If you enjoy Marilyn Manson’s art check out this brand new interview, it is very interesting.

PART I

*Brian says he IS Marilyn Manson and expresses his appreciation for Twiggy.

*He looks back at his thoughts of suicide after his marriage ended with Dita Von Teese as COWARDICE.

*Says he LIVES in a PRISON that he put himself in.

*”If you say you want to die with me, I will kill you first because I don’t trust you, but this is not metaphorical it is honest.”

PART II

*Record company thought “Crazy as a Swastika” was a too crazy title, so he changed the title to “Crazy as a $” because money is fascist – his choices are artistic and the record company’s actions were financial.

*Inspired by Bowie, Prince, Madonna, Alice Cooper… he encourages new bands to RE-CREATE not COPY.

*He is pissed that his CD is being sold in a store that sells firearms but yet his music has to be censored – so he says FUCK as many times as possible! *He wrote a lot of the songs for SHOCK FACTOR.

*”People INVENT problems by CENSORING.”

*He got blamed for another school shooting – he says he does not advocate it, but he gets blamed for it – believes he deserves a Grammy or medallion for this!

PART III

*Wrote “We’re From America” on the day he voted for President.

*Does NOT advocate marriage – he wanted to vote for gay marriage so they can suffer like he did.

*Voted DRUNK.

*He will open the tour with “Four Rusted Horses”  because he thinks it represents the record.

*Explains the meaning and importance of the number “15″ to him.

PART IV

*He is married to what he does and that includes Twiggy!

*”Role models are mannequins, I’m a role villian.”

*They are victims and does not want to be victimized – he makes music for victims.

THE MORAL OF THE STORY – “Stay with your best friend, only drink and do drugs when you’re in a good mood, find a manager that only keeps you in a cage for a certain number of times, grow your eyebrows back, don’t put your penis in anthills, dirt, or girls that remind you of the two, try and make music your salvation.”

PJ Harvey and John Parish ROCKED the House of Blues in Boston last night. The show is AMAZING and a MUST-SEE. They perform *only* songs from their album together. PJ looked stunning in a black silk dress. The performance was passionate and unique!  Here are my photos from the night–

Did anyone else notice that the 6 leaked songs on MM’s new album, “The High End of the Low” are pretty much the ONLY good tracks on the record?!

Let’s take a closer look -
( * denotes leaked track)

01. Devour – WHATEVER.
02. Pretty As A Swastika – TOTAL SUCK.
03. Leave A Scar – GOOD. *
04. Four Rusted Horses – GOOD. *
05. Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon – GOOD. *
06. Blank And White – REPETITIVE.
07. Running To The Edge Of The World – TOTAL SUCK.
08. I Want To Kill You Like They Do In The Movies – TERRIBLE. I hear this is the best, most epic track on the record, but I cannot get into it!
09. WOW – GREAT. *
10. Wight Spider – GREAT.
11. Unkillable Monster – OK.
12. We’re From America – GREAT. *
13. I Have To Look Up Just To See Hell – GREAT.
14. Into The Fire – GREAT BALLAD. *
15. 15 – GREAT CLOSER.

Here’s my theory – Manson leaked the GOOD tracks to get us all excited to hear the new record and to make us think that this record would mark the revival of his career. Basically, so we would go out and PURCHASE the record. What a trickster!  The album does way out in favor of good songs over bad one, is it really different than “Eat Me, Drink Me?”  Not really.

So what are your opinions on the new album? Did Jeordie White (Twiggy) revive his dying career?  Are these songs comparable to their smash hit “Antichrist Superstar?”

… and what’s up with touring with SLAYER? I don’t want to see SLAYER!
What does Manson do nowadays? Has he really lost the spark?

After hearing the last Manson album I was a little weary as to what he’d be putting out next. Marilyn Manson is an artist that I ADORE – the controversy, the voice, the image, the fashion, the PERFORMANCE. After hearing a few of the tracks off of his upcoming release, “The High End of the Low” I have zero doubts that he is OVER as a musician.

