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This school orchestra gets pretty pumped while performing the Rage Against the Machine. The beginning and end are from "Bulls on Parade", everything else is "Killing in the Name"This school orchestra gets pretty pumped while performing the Rage Against the... more
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Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Roca is no stranger to shredding public policy in his line of work: indeed, rebel music has been the man's lifeblood for decades. Though already a legend in the music world, this is one socially motivated rocker who is not about to stop screaming for change.
De la Roca's latest endeavor, The Sound Strike, pitches him as not just the frontman to the most politically relevant mainstream rock group in the world, but also as the loudest voice encapsulating a charge of hundreds of artists and music groups that have agreed to boycott the state of Arizona over its crackdown on Mexican immigrants.
Since RAW STORY's last report on the group, Sound Strike's list of artists who've joined the boycott has swelled to nearly 300, with new names being added seemingly every day.Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Roca is no stranger to shredding public... more
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An awesome Photo set from Moonshayde with a blow-by-blow review of the show from the free concert at Finsbury Park, London on 6 June 2010.
Late last year a Facebook campaign was set up in the UK to get “Killing In The Name” by Rage Against The Machine to the coveted Christmas Number 1 spot in the hope of destroying Simon Cowell’s five-year dominance of getting his X-Factor acts rammed down our earholes.An awesome Photo set from Moonshayde with a blow-by-blow review of the show from the... more
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Rage Against the Machine frontman has joined the fight against the new Arizona Immigration law.Rage Against the Machine frontman has joined the fight against the new Arizona... more
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Lead by the lead vocalist for Rage Against the Machine, Zack de la Rocha, a group of musicians have decided to boycott Arizona in protest to the anti-immigrant law SB1070.
“Fans of our music, our stories, our films and our words can be pulled over and harassed every day because they are brown or black, or for the way they speak, or for the music they listen to,” declared de la Rocha in a Billboard Article about the boycott.
The Sound Strike, is the name of the campaign, which rolled out a Twitter account, and a website that shows that the group just started this week, and that so far they have a group of over 20 artists and growing. In the website they also invite other artists to join, and be part of this boycott against Arizona.
The boycotts against Arizona keep popping out. Artists like Pitbull, Wisin y Yandel, Jenny Rivera and Cypress Hill have announced cancelations of their shows, and with this unified effort, there could be more acts to fall as well.
For a full list click here --> http://bit.ly/coSgi6Lead by the lead vocalist for Rage Against the Machine, Zack de la Rocha, a group of... more
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This week a group of musicians launched Close Gitmo Now, a movement with an eponymous objective. Why is a group of artists as diverse as Rage Against the Machine, REM, Billy Bragg, Roseanne Cash, Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne and Steve Earle getting involved in the debate over Guantanamo? Because of the use of popular music by military interrogators.
Several references to music as an interrogation tool appeared in a US senate report last year. Records were used to "stress" Mohamedou Ould Slahi during questioning in 2003, including repeated plays of a song by hard-rockers Drowning Pool. Other tracks that were reportedly played at high volume near prisoners include David Gray's Babylon, Metallica's Enter Sandman, Don McLean's American Pie, Queen's We Will Rock You, songs by REM, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Bruce Springsteen, and even theme tunes from Sesame Street, Barney the Dinosaur and the Meow Mix commercials.
While the Meow Mix cats have yet to get involved, a wide range of other musicians have. Plenty of artists are plenty pissed about their music being a torture device. Ask Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello:
“Guantanamo is known around the world as one of the places where human beings have been tortured – from water boarding, to stripping, hooding and forcing detainees into humiliating sexual acts - playing music for 72 hours in a row at volumes just below that to shatter the eardrums. Guantanamo may be Dick Cheney’s idea of America, but it’s not mine. The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me – we need to end torture and close Guantanamo now."
Vanguard's Adrian Baschuk took a trip down to Gitmo last year and even spent the night. What going on at the most controversial jail in the world?
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- Captured by Somali pirates - A journalist's first hand storyThis week a group of musicians launched Close Gitmo Now, a movement with an eponymous... more
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The Joe McElderry v Rage Against the Machine battle for the final Christmas No 1 of the noughties is surely the most hotly discussed, media-fuelled pop duel since Blur v Oasis in 1995. You're either in Simon Cowell's shiny, sentimental pop camp, pledging your allegiance to a nice Geordie lad – (played by Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry). Or you're one of those mean-spirited weirdos using democratic means to make a mockery of Cowell and Cheryl Cole's current monopoly.
It's pop v rock, to put it in simple, old-fashioned terms, and the gloves are off. But let's break it down to the one thing apoplectic bloggers have overlooked: the music. On the one hand, we have a public-approved pop pin-up moulded in the Larry Parnes tradition, recycling a Disney-endorsed Miley Cyrus song. On the other, an anti-authoritarian song written by multi-ethnic group of firebrands who've been tear-gassed, arrested and tracked by the CIA in the name of free speech.
Killing in the Name was written during George Bush Sr's presidency. The fallout from the first Iraq conflict was being felt and unemployment was the highest it had been in a decade, with 14% of Americans living in poverty. Yet Bush was told by his economic advisors to stop dealing with the economy as, thanks to Iraq, his re-election was assured.
