Monday, October 15, 2012

Trent Reznor & David Byrne on the music industry

Trent Reznor recently raised eyebrows when he announced How to destroy angels had signed a record deal with Columbia (Reznor has been releasing music independently since his bitter departure from TVT/Interscope.)  On Sunday, Reznor explained his decision to return to the majors while speaking about the music business in Los Angeles, revealing he wanted to get the music out to a wider audience (not just his core fans who already know about him.) Video of Reznor's comments are posted below (via AntiQuiet).  Bonus: David Byrne was also on the panel (promoting How Music Works) and is featured in the video: 



Meanwhile David Byrne and St. Vincent played the Talking Heads' classic "Burning Down The House" together October 13th at the Greek Theater. Watch the awesomeness below:



And here's video of David Byrne performing "That's The Way I Like It" along with Arcade Fire's Win Butler at the Pop vs Jock charity basketball event in Montreal a couple of weeks ago