The Useless Critic 2.0

I thought the live ticket event Trent Reznor organized for the Nine Inch Nails/Jesus and Mary Chain tour was pretty cool. I heard it was very crowded in locations across the country.  "God Break Down the Door" sounds a bit like the Reznor/Ross collaborations in the past, but with a distinctly darker - and in places, almost jazz-like feel. And the breakdown near the end, IMHO, MAKES the track. Take a listen! WB, dudes!

Song of the Day San Francisco-based crashfaster is like what would happen if The Postal Service bred with Nine Inch Nails. Their sophomore album, "further," can be streamed right now @ bandcamp .

- So American Idol has done the unthinkable and replaced Paula Abdul. EJRELKAJRKELJRKEAJRKREKRE WHYYYYYYY! I still cannot believe this. It CANNOT be real. I refuse to accept this. bullshit! bullshit! anyway. Ellen of all people is stepping into her shoes. Her large, drinky-drink shoes. Ellen, BB, listen up. develop some kind of addiction and fast. otherwise this show will be less enjoyable than it already is. - Nine Inch Nails played their last official FOR REALZ show last night somewhere in California. um, I think it was California. I remember when NIN came to Erie my senior year of high school- people are always shitting themselves over Trent Reznor being some kind of "local boy." bought my tickets at Giant Eagle and never used them. NOW THAT CHANCE IS GONE FOREVER, THANKS TRENT. - that thing about Ellen has inspired me: who is YOUR favorite lesbian? I love Ellen, but I don't think she's my favorite. and it's certainly not RoRo or Tegan and Sara. hmmmm. foo...