You know that Zeppelin reunion show that just happened a couple of months ago in London. Even though the official line on the reunion was that it would be a one-off, never to be repeated again, everyone (including Jimmy Page) thought a Zeppelin reunion was inevitable. The band was too good and was too well received for them not to overlook whatever hang-ups had kept them from reuniting for the past 20 years and give it one last run around the globe. The only thing stopping it from happening was Robert Plant, or at least his already-confirmed tour with Alison Krauss. Or at least we thought that was all that was holding it up. It turns out that it may not just a scheduling conflict on Plant’s part that’s keeping Zep from playing in Portland. It’s Plant in general. The remaining members of Led Zeppelin were offered a guaranteed 200 million dollars *EACH* to reunite and take a spin around the planet for a tour. Plant shut it down flat stating that he wanted to concentrate on his new partnership with Alison Krauss. If 200 million dollars, which is about 30 million dollars more than his total estimated worth, isn’t enough to get him to tour with Zep, it’s doubtful anything will.  

Continuing his assault on the record industry and hoping to eventually be the one given the honor of putting the shotgun to its sweat-soaked temple and finally putting it out of its misery, Trent Reznor has once again released new material to the internet, however this is the first with under the Nine Inch Nails banner. Today Trent unloaded Ghosts I-IV on the internet, 36 instrumental tracks that sound like they were lifted right off the soundtrack to some really bad ass movie and can be purchased for 5 bucks. He primed the internet pump by releasing the first nine tracks to BitTorrent and Pirate Bay where anyone could download them for free.

Trent says, "This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective -- dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I'm very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference."

But if you prefer some packaging with your music, you can buy a double-CD set for $10 at nin.com. If you like a lot of packaging, $70 will get you the deluxe edition in a hardcover fabric slipcase which includes the audio CDs, a DVD with multi-track files for the music and a Blu-Ray disc with high-definition stereo mixes.

For the absolute nutjobs who fall asleep at night thinking about Trent and pinching their nipples, $300 will get you the "ultra-deluxe limited edition" package, which features all the elements in the deluxe edition plus a four-LP vinyl set and two Giclee prints amid "luxurious packaging." This edition is limited to 2,500 copies and is autographed by Reznor.