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Rhyme and Reason opening act rumors |
This just in! Rumors are
flying as to who the opening acts might be on the Beastie
Boys/Rage Against the Machine tour dates. All sources say
they'll be different town to town, but we've heard the
names Common, Busta Rhymes, At The Drive In, The Roots,
Mos Def, The Donnas, and Rah Digga mentioned. Cross
your fingers for your favorite and we'll announce who's
playing what shows as soon as the info is available. |
Tokyo Setlist |
Below is the set list
from Rage's show in Tokyo on Sunday June 25th.
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Tom Morello Speaks Out On Janitorial Victory In Los Angeles |
Rage Against the Machine
guitarist Tom Morello has spoken out on Monday's (April
24) victory of the Janitors Union of Los Angeles in its
nearly month-long strike for higher wages and better
working conditions. "Rage Against the Machine would like to congratulate the Janitors Union of Los Angeles on their victory in their struggle for better wages and dignity in the workplace," said the statement. "This win over management is a perfect example of what can happen when workers, students, and the community show solidarity in fighting for social justice." Read the full article at cdnow.com. |
Rage at the HFStival |
Rage will be appearing
at the HFStival in Maryland on May 28, 2000. Check out
the WHFS site
for more details. |
Rage Against The Machine's Morello Demands Justice For Janitors |
Rage Against the Machine
guitarist Tom Morello joined some 2,000 janitors in a
downtown Los Angeles rally on Wednesday (April 12)
evening in support of a 10-day-old janitorial labor
strike over fair wages and improved working conditions. Read the full story at cdnow.com |
Thank You From Tom |
"Thank you so much
for the overwhelming support that you showed for Rage
Against the Machine in the voting for The California
Music Awards. It means a lot to us that you, the fans,
helped us win 5 awards. Thank you, To read more about Rage
at the awards, check out the report at Rolling
Stone. |
Rage at Reading/Leeds Festivals |
Rage will be performing
at this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK this
summer. Check out the festival site
for more details. |
A report from Michael Moore about shooting the new Rage video... |
"A few weeks ago, I
was asked by Rage Against the Machine to direct their
next music video, something I've never done. Their song
is about the evils of our economic system and the era of
greed in which we live. So, like, I had a few ideas... On Wednesday we quickly set the band up on the steps where George Washington was first sworn in as President, on the corner of Wall and Broad Streets in lower Manhattan. Quite a large crowd came out of the brokerage houses and banks where the business of America is conducted on a daily basis. The police also came out. They ordered the makeshift concert to cease, but before we had a chance to stop, four officers jumped me and put me in one of those police locks like you see on that excellent and informative show, "COPS." One tried to break my arm, the other put a choke hold on my neck. In all my years of shooting in New York, I have never had this happen, and all I could think of was, well, I just hope it's a new plunger. When the band and the crowd saw this, they went nuts. Hundreds of them jumped two police barricades and tore across the street to the front door of the New York Stock Exchange, ground zero of American Capitalism. It was a sight to behold. The police were so distracted with carting me away they couldn't catch up to the band - who, by this time, had made it inside the first set of double doors to the Exchange. At that moment, someone must have hit the riot button inside the Stock Exchange because suddenly these large steel gates came crashing down in front of the second set of double doors. Then all the gates of the Exchange came down. Clank! Clank! Clank! For the first time anyone could recall, the New York Stock Exchange went into lockdown - a full hour before its official closing time. The police left me and rushed over to break up the madness. But the band and their fans are faster than I was and escaped the clutches of the police. You can catch the video
on MTV in mid-February and me in court by late
March." |
Contest winner! |
Congratulations go to
Brian Steger, the winner of our recent contest. Brian
wins a whole host of goodies, autographed by the band.
Here's how excited Brian was; "Rage Against The
Machine rocks, the prizes are sweet and one of a kind.
