A Jumpstart On Keeping This Promise
As a jump start on keeping this promise, I have posted something that is totally irrelevant in every sense except for the fact that I just love it. Over the summer I saw Nine Inch Nails on their Lights in the Sky tour. It was visually stunning, technologically impressive, and musically intense. There is a great article on all the hi-tech features here; think lazers, semitransparent LCD screens, walls made of static, cctv footage, etc.
Perhaps the coolest thing about NIN is the way they have embraced “crowdsourcing” and web 2.0. When a deal to have the show recorded and made into a DVD fell through with Trent Reznor’s former record label, he turned to his fans. Trent published dates on his website that he knew there would be less strict on the enforcement of the “no camera” policy that has become popular at most major concert venues. This resulted in over 400GB of raw footage being recorded and released over BitTorrent as one big “present” to hsi fans. Basically saying, “If I can’t make a live DVD and sell it, I’ll let you guys make one and give it away.”
I’m eagerly awaiting the release of this live compilation.