Trent Reznor’s Conflicted Rust Belt Legacy

Trent Reznor never mentioned the Johnstown Flood in his interviews on MTV, though he would’ve learned about it the same way any other Rust Belt boy does...He never mentioned that he was a rich boy surrounded by a world his ancestors got tricked into helping destroy.

2023-02-04T08:51:09-05:00January 30, 2023|

Aretha Was Detroit

By Aaron Foley Reprinted with permission from Detroit's The Neighborhoods, where Aaron Foley has continued to chronicle the city's response to [...]

2018-10-14T16:57:35-04:00August 29, 2018|

Making Music in Buffalo

Our story begins with a chance meeting in Buffalo at Nietzsche’s. It was a winter Sunday afternoon in 1988 and both of our groups were scheduled to play together.

2017-04-30T23:40:25-04:00May 1, 2017|