New Nine Inch Nails... But Not Really

Hey Everyone!

Seems like you just cant keep Trent Reznor away from the studio... and I'm definitely not going to complain about that. The man is absolutely brilliant, and personally, I hope he continues to produce for years to come. His sound never gets tiresome or old, its very rare to find a modern artist who is able to withstand the tests of time like that. Anyways, even though NIN has seen its end for the foreseeable future, Reznor has taken his talent and put it to new use working with his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, a musician herself. The two have come together to form How To Destroy Angels. The first leak of the music is called, A Drowning. Its purely amazing of course, so check it out below! Its Nine Inch Nails all the way, just with a female vocalist (who has a gorgeous tone by the way)... ENJOY!

So what do you think? I cant wait to hear more!

Rock On,

- Girl At The Rock Show

Multi-Instrumentalists: Modern Day One Man Bands

Hello Again!

Yet another sunday drawing to an end. Hope you all had a good weekend because its back to school (aka assignments, essays and exams) tomorrow so make it count! Anyways, today I'd like to give you a look at some 'one man bands'. By 'one man band', I do NOT mean that guy who stands on the street corner and plays a drum, harmonica sings, and whatever else at the same time. No, I'm talking an actual recognized artist who essentially records each part (or a large majority) of a track themselves.

I think its amazing that people like this actually exist... most people can only dedicate serious time to one or two instruments, but to do all the work of 4-5 people yourself must be exhausting. I mean, I guess the bonus is having complete control over the creative process. Instead of having a band to compromise with, you can do whatever you want. Change tuning, change chords, change rhythms... the sky is the limit. But it also means you cant do recording simultaneously, a lot of these multi-instrumentalists take twice as long to release albums because one person can only do so much work at a time. I give these artists a lot of credit.

A few to check out:

Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)

Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)

James Husband (aka Jamey Huggins of the band Of Montreal)

Beck

Lenny Kravitz

Sufjan Stevens

Buckethead

Have any other favorites? Let me know!

Rock On!

- Girl At The Rock Show

Song of the Day: Right Here In My Arms by HIM... what can I say, I've been watching Viva La Bam most of the day. Seeing as Ville makes an appearance in 8/10 episodes, I tend to be left with the need to grab one of their CDs haha. I think HIM is absolutely brilliant! Enjoy!