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Occupy movement gets support from Occupymusicians: Lou Reed, Ian MacKaye

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Tom Morello visits Occupy Oakland, plays Great American Music Hall

The guitarist and staunch activist of political and social causes refers to The... more

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Ted Nugent calls Occupy Wall Street "anti-American socialism on parade"

What began in New York Sept. 17 as a protest to economic inequality has gained... more

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Tom Morello plays at Madison, Wisconsin

Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello plays as part of the Rock for... more

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YouTube - Tom Morello - Wisconsin Protests - Speech and Union Song - Madison, WI 2-21-11

Music from the Wisconsin protests.

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Rage Against Guantanamo - Rage Against the Machine, REM, Pearl Jam and more call for Gitmo closure

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?

The Most Controversial Jail in the World (Video)

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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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Music Stars Demand Records On Bush Admin's Use Of Music For Torture

A group of prominent musicians are joining a campaign to close Guantanamo Bay and... more

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Rage Against Guantanamo - Musicians call for closure

FROM THE NEWS BLOG: This week a group of musicians launched Close Gitmo Now, a... more

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Michael Moore Opens Up About Gay Issues At LA "Capitalism" Premiere

Director Michael Moore may not have done a documentary about the Gay Rights struggle,... more

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Peter crushes CNN's teen dreams

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Tom Morello on Obama's Election and the Post-Inauguration World

A rousing video of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello talking about the... more

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Tom Morello: Solo Album Released

Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine released his anticipated solo album, The Fabled City, on September 30th. The 11-song album, produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), is the first release to bear the political and social activist's birth name and features appearances by System Of A Down's Serj Tankian and Shooter Jennings. With more complex electric arrangements than displayed on the sparse solo debut One Man Revolution, The Fabled City is the synthesis of his groundbreaking work as an innovative rock guitarist and revolutionary acoustic troubadour. For the first time, this album bridges the gap between Tom Morello, the acoustic protest singer and Tom Morello, the guitar legend.

The tour in support of The Fabled City will display both sides of Morello's guitar prowess with both an acoustic set and full-band electric set performed each night. In regards to the format of the performances, Morello stated "On The Fabled City Tour, I will be playing both acoustic and electric guitar. I want to start off with the darker acoustic songs and then build to some of the wildest electric guitar playing I have ever unleashed on stage in my career. The idea is half Dylan/Half Hendrix. I have been practicing my ass off and can't wait to rock."

In addition to the tour, Tom Morello has been confirmed to appear at the annual New Yorker Festival in New York City on Saturday, October 4th. Morello will be performing songs and talking with James Surowiecki, staff writer at The New Yorker since 2000. The performance and interview takes place at the Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre, 547 West 26th Street.

The Fabled City Tour:

11/01 - San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
11/02 - Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
11/05 - Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
11/07 - Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
11/08 - Aspen, CO Belly Up Aspen
11/09 - Boulder, CO Fox Theater
11/11 - Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
11/12 - Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
11/13 - Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
11/20 - Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
11/21 - New York, NY The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza
Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine released his anticipated solo album, The... more