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Trent Reznor from super rock band, Nine Inch Nails, has been recognized by several government branches in New York for his efforts in leading a campaign to raise money for a fan needing a heart transplant.

New York Senator Charles Shumer and Governor David Patterson, have written a letter thanking the musician for raising about a million dollars to aid in medical bills.

For the NIN and Jane's Addiction tour, ticket packages gave admirers access to meeting both bands before their gigs. All proceeds went straight into helping out Nevada fan, Eric De La Cruz!

Reznor received his honors at a meet-and-greet in Wantagh, New York on June 6th, 2009 by Mike Caplice, a huge fan of the rock band.

Caplice wanted the entire fan community to see the great deed their favorite rocker has done, so he wrote an e-mail to the NIN Hotline, "I wanted the entire NIN community to see that their efforts have been recognized  by all levels of government. I'm an 18-year fan of the band who has two parents with cancer, and have seen just how flawed the U.S. health care system is." 

"I thought this was a really special moment for all of us who have seen the band and the community evolve over the years into a really positive and powerful force."

You can see pictures of the certificates and several pics of NIN posing with their proclamation on Caplice's Twitter account!

Many government forces from the big apple have also acknowledged Reznor's good doing such as, NY State Senator Craig M. Johnson, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Congressmen Tim Bishop and Gary Ackerman. All of these men have signed letters honoring Trent!

To get involved or just simply follow Cruz's progress, head the We Love Eric Website! You can read all about it at RollingStone.com! 

Here's a video of our guy receiving his well deserved merits!

Mr. Reznor from all of us at Nimrod Street, we salute you!

Hey there everyone, what's going on? Hope you're all doing super dooper!

We've got some nifty updates on the always rockin' Blink 182 clan including news on their upcoming album, how to score free tickets, and that mysterious green screen video that was top secret.

Gibson.com listed Blink as one of the top five releases they can't wait for, it also goes into a brief list about the events over the past year. After you're all caught up, you'll see minor details about their sixth studio record.

Guitarist, Tom Delonge, has described the new Blink tune as a mix of Boxcar Racer, Angels & Airwaves, but still keeping that lovable Blink 182 sound.

There are no official release dates as of yet, however 2010 seems like a reasonable bet! We'll hopefully be able to see the first new awesome tracks since the band dropped their self-titled disc in 2003!!

You all want some tour info? USAToday.com has posted an article on how you can snag some free tickets to the group's reunion tour this summer. It does come with a price, and we're not talking about how much they are on Ticketmaster.com either.

Even though any trace of free passes have been snagged by Virgin Mobile's FreeFest, the party doesn't just stop there. Promoters for the August 30th music festival in Merriweather Post Pavillion, have gathered 3,000  tickets for fans of the band willing to help out with volunteer work for homeless youth.

So here are three options for you to score guaranteed entrance to the hottest event of the summer!

• Extending your generous hand at thirteen hours of service at certain organizations will give you awesome VIP passes.
• For eight hours of volunteering, you'll be up close with super cool general admission.
• If you already have your tickets, all it takes is donating five bucks to seal the deal.

Ron Faris from Virgin Mobile USA assures you that you're doing a world of good by helping out, "social giving is at an all-time low. There are 2 million young people out there ages 12 to 24 who are homeless. So we're willing to eat the cost of a $100 ticket, if people can just donate $5 to help homeless youth organizations that have been decimated by this economy."

One of the rare festivals can be attended absolutely free, and will be headlined by Weezer, Blink 182, Franz Ferdinand, and Public Enemy. Of course anything that's free is freaking awesome right?

"Free gets more publicity for Virgin and the bands. From the band's perspective, Merriweather is a great place to play, the fans are appreciative of the free tickets, and that goodwill will transfer to the bands' performances. And the charity component should be commended. Virgin didn't have to add that."

But can we look forward to more free shows anytime soon? Bongiovanni says you better jump on this deal quick, "this kind of gesture isn't going to be replicated anytime soon. After all, not many people can write a check that big except for Sir Richard Branson."

In other Blink related news, remember back in April we told you about how bassist, Mark Hoppus discussed this mysterious green screen music video they were shooting? If you've been following him on Twitter, you'll see he finally let the cat out of the bag on what exactly the trio were up to.

Doritos presents an amazing virtual experience with Blink 182 and Big Boi. Purchase a special-edition bag of Doritos Late Night chips starting July 6th, this will also be the ticket into a sold out late night gig.

Check out this link to be part of this event!

Be sure to enter your email address to the right to get tip top updates on Blink hitting the stage!

If you're a major Blink fan, I suggest you jump on this right away!

Here's a video of the guys in action!

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