NIN “The Slip” = 100% Free
NIN recently made their newest album,”The Slip”, available to download… for free.
And don’t worry, “free” doesn’t mean NIN didn’t put any less effort into this album. I’ve given it a listen already and its pure NIN, just as everyone likes. Interested? Then go and get it.
Going beyond allowing users to name their own price, Trent Reznor says,
“Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years — this one’s on me.”
Oh and, the album is released under the Creative Commons “attribution noncommercial share-alike” license and there is a small note on the NIN website that states: “We encourage you to remix it, share it with your friends, post it on your blog, play it on your podcast, give it to strangers, etc.”
I heard a few weeks ago that Metallica was thinking of doing the same for their upcoming album. I wonder if that will play true or not. We’ll see.
I checked this out this morning.. Yep.. Sounds like NIN and it’s not that bad.
However having stated that.. I think I’m suffering from NIN burnout.. He’s releasing more albums and a frequency I just can’t keep up with! I just received my copy of Ghosts (which he pulled the “hey there I’m a revolutionary and am releasing this on the internets first), which I still haven’t listen too enough..
Granted.. Maybe I’m just complaining that I’m too busy. :P
Ohhhhhh:
Another band will do the “Radiohead” and put out an album either for free or ‘pay what you can’ over the internet and will further cement the decline of the conventional music industry’s road into obsolescence, joining both Blockbuster and TiVo, by showing that you don’t need a label if you have web buzz.
http://www.r4nt.com/article/predictions-2008
yeahhhh.
Yup. Good call lads.
Also for all you fans in Calgary, NIN is playing a concert at the Saddledome on Tuesday, July 29th.