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Friday, September 05, 2008
Rage Against The Machine Performs At The RNC... Kinda... (The Tripwire)
Here is an article I thought was interesting from The Tripwire (http://www.thetripwire.com/).
And notice the headwear.
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Rage Against The Machine Performs Acapella At The RNC
Making an unscheduled appearance at a rally yesterday on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capital, Rage Against The Machine set forth to headline the rally concert on the same stage where Anti Flag had just wrapped up their set. But when it came time for the band to perform, officials shut off the electricity and the Minnesota State Police formed a barricade around the band refusing to let them on stage.
As reported by Above The Fold, after 20 minutes of the crowd chanting "Let Them Play," "Music is not a Crime," "We'll be good, we promise," and a riveting rendition of the national anthem, the band came into the crowd and performed two songs acapella. Armed with only a megaphone, and thousands of fans, RATM played a 10min "set" of "Bulls On Parade" and "Killing In The Name Of".
By Derek Evers Sep 03, 2008
MPR News: Rage Against the Machine at the Minnesota State Capitol
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Lollapalooza 2008 Day 2 Review
The day started much easier on day two. No bad lines, we just walked right in. The first band we went to see was Margot & The Nuclear So & So's. Again, this was another band I had never seen before, which you will see is a common theme on day two. The show was great, the band was tight and all the precussion going on was fantastic. It was a shame they only got an hour. The highpoint in my opinoin was Barfight Revolution.
From there we headed over to see Does It Offend You, Yeah?. The show was fantastic! Loud as hell and they didn't miss a beat being outdoors. Though we only caught the last thirty minutes, they were easily one of my favorite acts of this year's Lollapalooza. Highlights included Let's Make Out and We Are Rockstars (which had people losing their minds).
After that very loud an upbeat show, we headed back to the other side of the park to catch Dr. Dog. This was the least impressive show to me. It was quiet, it was boring and a ton of people were sitting.
We didn't last very long before we headed to get a good spot for Gutter Twins. Again, this show was really surprising. I love this record, but I wasn't sure how it would translate live, let alone at an outdoor festival. IT WAS GREAT! Mark and Greg's voices worked perfectly together. Mark was a statue and Greg stayed with his guitar but they both managed to be as charismatic as anyone else at Lollapalooza. Yet another band who's shows I really don't want to miss again. Too bad that I have to wait until November.
We didn't have to walk to far to go see MGMT. One of the most popular afternoon bands of the entire festival. They seemed to be the talk of Lollapalooza even the nights before the shows even began. The didn't disappoint. The only draw back was there were to many people their for their own sound, so unless you got closer it was a little quiet.
We took a break for a while to have some food and knock back a few more beers before movin g on to the next show. Unfortunately this was the longest downtime we had the whole weekend and all it did was cause arguing and boredom amongst the group (at this point there were 12 of us).
Then it was off to Broken Social Scene. They were good, but it wasn't their best show I had ever seen. We stayed for half before we decided to get more beers and catch the end of Battles. That didn't seem too exciting either as I find them to be hit or miss.
That brought us to Toadies. Being someone who was in middle school and highschool in the 90s, this was a must see. They played some songs and people who were there for them we loving it, people who weren't just kind of saw them as a rock band. My brother (born 1990) said, you can tell this is a 90s band and then made an obnoxious guitar noise. I told him he was an idiot. The high point of course was when Vaden Todd Lewis said, "we're the Toadies, we're the band that did this song." They of course then went into Possum Kingdom. I ate it up.
Last of the night was those loveable rebels themselves, Rage Against The Machine. This was easily the most crowded show I have ever seen in my three years at Lollapalooza. Though it had to be stopped a few times to get people to stop pushing the kids in front into the fence. It was great, it had all the elements of a Rage show. Zack de la Rocha was losing his mind on stage. Tom Morello's signature guitar not to mention the thousands of people moving and pumping their fists. The show was fantastic even though we got split up and I watched most of it alone.
Brutal Overlap Of The Day-
Rage Against The Machine and Wilco
Toadies and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (Honorable Mention)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Margot & The Nuclear So and So's (Honorable Mention)
Band That I Had Never Seen And Don't Want To Miss When They Come To New York-
The Gutter Twins
Does It Offend You, Yeah (Honorable Mention)
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's (Honorable Mention)
Best Show Of The Day-
The Gutter Twins
Rage Against The Machine (Honorable Mention)
From there we headed over to see Does It Offend You, Yeah?. The show was fantastic! Loud as hell and they didn't miss a beat being outdoors. Though we only caught the last thirty minutes, they were easily one of my favorite acts of this year's Lollapalooza. Highlights included Let's Make Out and We Are Rockstars (which had people losing their minds).
After that very loud an upbeat show, we headed back to the other side of the park to catch Dr. Dog. This was the least impressive show to me. It was quiet, it was boring and a ton of people were sitting.
