Sunday, February 12, 2012

Quick Notes: Autolux, How To Destroy Angels, Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos) + More

*Autolux have posted a new video for their song "The Science of Imaginary Solutions". The track is taken from the band's exceptional sophomore album Transit Transit...



*[theprp.com] Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails, etc.) has revealed that the mixing sessions for the new album from How To Destroy Angels are nearly complete. Speaking through his Twitter, Reznor offered:

“The next to the last day of finishing mixing the new How To Destroy Angels record. Excited about this!”

How To Destroy Angels are of course Reznor‘s project with his wife Mariqueen Maandig and frequent collaborator Atticus Ross.

*Nick Reinhart, the frontman/guitarist of Tera Melos, has posted an acoustic cover of The Rentals' "These Days" on his Soundcloud page. The song is available to stream of for FREE download. Here's what he had to say about it via Facebook...

"here's a rentals cover i did. one of our favorite bands. our new record will not sound like this, just relax." -nick



*[theprp.com] A recent Twitter posting from Vicky Cornell, the wife of Soundgarden frontman/guitarist Chris Cornell, suggests that the band have still been in the studio as of late. You can view the post she made, complete with a photo of her husband Chris in the studio, HERE.

The band have previously stated that they were working on their reunion album in staggered sessions rather than one block of studio time.

*[theprp.com] A teaser trailer and website have been launched for “Sound City” — Dave Grohl‘s (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, etc.) upcoming film homage to the studio equipment once used in the now defunct Sound City Studios. You can view the trailer at the website for the film which can be accessed at the above link.

As previously reported, Grohl has recruited a number of artists to record songs with the gear, including the likes of Corey Taylor, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini of Ratt and Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon.

Numerous musicians originally recorded influential albums using the aforementioned studio gear, with many of them appearing in the film itself including Trent Reznor, Josh Homme, Tom Petty, and more.

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