Nine Inch Nails coming to OKC, offering free download
Nine Inch Nails is playing the Ford Center in OKC on Aug. 15.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday, May 10, at 10 a.m., prices TBA.
So here’s the deal. Today, on its Web site the band announced a free download of its new album “the slip” by going to this link: http://theslip.nin.com/. All you have to do is enter your email address and receive the link to download. Then the band sends you to another page where you can send the link to three more friends. Interesting viral approach to music distribution.
Note from the band about its new album:
we encourage you to
remix it
share it with your friends,
post it on your blog,
play it on your podcast,
give it to strangers,
etc.
Faces of Seattle resistance
If you missed it, Jenni Carlson has a good story about the five men who are leading the charge to keep the Sonics in Seattle.
The story breaks down each of the five men:
Gary Nickels, Seattle mayor
Richard Yarmuth, attorney for Howard Schultz
Brian Robinson, Save Our Sonics director
Slade Gorton, City of Seattle attorney
Howard Schultz, Starbucks chairman and CEO
Afternoon update: Sooners vs Washington on ESPN
Authorities are looking for this man, last seen walking to the residence of an Okmulgee woman found dead in her home last week.
Gov. Brad Henry has signed a bill to combat childhood obesity by doubling the amount of class time devoted to physical activity and nutrition programs for the state’s youngest students.
A survey of 49 large cities by AAA says Tulsa is the least expensive travel destination. Oklahoma City is the fourth least expensive location.
Two girls injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident Sunday night are in fair condition today at OU Medical Center.
Oklahoma’s first road trip of the season at Washington will be on national television. The game will be televised by ESPN with kickoff beginning at 6:45 p.m.
Expect lows in the 60s tonight, with a chance of thunderstorms. highs around 80 tomorrow in the OKC area.
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Best dressed hats of the Kentucky Derby
In case you missed it…
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Lots going on today
The cost of damage to Oklahoma homes, businesses and infrastructure from December’s historic ice storm is approaching $180 million.
Almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for in a single town after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said Monday
Shares of Yahoo fell 22 percent in premarket trading as hopes for the once dominant search engine dimmed on the withdrawal of a $43.7 billion bid from Microsoft Corp. over the weekend.
Knee surgery prevented Tiger Woods from attempting to defend his Wachovia Championship title. Anthony Kim, the 22 year old former University of Oklahoma, didn’t disappoint fans at Quail Hollow Club looking for Tiger-like brilliance.
The LPGA stopped in Broken Arrow this weekend. Paula Creamer beat Juli Inkster on the second playoff hole Sunday to win the SemGroup Championship at Cedar Ridge Country Club.
A movie star is moving to Oklahoma. The Santa Monica Pier’s Ferris wheel has been bought by Grant Humphreys, He paid over $132,000 for the ride in a 10-day eBay auction. Humphreys admits he’s not sure where the ride will go. It’s nine stories tall with 20 gondolas. It’s been featured in 28 movies and more than 130 tv shows and commercials. Pretty cool.
Alright, expect highs in the 70s today around OKC. There is a chance of storms. It is May afterall, right?
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