The tracks are addictive and amazing, the artist that I’ve been dying to hear! On this release we get dramatic confessionals “Four Rusted Horses”, anti-establishment anthems “Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon” and a single that is to be remembered “We’re From America.”

Could it be the additional genius of Twiggy, co-author of “Antichrist Superstar” Manson’s most memorable album to date? Whatever it is, it’s WORKING!!

I am definitely looking forward to see and hear what Brian Warner has been creating in his Hollywood lair. He is the epitome of ARTIST. www.marilynmanson.com

I’m really liking the look he has created for the album – the glowstick goth atmosphere and strange expression.  Manson NEVER looks the same!  What will the music video(s) look like? A perfect hire for Manson would be Justin Coloma, who is creating and keeping the gothic mythology alive through film as well.

You can hear a few of the tracks here (thanks to @mansonnews) –
http://www.new-model.com/

What are your thoughts? Manson is an incredibly interesting subject.

Listening To – Marilyn Manson “Wow”

HAPPY 420!

Original Smashing Pumpkins member Jimmy Chamberlain is leaving the band, leaving Billy Corgan as the only original Pumpkin left.

Chamberlain joined Corgan in 198 when the band was first forming in Chicago.

Corgan kicked Chamberlain out of the band in 1996 after a deadly heroin overdose that killed their keyboardist, Jonathan Melvoin.

Reasons are unknown as to why Chamberlain is leaving.

Corgan plans to head into the studio this spring and will continue to record under the name Smashing Pumpkins.

Trent Reznor announced this morning via twitter the launching of the official NINJA 2009 tour website.
On the website located at http://www.ninja2009.com, a brand new tour EP, “seed 6″ can be found available for free download!

The EP which features previously unreleased material from the 3 NINJA tour bands- Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, and Street Sweeper- is AWESOME! The new site has some very nice promo photos of the bands as well.

Tickets for the tour have already gone on sale via nin.com for most venues and Trent has assured the fans that the bands will not be supplying scalpers with tickets.

Tori will be performing at the SXSW Festival tonight in Austin, TX.  You can check the Toriphorums for the setlist and gossip as it happens tonight!

Here’s a short interview she did this afternoon with LP33 – she reveals to us that she will be touring this year starting in July and ending around Christmastime! She looks beautiful and healthy! I LOVE IT ALL!

You can also hear 3 new tracks for Tori’s upcoming LP, Abnormally Attracted to Sin, at the Toriphorums on yessaid.com!

I just started using this, it is an amazing! communication tool…

www.twitter.com

It works well on your pda’s as well.

I am -

@angiezherself

* tweet, tweet *

So as we all know U2 will be playing a private show at an undisclosed venue for the lucky ticket winners next Wednesday in Boston.

I would really, really, really LOVE to be there!  The album is already on my Top 10 of 2009 list.

So if anyone know HOW I can get a ticket, please contact me!

I have an amazing camera and this music blog here, so a press pass would be AMAZING.

If given a ticket I promise I will ask the band all of your questions and post their replies here.

<3, Angie

xoxo.

Have a Safe Night Everyone!

The ultimately amazing band U2 are shoveling snow outside David Letterman’s studio in NYC as I write!

They are starting their FIVE NIGHT residency this evening!

They are currently promoting their instant classic record,

“No Line on the Horizon.”

This is the first time the program has done the same act for consecutive evenings.

The album – co-written with the music genius, Brian Eno – is a must have for 2009.

Rolling Stone just announced the USA dates at 6:30PM for the Spring 2009 NIN/JA Tour!

Now can we please get some pre-sale information so we can start saving up?

EDIT: Dave Navarro just Tweeted:  RS dates are not accurate! Stay tuned!

Now he is checking into it for us… so I’d stay tuned!

7:45PM EST – THE DATES ARE NOT ACCURATE AND WERE REMOVED BY ROLLING STONE.

Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction

May 24 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival
May 25 – Ridgefield, WA @ Amphitheater at Clark County
May 28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
May 29 – Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
May 31 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
June 2 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
June 3 – Spring, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 5 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
June 7 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
June 8 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater
June 10 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 11 – Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
June 15 – St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 17 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theater
June 18 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
June 20 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater
June 21 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
June 23 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater
June 24 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
June 26 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon At Jones Beach
June 27 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
July 1 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
July 3 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
July 4 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

And I HAVE to include that picture–

SOON…

Power in the Hordern Pavilion went out midway through the set, forcing the show to stop for 40 minutes and nearly causing it to be canceled.

Many thanks go to cameraman Rob Sheridan and his super sweet camera, The Canon 5D MII!

Here are the Pitchfork videos from the Jane’s Addiction comeback concert at Echoplex in LA!

They will be touring the states this spring calling it the NIN/JA TOUR with Nine Inch Nails and THEY SOUND AS GOOD AS EVER!!

Jane’s Addiction @ Echoplex

02.16.09

Los Angeles, CA

Whores

Ain’t No Right

Had A Dad

Mountain Song

Ocean Size

Stop

Yesterday Trent was interviewed by Triple J Radio.

The first time we hear him speak about the hiatus, what he’s been secretely doing with Jane’s Addiction, and the upcoming US Tour.

He says his life would best be spent as a human being right now but he will not quit writing music and doing other projects!

PERFECT

2009-02-21

You can download it here.

[ Captured by cynicmuse, thanks a lot! ]

Two-time Academy Award-nominee turned hip-hop musician, Joaquin Phoenix releases his first rap single entitled “The Rise of The Phoenix”!

JOAQUIN IS FUNNY AS HELL!!

Here’s his new video--

Lyrics:

(muttering stuff)

VERSE 1:
I played Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line”,
You think I’ve gone crazy, but I feel fine.
I’m switching to music, this ain’t no trick,
When I scratch my beard, it’s a nervous tick.

VERSE 2:
I’m done with acting if you can believe it.
Don’t ask about “Two Lovers” ‘cuz I haven’t seen it.
I’m new to hip-hop, but I’ll beat your asses,
You’ll never see me without these glasses.

CHORUS:
They call me The Phoenix (that’s my hip-hop name),
‘Cuz I rhyme through the ashes (and beat through the flames).
I’m quitting movies ‘cuz hair and makeup suck,
I’m Joaquin Phoenix and I’m crazy as…
(Ahhhh, ah ahhhhhh, Ahhhh, ah ahhhhhh)

VERSE 3:
Ya’ll laugh at me, but this is my life,
Don’t be like Schaeffer or I’ll pull out my knife.
I chew gum cuz I’m all nonchalant,
I’m the Emperor, I DO WHAT I WANT!

VERSE 4:
Shut up Letterman, enough with the beard,
Before I felt fine, but now I feel weird,
If you ask me a question I’ve got nothing to say,
________________________.

BRIDGE:
(8 bars of muttering stuff)

CHORUS:
They call me The Phoenix (that’s his hip-hop name,)
‘Cuz I rhyme through the ashes (and burst through the flame).
I’m quitting acting (’cuz movies suck),
I’m Joaquin Phoenix and Im crazy as…
(Ahhhh, ah ahhhhhh, Ahhhh, ah ahhhhhh)

…and the David Letterman appearance he references in the song--

February 17, 2009
Auckland, New Zealand
Vector Arena

If anyone has anything to share please email me!

March of the Pigs

The Fragile

The Downward Spiral

The Hand That Feeds

Head Like A Hole

February 21, 2009
Brisbane, Australia
Soundwave

1,000,000 w new intro!!

Speech about Hiatus and The Big Come Down

La Mer

Head Down

NIN.com Tour Journal

A lot of news regarding Jane’s Addiction and Nine Inch Nails!

I updated the photos with the latest clue as well – A photo of Perry Farrell with the band on stage practicing.

Apparently Jane’s Addiction IS on the tour with NIN and will be opening tonight.

With them or without them- is another question.

