Look To The Stars News: Trent Reznor

Stars Join Twitter Campaign To Close Gitmo

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:30:00 +0000

In a coordinated day of action to urge Congress to close the Guantanamo Bay Prison, twenty Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans from across the country descended on Capitol Hill last week to push back against Republican scare tactics and urge Congress to support President Obama’s decision to close the prison.

The veterans, organized by New Security Action and Vote Vets, are also joined in a coordinated Twitter campaign calling for the closure of Guantanamo by musicians and organizations including Coldplay, Trent Reznor, Rosanne Cash, Tom Morello, Amnesty International USA, ACLU, Common Cause, MoveOn.org, Human Rights First, Human Rights Watch and many others.

Top Rockers Protest Against Music Torture At Guantanamo

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000

A coalition of US and international musicians, including Trent Reznor, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne, Rise Against, Rosanne Cash, Billy Bragg and The Roots have announced they are joining the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo—a campaign led by retired Generals Robert Gard, John Johns, former member of Congress, Tom Andrews, and Vote Vets Chairman and Iraq War veteran, Jon Soltz.

The musicians have also launched a formal protest of the use of music used in conjunction with torture that took place at the prison and other facilities and announced they were supporting an effort seeking the declassification of all secret government records pertaining to how music was utilized as an interrogation device.

Nine Inch Nails Urge Fans To Give

Fri, 29 May 2009 13:00:00 +0000

When Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor asked fans for help, they answered to the tune of $260,000+ in just two days to help a man in dire need of a heart transplant.

Reznor asked for donations – via his Twitter page and a special donation page on the NIN website – to help 27 year-old Eric De La Cruz, who urgently needs a new heart but can’t get medical insurance. While Cruz’s family struggles to raise the estimated $780,000 to complete the operation, NIN fans are stepping up to help – and earning some incredible benefits.

According to the band’s website, fans who donated $1,000 to help Cruz will be invited to “hang out with us” before the Nine Inch Nails/ Jane’s Addiction tour taking place in the USA.