Rage Against The Machine will reunite July 23rd for their first Los Angeles show in ten years, a benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium with Conor Oberst.
Rage Against The Machine played its first show in seven years last night (April 29) to close the 2007 edition of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. The foursome tore into staples like “Testify,” “Bulls on Parade,” “People of the Sun” and “Guerrilla Radio” to one of the largest main stage crowds in the event’s history. Guitarist Tom Morello was in particularly blazing form on “Know Your Enemy,” and the band grooved in lockstep throughout, as if no time had passed since it was last active. Rage has thus far only scheduled four other shows in… Read more »
In addition to its always eclectic, star-studded lineup, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has established a reputation for frequently landing the hotly sought return of a major indie-rock figurehead. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times , this year’s major coup is a reunion of thrashing political rockers Rage Against the Machine, who have not played together for seven years. The band is expected to get together for a one-off headlining show at the eighth edition of the three-day festival, which they last played in 1999. Also reportedly joining Rage on the bill are Coachella veterans… Read more »
After a pre-summer breakdown, the Machine is again operating at full steam. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk are back in a Los Angeles studio with former Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell working on material for an upcoming album, a spokesperson at Epic Records said. The group, which originally called itself Civilian, is now considering using the moniker Audioslave, but there is still no title or release date for the upcoming album. However, a Web site has been launched by Sony at www.audioslavemusic.com, which features fuzzy photos of the members and a sign-up… Read more »
DMX and members of Rage Against the Machine recently collaborated together, and no, the result is not called “Communist Party up in Here.” “I got a rock joint,” X bragged recently. “I did two songs with Rage Against the Machine. One song is ‘We Gonna Get It Right,’ and the other one is ‘Here I Come.’ I only met one of [the group members]. I pretty much got a CD and did the damn thing.” A management spokesperson in Rage’s camp confirmed the collaboration, and DMX’s spokesperson said the plan is to have “Here I Come” appear on the soundtrack… Read more »
When they finish the Projekt Revolution Tour, which also features Linkin Park, Cypress Hill and DJ Z-Trip, Adema will join Alien Ant Farm, Fenix TX, Glassjaw and others on the already-in-progress SnoCore Festival, which runs until March 30. After that, the band will likely tour on its own through the end of the year. Some bands in such a position long for all those seemingly endless months to pass so they can get home and work on new material. Adema, however, plan to write their next record while they’re on the road, and they’ve already got three complete songs and… Read more »
Rage Against the Machine Live!!! on www.regenerationtv.com will be giving away three free copies of the Battle of Mexico City DVD signed by Zack de la Rocha on Thursday, June 14 at 8PM (PST). The unofficial webcast of Rage’s entire performance at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles last August. That’s right the entire show with never before seen footage. You might also win a free Battle of Mexico City DVD signed by Zack de le Rocha but you have to watch to win. Go now to sign up and we will send you a reminder the day of… Read more »
Be eligible to WIN A FREE DVD Signed by Zack if you participate. Read Below for details. FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SHOW, Thursday, June 7th at 8pm PST On August 14, 2000 Rage Against the Machine held a free show for over 10,000 people gathered to protest the growing dominance of corporations over the people of the world. On Thursday June 7 @ 8 pm PDT ( 11pm Eastern) we’ll be streaming this concert for free. All you need is some bandwidth (cable, dsl, or better) and Windows Media Player installed on your computer. We’ll give you the plug-in… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the 2009 battle for UK Christmas no. 1.
Reunited rock band Rage Against The Machine will be one of the headliners at the third annualVegoose Music Festival, set for October 28-29 in Las Vegas, sources said. Vegoose producers declined to comment on specific artists booked for the show at Sam Boyd Stadium, but said an official lineup will be announced in mid-July. Rage ended a seven-year hiatus in April when it played the Coachella festival in southern California. Also on tap for the Los Angeles quartet are a July 28-29 run with the Rock the Bells tour at New York’s Randall’s Island, an August 24 date at Alpine… Read more »