Hey Trent, 2009 makes 20 years, so will there be another Halo? ;)

Trent Reznor also wrote an epic note on his website today saying how Nine Inch Nails is OVER FOR A WHILE… and here it is…

2.16.09: A note from Trent and a wave goodbye

Towards the beginning of my career in Nine Inch Nails, our biggest break came in the form of an invitation to perform a series of shows with Jane’s Addiction. These performances essentially created and defined the term “alternative” rock in the US, created an ongoing festival franchise that is still thriving (Lollapalooza), set the stage for Nirvana to shift popular taste a few months later, and were really fucking FUN to play and attend – truly the best times I’ve had. The shows were epic. So epic, they propelled NIN to the “next level” (whatever that means), but caused Jane’s to implode. The band broke up at the end of that tour.

Fast forward to the present. Corporate rock STILL sucks. A friend tells me they saw the original Jane’s lineup play a tiny show in LA that was unbelievable. I break out my Jane’s records and am amazed by how vital they sound. These guys were the real deal and in this current climate mostly dominated by poseurs and pussies it was refreshing to hear something that sounded dangerous, volatile, beautiful and SINCERE.
Emails were sent, phone calls were made, dinner was arranged, ideas were discussed and the next thing I know we’re in the studio experimenting. We laugh, we get to know each other, we cry, we yell, we almost quit, we record LOTS of guitar solos, we discuss, we actually begin to all communicate, we yell some more, we become FRIENDS, we laugh again and we do some great things. I get to see first hand why they broke up all those years ago but I also get the chance to see four distinct personalities that become an INCREDIBLE band when they’re in the same room.

In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I’ve been thinking for some time now it’s time to make NIN disappear for a while. Last year’s “Lights in the Sky” tour was something I’m quite proud of and seems like the culmination of what I could pull off in terms of an elaborate production. It was also quite difficult to pull off technically and physically night after night and left us all a bit dazed. After some thought, we decided to book a last run of shows across the globe this year. The approach to these shows is quite different from last year – much more raw, spontaneous and less scripted. Fun for us and a different way for you to see us and wave goodbye. I reached out to Jane’s to see if they’d want to join us across the US and we all felt it could be a great thing. Will it work? Will it resonate in the marketplace? Who knows. Are there big record label marketing dollars to convince you to attend? Nope.
Does it feel right to us and does it seem like it will be fun for us and you? Yes it does.
Look for tour dates soon and I hope to see you out there.

Trent

I hope everyone is having a lovely day so far, I’m going to be off for a few but I’ll be back tonight!!

<3, AngieZ.

We are announcing Voltaic, the celebration of Volta and the Volta live show. The release will consist of various live recordings from Paris and Reykjavik. The live set was also recorded in a studio in London, which will undoubtedly give us some rare glimpse into the development of the live set.

The release will be available as Standard, Deluxe and DeluxeVinyl.

Björk did document the tour extensively and now we will be able to enjoy this work in a new light and new sound.

DISC ONE (AUDIO) Songs From The Volta Tour Performed Live At Olympic Studios
DISC TWO (DVD) The Volta Tour Live In Paris, Live in Reykjavik
DISC THREE (DVD) The Volta Videos and the video competition
DISC FOUR (CD) The Volta Mixes.

We will have more on this release very soon as we are building our special.
Pre Order is here.

Release date is yet to be confirmed.  We predict March! :).

There’s been another addition (nin.com) to Trent Reznor’s wild week… just what I requested in the last post!!

A picture of Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction frontman) with Trent IN THE STUDIO!!

Of course Sir Subversive BLACKENED it but it’s obviously Perry.

THANK YOU T ROCK.

Your studio is beautiful!

My requests -

1. MORE TOUR DATES

2. HERESY!!!!

xoxo,

AngieZ.

UPDATE1 - New Trent interview here.

UPDATE2 – A new photo has been added to the nin.com collection – showing us a  larger scope of the original Avery (Jane’s Addiction) shot this time including Dave and Perry in the Studio as well.

UPDATE3 – The final clue has been added!

Here are my comparisons–

2.12.09: a look at something else that’s been going on, pt 5

ORIGINAL AVERY SHOT

2.8.09: a look at something else that’s been going on, pt 2

*NEW* AVERY, DAVE, PERRY SHOT

2.13.09: a look at something else that’s been going on, pt 6

2.15.09: a last look at something else that’s been going on, pt 7