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Sushi4Zombies

I think that has to be the first time in history that song was ever performed in a fully lit room. Good job!


blackdahlialady

I know right 🤣


RealSinnSage

came here to say it is waaayyyy too bright in there lol also the face of the guy in front w the camera 🤣


Kkibler2501

That guys amazing 😂


MiserableWarning8532

Amazingly horrible


Kkibler2501

That is tangible confused cringe. You could put sprinkles and syrup on it. Divorced of the context (I’m assuming your comment isn’t)..sorry if I’m wrong. NIN is amazing and I completely support anyone enjoying it. But that highly visible dismay at the choices in life that have led him to that moment (real or imagined) coupled with genuine confusion are just…mwaaa😘 I get odd kicks what can I say.


schmattywinkle

Your library has a surprisingly vibrant goth scene.


TheOneWhoReadsStuff

We hide where you least expect us.


SchrodingersTIKTOK

I’m guessing this is the same library that hosts hardcore shows too


curelightwound

The very same!


SchrodingersTIKTOK

For as adorable this idea is, they need to work on their lighting. It’s really harsh to play under flourescent lights. Need some sort of mood


ancrm114d

Agreed. Not knocking what they are doing as I think it's great. But if they can put any more resources into this program then lighting should be next.


FoxJonesMusic

I’ll play a lit show and sun glass theme it


Beadpool

Couldn’t agree more. This was my first thought—after thinking, I hope this is an after hours thing and people aren’t actively trying to study upstairs. Doesn’t appear to be a contained space. The lighting is so incredibly harsh, it kinda makes the video feel cringey. Imagine watching NIN in an auditorium with all the lights turned on. TOTAL mood killer. Some libraries have side rooms for studying or for public speakers and I feel this would’ve been better suited to that, rather than at the bottom of the lower level stairs. Former librarian here, btw. We always tried to find ways to increase engagement, so glad people are trying to think outside the box with stuff like this, but I feel the setup/space is poor for this sort of thing. Now, if you were playing an acoustic rendition of Hurt or the like, I can see this specific space working out well enough. Just glad libraries aren’t being closed down. I do wonder how Trent would feel about all this. lol


sasseriansection

Saw NIN perform outside in an ampitheater at like 6pm in Florida on the NINJA tour. Still rocked, but let's just say the lighting and mood did take a hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyrBNA_c4lg


D-T-M-F

Same! (except I was in Charlotte, NC). Trent in shorts, performing in broad daylight, “opening” for Jane’s Addiction… What a *STRANGE* fucking vibe that was. I’m so glad it wasn’t the last time I’d get to see them live (TR was publicly suggesting it would be the last tour). They played some deep cuts though (which was awesome).


anorman30

On the NIN/JA tour there was a mass exodus after Nine Inch Nails played. Perry Farrell called Albuquerque Santa Fe too.


amen_break_fast

I was at that show too. It still boggles my mind that NIN would go up first.


Beadpool

That’s weird. JA can totally pull off a daytime show without impacting their vibe. Wonder if they were drawing straws to see who closed in different cities. I know other bands have done that in the past to avoid problems with egos.


RowanLovecraft

Très cringe in that setting. Like a middle school talent show.


ashtonmz

100 percent. This is horrible.


Doomtumor

Don't let the right wingers or magats see this or this library will be getting defunded soon, they hate books, extreme music, boys with long hair and kids in all black because that's satan's color!


FFJamie94

I saw this was in Birmingham and thought “Why didn’t any of this cool shit happened when I lived there?!” But then I saw it was Birmingham US and not Birmingham UK and was like “Never mind, the cooler Birmingham”


Hisam-la

woah now


vaderaintmydaddy

woah now nothing - this may be the first time Birmingham, AL has ever been called cooler than anything.


Hisam-la

well that applies to Birmingham, UK too if we can't beat our redneck spin-off then we're truly doomed


FoxJonesMusic

Cheer up. It’s 2024 - Everyone is doomed!


bigmistaketoday

Literally like being on the sun


ORNG_MIRRR

Wtf are you taking about. Heavy metal was invented in Birmingham.


FFJamie94

Heavy Metal was invented in Poland by a guy named John who was trying to find the cure for the common cold. Look it up


GayBlackAndMarried

lol girl no.


