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Public Service Announcement Tour
The Public Service Announcement Tour was a reunion tour by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, which began on July 9, 2022, at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin and concluded early on August 14, 2022, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This tour marks the band's first live appearances in eleven years, and their first full-length tour in 22 years, after they completed the accompanying tour for its third album ''The Battle of Los Angeles''. The tour was originally scheduled to start in North America in March 2020, followed by a series of European festival appearances, but it was pushed back to the summer of 2021, then to 2022 and again to 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic before many of the dates were cancelled. Background On November 1, 2019, it was reported that Rage Against the Machine were reuniting for their first shows in nine years in the spring of 2020, including two appearances at that year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rage Against The Machine
Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello, and drummer Brad Wilk. The band are known for their melding of heavy metal and rap music with punk rock and funk influences, and their revolutionary socialist political views. As of 2010, they have sold over 16 million records worldwide. The band was nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility in 2017, then again in 2018, 2019, and 2021, though the bids failed. Rage Against the Machine released its self-titled debut album in 1992 to commercial and critical success, leading to a slot in the 1993 Lollapalooza festival; in 2003, the album was ranked number 368 on '' Rolling Stone's'' list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The band's next two albums, '' Evil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run The Jewels
Run the Jewels, also known by the initials RTJ, is an American hip hop super-duo composed of Brooklyn-based rapper and producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike. They released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut studio album as a free download in 2013 and have since released the follow-up albums ''Run the Jewels 2'' (2014), ''Run the Jewels 3'' (2016), and ''RTJ4'' (2020), all of which have been released for free and received critical acclaim. History Formation and ''Run the Jewels'' (2011–2013) El-P was active professionally in music from the early 1990s, first with Company Flow and then as a solo artist and in-demand producer for others. Killer Mike's recording debut was in 2000 with Outkast on the Stankonia album, and his solo debut appeared in 2003. The duo were first introduced to each other by Cartoon Network executive Jason DeMarco in 2011. El-P later produced Mike's 2012 album ''R.A.P. Music'', which was soon followed by Mike's appearance on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
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United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing In The Name
"Killing in the Name" is a protest song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, and appears on their 1992 self-titled debut album. It was released as the lead single from the album in November 1992. It features heavy drop-D guitar riffs, and lyrics inspired by the police brutality suffered by Rodney King and the subsequent 1992 Los Angeles riots. "Killing in the Name" is Rage Against the Machine's signature song. In 1993, it reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2009, following a campaign protesting the British talent show ''The X Factor'', "Killing in the Name" reached the UK Christmas number one. Writing Tom Morello wrote the guitar riffs while teaching a student drop D tuning; he briefly paused the lesson to record the riff. The band worked on the song the next day. According to Morello, "Killing in the Name" was a collaborative effort, combining his riff with Tim Commerford's "magmalike" bass, Brad Wilk's "funky, brutal" drumming and vocalist Zack de la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freedom (Rage Against The Machine Song)
"Freedom" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released as the fourth and final single from their self-titled album in 1994. "Freedom" was used in an episode of the MTV series ''Daria'', entitled "Quinn The Brain" in 1998. Music video The video for "Freedom" was directed by Peter Christopherson and produced by Fiz Oliver at Squeak Pictures. It premiered on MTV's '' 120 Minutes'' on December 19, 1993. According to CVC Broadcast & Cable Top 50 chart, "Freedom" was the Number 1 promo in January 1994. The video is focused on the case for Leonard Peltier, who was one of the leaders of the American Indian Movement (AIM). The band is performing live in a small venue throughout the video. During the video, footage from the Peltier case is examined and detailed with shots of Peltier and other members of AIM. There is also a reenactment of what took place on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The footage of this reenactment is from Michael Apted's 1992 documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Of Tom Joad (song)
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" is a folk rock song written by Bruce Springsteen. It is the title track to his eleventh studio album, released in 1995. The character Tom Joad, from John Steinbeck's classic 1939 novel ''The Grapes of Wrath'', is mentioned in the title and narrative. Originally a quiet folk song, "The Ghost of Tom Joad" has also been covered by Rage Against the Machine and Junip. Springsteen himself has performed the song in a variety of arrangements, including with the E Street Band, and a live recording featuring Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello as guest. In 2013, Springsteen re-recorded the track with Morello for his eighteenth studio album, '' High Hopes'' (2014). Springsteen original Besides ''The Grapes of Wrath'', the song also takes inspiration from "The Ballad of Tom Joad" by Woody Guthrie, which in turn was inspired by John Ford's film adaptation of Steinbeck's novel. Springsteen had in fact read the book, watched the film, and listened to the song, before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Shelter
