Richard Patrick Speaks Publicly About The Fragile Yet Again
The latest issue of Kerrang! magazine, which features a 4-page interview with Richard Patrick about Filter's European
Tour. "Apart from coming across in the interview as a total wanker who hates spending money touring," explained
Neil Walker, who has the issue, the interview also says, "He rants about
how much this tour is costing before badmouthing former bandmate Trent Reznor, referring to his new album as 'the flaccid'
rather than 'the fragile'."
Well, we received an email on December 21st, from Miriam4 who saw Filter and she had this to
report back after she talked with Richard Patrick back stage in Boston:
I recently saw filter live here in Boston, and met Richard Patrick after
the show. We spoke about Filter and NIN. He became rather irate about
his time in NIN and called The Fragile, the Flaccid. He went on to state
that NIN has lost it's ability to create art, and that Trent Reznor is a
pussy. Apparently, he hasn't seen Filter's latest video. That is a small
step up from most of the garbage that we are all bombarded with such as
Backstreet Boys and Natalie Imbruglia!
Help Get Into The Void Back On MuchMusic
The Psychadelic Eskimo (love the name by the way), who lives in Canada, needs some help
getting MuchMusic to actually play the new Nine Inch Nails video "Into the void." He writes, "since the video was voted trash
by the three people they pulled in off the street. They haven't played the video once." (Please read our January 19th headline,
"MuchMusic Aired 'Into The Void' On Ed The Sock's Smash or Trash" for more info.) "I know," adds Eskimo, "because I've been taping
the station 24-7 and watching it on fast forward." The dedicated NIN Eskimo believes that they are ever going to play it again
without a lot of fan support. So, those who are just as dedicated as the Psychadelic Eskimo here, you can write MuchMusic at
ondemand@muchmusic.com and ask to request the video. For it to count
the video title has to be in the subject line, which we have already done for you. "With enough fan support I'm sure they'll play the
video," he add, "but otherwise I don't think they'll ever play it again, and for us Canadian's who don't get MTV that means we'll probably
never see it again." Hopefully the official NIN web site will upload it to their pages soon...?
Coming Soon To MarilynManson.net
The official Marilyn Manson web site made a few updates recently on their
news page and said, "the official BBS will be updated latter today."
As well as the news section, "will also take on a new look and feature a powerful new self portrait and essay by Manson within the next few days."
Request Into The Void To Radio Stations In American For Free!
Sounds like a bad publicity stunt, hell it all is in the long run, but wouldn't you want to know how to request the latest Nine Inch
Nails single to local radio station across the country without costing you a dime? Now you can thanks to DialPad.com,
which is the world's first free Java-based web-to-phone service. With dialpad.com, you can make unlimited free phone calls to anyone in the
U.S. with a valid phone number. All you need is, which most Windows users have: MS Windows 95/98/NT, MS Internet Explorer 4.0+ with Java VM
5.0/ Netscape Communicator 4.5+, Sound card, Speaker/microphone or headset and an Internet connection.
Now you can use dialpad.com to make free long-distance calls to station (or anyone) in the U.S. while you're online. Because it's Java-based,
you don't need to install anything or download a huge application. dialpad.com uses innovative technology to let you call anyone-anytime-without
using your phone. And it's completely free!
Hell, if you don't want to do it for NIN... then take the time and get the gear for free, while it lasts... Lets knock Into The Void #1 on the
modern radio single charts.
Old Option 30 Interviews & Trent Reznor Photos
We featured this online some time ago, but I figured there's a lot of you who have never heard these interviews or seen these
old photographs... Option 30, a band Trent Reznor used to be part of in 1983, has an official web site at
ShriekRecords.com. The web site hosts a four part interview and 9 crazy hair style
photographs of Trent Reznor posing and laughing with his band.
Check it out here. The interviews are in real audio format and have pretty decent quality.
David Lynch Interview + Twin Peeks
Although this irrelevant to the news.. Jay Leno, host of the Tonight Show, said last night that director David Lynch will be on his
show. He did not specify which day he will be on, but he said later this week. Most likely will be Thursday or Friday.
His web site has yet to update with an official
answer, which means it hasn't been finalized just yet.
Speaking of David Lynch, Twin Peeks is to re-air!!! Bravo (US) to re-air Twin Peaks, starting February 4th, 1999 at 8 PM EST and
11 PM EST, with the two hour pilot. Episode 1 will air Friday February 11th at 8 PM EST, and so on for each episode... Check out Mulholland Drive
Petition and Welcome to Twin Peaks: Laura's Diary for more information.
NIN To Possibly Tour Australia Following The US Tour Says NIN Photographer
Daniel Stewart, an SLS viewer, attended the Sydney Big Day Out festival yesterday and got an interesting
exclusive for Australians!
"My friends and I had a NIN photographer come up to us and said he was taking photos of NIN fans to put up on the official NIN website," explained
Stewart. "I asked him why NIN were not doing there own show in oz," added Daniel, "and he said they could be coming back after the US tour. The photographer
then said, "Trent loved Australia."