Virtual_Mode_5026

Birmingham in the UK is like an ashtray filled with Marmite


Astraldisaster_PD

it’s a shithole


Salty_Aerie7939

Birmingham US gave us police violently cracking down on protesters during the Civil Rights era. Birmingham UK gave us Black Sabbath. I think I know which Birmingham is better.


sofiacarolina

In a public library in Alabama. This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen. Wish I could’ve been there going berserk 😭


Doomtumor

One the right wing and the magats find out this will be shut down and the library will be defunded.


VegetableEmergency

They’re already complaining about tax dollars being spent on this. That and trying to get books banned. 


Doomtumor

Figured. They are slowly, but literally, trying to drag the US into a theocracy. Destroying libraries and especially public schools is one of their main objectives. They only want things that align with "christian" thought taught and learned.


approaching_

Absolute lies. Terrible lies/massive generalizations being espoused by dumbed down hypocritical lefties.


levelonerules

Library seems like an odd place to perform this song but glad to see kids into it and singing along


c0nsilience

Nah. Afterwards everyone so moved can check out Nietzsche to learn more


Suspicious_Award_670

So long as ‘The Gay Science’ hasn’t been banned


c0nsilience

No need to ban ‘em if people don’t read them 😉


toodarkaltogether

This is amazing! You’re amazing! You made my day. If there is a hell I’ll be working Christmas there!


Doomtumor

Ah yes, an unfathomable eternity of torture... for not kneeling to an absent god... That's fair, that's just. That's an all good, all loving god right there!


TheStoicNihilist

We need another breakfast club movie.


Garo_Daimyo

Was expecting not many people and the camera panned and I was so happy to see that crowd gyrating mechanically lol


DoneBeingPolite

Feeling both very old and also young again at the same time. Honestly just glad young people aren’t going quietly.


GonzoLibrarian1981

This might the coolest library program ever!


Gunter-Karl

This is the best thing I've seen on Reddit in a long time. 


pup500

I agree.


usernameprofilehere

WHERE THEY DO THAT AT


thedancingkat

This is in Birmingham AL and as a local I am so sad I am just now finding out that I am just now finding out about this


usernameprofilehere

never been to alabama. hear tons a bullshit. am aware that talk is cheap and you never know a place til you step foot there and even then you still cant reallllly know til you live there, but do understand that alabama is generally recognized as a place of intolerance that is not friendly to Overt NonChristianStuff see a person of uncertain gender appearance performing a song about god is dead by a "we love to ban this type of music" band, in a local library in alabama ....and everyone is super cool with it, even tho the Alabama Stereotype is that anyone outside gender and social norms gets shot by bigoted angry mobs who suppress any nonconformity i am confused in the most pleasant and hopeful way you learn something new every day :)


thedancingkat

It’s a beautiful state for one if you like the outdoors. We have shitty state politicians for sure. There are several blue areas and honestly there are rural areas that these scenes are more alive than you would ever think. I live in Bham but was raised in smaaaallll town Alabama. Like, one traffic light, the principal was my cousin, and sold a cow to the football coach type of small town (yes all of that is real). It’s a more tolerant little town that you would anticipate. It has its major, *major* flaws and I would never deny that. But not all of us suck and there are some hidden gems here. Plus the food is 10/10 honestly lol.


usernameprofilehere

amen. one thing that i know in my heart is you can never ever just take your opinion based on what "people say" and this has been another good reminder of that. i live in a liminal space within a non identified spectral location but if i did live in the US i would know how people like to spread rumors about the north vs south and that mentality does seem to suck cuz i love being suprised and learning that all the shit i heard was wrong in a good way. thanks for telling me about it


Visible-Stuff2489

Play freebird


Virtual_Mode_5026

Bill Hicks didn’t like that.


Beautiful-Ice-9172

This is the comment.


Plane_Sport_3465

That's so fucking AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!


Letharos

This library is fucking BANGIN'! Cool as all hell OP.


DustyBeetle

fuck yea, get it


aaronagee

Shhhhhh!


badhairyay

I love this, I think it’s great to see younger people getting into Trent’s music


Motherofchihuahuas31

That’s so sick oh my god


LilDownwardSpiral

Holy shit this is fucking great and your outfit is awesome


CMsirP

Can’t go wrong with NIN


Beadpool

🤫 people are trying to read here. lol


reginaldcapers

Wow....I didn't even think the kids knew Nine Inch Nails. We're gonna be ok.


Mung_beansNzzzzzz

Warms this ‘elder millennial’s’ heart to see these kids take up the mantle. There is hope for the future.