Alluding to a close correlation between the police force and the Ku Klux Klan – "Some of those that work forces / Are the same that burn crosses" – by the time the song was released, Los Angeles had witnessed the riots that followed the acquittal of the LAPD during the Rodney King trial.
Considered in context, it's as potent a protest song now as it was then. "The core of all rebellion is the denying of repressive authority," RATM guitarist Tom Morello told me in 2005. "And I think we summed up very succinctly in 'Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me …'"
The idea of it being No 1, of course, is both absurd and hilarious – and humour is something that has been lost in all this – while the drive behind this resurgence is a classic act of absurdist situationist troublemaking totally befitting the song. "I remember when our A&R guy suggested that this be our first single and I was, like, 'Are you kidding?," said Morello. "To the band's credit, we were always fearless in our business decisions and to choose the most profanity-laced song as the debut salvo – possibly the most profane single there has been – was something we were very proud of. To this day, I don't think there's a Rage song that really resonates in the way this does."
.........there's more.....The Joe McElderry v Rage Against the Machine battle for the final Christmas No 1 of... more
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When Rage Against The Machine bagged Britain's first Christmas singles number one throughout downloads alone, hundreds of thousands of people rejoiced and the band announced they're going to put on a free gig in Britain to thank their fans.
Not everyone was happy though. Bookmakers, who largely had X Factor winner Joe McElderry as favourite, could lose huge amounts of money as a result of the surprise win.
'Killing In The Name' was originally given 100/1 two weeks ago. After the rush of recent publicity, the odds were slashed to 3/1.
"We discussed never taking bets on Christmas number ones again because X Factor seemed unbeatable," William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said.
"It's hard to say right now how much we've lost. But the industry will definitely be paying out six figures. It could easily be over £1 million."
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a192290/bookies-to-lose-gbp1m-over-rage-no-1.htmlWhen Rage Against The Machine bagged Britain's first Christmas singles number one... more
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Following a crowd led campaign on Facebook, rockers Rage Against The Machine's sweary single 'Killing In The Name' has beaten X Factor winner Joe McElderry's The Climb by 50,000 copies to clinch the top spot.
Rage Against The Machine sold 502,672 copies, 52,000 ahead of Joe Xfactors 450,838.
However, both acts are on Sony. Music News reports that the two singles gave the record label a 65.6% share of single market. Indie labels had 2.0% between them.
Let's be honest... is this *really* a win for real music?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8423340.stmFollowing a crowd led campaign on Facebook, rockers Rage Against The Machine's... more
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Even though Paul McCartney performed in the X Factor final, he says "it would be kind of funny if Rage Against The Machine got it (the number one slot) because it would prove a point."
Yet he also said he got a lot of kudos from appearing on the X Factor, particularly with a younger audience "We got great feedback on the streets the next day," he said. "It's my claim to fame now!"
Wonder how Simon Cowell feels about this?
Cheryl Cole has put her oar in about the RATM campaign and said "If that song, or should I say campaign, by an American group is our Christmas number one, I'll be gutted for him (Joe McElderry) and our charts."
http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/paul-mccartney-backs-rage-against-the-machine-for-no-1Even though Paul McCartney performed in the X Factor final, he says "it would be... more
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What could possibly go wrong when you invite Rage Against The Machine onto your respectable, well-spoken radio show to discuss the campaign to get them to Christmas Number 1 ahead of the X Factor entry?
I mean, if they promise not to swear, you can probably trust them, right?
Wait... you can't? Quick! Somebody tell that radio producer before it's... ah... too late. F Bomb attack!
(Skip to the last 40 seconds if you're in a hurry).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiiQPqmYE1A
Join the Facebook group to get RATM to number one here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=2228594104What could possibly go wrong when you invite Rage Against The Machine onto your... more
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And Simon Cowell pisses his pants... Its all in Chicken Man/Robert Unwin's new music video... God help us all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KPVLDr9rNM
(Rob is one of Xfactors most recognisable rejects, famous for his Aqua + Begees renditions...)And Simon Cowell pisses his pants... Its all in Chicken Man/Robert Unwin's new... more
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Rock band Rage Against The Machine is ahead of X Factor winner Joe McElderry in the race for the Christmas number one, early sales figures suggest.
A Facebook group aiming to get the band's 1992 hit Killing In The Name to the top of the festive chart has attracted more than 750,000 members.
But McElderry's debut The Climb, out on CD on Wednesday, is expected to catch up by the weekend.Rock band Rage Against The Machine is ahead of X Factor winner Joe McElderry in the... more
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The global success of Susan Boyle has demonstrated the considerable power and reach of the U.K. TV show The X Factor. It’s rumored that the eventual winner of the show this year will release a cover of Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb” in a bid to score the Christmas #1 single in the U.K., causing howls of anguish from right-thinking music fans everywhere.
Fortunately, a plan of action has been formed to thwart the as-yet unknown Cyrus-covering heathens—and that plan involves catapulting Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” to the top of the charts. A Facebook group, which already contains over 45,000 members, has been formed to aid the cause, with instructions to purchase the song on Dec. 13, the very same day that The X Factor will cast a dark shadow over the music world with its release.
