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“Wrong” Gets It Right
By Mina Xavier, August 29, 2009 10:51 pm
Depeche Mode – Wrong – from this year’s Sounds Of The Universe”
A Beautiful Noise
By Mina Xavier, January 9, 2009 11:01 pm
I have been a fan of Dead Can Dance for quite some time, but only within the past few years have I been able to truly share their work with others through the creativity of fans on Youtube.
“Bird” – from A Passage in Time
The Bureau of Morality
By Mina Xavier, October 30, 2008 10:16 pm
What do Trent Reznor’s cryptic antics from 2007 have to do with the latter weeks of 2008?
He had no flippin’ clue how relevant he’d be this week.
Not unlike the secret New Jersey number on the inside of Franz Ferdinand’s last jewel case, Nine Inch Nails made a perfect accompaniment to 2007’s Year Zero by adding this fake PMRC-style government seal and toll free number:
The warning label read:
Consuming or spreading this material may be considered subversive by the United States Bureau of Morality. If you or someone you know has engaged in subversive acts or thoughts, call 1-866-445-6580.
BE A PATRIOT- BE AN INFORMER!
The most amusing aspect of this whole prank was that several of us had figured out that during the playing of the automated message, we can press * and enter 445-6580-*, we are redirected to a voice mail greeting where we can leave messages and Blair Witch style prank calls.
NIN’s handlers started taking some of the best recordings and posting them on Youtube along with a few creepy teasers, to the morbid delight of many a hardcore fan.
My personal favorite: The Angry Sniper
PS: It’s all in jest, folks. It’s art for shock’s sake. Or maybe it’s shock for art’s sake. Take your pick.
Themocracy