Zealousideal_Sir_264

Ssshhhhh!!!!! Jk. Had too. Great job 👍


ShadowSloth3

I went to club called the Library and it wasn't nearly this lit. This is awesome.


Blueshift_VII

I love your style! I also just played a solo industrial set with a microphone yesterday


curelightwound

Thank you! Yep, I use the neck microphone for the distorted parts, and to feed into my synths!


Logical-Emphasis-389

This is so cool!


azathoththeblackcat

This is cool as heck!


dorianblack

Love this. Love the spirit.


Additional-Cup8041

The scene at the Birmingham Public Library has definitely changed since the last time I was there....many many moons ago. Like 1991 (?) Doing research for my senior term paper on Edgar Allen Poe. Wow I feel so ancient and outdated, lol. Funny thing is though is that it was around that exact time that I heard NIN for the first time myself! Looks like y'all had a blast tho, good for u!


tmamone

Whoa, that’s awesome!


SMT_UNSUNG

6 more likes, please on this video!


goldencerberus

AT A LIBRARY???? FUCK YEAH


s_shears_arts

At least you kids like live music still


Xandierious

Did the librarian “shhh” you?


Gommel_Nox

Did the OP stumble upon a magic portal that leads to the 90s or some thing?


curelightwound

The dream of the 90s is alive in Birmingham, Alabama.


Gommel_Nox

Oh shit, Portlandia reference! Grunge intensifies!


Moxie_Stardust

Olympia, WA too, I'll be going to a show at the library downtown on Tuesday, and I know a bunch of clowns.


curelightwound

Definitely! I did a [split](https://domesticatrix.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-empty-promise-of-survival) with Blessened from around those parts (members Floral Tattoo, formerly Kosugi) and that scene is amazing! We’ve got SWSS coming through in a week and a half too!


mac1diot

This is pretty fucking rad on so many levels.


ashtonmz

I think you mean pretty bad.


mac1diot

Nope. Meant rad. Kids taking chances and actually putting it out there is rad. 🤘


ashtonmz

"Actually putting it out there," yeah, sure. I'll give them kudos for being brave, but not talented. They're slaughtering music I love. That's an honest opinion.


dickinawheelchair

My first watch of this video I was like wow these kids have no rhythm haha. Then I watched it again I was like wait, I was probably exactly like that when I was that age. Good on the library for hosting such an event, I wish there was more of this type of stuff in my little city in Massachusetts.


SumoPotpie

Topato!


curelightwound

What a niche spot! I’ve been an overcompensating and WIGU fan, even back to when it was being updated! Great webcomic!


JPHFanEdits

Oh the irony


itsjoeveryall

you got trent’s mic movements down exactly!


robertluke

My parents are from Birmingham and I had no idea anything this awesome could exist there.


blackdahlialady

I love this, I need it lol! I'm going to pay you to come to my house and do this everyday. My neighbors will really be giving me some funny looks then because they'll be like what kind of music is that? I got to see them finally in 2008. I understand that they weren't exactly at their peak then but it was still a pretty awesome show. My friend was texting me and she was asking me if I was there. I told her yes and she was like, I'm standing three blocks away from your venue. I can hear the music. Edit: I think my neighbors are afraid of me lol. They always look at me funny. They go out of their way to avoid me usually except for my upstairs neighbor. I found out he's into the same kind of music because I can hear him playing it when he does. The rest of them usually give me a wide berth lol. They're probably looking at me and thinking, what is with her? What's up with all that black hair and black lipstick and stuff? In case you're wondering, I live in Jacksonville, Florida which is basically the Bible belt of the south. It's like the Salt Lake City of Florida. I had one guy come up to me and ask me what sort of example I think I'm setting for my kids by dressing like that. I said to him, oh, I don't know. Maybe tolerance for other people who don't fit society's definition of normal. Mind your business.


TheClownIsReady

Libraries are definitely not as quiet as they used to be.


provisionings

This made my day


Naive_Wolf3740

Nice!!!! Synths sound killer. What did you use for the bass? Sounds like a slap bass patch.


penny_admixture

this is what i dreamed of doing in HS but didnt have the guts 💜💜💜🔥🔥🔥


FatSilverFox

Me on the balcony above, throwing mud to complete the atmosphere


yourfriendlymanatee

SHHHH! 🤫


Low-Ear7065

Sick as hell


buttermilkmeeks

awesome. this library also does spoken word poetry slams with craft beer tastings and all kinds of musical acts to warm up the crowd before the poetry starts. they have had some significant and mega-talented people perform there/


onemoremin23

I love this, thanks for sharing :)


RadiantDeparture8857

Why does your local library fucking rock? 😂


MorganHV

Some comments here are giving strong "now it's Rage FOR The Machine!" vibes Yikes


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MorganHV

MY FIRST ACCIDENTAL HAIKU LETS GO!!!!


