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I confess; I was stung by this early this morning. My excuse was that it was 6am and my bloodstream was caffeine-free.

When Nine Inch Nails looked into filming their first-ever live peformance of The Downward Spiral, they ran into legal and financial barriers. But crowdsourcing saved the project:

On the recent Wave Goodbye tour, we were unable to professionally film the band’s performance of The Downward Spiral at Webster Hall, due to exorbitant fees requested by the LiveNation venue. Our open camera policy, however, remained in tact, and as soon as the show ended fans took matters into their own hands, organizing online to track down everyone who had filmed HD footage of the show. Now, only two months later, the group has released a polished, edited, downloadable DVD of the full Downward Spiral performance from Webster Hall. The entire thing has been recorded, edited, and distributed entirely by fans, and it’s the latest example of the amazing things fans will do when their creativity isn’t limited by outdated, misguided restrictions.

Nine Inch Nails, more than any mainstream band, has navigated the challenges of new media intelligently, using their fans self-interest to help the band promote and distribute their work.

You can watch “The Downward Spiral: Live” in HD on this YouTube playlist. You can also download it via torrent as a burnable DVD or an iPod/iPhone-friendly video from this page.

Are you ready for the dark nights and the usual freeze this winter?

The clocks went back this weekend and that’s when Toolstop traditionally see sales of winter season products start to increase.

Toolstop have put together a checklist of some products you may need over the wintertime.

• Site lighting – lots of different types from minipods to task lamps to 2″ and 5″ fluorescent contractors lights ara available, it depends on the area you’re trying to light but the mornings and the evenings are drawing in and seeing what you’re working on is dependent on decent lighting
• Heaters – There are electric heaters, propane space heaters and diesel paraffin heaters depending on what you need to heat and the size of the space.  A basic requirement is the need to be warm on site, you’ll definitely be more productive if you are
• Generators – Needed to power your tools on the worksite but also good to heat up the water in the kettle for your cap of tea to heat you up. You might also use one to power your heater or site lighting
• Water Pumps – Construction sites will flood in the winter, keep them clear with a decent water pump
• Winter Workwear – gloves, trousers, fleeces, jackets, waterproofs, hats and thermals are all essential if you’re working outside

Make sure you don’t get caught out by the elements by getting yourself prepared right now for Winter.

Are there any other products you would recommend for making the cold, wet days a bit more comfortable?  Let us know by posting a commet below.

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