Slash's solo album has some unlikely collaborations

Some Slash news.... I think everyone knows by now that a GNR reunion isn't right around the corner (although I still think I will see it in the next 10 years), and Velvet Revolver seems to have thrown in the towel as well.  It's time for Slash to move on, and he has.  On November 11th he has a 2 track cd single being released where everyone is famous in Japan.  The first track 'Sahara' is a new song that features Koshi Inaba from Japan's very own B'Z on vocals.  The second track is a remake of 'Paradise City' with Fergie Ferg from the Black Eyed Peas doin' guest vocals.  I am not sure how necessary that is, but I guess Slash likes working with the pop princesses since he is also going to be featured on the song 'Rockstar 101' (cheesiest name ever) off of Rihanna's new album Rated R(she must be a QOTSA fan?)

Slash has a solo album album coming out soon simply titled Slash.  It seems like it might be similar to the Tony Iommi solo album in that it features a different singer on each song, and all the songs are pretty radically different from one other.  So far its been released that NIN's Josh Freese is on drums and some of the vocalists include Ozzy , M. Shadows, Eric Valentine, and Chris Cornell.  Interesting.... it will do do well in Japan.

NIN releases a bootleg that is legal

AWESOME news here.  Back in August Nine Inch Nails  played a bunch of live shows in NYC.  I caught one of the larger shows at Terminal 5, but the show that everyone ended up making a big stink over was the smaller one at Webster Hall where they played The Downward Spiral in it's entirety.  FUCK- I wish I was at that show.  Well, for those of us who missed that, there is some good news.  Apparently a bunch of fan videos have been released, clipped together, and edited to fit smoothly enough that the whole concert can be viewed online in full.  Better yet, the fans that took the video must have been loaded because it seems like they all had High Def video cameras.
CLICK HERE to download the video, burn it to dvd, or steam the full playlist on youtube.   Here is a video of the first song, 'Mr. Self Destruct':  

Ten Years ago TO THE DAY....

So now it's 9/9/09, and even cooler looking that that was 9/9/99.... exactly ten years ago.  Well, on this days NIN debuted 'The Fragile' live on MTv, and Hottie McHottness Johnny Depp was nice enough to introduce them.  Watch the video: 

Daily Metal

NYC- break out your credit cards and be prepared to sit near both a computer and phone at 5pm today in hopes of getting the golden ticket to Wonkas Factory one of the NIN shows at Terminal 5.  As posted early, NIN announced 4 secret shows in NYC, one at Bowery Ballroom, one at Webster Hall and two at Terminal 5.   Well, besides a limited amount of tickets to the two Terminal 5 shows, they all sold out instantly.  NIN Trent was upset to hear that most of the fans had no luck with tickets, and that the scalpers turned out victorious. (I saw some tickets on ebay for 1,400 bucks!!  Trent is good, but I'd only pay that much to see Elvis risen from the dead & plopped on a stage.)    Anyway, in an attempt to make sure fans get the rest of the tickets, ticketmaster is doing a 'paperless ticket' policy.  Basically, you buy the tickets with a credit card, then show that same credit card at the door for your ticket.  This way, you can not transfer tickets at all.

Still, I have a feeling that these tickets will be damn near impossible to get, and it seems doubtful anyone I know will get a hold of one.  Worth a shot, though.

The dates are:

8/25- 7pm @ Terminal 5

8/26- 7pm @ Terminal 5

TICKETS GO ON SALE TODAY AT 5PM!!  Do not be even a second late, or they will be gone.  You can buy the tickets here.

For those of us who don't make the cut, rest assured.  On Aug 25 you can see HEAVEN & HELL at WAMA @ MSG, and on the 26th Metal Church is back for a show at BB Kings.  Those are pretty good comfort foods.  I'd take Heaven & Hell over NIN any day...

NYC concert alert

Trent Reznor as announced 4 small as venue NYC show dates.  BEFORE WE ALL HYPERVENTILATE here is the info:

8/22 @ Bowery Ballroom  (good fuck, yes!)

8/23 @ Webster Hall

8/25 @ Terminal 5

8/26 @ Terminal 5

....on  the 24th he will be 'busy' at my apartment.

Now, for the info: PRE-SALE to you lucky bastards that are in the fan club is 7/17 at 5pm.  Normal sales begin on 7/31.   Get your phone and computers ready!