Pod Like a Hole

In this episode, your intrepid hosts take a look at Not the Actual Events and decide whether its a return to form or a noisy departure to the land of Clang and Bang. We spend a little time reflecting on 2016 and the political implications that surrounded the EP. Of course, we go track by track and Steve offers up a relevatory statement on one of the songs that brings Marc to a place of wonder. Eri...

In the second installment of our Reznor-Ross Score Work catch all, we take a look at... everything else. Opinions and discussions of Before the Flood, Juno (the Mars Mission, not the Pregnant teen), Mid90s, The Vietnam War, John Carpenter's Halloween theme, and a whole mess more. It's a wide ranging discussion that takes you through Eric's opinions on what Nightmare On Elm street movie...

In this free flowing episode we begin our look at further Reznor-Ross collaborations. For the first of two installments we will be covering the major theatrical releases that aren't named The Social Network. That would be Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Patriots Day, and Bird Box. Join us for discussions of the movies, how the music works in the film as well as on it's own, and dis...

In this episode, we go through Nine Inch Nails' full length LP, Hesitation Marks. We talk about the parallels to The Downward Spiral and, of course, Eric has a theory. We also cover the official remixes that are found in this era.  Video Links: Copy of A (Vevo Presents) -  https://youtu.be/yA281OuU3rk Came Back Haunted - Dir. by David Lynch -  https://youtu.be/1RN6pT3zL44 Came Back Haunted (Ve...

It's a family affair here at Pod Like A Hole headquarters.  Your favorite Reznor/NIN podcast has reached the point where it is 2010:  NIN is on hiatus and Trent, Atticus, Rob join Trent's new wife (and former indie rock frontwoman) Mariqueen Maandig to create a project together.  Marc, Steve and Eric dig into this dreamy  glitch-tronica act (Eric is trying to make that genre stick).  The m...

In this episode, the boys talk about Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' score for the 2010 film, The Social Network. Since Trent and Atticus both won an Academy Award for their work, we decided to give the score the full track by track treatment.  As we all learned during the Ghosts I-IV episode, it becomes difficult to talk about purely instrumental music. Steve, however, stays conscious througho...

The boys take a field trip to see Nine Inch Nails live at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Monday, December 3, 2018. This is a quick review of the live show. Was all of this physical world pre-sale worth it? Did they get pulled backstage for an intimate 1:1 Q and A with the man himself? Did Robin Finck give hair tips to Marc's wife? All this and nothing else in our shortest episode to date....

Steven goes pirate radio and, as he has threatened for months, has blessed the listeners with a track by track review of Guns and Roses schizo-frenetic epic: Chinese Democracy.  Ian from the East Bay guest stars as Eric and Marc wouldn't have been able to speak intelligently about this topic for 2.5 hours, not to mention the fact that they didn’t even know it was being recorded.  Ian and Steve...

In this episode, the boys slide into The Slip, the eighth studio album from Nine Inch Nails. This time our very special guest, Sarah, brings her perspective on all things Nine Inch Nails and joins us in the track by track breakdown.  Video Links: 1,000,000 - Live From Rehearsals - https://vimeo.com/2298365 Letting You - Live From Rehearsals - https://vimeo.com/3523270 Discipline - Live From Rehear...

In this episode, Eric, Marc and Steve go into the haunted house and come across Nine Inch Nails’ Ghosts I-IV. Steve goes to the third floor and gets slimed by this album, so we don’t hear much from him this episode. Marc and Eric forge on and are careful not to cross the streams in order to break down some standout tracks from this 36 track phantasm. We also get a call-in from our dear friend, Gre...

Eric, Marc, and Steve welcome special guest Brian Strand to discuss the era of Year Zero. We expand on the narrative threads that weave throughout the album. We also talk about the alternate reality game that surrounded the album's release. The boys go track by track and briefly mention Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.  Links: Silent Game :  http://https://www.reverbnation.com/thesilentgame Survivalism :  htt...

Breaching your atmosphere in a very short time will be Pod Like A Hole's "Year Zero" recap.  However, what was too rich, too thick to even fit in that episode was a deep dive into the immense world that Trent Reznor, Rob Sheridan and the artists at 42 Entertainment built around these songs.  It's in this world building that the characters and perspective for all the songs on Year Z...

