another slap-dash rant.

it's not actually a rant.

those of you interested in the year zero album, due out in 7 days and 9 hours [not like i'm counting], rejoice! trent reznor finally committed the ultimate act of rebellion against record labels.

the entire album has been leaked on his official website. and it's most definitely worth a listen. his singing chops are vastly improved, and he's absorbed some influences from tv on the radio [with whom he toured this summer] especially on the last song, zero sum.

also, just for your information, and the information of all those anonymous readers crouched in front of flickering, glowing screens: i adhere to a strict blogger etiquette protocol. if it appears in this blog, then i assume, rightly or wrongly, that it is now common knowledge, or at the very least, publicly disseminated. the same can be said for facebook or any other networking site on which i have virtual space. i do not have an expectation of privacy for the internet, or anything i publish over the internet. so, if i get mad at you, or otherwise express unreasonable emotion towards you for the mention of information referenced herein, do me a favor:

smack me with a dictionary open to the definition of hypocrisy.

** disclaimer: this did, in fact, turn out to be a rant.