M.I.A. Is Particular About Her Cheese

It tends to be a pretty good time when The Smoking Gun unearths these rocker tour riders. Mostly because we get to laugh at musicians' uncensored, exorbitant, diva-like demands and feel pretty good that we're nowhere near that silly as... CONTINUE READING M.I.A. IS PARTICULAR ABOUT HER CHEESE»

Posted on November 10, 2008 (39 comments)
Tags: Dirty Projectors | M.I.A. | Rage Against The Machine | Rihanna | The Decemberists

Rage Have Their Power Cut, Use Their Mouths Instead At The RNC

Today we finally get to know what a crowd of people doing a cappella versions of Zack de la Rocha's protest songs sounds like. It goes something like "bow-bow-bow-bow-chikka-chikka-chikka." RATM turned up in St. Paul to perform a short set... CONTINUE READING RAGE HAVE THEIR POWER CUT, USE THEIR MOUTHS INSTEAD AT THE RNC»

Posted on September 3, 2008 in Video (60 comments)
Tags: Rage Against The Machine | Sharon Jones | Soft Circle | SXSW

Indie Rockers Join Forces For Obama (Again)

Tonight Barack Obama cements his nomination as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States of America while Radiohead cement their position as a band that really likes to do webcasts. Last night's portion of the DNC had a... CONTINUE READING INDIE ROCKERS JOIN FORCES FOR OBAMA (AGAIN)»

Lollapalooza 2008: Saturday In Photos, Rage Delivers Bruises

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Saturday was mostly just your standard, hot, sold out, music-filled day at Lolla. Until Rage. Wilco were great and photogenic in the Nudie, but after getting texts about some hairy stampede action at the... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008: SATURDAY IN PHOTOS, RAGE DELIVERS BRUISES»

New One Day As A Lion (Zack de la Rocha, Jon Theodore) - "Wild International"

We got the heads up on new music from Zack a few weeks ago, when he and ex-Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore announced their One Day As A Lion project and self-titled EP along with the band bio "one day... CONTINUE READING NEW ONE DAY AS A LION (ZACK DE LA ROCHA, JON THEODORE) - "WILD INTERNATIONAL"»

Posted on July 16, 2008 (10 comments)
Tags: Jon Theodore | One Day As A Lion | Rage Against The Machine | Zack De La Rocha

Zack De La Rocha Is Finally About To Release Some New Music

It's not quite the DJ Shadow and ?uestlove collabing effort once promised, and it's nothing to do with those shelved Trent Reznor sessions, but whatever, Zack is officially ready to return to a recorded format near you. The project's dubbed... CONTINUE READING ZACK DE LA ROCHA IS FINALLY ABOUT TO RELEASE SOME NEW MUSIC»

Posted on July 2, 2008 (12 comments)
Tags: Jon Theodore | Rage Against The Machine | The Mars Volta | Zack De La Rocha

Lollapalooza 2008 Full Line-Up Revealed

Last week, Chicago Sun-Times's Jim DeRogatis leaked over a dozen names performing at this summer's 45th annual Lollapalooza festival, including the Alternative Nation power troika of Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, and Nine Inch Nails. Lollafounder Perry Farrell responded in... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008 FULL LINE-UP REVEALED»

Lollapalooza 2008 Headliners, Partial Lineup Leaked

Just when we were thinking we could get away with just one trip to Chicago this summer, Lolla drops details on the sort of lineup we were expecting to see from the Coachella folks a few months ago. Jim DeRo... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2008 HEADLINERS, PARTIAL LINEUP LEAKED»

Big Day Out 2008

This past weekend a couple Big Days Out took pace down under (Friday in Aukland and Sunday at the Gold Coast) with LCD Soundsystem, Björk, Rage Against The Machine, Battles, Kate Nash, Billy Bragg, Silverchair, and Arcade Fire, among others. Rage's set (along with Tom Morello's solo turn as the Night Watchman) was expectedly political, but doesn't sound like Win Butler was caught making Obama orations -- or, at least not in the clip we found of "Black Mirror." As far as Björk and Co., they kept the ass-kicking on stage. The next Big Day stop's this Friday in Sydney.

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Posted on January 21, 2008 (0 comments)

New Nightwatchman Video - "Alone Without You"

Definitely (definitely) appreciate the sentiments Tom Morello's gettin' baritone 'n' Crash Test Dummies about in "Alone Without You," but the song itself leaves something to be desired: Like, seriously, we weren't surprised to learn he returned to his hotel after... CONTINUE READING NEW NIGHTWATCHMAN VIDEO - "ALONE WITHOUT YOU"»

Posted on August 22, 2007 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Michael Moore | Rage Against The Machine | Tom Morello

Bonnaroo: Friday 6/15/07

This year's 'Roo is Saturday heavy -- today we get Franz, Hold Steady, Regina, Dr. Dog, and a band called Police your parents loved -- but the tame opening day brought some stuff worth writing home about, including local boys... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: FRIDAY 6/15/07»

Wiki Trolls Crack RATM82407

The mystery of ratm82407.com revealed. Further proof that you can never leave Wiki stumped.The website is registered to Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. Live Nation owns Alpine Valley Music Theatre, in East Troy Wisconsin. By turning your PC clock forward to... CONTINUE READING WIKI TROLLS CRACK RATM82407»

Posted on June 7, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Rage Against The Machine

What Is RATM82407?

What's going on here? The countdown 'til de la Rocha drops another funky radical bomb track on Ann Coulter's house? We've received your emails about ratm82407.com, and we have no clue. Got answers? Head over, check it out, postulate. Don't... CONTINUE READING WHAT IS RATM82407?»

Posted on June 5, 2007 (26 comments)
Tags: Rage Against The Machine

Coachella: Rage Fans Didn't Like Crowded House

Like the Jesus & Mary Chain, Crowded House got their "unofficial" reunion show out of the way at Glass House on 4/27, where they joked about expecting a hostile crowd of mainly Rage reunion seekers. Prescient thought, 'cause despite taking... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: RAGE FANS DIDN'T LIKE CROWDED HOUSE»

Posted on May 1, 2007 in Concert (88 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Crowded House | Rage Against The Machine

Coachella: Rage Against The Machine Reunite

"Killing In The Name" was particularly insane; you haven't lived until you've yelled "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me," pumping fists with 60,000 sunburned kids in the desert. The audience expected, and received, the most politically-charged set... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE REUNITE»

Posted on April 30, 2007 in Concert (106 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Rage Against The Machine

2007 Reunions: Should They Record?

2007 is shaping up to be the year of the one-off reunion. The Police. Genesis. Van Halen (for a glorious 18 minutes). Rage Against the Machine. Squeeze. And that’s just off the top of our heads. These once (and still)... CONTINUE READING 2007 REUNIONS: SHOULD THEY RECORD?»

Coachella Presale Password: "Roxanne"

Could it be? The Coachella presale is on ($199 for 3 Day Pass), and even though few bands have been confirmed (!!!, Cornelius, Fountains Of Wayne, The Avett Brothers, among a few others), with that password, Goldenvoice is saying a... CONTINUE READING COACHELLA PRESALE PASSWORD: "ROXANNE"»

Rage Against The Man Man

The sea-shanty, carnival freak show that is Philly favorite Man Man paraded into NYC Friday night for their first-ever headlining gig at Bowery. And to close out the night, the white-clad crew had a surprise cover in mind. Zappa, Waits,... CONTINUE READING RAGE AGAINST THE MAN MAN»

Posted on January 8, 2007 in Video (9 comments)
Tags: Man Man | Rage Against The Machine