A Twitter campaign is already underway—just retweet this message if you want to get involved: “"Rage Against The Machine For Xmas No.1 #ratm4xmas See here for details http://bit.ly/inthename please RT". Last year, a similar campaign almost worked when Jeff Buckley’s version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” came close to toppling X Factor winner Alexandra Burke’s cover of the same song. Perhaps this year the campaigners will get the #1 slot their efforts truly deserve?The global success of Susan Boyle has demonstrated the considerable power and reach of... more
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A group of prominent musicians are joining a campaign to close Guantanamo Bay and demanding the release of records about what music was used during the potential torture of detainees there and at other facilities.
Some of the more famous names in the music industry are formally lending their prestige to an effort being led by retired generals, progressive groups and a former member of Congress to shut GITMO down. The list includes Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne, Rise Against, Rosanne Cash, Billy Bragg and the Roots, all of whom are joining the broader National Campaign to Close Guantanamo which was launched earlier in the week.
Hoping to cast further light on the potential illegalities that took place at the detention facility, the group is also working to obtain records about why and how music was used (under laws authorized by the Bush administration) to effectively torture suspected terrorists. The musicians have officially endorsed a Freedom of Information Act request for the declassification of all secret government records pertaining to music utilized during interrogations. At least two members of the coalition, Reznor and Morello, have had their music linked to interrogations.
"Guantanamo is known around the world as one of the places where human beings have been tortured -- from water boarding, to stripping, hooding and forcing detainees into humiliating sexual acts -- playing music for 72 hours in a row at volumes just below that to shatter the eardrums," said Morello, in a statement provided by the NCCG. "Guantanamo may be Dick Cheney's idea of America, but it's not mine. The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me -- we need to end torture and close Guantanamo now."
The National Security Archives will be officially filing the FOIA request on behalf of the National Campaign to Close Guantanamo (NCCG)
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FROM THE NEWS BLOG:
This week a group of musicians launched Close Gitmo Now, a movement with an eponymous objective. Why is a group of artists as diverse as Rage Against the Machine, REM, Billy Bragg, Roseanne Cash, Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne and Steve Earle getting involved in the debate over Guantanamo? Because of the use of popular music by military interrogators.
From the Guardian (UK):
"Several references to music as an interrogation tool appeared in a US senate report last year. Records were used to "stress" Mohamedou Ould Slahi during questioning in 2003, including repeated plays of a song by hard-rockers Drowning Pool. Other tracks that were reportedly played at high volume near prisoners include David Gray's Babylon, Metallica's Enter Sandman, Don McLean's American Pie, Queen's We Will Rock You, songs by REM, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Bruce Springsteen, and even theme tunes from Sesame Street, Barney the Dinosaur and the Meow Mix commercials."
While the Meow Mix cats have yet to get involved, a wide range of other musicians have. Plenty of artists are plenty pissed about their music being a torture device. Ask Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello:
“Guantanamo is known around the world as one of the places where human beings have been tortured – from water boarding, to stripping, hooding and forcing detainees into humiliating sexual acts - playing music for 72 hours in a row at volumes just below that to shatter the eardrums. Guantanamo may be Dick Cheney’s idea of America, but it’s not mine. The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me – we need to end torture and close Guantanamo now."
Vanguard's Adrian Baschuk took a trip down to Gitmo last year and even spent the night. What going on at the most controversial jail in the world? (posted below)FROM THE NEWS BLOG:
This week a group of musicians launched Close Gitmo Now, a... more
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"Last June, Actors' Gang artistic director Tim Robbins, above, and his colleagues at the Culver City theater company received some paradoxical advice. The world economy was still shaky. Donations to the theater were down. The best short-term strategy for the theater troupe, the Gang was told, would be to save money by not putting on plays.
A theater company that doesn't make theater? Robbins' none-too-subtle response gave birth to the festival title.
The Actors' Gang's "WTF?! Festival," starts Oct. 13 (a Tuesday) and will run Tuesdays through Saturdays through Dec. 19. It's an ambitious lineup of rotating activities that will encompass live music, poetry, theater and dance performances, readings and film and documentary screenings. Some events will be free.
To longtime Gang watchers, this aggressive approach to battling the recessionary blues seems in character for the Ivy Substation-based company, which is known for its boldly experimental new works and intrepid interpretations of the classics. Conventional wisdom holds that lean economic times require artists and arts groups to rein in their ambitions. The Gang maintains that the opposite is true.
"This is exactly the time, when things are falling apart, when the economy is bad, it's the time to drop ticket prices, it's the time to create free nights, it's the time to figure out how to produce even though the economics say 'don't produce,' " Robbins says.
The new festival, he believes, will allow the company to maintain its artistic goals, preserve its extensive community outreach programs and bring new audiences to the theater while riding out what he calls this "crap economy."
The Oscar-winning actor is curating festival programming, which will bring artists such as Jackson Browne, Tenacious D, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie to perform at the Gang's 99-seat space.""Last June, Actors' Gang artistic director Tim Robbins, above, and his... more
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