Links: The Slip

I'm not a huge Nine Inch Nails fan (although I do like "The Hand That Feeds"). But even someone with only a passing interest in Trent Reznor's work will be glad to hear that the latest NIN album, titled "The Slip," is being released completely free of charge via the band's website.

It's the standard collection of difficult-to-listen-to industrial rock songs, although the instrumental tracks are pretty good. And I have to applaud Reznor's generosity - it's a very pure gesture to give away not only a song but an entire CD. My only qualm is that the only reason Trent can afford to do something like this is by getting popular via the same studio system that he is criticizing.

A more pure example of "New Media" musician/entrepreneurship might be Carly Commando, whose piano track "Everyday" (to go along with the famous video by Noah Kalina) is being used in NBA commercials.