Another Oscar (along with Jon Batiste) for "Soul". Well deserved as the music in that film was excellent & integral to the plot. Who would've thought that NIN would be allowed to score a Disney/Pixar film & that it would be so successful?
New Nine Inch Nails Lineup Just Trent Reznor and Four Guys From TaskRabbit
Facebook Twitter Reddit BY TED PILLOW | APRIL 9, 2021
LOS ANGELES — Nine Inch Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor is reportedly preparing an upcoming national tour with bandmates staffed exclusively with “random dudes” he found on marketplace platform TaskRabbit, slightly disappointed sources confirmed.
“I know this is unconventional, but I’ve never followed the music industry’s rules,” proclaimed Reznor, the band’s founding member while scrolling the app. “Usually, I write and record everything myself and then assemble a band to tour with. I try to avoid learning their names or anything else about them because it’s so much easier to kick them to the curb when I’m done with them. Rounding up the right people has always been a real nightmare, so this year I decided to use TaskRabbit to fill the band out and it only took me like four minutes. It sure beats my old method of driving around a Guitar Center parking lot the morning of the show and hiring any guy with a ponytail to play with me.”
Reznor was introduced to TaskRabbit by Atticus Ross, Reznor’s frequent collaborator and formerly the only other “official” member of the band who was immediately fired and replaced with eager freelance musicians.
“I can’t believe I’m really in Nine Inch Nails!” exclaimed Fred McDonough, a 32-year-old “Tasker” hired by Reznor. “I registered for TaskRabbit because I thought I could make some cash mounting TVs, shoveling snow, or waiting in line for specialty donuts. But now I’m going on tour with one of the most iconic rock bands of the 90s. Trent says my job is to bang on a lead pipe while whispering background vocals about getting forked by a ghost in an abandoned steel mill. Easy money, baby!”
Experts note that many established, successful musicians are taking advantage of opportunities provided by the gig economy.
“Trent may like to think he started this, but it’s actually become a major trend,” explained labor activist Annie Llewyn. “Unfortunately, it’s not good news for most musicians. Just like we are seeing in other industries, these gig platforms offer cheap, flexible labor with no long-term commitment. In fact, Beck just announced he’s going on tour later this year with a backing band composed entirely of his favorite Lyft drivers.”
At press time, Reznor had invited his new band members to his home for their first practice and to renovate his guest bathroom.
New Nine Inch Nails Lineup Just Trent Reznor and Four Guys From TaskRabbit
Facebook Twitter Reddit BY TED PILLOW | APRIL 9, 2021
LOS ANGELES — Nine Inch Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor is reportedly preparing an upcoming national tour with bandmates staffed exclusively with “random dudes” he found on marketplace platform TaskRabbit, slightly disappointed sources confirmed.
“I know this is unconventional, but I’ve never followed the music industry’s rules,” proclaimed Reznor, the band’s founding member while scrolling the app. “Usually, I write and record everything myself and then assemble a band to tour with. I try to avoid learning their names or anything else about them because it’s so much easier to kick them to the curb when I’m done with them. Rounding up the right people has always been a real nightmare, so this year I decided to use TaskRabbit to fill the band out and it only took me like four minutes. It sure beats my old method of driving around a Guitar Center parking lot the morning of the show and hiring any guy with a ponytail to play with me.”
Reznor was introduced to TaskRabbit by Atticus Ross, Reznor’s frequent collaborator and formerly the only other “official” member of the band who was immediately fired and replaced with eager freelance musicians.
“I can’t believe I’m really in Nine Inch Nails!” exclaimed Fred McDonough, a 32-year-old “Tasker” hired by Reznor. “I registered for TaskRabbit because I thought I could make some cash mounting TVs, shoveling snow, or waiting in line for specialty donuts. But now I’m going on tour with one of the most iconic rock bands of the 90s. Trent says my job is to bang on a lead pipe while whispering background vocals about getting fudged by a ghost in an abandoned steel mill. Easy money, baby!”
Experts note that many established, successful musicians are taking advantage of opportunities provided by the gig economy.
