Trent Reznor

Stephen Colbert Signs Campaign Letter to Close Guantanamo Now (Video)

Tom Andrews | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Tom Andrews

Rosanne Cash appeared on the Colbert Report last night on the use of music to torture at Guantanamo, and she made it clear: using music as torture is wrong and there's no gray area.

Look Who's Not Talking, Bono!

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment


Virginia M. Moncrieff

Mo longer are we content to hear the tin pot half-baked undergraduate political ramblings of some bloke who just happens to have the mic. What in the hell would he know?

The Company You Keep

Tom Andrews | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Tom Andrews

Yesterday's announcement by acclaimed musicians that they were signing onto our National Campaign to Close Guantanamo Bay generated a harsh response from Liz Cheney and Bill Kristol.

Why Musicians Are Right, Liz Cheney Is Wrong

Jon Soltz | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Jon Soltz

By lobbying to keep Guantanamo Bay open, Liz Cheney's group is helping keep alive one of the greatest recruiting posters that al Qaeda ever had.

Twitter Tells Twitterers To Stop Twittering While Tweeting About Twitter

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.03.2009 | Comedy


Lee Stranahan

The confusingly popular social media site announced that the entire Twitter corporation has banned the use of Twitter by its employees, affiliated companies and entire user base.

Nine Inch Nails at Bonnaroo -- Their Last U.S. Show Ever (Slideshow)

Posted 07.16.2009 | Entertainment


Photographs by Maryelle St. Clare for the Huffington Post More coverage and exclusive photos from the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival....

Crap's Last Tape: Review of Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

An informative state-of-play piece on contemporary music, Ripped suggests that technology is making it possible for a new generation of artists and fans to mess with the record business.

The Webby Award Speech: the original Twitter

Ariston Anderson | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media


Ariston Anderson

Last night Seth Myers hosted the 13th Annual Webby Awards at the Wall Street Cipriani, a location that symbolized one more example of how new media is...

Pretty Help Machine: Trent Reznor and "Eric's Army" Unite On Twitter To Save A Life

Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media


Rachel Sklar

We're showing the world the power of a strong and committed community, and we're quite possibly saving a life in the process.

2009 Webby Winners: NPR Takes Seven, HuffPost Gets Two, Fallon, Reznor Honored

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 06.05.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Jimmy Fallon's late-night show hasn't been on the air three months, but he's already got an award. The comedian was chosen as person ...

Mariqueen Maandig: Trent Reznor ENGAGED To Fellow Musician

usmagazine.com | Posted 06.04.2009 | Entertainment


Trent Reznor and his girlfriend, musician Mariqueen Maandig, are engaged. They announced the news over the weekend on the website of her band, West...

Leonard Cohen Works For A Living

RJ Eskow | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment


RJ Eskow

Who would have guessed that Leonard Cohen was a contender for James Brown's title as The Hardest Working Man in Show Business?

A History of Music Torture in the "War on Terror"

Andy Worthington | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

U.S. military personnel were ordered to keep prisoners awake by blasting ear-splittingly loud music at them -- for days, weeks or even months on end -- at prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.