Their music actually has a meaning too. The guitars just
blow my mind too!" Look out for
another exclusive contest coming soon. |
Rage hit with new single: "Sleep Now In The Fire" and grace the cover of SPIN Magazine on 2/5/00 |
Rage follow up their hit
track, "Guerrilla Radio" with the new single
"Sleep Now In The Fire." Be sure to call your
local radio stations and request it now! Expect to see a
video for "Sleep" directed by Michael
Moore (Roger & Me, TV
Nation). UPDATE: Check out MTV's report
on the video shoot! |
The Battle Of Los Angeles goes 2X Platinum - 1/5/00 |
The RIAA has just
certified BOLA Rage's third album double platinum. This
marks Rage's third multi-platinum award. In
less than ten weeks since its release BOLA has sold more
than 2 million units in the U.S. "Battle" is
still selling more than 100,000 copies a week, keeping it
in the Top 30 on the Billboard album charts. |
Rage on Woodstock 99 Album |
Rage has a song on the recently released Woodstock 99 album! The song, a live version of "Bulls on Parade", is one of many performances recorded at the festival. |
Cops Boycott RAGE shows on 1999 Tour |
Hundreds of off duty
police officers protested outside The Centrum in
Worchester, MA during RATM's Nov.30th show. Cops
screamed: RATM support a cop killer and attempted several
arrests. The protest outside didn't effect the crowd's
response inside where the guys in RAGE performed another
great show. The cops came out again
in Philadelphia (First Union Spectrum) on Dec.6th to
express their opinions on RAGE and even threatened to go
on a local affiliate major television network to dispute
and defame RAGE. Once the cops found out that Zack and
Tom would be present to debate them the officers backed
down. |
Police Boycott Rage |
The National President
of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP, which includes
chapters of both retired and active-duty officers in
every state of the union) has called a boycott against
RATM and NBC, due to the groups controversial support for
convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. NBC is included in
the boycott because of the band's recent performance on
Conan O'Brien where they played a stellar version of
"Testify." FOP Prez Gilbert G. Gallegos issues a statement which read, "This is a medicore band at best, who's real talent is not music, but radical politics. I guess when you lack musical talent, but are good at marketing an anti-everything image, you can still sell records and get on television. We will be flooding NBC with calls and e-mails expressing our vehement opposition to their decision. This is hurtful to police officers and their families. It further legimitizes the celebrity status of a vile murderer and NBC should know that." To find out more about Mumia, visit Mumia's Freedom Journal and check out Zack's statement from the Mumia benefit show. |
Rage at #1 on Billboard Charts |
Rage's new album, The
Battle of Los Angeles, topped the Billboard charts
debuting at #1 selling more than 430,000 copies! Click here
for a personal thank you from Tom. |
"Guerrilla Radio" on Total Request Live |
If you want to see the
"Guerrilla Radio" video on MTV call
1-800-342-5688 Monday-Friday from 3:30-4:30pm Eastern and
Pacific (2:30-3:30pm Central)... or you can request
online now... |
Transcript of online chat |
You can now check out a
transcript from Rage's recent online chat at TheIRD.com right
here. |
Rage Shoot "Guerrilla" Video |
Rage Against the Machine
shot the video for "Guerrilla Radio," the first
single off their upcoming disc The Battle of Los Angeles
last week in... where else... Los Angeles. The clip was directed by the filmmaking team known as Honey. Honey member Nick Brooks was a co-winner of the 1998 Academy Award for Best Achievement In Visual Effects for his work on the Robin Williams stinker What Dreams May Come (we haven't seen it but apparently the visuals were the best part). Expect the clip to premiere on MTV any day now. "Guerrilla
Radio" also marks the first time Rage have crashed
the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts (it recently debuted
at No. 69). After a few, select club dates (10/27 at the
Sports Palace Pavilion in Mexico City, 10/31 at the 9:30
Club in Washington D.C., and November 5 at The El Rey
Theatre in LA), Rage will kick off their headlining North
American arena tour on November 19 in Oakland,
California. |
Download Bonus Live Track |
A special bonus live
track is available exclusively through RealNetworks'
RealJukebox™ at RealGuide.com.
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The Battle of Los Angeles |
The Battle of Los
Angeles contains 12 new songs including the first
single and video, "GUERRILLA RADIO," which
arrived in stores October 12. All songs were produced by
Brendan O'Brien and co-produced by Rage Against The
Machine; recorded by Nick DiDia, and mixed by Brendan
O'Brien. (full track listing in discography
section). Rage
made its first ever appearance on "Late Night With
David Letterman" - additional television
performances are upcoming on MTV's "Total Request
Live" (November 3) and a Los Angeles segment of
"Late Night With Conan O'Brien" (November 11,
NBC network). |