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At 8pm ET/5pm PT Trent Reznor will be interviewed LIVE by New York Times music critic Jon Pareles as part of the newspapers annual Arts & Leisure Weekend which is taking place this weekend in NYC, NY. For those of us who cannot be in NYC tonight for the event, we will be able to watch the event as it streams LIVE online right here on Pink is the new Blog. Trent will be discussing his work on the score to The Social Network and it is a chat that you do not want to miss.

Entertainment Weekly magazine has just released a new interview they did with Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels) about his recently announced Golden Globe award nomination for the score he composed with collaborator Atticus Ross for the film The Social Network. At the tail end of the interview, Reznor confirms publicly for the first time that he is a new father … news that, I’m sure, will come as a very happy surprise to many of his loyal fans.

It is that time of the year when I compile my list of favorite albums of the year … and what a diverse year of music it was. To be honest, I really wasn’t wowed by the music of 2010 until pretty late in the year. Some albums snuck up on me as one of the year’s faves, others surprised me entirely … and, of course, some were surefire loves as soon as they were released. Here is my list of the 10 Best Albums of 2010.

Hot on the heels of his Golden Globe nomination for Best Score, Trent Reznor made an appearance on Tavis Smiley on PBS last night to discuss his work on The Social Network soundtrack and to explain how its creation has inspired him to create even more music. Smiley even made it clear at the start of the interview that Nine Inch Nails “will continue to record” new music in the wake of this new inspiration. Here are a few screencaps from Trent‘s interview with Tavis Smiley as well as some deets from their chat itself:

Trent Reznor’s score for The Social Network was nominated for a Golden Globe — not just his first Golden Globe nomination, but also his first work on a film score ever. In an interview with PBS’ Tavis Smiley last night, Reznor said he initially turned down director David Fincher’s offer to score the film — he’d just gotten married and finished touring — but he also said a lack of confidence prevented him from accepting the offer right away. “It took a long time in the ’90s to get my act together,” he said. “Jump ahead to this past decade and I got sober and I worked on myself and the act of creativity became something I looked forward to now instead of dreading.” He added: “At the time when fame presented itself to me, I was not at a point in my own life where I was equipped to deal with it. I had a built-in sense of not being good enough that I’ve carried with me from wherever it’s come from, and an easy way to fit in was to self-medicate… Twenty years into making music, the soundtrack has been a breath of fresh air.” And while the Reznor who sat down with Smiley was, for the most part, worlds away from the guy who wrote “Hurt” nearly 20 years ago, his old self peeked out at the end of the interview. “To be frank, seeing the accolades that are coming in for the film has been a great experience,” he said. “So, there’s nowhere to go but down from here!”

This is only the start of a bunch of great things professionally for Trent Reznor and The Social Network. As a huge fan of his music, I may be a bit biased … but from the first moment I heard the music he crafted with Atticus Ross for The Social Network, I knew that it was bound for accolade and acclaim. This interview with Reznor showcases his classic conversational nature and enlightens a bit more of the man that has been pretty private for most of his career. After the jump, check out video of Trent Reznor‘s full interview with Tavis Smiley and see for yourselves …

It’s a rumor that’s been going around Nine Inch Nails fans for years and today … we have official confirmation. Trent Reznor spoke to the LA Times this week and officially confirmed the news that he is in development of a TV series based on the 2007 Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero. In a nutshell, Year Zero is an album themed around the idea that a future America is enslaved by a government led fundamentalist theocracy and the small groups of freedom fighters rallying against the system. As I understand it, the Year Zero TV series will be set in that future America, circa 2022, and will tell that story on the small screen:

Trent Reznor says HBO and BBC America are moving forward with the development of “Year Zero,” the grim sci-fi epic that Reznor has chronicled in his music as well as in a celebrated Alternate Reality Game (ARG). “We are in pre-production with HBO and BBC America to do a miniseries,” Reznor said Monday. “It’s exciting. I probably shouldn’t say too much about it except that I understand that there’s a thousand hurdles before anything shows up in your TV listing. It’s been an interesting and very educational process and it cleared the HBO hurdle a few months ago and now we’re writing drafts back and forth. So it’s very much alive and incubating at the moment.” Reznor is working with the team of Lawrence Bender, best known for producing Quentin Tarantino films such as “Pulp Fiction,” “Inglourious Basterds” and ”Reservoir Dogs“ as well as the documentaries “An Inconvenient Truth” and “Countdown to Zero,” and Kevin Kelly Brown, who was executive producer on “Roswell.“ “BBC America was the first to show interest and came on as the studio,” Reznor explained. “Our writer is Daniel Knauf from ‘Carnivàle’ and he’s busy with pages right now and revising the overall world Bible. It’s been an interesting collaborative effort but I’ve learned that [television development] moves at a glacial pace.”