We didn't last very long before we headed to get a good spot for Gutter Twins. Again, this show was really surprising. I love this record, but I wasn't sure how it would translate live, let alone at an outdoor festival. IT WAS GREAT! Mark and Greg's voices worked perfectly together. Mark was a statue and Greg stayed with his guitar but they both managed to be as charismatic as anyone else at Lollapalooza. Yet another band who's shows I really don't want to miss again. Too bad that I have to wait until November.
We didn't have to walk to far to go see MGMT. One of the most popular afternoon bands of the entire festival. They seemed to be the talk of Lollapalooza even the nights before the shows even began. The didn't disappoint. The only draw back was there were to many people their for their own sound, so unless you got closer it was a little quiet.
We took a break for a while to have some food and knock back a few more beers before movin g on to the next show. Unfortunately this was the longest downtime we had the whole weekend and all it did was cause arguing and boredom amongst the group (at this point there were 12 of us).
Then it was off to Broken Social Scene. They were good, but it wasn't their best show I had ever seen. We stayed for half before we decided to get more beers and catch the end of Battles. That didn't seem too exciting either as I find them to be hit or miss.
That brought us to Toadies. Being someone who was in middle school and highschool in the 90s, this was a must see. They played some songs and people who were there for them we loving it, people who weren't just kind of saw them as a rock band. My brother (born 1990) said, you can tell this is a 90s band and then made an obnoxious guitar noise. I told him he was an idiot. The high point of course was when Vaden Todd Lewis said, "we're the Toadies, we're the band that did this song." They of course then went into Possum Kingdom. I ate it up.
Last of the night was those loveable rebels themselves, Rage Against The Machine. This was easily the most crowded show I have ever seen in my three years at Lollapalooza. Though it had to be stopped a few times to get people to stop pushing the kids in front into the fence. It was great, it had all the elements of a Rage show. Zack de la Rocha was losing his mind on stage. Tom Morello's signature guitar not to mention the thousands of people moving and pumping their fists. The show was fantastic even though we got split up and I watched most of it alone.
Brutal Overlap Of The Day-
Rage Against The Machine and Wilco
Toadies and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (Honorable Mention)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? and Margot & The Nuclear So and So's (Honorable Mention)
Band That I Had Never Seen And Don't Want To Miss When They Come To New York-
The Gutter Twins
Does It Offend You, Yeah (Honorable Mention)
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's (Honorable Mention)
Best Show Of The Day-
The Gutter Twins
Rage Against The Machine (Honorable Mention)
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
5 Songs I Am Into Right Now -- Lollapalooza 2008 Edition
5 Songs I Am Into Right Now -- Bigger/Older Bands
Nine Inch Nails- All The Love In The World
From the album With Teeth (2005)
Reznor's insecurities of being alone are displayed for everyone,...It starts with feelings of sadness and helplessness when it seems like the song is almost over, it totally changes gears and has a brand new upbeat/angry feel.
Rage Against The Machine- Township Rebellion
From the album Rage Against The Machine (1992)
In the best way Zach and company know how, they explain the similarites between Johannesburg, South Africa to the problems of South Central Los Angeles (written during the Rodney King riots). Just like all Rage songs, this song inspires the listener to get up and fight.
Radiohead- Lucky
From the album Ok Computer (1997)
Thom Yorke's most Dark Side of the Moon-esque moment on their third album.
Love & Rockets- Kundalini Express
From the album Express (1986)
Former goths, bring on more of a psychedelic (dare I say hair metal?) sounds that going with the Baushaus route. Bauhaus can tend to be a little pretentious, Love & Rockets left that behind.
The Raconteurs- The Switch of the Spur
From the album Consolers Of The Lonely (2008)
Jack White's other band offers the account of an escaped convicted riding through the desert. This extremely theatrical tale includes Western film/Mariachi style horns. Good luck listening to this song and not getting the horns part stuck in your head.
Nine Inch Nails- All The Love In The World
From the album With Teeth (2005)
Reznor's insecurities of being alone are displayed for everyone,...It starts with feelings of sadness and helplessness when it seems like the song is almost over, it totally changes gears and has a brand new upbeat/angry feel.
Rage Against The Machine- Township Rebellion
From the album Rage Against The Machine (1992)
In the best way Zach and company know how, they explain the similarites between Johannesburg, South Africa to the problems of South Central Los Angeles (written during the Rodney King riots). Just like all Rage songs, this song inspires the listener to get up and fight.
Radiohead- Lucky
From the album Ok Computer (1997)
Thom Yorke's most Dark Side of the Moon-esque moment on their third album.
Love & Rockets- Kundalini Express
From the album Express (1986)
Former goths, bring on more of a psychedelic (dare I say hair metal?) sounds that going with the Baushaus route. Bauhaus can tend to be a little pretentious, Love & Rockets left that behind.
The Raconteurs- The Switch of the Spur
From the album Consolers Of The Lonely (2008)
Jack White's other band offers the account of an escaped convicted riding through the desert. This extremely theatrical tale includes Western film/Mariachi style horns. Good luck listening to this song and not getting the horns part stuck in your head.
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