“Trent may like to think he started this, but it’s actually become a major trend,” explained labor activist Annie Llewyn. “Unfortunately, it’s not good news for most musicians. Just like we are seeing in other industries, these gig platforms offer cheap, flexible labor with no long-term commitment. In fact, Beck just announced he’s going on tour later this year with a backing band composed entirely of his favorite Lyft drivers.”
At press time, Reznor had invited his new band members to his home for their first practice and to renovate his guest bathroom.
New Nine Inch Nails Lineup Just Trent Reznor and Four Guys From TaskRabbit
Facebook Twitter Reddit BY TED PILLOW | APRIL 9, 2021
LOS ANGELES — Nine Inch Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor is reportedly preparing an upcoming national tour with bandmates staffed exclusively with “random dudes” he found on marketplace platform TaskRabbit, slightly disappointed sources confirmed.
“I know this is unconventional, but I’ve never followed the music industry’s rules,” proclaimed Reznor, the band’s founding member while scrolling the app. “Usually, I write and record everything myself and then assemble a band to tour with. I try to avoid learning their names or anything else about them because it’s so much easier to kick them to the curb when I’m done with them. Rounding up the right people has always been a real nightmare, so this year I decided to use TaskRabbit to fill the band out and it only took me like four minutes. It sure beats my old method of driving around a Guitar Center parking lot the morning of the show and hiring any guy with a ponytail to play with me.”
Reznor was introduced to TaskRabbit by Atticus Ross, Reznor’s frequent collaborator and formerly the only other “official” member of the band who was immediately fired and replaced with eager freelance musicians.
“I can’t believe I’m really in Nine Inch Nails!” exclaimed Fred McDonough, a 32-year-old “Tasker” hired by Reznor. “I registered for TaskRabbit because I thought I could make some cash mounting TVs, shoveling snow, or waiting in line for specialty donuts. But now I’m going on tour with one of the most iconic rock bands of the 90s. Trent says my job is to bang on a lead pipe while whispering background vocals about getting fudged by a ghost in an abandoned steel mill. Easy money, baby!”
Experts note that many established, successful musicians are taking advantage of opportunities provided by the gig economy.
“Trent may like to think he started this, but it’s actually become a major trend,” explained labor activist Annie Llewyn. “Unfortunately, it’s not good news for most musicians. Just like we are seeing in other industries, these gig platforms offer cheap, flexible labor with no long-term commitment. In fact, Beck just announced he’s going on tour later this year with a backing band composed entirely of his favorite Lyft drivers.”
At press time, Reznor had invited his new band members to his home for their first practice and to renovate his guest bathroom.
I thought it was pretty funny albeit a bit on point. As you most likely know, the current live line up has been steady for awhile & are wonderful. I do wish Trent would use them in the studio some. Robin Finck (along with Josh Freese) are all over the new Danny Elfman record & it's really great. I think Trent gets so absorbed in all his various projects that he doesn't stop & think about using a lot of musicians on the records. When he does use other people like Adrian Belew, it usually turns out real well. We were supposed to get a 3 night NIN theater run in Seattle but the pandemic did that in. I hope it gets rescheduled once the madness gets under control. Now that I'm retired going to multiple gigs isn't really a good financial move but I think I would try to do the whole run for NIN as they change the sets radically every night. + I'm avoiding the big $ mega shows & festivals. Just too hard for me to handle from a health standpoint. I'm sitting on some tickets from before COVID & the only one that isn't a theater or club is Roger Waters. I got lucky on that one & scored some good upper level tickets for a sort of realistic price. Obvioiusly I'd go see the Cure in an arena but festivals are pretty much out for me. I got lucky with the Cure in 2016 & saw the small show in Vegas & a pretty reasonable amphitheater show in Ridgefield, WA (1 of my all time favorite shows). I'm supposed to go see Wolfgang Van Halen in a small venue for cheap in a few weeks but am having second thoughts because of how things are going. I've had quite enough of hospitals this year, thank you very much!