This is the effing best news ever. Year Zero is among my fave NIN albums, particularly because the thematic structure of the album is so entertaining. When the album was released, the accompanying Alternate Reality Game that existed online was almost as entertaining as the album was. I’ve always felt that the world of Year Zero would make great fodder for expansion … a TV series that is being made in conjunction with BBC America and HBO is sure to remain as true as possible to Reznor‘s original vision. I’m certain that TR and his creative partner Rob Sheridan are planning on being as involved in the process as possible … which means that we are prolly gonna get an amazing new TV series. It’s impossible to know when exactly we might expect the Year Zero series to debut but the fact that the show is now in pre-production is a very positive sign. I am quite confident that these brilliant minds will put together a series that will not only satisfy NIN fans but will satisfy sci-fi fans overall. It’s like a dream come true … and I cannot wait to hear more!

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On Tuesday Trent Reznor announced on his official Twitter profile that he would be releasing new music this week and today he makes good on that promise. TR is making available, starting today, a FREE 5 Track Sampler EP of songs taken from the soundtrack he created for the upcoming film The Social Network. Reznor and collaborator Atticus Ross have created 19 songs for the soundtrack and starting RIGHT NOW you can click HERE and download 5 of those tracks. Additionally, TR is offering a variety of inexpensive ways to purchase the physical version of the soundtrack and has partnered with Amazon to offer the entire disc for digital download at the extremely low price of $2.99:

The Social Network soundtrack will be released digitally on Tuesday September 28th with physical formats to follow in October. You can pre-order standard CD, Blu-ray (audio only 5.1 surround and high resolution stereo) and 2 disc 180g vinyl formats now. All preorders include an instant 5 song sampler download and a full digital album delivered by email on 9/28. Standalone digital will be available for purchase EXCLUSIVELY on Amazon.com at a promotional rate of $2.99 for a 48 hour period starting 12:01am on 9/28. Digital purchases will begin HERE 9/30 at 12:01am.

Here is our first look at the album artwork for the 5 Track Sampler EP which is available now and a message from TR about the soundtrack release:

This is what Atticus and I have been working on for the last few months. We had a great time working with David Fincher on this and the film turned out excellent – something we’re very proud of. It opens in theatres Oct 1 and you should check it out.

Musically, this all came out of our secret laboratory – electronic in basis, but mostly organic sounding. Lots of experiments and emphasis on sound fraying around the edges while focusing on the proper emotional tone for the various scenes.

Regarding the purchase options, sorry about the “clunkiness” of not offering the full record digital download pre-sale (and having to visit Amazon). My agenda was to be able to offer this for the lowest possible price and this was the best way to achieve that. Amazon has been a great partner with past projects and I appreciate your understanding.

- Trent Reznor, 9.16.10

Judging by just the 5 tracks being offered right now (for FREE) I have to say that I am extremely impressed with the sound and tone of the soundtrack. These tracks definitely have that Nine Inch Nails feel to them but in an updated way. As you might expect, there is an intense beauty to these dark and somber instrumentals. I applaud TR for continuing to offer his work for free in many cases and at a very inexpensive price point in all other cases. Because his music is being released via his Null Corporation, he has the control of his work that allows this sort of release philosophy … as a fan, I am most thankful. So, what are you waiting for … click HERE and download these tracks immediately. I think you will love them as much as I do. I cannot wait to hear the soundtrack in its entirety.

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Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails frontman and music composer for the upcoming new film The Social Network, has announced on his official Twitter profile that we will be hearing “new music” this week … here is the tweet announcement:

Now, my guess is that the new music we’ll be hearing this week will be from The Social Network soundtrack … but Mr. Reznor can be very unpredictable. He could release a new song from his How To Destroy Angels band or possibly a new NIN track … or even an entire free album. You just never know. I know I am not alone in my excitement to hear any new music from Trent Reznor. Stay tuned … we should be hearing something very soon.

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As you may recall a couple of weeks ago we got to see the first teaser poster for the new David Fincher film, The Social Network, which will tell the dark tale of the creation of Facebook and then a week later we got to see the first teaser trailer. Today we learn, from Trent Reznor himself, that TR has been working on the score to the film, which will be released this Fall ahead of the movie. In a post published to NIN.com yesterday, TR announced that despite his plans to “take some time off” after the end of Nine Inch Nails, he was approached by Fincher to score the film … and he said yes. Here is the full text of TR‘s amazing announcement:

I was planning on taking some time off after the continual waves of touring that ended last fall and spend this year experimenting around with what would become How To Destroy Angels and some new NIN. Well, that plan didn’t work out so well. David Fincher started inquiring about my interest in scoring his upcoming film, The Social Network. Yeah, the movie about the founding of Facebook. I’ve always loved David’s work but quite honestly I wondered what would draw him to tell that story. When I actually read the script and realized what he was up to, I said goodbye to that free time I had planned. Atticus Ross and I have been on a creative roll so I asked him if he wanted to work on this with me and we signed on. Months later, I’m happy to tell you we’re nearing the completion of this and I couldn’t be happier with how it’s turned out. The level of excellence that David operates on is inspiring and the entire process has been challenging and truly enjoyable. As Atticus and I near the end of the scoring process, we’re looking forward to the next phase – distilling the large amount of music we’ve written for this down to a satisfying record (or two). The film opens Oct 1 in the US with the record likely available a couple of weeks ahead of that. Speaking of the film… it’s really fucking good. And dark!

