Stereogum —
While Trent Reznor reduces his Web 2.0 (and center stage) time, Beck is smoothly stepping in as the new web-generous/fan-friendly mainstream artist. We've talked about Hansen recording Velvet Underground covers, engaging in conversations with Tom ... more info
Rolling Stone — Just because Trent Reznor announced Nine Inch Nails’ last ever U.S. tour dates last week doesn’t mean he’s parting ways with his two-decades-old musical alter ego. In fact, as Trent tells the Philippines’ Daily Inquirer (via TwentyFourBit), h... more info
411 Mania — More than 1,200 words on why Bruce Springsteen is amazing, Trent Reznor advices new bands, new songs by The Wrens and new releases by No Age, Atlas Sound and best of all, Jim O’Rourke. more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Grizzly Bear @ MHOW in May (more by Tim Griffin) Grizzly Bear will head out on a month-long North American tour in September and October. Before and after, the group will play a series of overseas/European shows (including one with... more info
Stereogum —
As previously mentioned, after a spate of final shows Trent Reznor is putting NIN on "indefinite hiatus." Today he announced the exact dates and sites of the ten "Wave Goodbye" outings: They begin at the end of August with four nights in New York ... more info
Rolling Stone — Trent Reznor announced Nine Inch Nails‘ final U.S. tour dates via Twitter today, making the prospect of a world without NIN a stark and impending reality. As we get nostalgic about the past 20 years of Nine Inch Nails, Rock Daily was going to embed... more info