NIN Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Check out Sharon Van Etten’s cover of NIN’s “Hurt”

This cover is part of a series called The Song That Found Me at the Right Time series, which is

How you sell merch when you can’t go on tour? Create a line of merchandise that resonates with the times

Seen Bird Box on Netflix yet? If so, did you pay attention to the soundtrack? Like The Social Network and

It was 50 years ago today that RFK was shot in the Ambassador Hotel in LA. Was there a second

When tickets to a hot show get snapped up and fans are left in the cold, people go through five

Two days before Christmas 2016, Trent Reznor dropped a surprise Nine Inch Nails EP on fans called Not the Actual

Really good debut albums are unusual but not unheard of. But what makes them more unusual is when there is

Yes. Yes, you can.

At around 10 am this morning, Nine Inch Nails posted on their various social media outlets the following image. Done

If you were one of the many people who opted for some kind of physical product associated with the Nine

Trent Reznor will release a five-track Nine Inch Nails EP called Not the Actual Events tomorrow. But look what showed

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver