Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch

[auxien]

 

https://pitchfork.com/news/nine-inch-nails-announce-tour-and-new-bad-witch-ep/
 
6 track album from NIN? Does this mean it could actually be interesting?

01 Shit Mirror
02 Ahead of Ourselves
03 Play the Goddamned Part
04 God Break Down the Door
05 I’m Not From This World
06 Over and out

 

June 22 for the album, and there's a North American tour with The Jesus And Mary Chain plus about witches so I guess full goth culture appropriation???????

 

 

“You may actually encounter other actual human beings with similar interests likely wearing black clothing during the process and potentially interact with them.”

[mushroom]

Shit Mirror

[joshuatxuk]

 

 

“You may actually encounter other actual human beings with similar interests likely wearing black clothing during the process and potentially interact with them.”

 

 

[mcbpete]

Bonus picture on Japanese edition

 

[joshuatxuk]

 

 

 

https://pitchfork.com/news/nine-inch-nails-announce-tour-and-new-bad-witch-ep/

 

6 track album from NIN? Does this mean it could actually be interesting?

 

01 Shit Mirror

02 Ahead of Ourselves

03 Play the Goddamned Part

04 God Break Down the Door

05 I’m Not From This World

06 Over and out

 

June 22 for the album, and there's a North American tour with The Jesus And Mary Chain plus about witches so I guess full goth culture appropriation???????

 

 

I'm intrigued as well. Reminds me of when that guy from Deftones got into witch house.

[olo]

lol  Trent

 

A further explanation on the group’s website, written in a comically cynical tone that certainly reflects founder Trent Reznor’s style, reads:

 

“What?  Why?  Physical world presale?

 

“The promise of a world made better by computers and online connectivity has failed us in many ways, particularly when it comes to ticketing.  Everything about the process sucks and everyone loses except the reseller. We’ve decided to try something different that will also likely suck, but in a different way.  We’re hoping many of you will be happy with the results, while some may do what they always do and bitch about it.

 

“Here’s how it works:

 

“You (an actual human being) show up at the box office, interact with the ticket seller (another actual human being) and purchase up to four tickets that will actually be handed to you on the spot.  The tickets will not be available online or anywhere else before or during that day.  All seats (including the best seats) will be available first come, first serve.  You may actually encounter other actual human beings with similar interests likely wearing black clothing during the process and potentially interact with them.  The experience has the potential* to be enjoyable.  Nine inch nails has always been about bringing people together, living life to the fullest and good times.**

 

“Any remaining tickets will be sold at a later date.

 

*not guaranteed

**not entirely true.”

 

 

[patternoverlap]

[Ragnar]

Shit Mirror

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8geLnpGmQAQ

[beerwolf]

Hey vampire goth bloke! Flutter out your cave at twilight, wack your fangs up into my arsehole, and suck my shit down your throat until your neck explodes!!

[Kavinsky]

amazing news ! also very untypical over art

[jaderpansen]

 

lol  Trent

 

Nine inch nails has always been about bringing people together, living life to the fullest and good times.*

 

 

Pffhahaha

[Joyrex]

Another interesting twist is no online ticket sales for the accompanying tour - you have to stand in line to buy them, limit 4 per person.

 

Sounds like grandpa Reznor wants these goddamn kids to get off his lawn

[oscillik]

Another interesting twist is no online ticket sales for the accompanying tour - you have to stand in line to buy them, limit 4 per person.

 

Sounds like grandpa Reznor wants these goddamn kids to get off his lawn

Actually it sounds like he's trying to stop the bullshit that Ticketmaster usually does.

 

Gotta say, this is the most positive thing he's done for a long time, in my eyes.

[auxien]

If it works. I just assumed the scalpers will hire a crew of people at $8.00/hr to buy up tickets.

[jules]

 

Another interesting twist is no online ticket sales for the accompanying tour - you have to stand in line to buy them, limit 4 per person.

 

Sounds like grandpa Reznor wants these goddamn kids to get off his lawn

Actually it sounds like he's trying to stop the bullshit that Ticketmaster usually does.

 

Gotta say, this is the most positive thing he's done for a long time, in my eyes.

yea totally agree. getting tix these days is the absolute worst with fees and markups after it sells out in .2 seconds

 

 

 

 

https://pitchfork.com/news/nine-inch-nails-announce-tour-and-new-bad-witch-ep/

 

6 track album from NIN? Does this mean it could actually be interesting?

