Austinist: Hots On #10: Slipping Into Something More Comfortable

matthew dewitt

Sat, 10 May 2008 19:56:21 -0600

seth, yeah, actually there was a huge snafu a couple years ago about Universal blocking a remix contest Trent set up, on the grounds that it contradicted their ongoing lawsuits against illegal file-sharers. which is probably why you don't see much of that at the moment, unfortunately.

adi

Sat, 10 May 2008 14:23:07 -0600

We got two floor general admission tickets to the Houston show in August. A Place to Bury Strangers to boot!

seth

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:14:26 -0600

I wouldn't say that Trent is rich enough "give away tunes for the rest of his life without suffering any lifestyle privation." The guy got pretty strung out on heroin and woke up to realize the record company didn't leave him much from his early-nineties chart successes. He also didn't make any scratch from writing all the songs on Courtney Love's post-Cobain Hole album. One really cool thing he did, which wasn't mentioned in this decent article, was that in 2005 he released a song broken down into files that could be loaded into Garage Band and remixed into whatever the fans wanted. I wish that would have become more of a trend.... Seth

deadflowers

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:41:18 -0600

This is a really big deal, but mostly because of his upcoming tour. With the positive reinforcement of a free album for his fans, more of them than ever will come out in droves to see his shows. And, now that he is no longer on a record label who was undoubtedly sponging profits from his previous tours, he will certainly rake in the cash (just as he should).