Chris Vrenna interviewed about the Tweaker album “2 A.M. Wakeup Call”

Since leaving Nine Inch Nails in 1996, Chris Vrenna has done a variety of interesting projects. Among other things, he did the soundtrack for the video game “American McGee’s Alice,” has remixed acts like Xzibit, Rasputina and Rob Zombie, and of course launched his own musical project – Tweaker. Now a partnership with Clint Walsh, … Read more

Rob Halford of Judas Priest talks about his late 90’s project 2wo

While his former bandmates continue the Judas Priest legacy with a new vocalist, Rob Halford has chosen to expand his musical horizons. After releasing two albums with Fight, his first post-Priest band, Rob has unleashed a much more experimental project – 2wo (Two). Originally started up as a collaboration with guitarist John Lowery, a chance … Read more

12 Rounds – interview with Atticus Ross and Claudia Sarne

“It’s heading towards the millennium,” said 12 Rounds member Atticus Ross, “so we’re taking advantage of what we can.” What Ross is referring to is the way he and bandmate Claudia Sarne are combining the punk edge of their band’s previous incarnation with their programming and production skills. He admitted that the band “didn’t play … Read more

Trent Reznor interviewed during the making of the Nine Inch Nails album “The Downward Spiral”

Nine Inch Nails

In 1992, as I was starting up Chaos Control as a hypercard-based zine, I met Trent Reznor over the Prodigy online service. The Nine Inch Nails “Broken” EP had recently come out, and he was in the studio working on “The Downward Spiral.” Naturally, I asked him if I could interview him for my new … Read more

Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails

In late 1989, Nine Inch Nails came out of nowhere and proved to be a driving force in the “industrial dance” scene that was quickly emerging from the underground. Essentially a solo project of 27 year old programmer/musician Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails was fleshed out to a full band and toured extensively in support … Read more