Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Mira Aroyo To Start Supergroup

Trent Reznor’s been talking about doing a project featuring a female vocalist for years. And he’s made no secret about his love for Ladytron, inviting them to open for his 2007 European tour. Reznor announced this morning via his Twitter account that Mira Aroyo will sing on the majority of his next release. In bigger news, the release will not be a Nine Inch Nails record, and Billy Corgan has already co-written several tracks with Reznor. Reznor, who is seen throwing baseballs at a target of Billy Corgan’s head in his 2000 video for “Starfuckers” says the feud has long been over. “I’ve apologized to Billy about some of the harsh things I’ve said over the years. I’m sober these days. Those were jealous, angry demons. You don’t need me to tell you that Billy Corgan is one of the most talented artists of the last 20 years.”

Corgan, who recently co-wrote a new song for Jessica Simpson, says he has similar goals via a recent interview with Paste magazine. “I’m sure people can agree that I’ve never had the greatest voice to listen to,” Corgan says. “This project gives me an opportunity to work with two people I’ve admired for quite some time.  Mira’s voice can bring world peace. ” The trio are calling themselves SLANT (yes, it’s in italics) and plan to release a record sometime in the Fall. A teaser for the first single was posted to NIN.com last night at midnight here.

The Fishpork 20: Favorite Albums of 2008

Remember this era in music. It’s a special one. We’re going to look back and talk about it like we talk about the 60s or 70s. I used to miss all the great bands that came out of the 90s, but my longing for the hay days of grunge and industrial has since dissipated. Go ahead and disagree, but this is a renaissance period for music. This year was no exception. In fact, it served as an endless discovery period of great bands and classic albums. However, our favorite album of 2008 was not a difficult choice at all. Here is our list of favorite albums of 2008:

1. Deerhunter – Microcastle/Weird Era Cont.
2. Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles
3. Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping
4. TV on the Radio – Dear Science
5. Eric Avery – Help Wanted
6. Elf Power – In a Cave
7. Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy
8. Nine Inch Nails – The Slip
9. Tapes N’ Tapes – Walk It Off
10. Atlas Sound – Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
11. Girl Talk – Feed the Animals
12. Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV
13. Portishead – Third
14. Sigur Ros – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
15. Vic Chesnutt & Elf Power – Dark Developments
16. Ladytron – Velocifero
17. The Notwist – The Devil, You + Me
18. First Wave Hello – God Bless, Devil You
19. Fuck Buttons – Street Horsssing
20. David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
    

Honorable Mentions:

• Dub Trio – Another Sound is Dying
• Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer
• Health – Disco

Most Disappointing Albums:

• Beck – Modern Guilt
• SexTapes – SexTapes
• UNKLE – End Title . . . Stories For Film

Most Overrated Albums:

• Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
• Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
• Cold Play – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends

Fishpork will post our favorite songs and live shows of the year next week. Check back soon!

July’s Fresh Pork Cuts!

Pete’s:

• Silver Jews- My Pillow is the Threshold
• The National – Mistaken For Strangers
• MGMT – Pieces of What
• The Helio Sequence – Lately
• Eric Avery – Philo Beddoe

Mark’s:

• Crystal Castles – Air Wars
• Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook
• Ladytron – Ghosts
• Fuck Buttons – Ribs Out
• Girl Talk – Set It Off

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