"No Shelter" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released in 1998 on the ''Godzilla'' soundtrack. It can also be found as a bonus track on the Australian and Japanese release of ''The Battle of Los Angeles'' in 1999. The song is about how the mass media distracts the public from more important issues in the world and manipulates people's minds. Lyric content The song discusses consumerism and criticizes the feigned rebelliousness of teenaged consumerism, mentioning Nike and Coca-Cola particularly. Its central theme, however, is media control over public sentiment. In particular, it attacks the historical inaccuracy of Steven Spielberg’s film '' Amistad''. Despite appearing on the ''Godzilla'' soundtrack, the song contains the following line: "No Shelter" made its live debut on January 23, 1999, at a surprise club show at the Troubador in West Hollywood, CA. Critical response Released "during the lull between '' Evil Empire'' and ''The Battle of Los A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleep Now In The Fire
"Sleep Now in the Fire" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine from their 1999 album ''The Battle of Los Angeles''. At the end of the song, a short sample of Korean artist Uhm Jung-hwa's 1998 song "Poison" can be heard — it was captured from a local Korean radio station broadcast through Morello's amplifier. Music video The music video for the song, which was directed by Michael Moore with cinematography by Welles Hackett, features the band playing in front of the New York Stock Exchange, intercut with scenes from a satire of the popular television game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' which is named ''Who Wants to Be Filthy F#&%ing Rich''. Quoted at the end of the song is Republican politician Gary Bauer stating that, "a band called 'The Machine Rages On' — er — 'Rage Against the Machine', that band is anti-family and it's pro-terrorist", following an incident outside of fellow Republican Alan Keyes' 2000 primary campaign town hall event, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calm Like A Bomb
"Calm Like a Bomb" is a song by American rock band Rage Against the Machine from their third album ''The Battle of Los Angeles''. Like their song "Tire Me" from the 1996 album '' Evil Empire'', “Calm Like a Bomb” never had a music video or was released on any media formats. It did however receive enough radio airplay to become an album favorite. The artwork most commonly associated with the song is from a competition the band held for the then upcoming album ''The Battle of Los Angeles''. Competing artists were given titles to put on their covers including "Agunzagun", "Battle Hymns", and "The Battle of Los Angeles". One of the titles was even a verse from “Calm Like a Bomb” - ''"The Riot Be the Rhyme of the Unheard"''. Tom Morello eventually used the name "Battle Hymns" for a track on his debut album, ''One Man Revolution'' in 2007. "Calm Like a Bomb" is notable as a display of guitarist Tom Morello's creative use of a whammy pedal. Like many of RATM's songs, the song's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Know Your Enemy (Rage Against The Machine Song)
"Know Your Enemy" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Rage Against the Machine. It features Tool (band), Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan on vocals during the bridge section, and Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins playing additional percussion. ''Allmusic'' describes the song as "immediately memorable" and "surprisingly straightforward" while music critic Joel McIver cited it as "a standout track" of the album. Composition The song is in common time. The song's intro, in a moderate tempo of 84 Tempo, BPM, makes use of Tom Morello's toggle switch, switching his pickups on and off to create a tremolo effect. Morello's effect is to imitate 70s classic rock synthesizer sounds. This is accompanied by Tim Commerford's Slapping (music), slap bass, making this the only other track on the album to use the technique besides "Take the Power Back." After this, it starts up in a faster, punk rock, punk-ish riff at a tempo of 114. This then leads into the verse, another fast p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Without A Face
"Without a Face" is a song by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine from their second studio album '' Evil Empire'' (1996). Background "Without a Face" discusses the hardships faced by Mexican immigrants when moving to the United States, and how the U.S. government was building a wall at the border between itself and Mexico to stop the immigrants coming in. The title references the fact that many Mexican immigrants in the U.S. go unnoticed: they don't have signs on their backs, identification or rights, and are treated as one mass of nameless people. As such, they can be thought of as "without a face". The chorus (''Walk unseen past the graves and the gates / Born without a face / One motive, no hope, uh / Born without a face'') refers to the Zapatista people of Chiapas, who were unrepresented and ignored by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) controlled Mexican government, but also broadly to other peoples hurt by the North American Free Trade Agreement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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