NIN fans may recall that Reznor and Fincher previously worked together on the soundtrack for the 1995 movie Se7en (staring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow) and Reznor has previously scored the films Natural Born Killers (1994, directed by Oliver Stone) and Lost Highway (1997, directed by David Lynch) … so we know A.) TR knows how to score films and B.) he only works with the best directors around. This is really fantastic news. First we get a small batch of music from TR‘s new band How to Destroy Angels and now we get to look forward to a new album of new solo material. AND don’t forget, TR also promised that “NIN isn’t dead” and that he is working on “material that will be quite different from previous NIN“ … this suggests another Nine Inch Nails album. But … the focus of this post is on the upcoming score for The Social Network. After the jump, check out the teaser trailer again and pay attention to the background music, in hindsight I suppose we should’ve recognized how Trent Reznor it sounds …

It’s been a few days since How to Destroy Angels, Trent Reznor‘s new post-Nine Inch Nails band with his wife Mariqueen and longtime collaborator Atticus Ross, released their debut single A Drowning (which is available for download at Amazon right now — currently the #1 song on Amazon‘s download chart) and with that release has come a flood of questions by fans about this new music project. The official Facebook profile for HTDA has opened itself up to fan questions and Reznor himself has posted a few answers to those queries. Additionally, new promo images for How to Destroy Angels have come to light. Here are a couple of those images and some answers to HTDA questions from TR himself:

TR: This EP is the result of early collaboration. We were going to use all of 2010 to experiment and gestate but liked the early results and decided to share them. Next up is a full LP (tent. early 2011) and then MAYBE some degree of touring.

TR: [In regards to a physical release] yes for EP, no for single.

TR: The band at the moment is Mariqueen, Atticus and myself. Peter [Christopherson of Coil] is an old friend and collaborator. I obviously ran the name choice by him first and we’ve discussed him contributing to the upcoming material in one form or another.

TR: As stated above, this EP is a very early phase of this project. Yes, it sounds more NIN-ish than I believe it will as we progress. To me, HTDA frees me from some of the constraints I’ve begun to feel (primarily emotionally) in NIN.

Wow!! All of this sounds amazingly incredible. I’m very happy that TR feels confident and inspired enough from his work with Mariqueen and Atticus on the How to Destroy Angels project that he is willing to share these early experimentations with us along the way. As TR says himself, the upcoming EP is just the first phase of HTDA … I seriously cannot wait to hear more! And you can bet your bottom dollar that I will be there when HTDA plays their first show should they decide to tour!!! There was another NIN-related question that Trent Reznor answered. His response actually made me jump out of my seat with excitement. After the jump, find out what NIN news he has to share …

NIN.com, the official website of Nine Inch Nails, was updated late yesterday with a new message from Trent Reznor. TR‘s latest missive to fans includes holiday greetings along with new information regarding the promise of new music to come in the new year! Here is the full text of TR‘s holiday message to fans:

12.23.09: wave hello

Happy holidays everyone and thank you for an exceptional year! Sorry I haven’t been around much lately, I’ve been working on not working for a couple of months, which for me is hard work. 2010 has a number of things planned including new material from nine inch nails and something else that isn’t nine inch nails. I am in a state of rediscovery and reinvention that feels unfamiliar, unsure and exactly what I need.

In the meantime, here are some miscellaneous performances from 2009.
See you and speak to you soon-
Trent

“Last” | Holmdel NJ 6.06.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“The Way Out Is Through” | Holmdel NJ 6.06.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“Somewhat Damaged” | Roskilde Festival 7.03.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD
“I’m Afraid of Americans” | Toronto 6.02.09: YouTube HD | Vimeo HD

Woot!! I’m certain that many folks, me included, are surprised at the announcement of new music from NIN in 2010. To be honest, I’m surprised at the announcement of any new music so soon after the end of Nine Inch Nails but … believe me, I am not complaining in the least. I’m most intrigued by the “something else that isn’t nine inch nails”. It’s great to hear publicly from TR himself about how he’s been doing in the past few months. I’m not sure if we should expect more messages like this from him any time soon but we should keep an eye out nonetheless.

Remember, The Gift video release (official NIN video footage of 3 separate concerts put together by the folks at This One Is On Us) will be released via torrent sites TOMORROW … So, whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year the NIN goodies just keep on coming.

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