 

01 Shit Mirror

02 Ahead of Ourselves

03 Play the Goddamned Part

04 God Break Down the Door

05 I’m Not From This World

06 Over and out

 

June 22 for the album, and there's a North American tour with The Jesus And Mary Chain plus about witches so I guess full goth culture appropriation???????

 

I'm intrigued as well. Reminds me of when that guy from Deftones got into witch house.

I assume you are talking about Chino and Crosses. That is not 'witch house' or whatever. It's just awesome.

[koolkeyZ865]

 

Snippet from the record. Sounds very promising

[Extralife]

Yawn.

[Avarik]

Yawn.

 

Ye

[modey]

Bad witch! Bad! I told you not to poop on the carpet!

[beerwolf]

I actually got tickets to see them at the Meltdown festival (curated by Cure's Robert Smith) them and Deftones. 2000 capacity, tickets are gold dust.

 

Could be special, no matter how we like to berate Mister Reznor. We shall see.

[jules]

either way, deftones will deliver...

[beerwolf]

either way, deftones will deliver...

 

Never seen them live before. White Pony is one of my favourite albums of all time, and some of their other albums aren't too far behind.

[Cryptowen]

not the actual events was the first NIN release in nearly two decades that didn't to my ears sound like "deeper exploration of territory mapped out on the fragile, but with less self-destructive passion & more laptoppy glitch effects that will age very quickly" or "i'm a respectable composer of mildly experimental film soundtracks now", so honestly kinda hyped. feels like the trenzo may finally have found a way to rock the "old man//off drugs//still kinda pissed off" angle

[Joyrex]

 

Another interesting twist is no online ticket sales for the accompanying tour - you have to stand in line to buy them, limit 4 per person.

 

Sounds like grandpa Reznor wants these goddamn kids to get off his lawn

Actually it sounds like he's trying to stop the bullshit that Ticketmaster usually does.

 

Gotta say, this is the most positive thing he's done for a long time, in my eyes.

 

Oh, agreed on the tickets thing - although the reality like others downthread have pointed out is the scalpers will hire scabs to stand in line and gobble up the tickets. Also, while Ticketmaster is teh evilz, Reznor doesn't mention the practice of getting the good seat tickets earmarked for giveaways and corporate relationships, which also contributes to scarcity even after the bots buy them all up.

 

I was referring more to (and forgot to quote) what he says on the album's release page:

 

IN THESE TIMES OF NEARLY UNLIMITED ACCESS TO ALL THE MUSIC IN THE WORLD, WE’VE COME TO APPRECIATE THE VALUE AND BEAUTY OF THE PHYSICAL OBJECT. OUR STORE’S FOCUS IS ON PRESENTING THESE ITEMS TO YOU. VINYL HAS RETURNED TO BEING A PRIORITY FOR US - NOT JUST FOR THE WARMTH OF THE SOUND, BUT THE INTERACTION IT DEMANDS FROM THE LISTENER. THE CANVAS OF ARTWORK, THE WEIGHT OF THE RECORD, THE SMELL OF THE VINYL, THE DROPPING OF THE NEEDLE, THE DIFFICULTY OF SKIPPING TRACKS, THE CHANGING OF SIDES, THE SECRETS HIDDEN WITHIN, AND HAVING A PHYSICAL OBJECT THAT EXISTS IN THE REAL WORLD WITH YOU… ALL PART OF THE EXPERIENCE AND MAGIC.

 

DIGITAL FORMATS AND STREAMING ARE GREAT AND CERTAINLY CONVENIENT, BUT THE IDEAL WAY I’D HOPE A LISTENER EXPERIENCE MY MUSIC IS TO GRAB A GREAT SET OF HEADPHONES, SIT WITH THE VINYL, DROP THE NEEDLE, HOLD THE JACKET IN YOUR HANDS LOOKING AT THE ARTWORK (WITH YOUR FUCKING PHONE TURNED OFF) AND GO ON A JOURNEY WITH ME. 

-TRENT REZNOR

[Cryptowen]

that one mspaint meme except its trent going

 

DIGITALLY RELEASING TO BYPASS CORPORATE INTERESTS & FACILITATE DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN ARTIST//FAN IS NO LONGER MY BEST FRIEND

PHYSICAL MEDIA FETISHISM IS MY BEST FRIEND NOW