"It was the best show I have ever seen," said Stewart. Here's the complete set list Stewart included in his letter: "Head Like a hole," "terrible lie,"
"get down make love," "wish," "gave up," "the frail," "the wretched," "sin," "closer," "The wretched," "into the void," "even deeper," "no you don't," "hurt," "starfuckers inc," "piggy," "march of
the pigs."
We will have all our BDO reviews online this weekend on our World Tour Journal, including a few
new Japan reviews.
Into The Void Launch Party In Australia
Daniel Stewart wrote back again to let Australians know that on Saturday, January 29th is a local
Goth/industrial nightclub in Sydney OZ. They are to host the single industry launch party for Into The Void at the black-market. Stewart also explained
that this is the same nightclub that can be seen in the The Matrix. Will Trent and company show up? Hmmm....
Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot To Remix Track(s) Off The Fragile
We mentioned on January 24th that Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot was to hold an online chat at Juice.net on Tuesday,
January 25th. (Please our headline "Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot Online Chat" for more info.) Thanks to Allstar's exclusive interview on January 4th
with Empire, he mentioned that to Allstar that he was to collaborate with Trent Reznor with a future project. Thanks to the manager of Juice.net's quick
thinking, they contacted SLS News in time to participate in the chat and our question was answered!
Q: Has the band thought or been asked to remix a Nine Inch Nails song or maybe do a song together?
ALEC: Trent asked me to remix a track or two from their last album - and also asked me to collaborate with him on a separate project...
The transcript will be up on Juice.net soon. We'll let you know when it's online.
NIN To Perform Omaha, Nebraska?
Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Foo Fighters are coming to Omaha, Nebraska to perform at the Civic Auditorium on April 25, 2000. "Our local college radio
station, 89.7 The River," explained David, who was listening, "said that NIN is also coming," which the radio
station then commented, "you heard it here first!"
If you remember, the video to Hurt was shot at the civic. This does not mean Nine Inch Nails are performing on April 25th, the radio station is
just informing locals that Nine Inch Nails are to perform at this same arena soon.
Demystifying The Devil UK Release Information
In this weeks Kerrang! magazine was an article on the unofficial Manson video "Demystifying The Devil," which is set for a UK release through
Weinerworld, the date is expected to be April 3rd. The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) has given the video an 18 certificate (the highest
UK rating), after removing 1 minute 23 seconds of footage. Such cut scenes from the unofficial documentary were:
"A scene where Manson lowers a sacrificial rabbit into a tank containing his pet python. The rabbit is attacked, killed and eaten. Nothing you wouldn't
see on 'Life On Earth' (an wildlife programme)."
"A five second scene in which Manson performs oral sex on bassist Twiggy Ramirez during a live performance. The BBFC objected to this even though Ramirez'
groin area was digitally obscured."
"Manson making his genitalia sing 'The Beautiful People'. No word yet on whether he balsas it up."
"A three second close-up of a man wearing goggles, along side a monkey on a crucifix. Clearly the height of offensive images."
Weinerworld's managing director, Anthony Broza said "Manson's management and record company are surprised that the BBFC would do something like this.
Personally I'm not so surprised because the film is very frank! At least it can be released in the UK now, without being impounded by police. We submitted
this film to the BBFC, they recommended the cuts and being a reputable company we were forced to make them."
A BBFC spokesperson told Kerrang!: "The majority of music videos are 'exempt' from classification and do not need to be seen by us at all. Marilyn Manson's
work often falls outside the rules of 'exemption' because of the explicitly violent and sexual content of some of his videos. We are, of course, aware of
the kudos attached to receiving a 'ban' on heavy metal videos and the BBFC generally doesn't reject such works."
He then went on to explain that the reason Manson's first official video "Dead To The World" remains unavailable in the UK isn't entirely their fault:
"It was initially released without a certificate, claiming 'exemption'. When doubt was expressed about whether the work was 'exempt' it was submitted to
the BBFC, which required one scene to be cut, thus earning it an 18 certificate. These cuts were never made and the video was therefore withdrawn."
Also in the issue "God Is In The TV" is reviewed where it earned 4 K's out of 5. However, at the end of the review it says there are currently no plans to
give it a UK release, though there is speculation that if "Demystifying The Devil" sells well enough these plans may be reconsidered.
Finally Manson was also in a feature titled "Kid Rock", which had photo's of 11 rock stars as children, with the reader having to try and work out who they are.
Thanks a shit load to: pogo.
NIN IN Oz Triplej Hottest 100
Starfuckers Inc. made it to number 69 in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100. Apparently there were
over 650,000 votes polled for the whole thing, "I dunno how many NIN got though," explains SinnerStar, who
was listening, " which is one of the largest music vote thingy's in the world apparently."
The winner was Australia's own Powderfinger with "These Days" from the Two Hands
Soundtrack. "Brilliant song, brilliant movie," adds David. "I thought Starfuckers Inc.
did rather well considering the album hasn't been out that long."
