MUSIC NEWS- Trent Reznor, leader/founder of NINE INCH NAILS (NIN) has never kept quiet about the music industry issues, this week ripped Ticketmaster and Live Nation (and their proposed merger) for what he believes is their real reason for joining together - to start offering an "auction or market-based pricing scheme" for tickets that could ultimately increase prices for consumers. In a post on the band's official site, Reznor questions the merits of the merger, but also questions the secondary ticket market, which he accuses Ticketmaster of profiting from.

NIN's upcoming tour with Jane's Addiction will certainly be one of the top draws of the summer, especially since the band plans a lengthy break from the road when this tour is done, so Reznor used the opportunity to blast ticket scalpers, who he feels are part of the problem with the concert industry.

A portion of what he says: "The venue, the promoter, the ticketing agency and often the artist camp (artist, management and agent) take tickets from the pool of available seats and feed them directly to the re-seller (which from this point on will be referred to by their true name: SCALPER)," Reznor wrote. "I am not saying every one of the above entities all do this, nor am I saying they do it for all shows but this is a very common practice that happens more often than not. There is money to be made and they feel they should participate in it. There are a number of scams they employ to pull this off which is beyond the scope of this note."

Read his full post at forum.nin.com

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