Day: January 29, 2010

Video: Trent Reznor, Peter Murphy perform Iggy Pop, The Normal, Nine Inch Nails

Video: Trent Reznor, Peter Murphy perform Iggy Pop, The Normal, Nine Inch Nails

Today, Trent Reznor dug a few gems out of his archives, posting high-def videos of four June 23, 2006, radio performances he taped in Boston with Peter Murphy during Nine Inch Nails’ 2006 With Teeth tour.

Dinosaur Jr's J Mascis starts new band Sweet Apple with Cobra Verde, Witch members

Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis starts new band Sweet Apple with Cobra Verde, Witch members

Dinosaur Jr guitar slinger J Mascis has teamed up with two members of Cobra Verde and one of his Witch bandmates for a new project: Sweet Apple, which delivers its 12-track debut album, Love & Desperation, on April 20, and is expected to tour later this year.

Video: U2's The Edge soundchecks solo in this 'It Might Get Loud' deleted scene

Video: U2’s The Edge soundchecks solo in this ‘It Might Get Loud’ deleted scene

Last year’s six-string doc “It Might Get Loud” was a must-see for fans of U2’s The Edge, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin or The White Stripes’ Jack White — or anyone, really, who appreciates loud rock guitar. The film’s out on DVD now, and here’s one of the deleted scenes that appears as bonus on the disc: It’s four minutes’ worth of The Edge soundchecking solo, running through concert staples “Until the End of the World,” “Pride (In the Name of Love”) and “Bad” alone on guitar, with just the aid of his foot-triggered console of effects.