’s just a quality that always appealed to us.”
The musician went on to say that he and Ross were more than willing to work with Pixar if the opportunity ever came up. Now that they have, they were able to snag an Oscar nomination.
On April 25th, we’ll see whether or not the Nine Inch Nails frontman will receive any hardware for his efforts.
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]]>The post Here’s Who Made the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 Class appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers released statements celebrating their induction, and so did the members of Depeche Mode, who also thanked everyone who supported their music over the years and made this possible.
“We’re incredibly honored to be included as one of this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and to stand alongside the other incredible acts in the Rock Hall and those joining this year,” reads the band’s official statement.
Dave Matthews Band, Judas Priest, and Motörhead were among the artists who were in the running to make it to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year but eventually failed to make the cut.
The induction ceremony will take place on May 2nd at Cleveland’s Public Hall, and it will get its first live broadcast on HBO.
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]]>The post Nine Inch Nails Plotting New Collaborative Album appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The Nine Inch Nails frontman discussed the band’s future plans with Revolver. He revealed they composed a list of artists they like, and they are open to working with different people and sharing the final results with the world if they turn out good.
“We thought, kind of playing on the newfound spirit of collaboration that scoring has forced us into, seeing what happens when we mix our DNA with some other people, with a no-pressure environment… If something good happens, then maybe the world can hear it,” Reznor told Revolver.
Nine Inch Nails dropped their last album Bad Witch in 2018, but band members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been pretty busy in the meantime. They composed the soundtracks for HBO series Watchmen, and movies Bird Box and Waves.
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]]>The post Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Plotting Three Volume “Watchmen” Soundtrack appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The Nine Inch Nails members teased the news on social media, by sharing the release date for all three albums – November 4th, November 25th, and December 16th. They will come out as the series progresses and the final one will hit the shelves only a day after the Watchmen season finale.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have a long list of movie scores under their belt, and one Oscar win for their work on The Social Network. Watchmen is one of their rare joint TV credits, but they’ve always been on the top of Damon Lindelof’s wish list for his new show.
“They signed up on faith and faith alone. They get the scripts at the same time the actors do. They started writing the music even before we shot the pilot so we can get a sense in our heads of what it would sound like. It’s been incredible,” Lindelof told Entertainment Weekly.
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]]>The post Nine Inch Nails’ Art Director Shares Tale of Prank Gone Too Far appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Sheridan shared details of the prank after learning that the gadget company Thinkgeek is shutting down. As it turns out, one of their gadgets was the source of a particularly harsh joke that he once played on his co-worker.
“For those unaware, the Annoy-A-Tron was an absolutely insidious office prank device, a very tiny contraption with an adhesive back designed to be hidden and stuck in difficult-to-find places,” Sheridan shared on Twitter.
“When activated, the Annoy-A-Tron would emit a loud high-pitched electronic beep, not unlike the horrible beep smoke detectors make when low on batteries. The beep had an incredible way of piercing an entire room, but here’s the genius part, the part that made it truly evil. The beeps would emit at RANDOM INTERVALS.”
Sheridan then proceeded to explain how he hid the device in the band manager’s office, who he simply names “J”. The device continued to beep while J frantically searched for the source of the noise, unplugging every device in the room while Sheridan watched in horror, realizing the prank had gone too far.
“As J grew more furious and obsessed, we started to get concerned. This had gone too far. But we couldn’t get into his office to turn the device off without revealing our prank, which at this point would be a very dangerous thing to admit to. So we watched, nervously, as J proceeded to physically remove EVERYTHING from the office. Unplugging wasn’t good enough, he had to completely clear the office out to eliminate possible culprits of the terrible noise.”
He continued: “He removed everything… except his desk. We were biting our nails watching this unfold … Sweating and filled with rage, J stands on the desk and starts ramming the ceiling tiles with a broom handle, knocking them down one by one, convinced there must be something in the ceiling. He’s a man possessed, and the joke has gone way too far at this point.”
You can find out what happened next here.
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]]>The post 8 Covers that Are Better Than the Original appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Guns N Roses Cover:
Paul McCartney and Wings Original:
Santana Cover:
Fleetwood Mac Original:
Jeff Buckley Cover:
Leonard Cohen Original:
Sinéad O’Connor Cover:
Prince Original:
The Beatles Cover:
The Isley Brothers Original:
Johnny Cash Cover:
Nine Inch Nails Original:
Nirvana Cover:
David Bowie Original:
Jimi Hendrix Cover:
Bob Dylan Original:
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]]>The post Nine Inch Nails’ YouTube Views Skyrocket Thanks to “Black Mirror” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Loudwire reports that the track from NIN’s debut studio album Pretty Hate Machine experienced a 300% surge in views after the new season of Black Mirror hit Netflix. It was featured in the third episode Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too, starring Miley Cyrus.
The former Disney star played the role of pop superstar Ashley O, whose biggest hit titled “On a Roll” happened to be based on Nine Inch Nails classic. Creator of the show, Charlie Brooker, felt this song would be a perfect fit, and asked Trent Reznor permission to turn it into an addictive pop tune.
“He got it straight away. It was via email and he was really happy. He wanted to see the script and I got to rewrite his lyrics in a chirpy way. I’m not the best lyricist in the world, and there’s one point where she’s singing ‘I’m stoked on ambition and verve’ instead of ‘You’re gonna get what you deserve,’” explained Brooker during press screening in London.
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]]>The post Nine Inch Nails Play “The Perfect Drug” Live for the First Time appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>While being popular among the band’s fans, “The Perfect Drug” never made it to the band’s set list in these past 20+ years. One of the reasons for that is that frontman Trent Reznor wasn’t pleased with the way the song turned out.
“I’m not cringing about it, but it’s not my favorite piece,” – Reznor said back in 2005. “If they said play me, y’know, the top hundred songs you’ve written, that probably wouldn’t be in the top hundred.”
While Reznor probably didn’t change his mind about the song, it is nice to see he is going along with the fans’ wishes. You can check out the live debut of “The Perfect Drug” below.
This performance continued the trend of Nine Inch Nails to play some of the live rarities on their current tour, Cold and Black and Infinite. Earlier on the same tour, the band performed their 1992’s Broken record in full, with the performance including the track “Happiness in Slavery,” which was last played live 23 years ago. So, if you want to catch some of lesser-known Nine Inch Nails songs live, there might not be a better chance than this tour.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Our collab-rich list of best new songs of the week also has Jennifer Lopez and her brand new single “Dinero,” which features Cardi B and DJ Khaled, while Christina Aguilera teamed up with Demi Lovato for “Fall In Line.” Check out all of this and lot more below.
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