Turns out Trent Reznor's
grumpy reaction to the sales of Saul Williams'
The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust was premature, as sales of the net-only release have doubled since Williams' "List Of Demands" began appearing in Nike ads. The funny thing is, "List Of Demands" isn't on
Tardust, but on his 2004 self-titled album. While only about 60,000 of the 225,000 downloaded copies of
Tardust were paid for, that's still twice as many sold than for the in-stores album that actually features "List Of Demands."
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W Hotels, the cutting-edge-in-1998 Starwood chain that I commonly think of as "the Cheesecake Factory of overnight options," has launched a concert series in conjunction with Sony BMG. Those who took the plunge of charging $429 to their MasterCard—the card company is an official sponsor as well—for a reservation on Tuesday night at the hotel chain's Westwood oupost received, in addition to their "Fabulous Suite," two free drinks, two tickets to an on-site concert by Paddy Casey (who, the hotel notes, is "backed by U2's management team"), and a 3 p.m. checkout. No word on how many people actually turned out, but it sounds to me like W is trying to recreate 
Yes, that's right: If you buy a ticket to the May 2 New York City show by the Ellis Unit, which features Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner's son, Gus, on guitar and vocals, you get a free subscription to Blender—a $9.97 value that brings your real price for the $20 ticket down to a mere $10.03 (plus service charges, which will probably mean that you're out $20 anyway). I wonder if this means that Jann has no hard feelings about the Joe Levy decampment? Click the screenshot to enlarge.
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