Australians Can Win a Signed Trent Reznor Guitar
Underground Records in Perth, Australia, have a NIN competition currently running. If you buy The Fragile, you enter a drawing for a guitar signed by
Trent Reznor. The drawing is on the Monday following the Big Day Out on February 7th. They have the guitar hanging in the store, "and sure enough on
a white part of it below the strings there's 'Trent Reznor' scrawled in black marker pen," explains David," with
a little NIN in a box below (drawn there by TR)." The winner will be announced on RTR-FM. "I don't know anything about
guitars," adds David, "but I think it said it's a Fender."
Nashville Pussy Takes Credit For Pulling Smiley Face Stunt During Marilyn Manson's "Rock Is Dead"
Set In April '99
(V)iKe, an SLS viewer, spotted some very interesting news in the February 2000 issue of Metal Hammer. "I was reading
through among the interviews and found a Nashville Pussy interview," explains (V)ike. "I was ready to turn the page because I don't like them, but in the
corner of my eye I saw Marilyn Manson in the interview so i wanted to see what they had to say." Here's the brief transcript:
What's the most outrageous thing that you remember doing?
JERMY: Masterbating to a cartoon with everyone watch....or was that blaine? [laughs]
RUYTER: Does beastyality count?
COREY: Does shooting up crack count?
BLAINE: Does killing a bunch of kids in high school count? Yeah that was me.... i did that sorry i was drunk. [laughs]
RUYTER: Yeah sorry about that he was very, very drunk, Denver. [adopts english accient] He had a bit to much of the bitter, actually. What else?
Oh yeah we put that happy face on Marilyn Manson's podium and destroyed his tour or then again maybe we didn't [laughs]
If you remember our April 29th '99 headline, "Manson Storms Off Stage Ending With 23 Arrests,"
the arrests were spawned by the prank Nashville Pussy, who opened a few dates for Manson, pulled on them, which resulted Manson to walk off his set while
he performed 'Antichrist Superstar,' at the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
KyCog015, a concert attendee, who wrote us when he attended the concert last year, had this to say:
He did the first verse and when he flops over the front of the podium he noticed the face on the podium. He immediately started yelling behind him
and then bent the microphone forward over the podium and tried to pull off the face. It would not come off so he then jumped off the podium and tried
knocking the podium over, when he could not do this he took Ginger's drums and threw them and went off the stage. The lights came on and that was it.
The crowd then started yelling "Fucck You" until everyone was told to leave. Then a small crowd gathered around the bus, security said that Marilyn
had left and we needed to back up or police would come. That made the crowd angrier and police were sent in, next thing you knew the crowd was huge
and the police were beating people and arresting them left and right. They had probably 15 cars and 100 cops, including dogs. It was a wild night. I
say good for Manson because the people of Iowa sucked!
The Washington Post included this in their online report last year:
Potter [police Lt. Jerry Potter] said Five Seasons Center personnel told him that Manson ``somehow saw (the smiley face) at midpoint of the song
and he became very upset.''
He said it was the face, 2 to 2 1/2 feet across, ``large enough to make a presence,'' was stuck on the front of a prop that looked like a pulpit.
It was visible to the audience but not, at first, to Manson.
``It struck me as very odd that it would be part of his stage presence when it was so uncharacteristic of everything else he was doing,'' Potter said.
Tammy Koolbeck, marketing director at the Five Seasons Center, said no one in the crowd or the center's staff could have gotten to the prop to attach
the smiley face.
``It was probably put on by one of his people,'' she said.
I guess that says enough, since it's been in the air nearly a year now!
Random Nothing News
The latest SPIN issue features a new Cure interview, which NIN is mentioned on 104.
1991: Smith makes tiny concession to the British dance revolution with the remix album Mixed Up, then burns that bridge by calling the
rave scene "a load of dross" in Spin. In the States, Goths migrate to the harder sounds of industrial acts such as Nine Inch Nails.
The official Rammestein web site features an interview, which makes reference to Manson and
Rammstein being targeted for inciting violence and so on.
The Nine Inch Nails remix to David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans" was used in a Bill Clinton autobiography special on MTV at
1/26/2000 12:00 PM Pacific Time. It was played while a montage of images describing the Monica Lewinsky affair showed.
An SLS viewer was driving back to his dorm, listening to 92.3 FM which is NY's K-Rock, and one of their commercials, their DJ Will Pindarvis(sp?) was
talking about how music helps kids have a better education, and how it'll help the rock and rollers of the future, and in the background played Nine
Inch Nails' "The Day The World Went Away." Just the beginning guitar part though, but "it fit perfectly," he said.
Wes, an SLS viewer, just finished watching Natural Born Killers on DVD and happened to notice
that at the end of the movie, the end scene that normally plays the 5 second "burn" sound byte has different sound clip. For some
reason, the "burn" sound byte was completely removed from the movie. However, the sound clip is still at the end of the deleted scenes.
Dallas Olson, an SLS viewer, said, "I got my BMG letter today and when I opened it the featured
artist was none other than Nine Inch Nails." They have a little review of the album, which he will send later today... the photo is of Trent in his car.
Today is the Sydney Big Day Out concert, which is said to be featured online live at 
Just yesterday the official 