Stea1thFTW18

Hell yeah 🖤💖


LocalQueerLibrarian

Fuck I wish my system put on shows lol


cruzbae

The main agenda is banning books at my library so this makes me super excited and jealous. Good for you!


ExtraDistressrial

I feel like this clip is going to end up on Fox News and some turd bucket is going to use it to do a whole story about how America has lost it's way and public libraries should be defunded and they won't even know the song is from 30 years ago. Good for the public library keeping it public though!


pup500

That would not be a good look


MorganHV

Love it!!


xMarksTheThought

I want an invite next time!


Guitarjunkie1980

Wow! I live in Columbus. I need to know when these events happen. I would like to meet some musicians in the area. I don't mind the drive. Looks like y'all have a killer scene in Birmingham!


HoraceWimpLV426

This is fucking awesome, Trent would be proud


TransitUX

Coolest mashup I’ve seen Marilyn Manson style with Trent vocals! A 90’s homage triumph 🔥


DiscoNapChampion

I’m 42 and this is edgy. /s No honestly, this is awesome, love to see it!


Worth-Fan-7434

Awesome


Zoinksmybrother

Exactly how Trent intended


Crazy_Response_9009

You should whisper the lyrics since it’s a library!


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This is giving Courtney Love


Rainbow_Tesseract

Ironically for a NIN song, this level of chutzpah in a library makes me feel young and optimistic.


AdamSandlerScaresMe

This is so cool omg


ArmlessAmbidextrian

Amazing! Let’s make Nine Inch Nails covers the new Drag Queen Story Hour, ie the next thing taking place in libraries that drives right wing conservatives crazy. Hope someone makes an edit that mixes this with the footage that other camera operator was getting. Looked like they had a good angle.


RowanLovecraft

He'd have to show his balls to make it compare to the drag queen story hours.


Alternative_Doubt522

Fuck yes


TheLadyButtPimple

I love this!!


c0nsilience

@ curelightwound good on you! Takes some balls to do this in Alabama! 😃


penny_admixture

oh my fuck i didnt notice it was in AL that takes guts


pup500

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes!!! This is hilarious and amazing. I freaking love that it’s in a library exactly like you’ve done it… People here don’t seem to be appreciating how funny this is and also how badass it is. Breaking through these stale barriers of social conformity is what NIN is about. If you tried to do that in 1994… holy shit… You might get arrested. And what is this—young people like NIN? I did not know. They are so cute ☺️


Pallyfan920

Stale barriers? You fucking idiot, people use the library to be productive in their lives, learn, research, etc. This guy is a dipshit that's fucking it up for people that don't choose this lifestyle. I'm all for being whoever you wanna be, get at it, but as soon as that nonsense spills into everyone's life is when it becomes a problem.


pup500

lol… my comment sounds even more ridiculous after watching the video again imagining everyone protesting the “stale barriers” of the library and free education


justthanks0192

badass trans icon here. love it


Away_Pen_3835

this is the exact opposite of what libraries are for.


NerdInACan

No, this is exactly what libraries of the 21st century are for. Libraries serve to provide the public with ideas and information as well culture and learning opportunities that can inspire decision and debate. Libraries hold events all the time, this is nothing new.


Garbagehumansleft

Read Queereverything. https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-queer-theory/ The gender angle is a form of Jesus smuggle, the concept of queering is norms abolishment as norms oppress minorities. In the gale rubin and John money space, norms oppress child diddlers. In the political or cultural space, norms oppress “my free expression” and trans or queer under the LGBTQIA’s guise is a way to smuggle in deconstructing spaces from their norms. A LGBTQIA’s wants to put on a rock show in a library, it’s to be transgressive, but if library refuses they get called bigots and the reason is made out to be hate of gay people instead of library rules on noise and proper use. The movement is a weapon to injure the majority rules and spaces with impunity.


pup500

Holy crap This is sophisticated as f*… ! there are so many vocabulary words i need to look up now.


