For those of a certain age, Trent Reznor is a dark industrial god, the leather-clad frontman of Nine Inch Nails and Oscar-winning composer for the 2010 film “The Social Network“, about the controversial founding of Facebook. But Trent has an …

In all the debate that has raged over SOPA/PIPA, one group has been decidedly under-represented: the creators of the content that the two bills are designed to protect. Those lobbying loudest in support of SOPA and PIPA have insisted that …

The Academy Awards show was last night, and The Social Network won 3 Oscars, after being nominated for 8. 

The Social Network was up for: Best Picture, Best Direction, Actor in a Leading Role, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, and Music (Original Score). It won Best Adapted Screenplay, Film editing, and Music (Aaron Sorkin, Angus Wall/Kirk Baxter and Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross respectively).   

Trent Reznor, of NIN fame, recently said on his official site that he is nearing the completion of the score for “The Social Network”. If you are unfamiliar with the film, it’s the story about the founding of Facebook starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake… among others.

Trent Reznor tossed another dart at the music industry by releasing The Slip as a free download.

Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor decided to enjoy his label-free status as a musician in making a work of new songs available to anyone who wants to download them.

There’s a great interview with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails up at CNET, in which he talks about his experience with the Saul Williams album he recently released as a “pay what you want” download (which I wrote about here).

Radiohead kicked open the door, Trent Reznor is in the foyer admiring the chandelier, and bands like Oasis, Jamiroquai, and The Charlatans are rolling up the street looking for the party.