Waste Only

Rubbish Bin, Suburban Station

It always seems like a good idear to not have to drive into the city, use public transport, and she some gas. But inevitably, when you have to get out of the city late at night train schedules don’t always jive with when Nine Inch Nails decides to end their show! So we narrowly missed the 11:15 train out of the city and now have to wait for the 12:15.

nine inch nails, philadelphia, 8.29.2008

The show put on by NIN was among the best I’ve ever seen them put on. They performed really well and had an amazing set of video displays that actually wrapped around the stage, in front of and behind the band. And the video on the displays often incorporated live feedback from the performance on very abstract and surreal ways.

The performances were spot on and at one point they completely transformed the stage by bringing out a complete set of mirambas, an upright bass and other instruments you rarely see at an aggressive rock show!  they performed some really great selections from Ghosts I-IV with this set and the choice of instrumentation really added a lot to the show.  people that were previously moshing and slamming into each other were transfixed during this part of the performance.

If you have a chance to see nine inch nails this year, I would highly recommend it!!

nine inch nails, philadelphia, 8.29.2008

Correct Exposure

in the still air - book cover
in the still air - book cover

so i ordered the first copies of in the still air and will start selling signed and numbered copies immediately. i’ve taken an advertisement out in Black and White magazine to help promote the sales of this limited edition book. there will only be 50 copies ever printed. Black and White Magazine was kind enough to give me some space on their website to promote my work. along with the exposure advertisement that is in the October issue, i hope that this will help to make people aware of my work and possibly peak some interest in the book. you can see the gallery at BW mag here:

Black and White Magazine’s Advertiser Galleries

several collectors have already ordered their own copy of the book and i suspect when the October issue hits the news stands, the remaining copies will go fast. if anyone would like to order a copy, i have a few in stock right now and i can ship them out almost immediately! details here:

silverystars.com

all the best, scott