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The New Nine Inch Nails’ “Physical Component” Caused a Huge Mess, While Pissing Off Fans…
Nine Inch Nails, which is now both Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, ended 2016 with a bang when they not only released a new EP, Not the Actual Events, but also all of their albums on vinyl.
One of the items for sale, however, was “a unique limited edition digital and physical component version” of Not the Actual Events. It was $12. Looking at the product page, one would assume that the physical component would be a CD, although it doesn’t actually specify that in the description.
Said physical component begun arriving to fans across the world yesterday afternoon, and many were none too happy. As suggested in the description, the envelope did not contain a CD, but instead a bunch of art covered in black dust, which many have described as “printer toner”. Many users on reddit were so angry that they’re giving away their purchase as they just wanted a physical copy of the album.
The argument pursuant with this publicity stunt is that Reznor didn’t want to release just another CD that would become a NIN fan’s coaster, but instead wanted to release a one-of-a-kind piece of art that none of his fans would ever forget (I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t forget paying $12 to be “glitter bombed” by Trent Reznor).
Being that the new Nine Inch Nails EP was immediately made available on platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify, is it fair that Reznor charged fans $12 for some soot and images that arrived month after the fact? How do you guys feel about this experimental release?
The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.
The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”
The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.
Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).
The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.
As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.
Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
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