In this super-sized episode, we discuss the With Teeth era in all its lean and mean glory. We get to hear controversial statements and bold proclamations that make for our most heated discussion to date. Friendships will be tested, but all the love in the world is the only thing that keeps the boys from calling it quits on each other. We'll go track by track through With Teeth and talk about t...

In this super-sized episode, we discuss the With Teeth era in all its lean and mean glory. We get to hear controversial statements and bold proclamations that make for our most heated discussion to date. Friendships will be tested, but all the love in the world is the only thing that keeps the boys from calling it quits on each other. We'll go track by track through With Teeth and talk about t...

In this episode, we finally close out The Fragile era with a discussion on Things Falling Apart, And All That Could Have Been, Still, and The Fragile: Deviations 1. We even have time to talk about the song "Deep," from the Tomb Raider soundtrack as well. The temptation to go track by track through the Tomb Raider soundtrack is compelling, but no one wants to hear Marc talk about U2. Eric,...

Hello True Believers. At this point we've taken just as long to release our episodes about the Fragile as it took Trent to do the same, so allow us to supplement you with a bonus episode with friend of the show Mike Spreigl. Steve called up Mike and they discuss Mike's history with the band, their love for the Fragile and it's various directions, the importance of a good wedding playli...

The boys finish talking about Nine Inch Nails third album, The Fragile, by dissecting the Right Side of the record. We go track by track looking for the highs and lows of the record. Steve makes a bold proclamation that will get carried over into future episodes. Eric tries his best to say each track needs more brass and woodwinds. Marc fills out a paragraph on his last will and testament. It'...

The boys are back to talk exclusively about Nine Inch Nails and the first side of the magnum opus, The Fragile. Much like the album, this episode was recorded in various locations and times to capture the same process that Trent Reznor went through when recording this fine album. At least, that's what we told ourselves after the fact. Eric loves the big old brass, Steve goes off the reservatio...

In what you might think is becoming a practical joke - we have a BONUS episode for you before the Fragile trilogy of episodes finally drops. Full disclosure - we recorded the first Fragile ep and much like Trent's first attempts in Big Sur to record the album, antics from outside our control conspired to delay it. Very meta. Because we will only release the BEST of quality for our dear listene...

In this episode, Marc, Steve, and Eric conclude their discussion of Nothing Records with a deeper look at Marilyn Manson. We discuss the album Antichrist Superstar and go track by track looking for all the ways Marilyn Manson was trying to shock your parents and make you feel like you were rebelling against social norms and constructs. We look at how Trent Reznor sheparded the sound of Marilyn Man...

Before we get really silly about the Fragile, we pause for another moment to discuss to the genesis and artist roster of Nothing Records, Trent Reznor's record label. We briefly talk about Prick (again), Pop Will Eat Itself, Pig, 2wo, 12 Rounds, Meat Beat Manifesto, The The, Einstruzende Neubauten, Autechre, Plaid, Plug, Squarepusher, and the Bowling Green. Of course, we'll talk about Mari...

Marc, Steve, and Eric are joined by Joe Vierra to complete our discussion on the timeframe between the release of The Downward Spiral and The Fragile. We discuss Trent Reznor's work on the game soundtrack Quake, the soundtrack to David Lynch's Lost Highway, The Perfect Drug single and video, the tour and video collection of Closure, and all the remixes he produced for a variety of artists...

In this episode, Marc, Steven, and Eric are joined by Joe Vierra to discuss the years between The Downward Spiral and The Fragile. In this time, Trent Reznor delved into the world of soundtracks. First, he submitted a track to the film The Crow and normally we would mention it and move on. However, Steven has such an emotional connection to the film, he wanted to go track by track and discuss the...

In this episode, Marc, Eric, and Steven complete their discussion on The Downward Spiral and this time it wasn't deleted. You the lucky listener finally get to hear Eric break down the album into a three act narrative. We also venture into the Closer/Closer to God singles and the remix release of Further Down the Spiral. Eric once again defends 25 remixes of one song that repeats the same soun...

    In this episode, your intrepid hosts delve into the abyss that is The Downward Spiral. Well, the first half anyway. We go over pop culture events that were lighting up the charts in 1994, the origins of The Downward Spiral recording, and the videos that blurred out nudity and had missing scenes peppered throughout. Speaking of missing scenes, the last twenty minutes were lost to the editing go...