NIN Mash-Ups: But What Would Trent Say?

It goes without saying that Trent Reznor takes his art very, very seriously so it would definitely be interesting to hear what he thinks about these mash-up videos. No words will be able to properly preface what you are about to see. Check it out.

Nine Inch Nails...rickrolled.


You can download this mash-up by heading over to the BRAT Productions website.

And next up, we have "Discipline" by Nine Inch Nails soundtracking John Travolta's classic dance sequence from Saturday Night Fever. It's kind of ironic to hear this song accompanying the movie -- think about it. Outside of his love for dancing and garnering all that attention, I distinctly remember that the only other thing Tony Manero was into was "makin' it" with girls. Tony's got his vices and so does (i.e. did) Reznor. Deep down, Tony's looking for something better in life and, in the song, Reznor lays out a similar sentiment. There is a parallel at some level, and I've got to say that's pretty bizarre.

Oh, April Fools' Day

A few hours ago it was April Fools' Day. It's not a "holiday" that I happen to like. I can't say why exactly, it's just not something I've ever been particularly fond of. My friend got everyone today when he told us he had chopped off all his hair. He's abroad in England, so we had no real reason not to believe him (totally forgot what the day was). He's got long, long black hair -- the kind of hair that says "yeah, I headbang." I thought maybe this was the year he might have actually gone for it, but no. You got us, Asa. You got us well.

From all of the April Fools' Day stuff I happened to hear about, I'd say my favorite was Bjork announcing she had joined Led Zeppelin as their new vocalist. Think about it...no really. Can you imagine say, the breakdown of "Whole Lotta Love" with Bjork doing her thing over it? Yeah, wild indeed. I'm not afraid to admit, I almost believed it when I saw the headline. Consider the possibilities Mr. Jones, Mr. Page, and Mr. Bonham.

Anyone hear about that new Nine Inch Nails record? It's got Justin Timberlake on it and it was produced by Timberland! Yeah, that's not actually happening, but you caught the subtle jab at Chris Cornell's recent Timbaland-produced outing, right? Oh, but if it were real, if only...just look at Strobe Light's tracklist:

1. intro skit
   
2. everybody's doing it (featuring chris martin, jay-z AND bono)
   
3. black t-shirt
   
4. pussygrinder (featuring sheryl crow)
   
5. coffin on the dancefloor
   
6. this rhythm is infected
   
7. slide to the dark side
   
8. even closer (featuring justin timberlake and maynard james keenan)
   
9. on the list (she's not)
   
10. clap trap crack slap
    
11. laid, paid and played (featuring fergie of the black eyed peas and al jourgensen)
    
12. feel like being dead again
    
13. still hurts (featuring alicia keys)
    
14. outro skit

AbsolutePunk's news post that the latest Plain White T's album had gone diamond, putting the band in the ranks of The Beatles and The Eagles was pretty hilarious, too.