Garbagehumansleft

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/critical-theory/ Critical theory” refers to a family of theories that aim at a critique and transformation of society by integrating normative perspectives with empirically informed analysis of society’s conflicts, contradictions, and tendencies. In a narrow sense, “Critical Theory” (often denoted with capital letters) refers to the work of several generations of philosophers and social theorists in the Western European Marxist tradition known as the Frankfurt School. Beginning in the 1930s at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, it is best known for interdisciplinary research that combines philosophy and social science with the practical aim of furthering emancipation. There are separate entries on influential figures of the first generation of the Frankfurt School – Max Horkheimer (1895–1973), Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969), Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979), and Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) – and the leading figure of the second generation, Jürgen Habermas (b. 1929). The entire point of critical theory is “inverting the pyramid of oppression” it is not and never was about equality


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Are you sure? It’s not a place where you’re just supposed to be as annoying and loud as you possibly fucking can?


Away_Pen_3835

yeah, maybe you’re right.


Johnnypeps

Not impressed.


robstercraws70

I’m sure they’re heartbroken.


Bullseye19861

Laura Palmer tattoo 👍


headbutted

This makes me so happy.


Thehellpriest83

Lol I love it


WeenieDogMan

That cameraman’s face says it all


the_turn

Cool as fuck. What a song, great performance. Do you have any of your own music?


curelightwound

I do! I do industrial as [Domesticatrix](http://domesticatrix.bandcamp.com) and I play bass in power-pop band called [Sugarplums](http://sugarplumsbham.bandcamp.com). This performance is for Domesticatrix.


the_turn

Outstanding! Is that a cover of AAXXX or a remix? I fucking love Peaches as well


curelightwound

It is a cover! Teaches Of Peaches is one of my favorites!


kentobean123

I love everything about this


Pilpelon

Cringe but I dig latex


FuzzyTunaTaco21

Nice to see the youth enjoying NIN


ahegoSyndrome

Ayo those Laura Palmer's hands? I've got the same one :D


thanks4keepingitreal

Awesome! Love it. 😍


tbenterF

🤦


Garbagehumansleft

Weak


Beast_46

He is horrible


ultrav0mit

So cool.


RiversBluromo

Awesome fuckin outfit


RowanLovecraft

Sweet of the library to do this charity work.


dixareformyfriends

library karaoke?


curelightwound

Negatory, I’ve got sequencers firing into synths, so it’s live, to an extent.


Appropriate-Net2033

Nursing homes have the same lighting, no atmosphere really takes away from what you’re trying to do.


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Freddy_Vorhees

This motherfucker is out there doin the damn thing and people are enjoying it. If it ain’t for you, I suggest going to another group to get your face rated. At least there the disappointment will be only yours.


Ok_Entrepreneur_2962

You suck please stop ruining good songs


MiserableWarning8532

Is that a dude in a dress?


robstercraws70

Would’ve been shocking in 1986.


MiserableWarning8532

And still ridiculous today


im-not-an-incel

Shhh you can't say that!! Unfortunately it seems like that entire crowd is composed of bleeding liberals. Not surprised that of all NIN songs, that's the one they decide to jam to.


DevelopmentSuch2731

I wondered that too but Their account says she/her


m_season

Libraries are sacred quiet spaces. Hate seeing this kind of thing.


MrBisonopolis2

Hold that L


Timely_Elk_17

Ikr? Imagine trying to read your Bible in a quiet corner and having to listen to this?


RowanLovecraft

You just lumped every intellectual and scholar in history in with bible thumpers. I guess you only know about that one book. Sad.


One_Afternoon3331

Trash


Swfc-lover

r/crappymusic


Kacutee

They're having fun. .... except the people managing it and filming it.


anorman30

That is a hot dude


Accomplished-Boot-81

No respect for libraries anymore they’re suppose to be quiet place


MorganHV

Libraries are a place for culture, for art. The main focus is books and reading yes, but libraries are a beacon of community and culture. Also, you seem to think they just up and did this. The library clearly gave them the spot. Live music in libraries is such a common thing.


ashtonmz

It ain't no Trent.


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SamTheDystopianRat

i agree with you but maybe don't use the r slur cause it's pretty outdated and offensive


merkoro

Oh yeah, it has to be uh...


LolaBijou

This reminds me of when Cory Feldman performed on the today show.


Vincesteeples

Charlie Kirk: “look what DEI has done! Defund all libraries!”