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It’s been 24 years since Rage Against the Machine performed a protest set outside the Democratic National Convention in 2000. Now, with another presidential election looming, the band has revisited the performance, making it available on streaming services.

Released on Friday on Apple Music, Spotify, and other streaming platforms, Democratic National Convention 2000 (Live) captures the six-song performance the band delivered outside the Staples Center on August 14th, 2000, as the party was preparing to nominate then-Vice President Al Gore inside.

Among the songs the band played were hits like “Killing In the Name,” “Bulls on Parade,” “Guerrilla Radio,” “Sleep Now In the Fire,” and more. In between, the band spoke to the energized crowd, alluding to some of the political and social issues of the day.

“Brothers and sisters, our democracy has been hijacked,” vocalist Zack de la Rocha said before they launched into the first song. “Our electoral freedoms in this...

It’s a family affair. Tom Morello and his teenage son, Roman, cowrote the elder Morello’s rock-rap-soul-Broadway fusion single, “Solider in the Army of Love.” In just three minutes, Morello connects references to New Testament apostles and the Clash to Black History Month and a coming earthquake — all over a funky, heavy riff. The chorus, which sounds like musical theater, is the proclamation, “I’m a soldier in the army of love.”

A lyric video full of revolutionary imagery kind of explains his intention, but he does a better job in his own words.

The 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were announced tonight on American Idol by Ryan Seacrest and 2022 inductee Lionel Richie.

A Tribe Called Quest, Cher, Foreigner, Dave Matthews Band, Kool & the Gang, Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, and Ozzy Osbourne were announced as the performers being inducted.

Jimmy Buffett is set to be recognized for his musical excellence. Other inductees include Dionne Warwick, Norman Whitfield, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, MC5, Suzanne de Passe, and Big Mama Thornton.

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Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 included Cher, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinead O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade and A Tribe Called Quest.

The 2023 inductees included Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliot, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and The Spinners.

Richie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 alongside Pat Benatar (and Neil Giraldo), Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart), Carly Simon and Dolly Parton.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established in 1983, is located in Cleveland, Ohio. Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. A committee nominates an artist, and “rock experts” evaluate the nominees and vote on the candidates who are inducted.

Tim Commerford, the bassist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine, has said that has no idea if the band has split. Earlier this year, the drummer of the band Brad Wilk claimed that the ‘Killing in the Name’ hitmakers, also comprising Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello, “will not be touring or playing live again,” as a band, reports ‘Female First UK’.

He announced on Instagram: “I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for all the cancelled Ratm shows. So, while there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future… I want to let you know that Ratm will not be touring or playing live again.”

“I’m sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this to happen. I really wish it was. Bottom of my heart… Thank you to every person who has ever supported us.

Don’t ask Tim Commerford about the status of Rage Against the Machine: “I don’t know. I don’t get involved in that. I’m the bass player,” he told Rolling Stone in a new interview.

Earlier this year, drummer Brad Wilk announced that Rage Against the Machine would “not be touring or playing live again,” effectively signaling the end of the band. “I am sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this to happen,” Wilk wrote in an Instagram post on January 3rd. “I really wish it was…”

Until now, Ratm’s other three members had not addressed Wilk’s proclamation; in the case of Commerford, it was because he had nothing to add.

Asked by Rolling Stone if Ratm is indeed over, Commerford responded, “I don’t know. I don’t get involved in that. I’m the bass player. I just wait for...

After already breaking up one time before, the iconic band Rage Against the Machine has called it quits for the second time.

The band’s drummer, Brad Wilk, confirmed via Instagram that the group will not be getting back together to perform live any time soon.

In a post from January 3, Wilk posted, “While there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future… I want to let you know the Ratm will not be touring or playing live again.”

He then goes on to thank fans who have supported the band from the “bottom of my heart.”

Originally, the band’s tour was set to take place in 2020, but Covid-19 caused the group to postpone their concert dates.

In July 2022, the band took the stage for the first time in more than ten years. They played several shows until lead singer Zack de la Rocha tore...

Fans of Rage Against the Machine have been patiently waiting for the band to reschedule dates for their Public Service Announcement Tour. Unfortunately, not only will the band not resume going the tour, but the members have decided to call it quits entirely. This is not the first time that Rage Against the Machine has broken up. The members split in 2000 and in 2011. They had recently reunited in 2022 and announced that they would be going on an extensive tour in North America and Europe. Ratm would only play 19 shows due to an injury suffered by frontman Zack de la Rocha. He had erupted his Achilles tendon while on the second stop of the tour at Chicago’s United Center. de la Rocha would tough it out for the first leg of the tour by sitting on a road case every night. However, they decided to call the rest of the...

Rage Against the Machine 3.0 officially came to an end early Wednesday evening, when drummer Brad Wilk informed fans via Instagram that the group wasn’t going to resume its Public Service Announcement reunion tour. “Ratm (Tim, Zack, Tom and I) will not be touring or playing live again,” he posted on Instagram. “I’m sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this to happen. I really wish it was…”

On one hand, the news was hardly surprising. Rage are an incredibly volatile band with a long history of dysfunction.

It’s goodbye once again for Rage Against The Machine. In a note to fans, drummer Brad Wilk said that the “Public Service Announcement” reunion tour won’t resume, and the group is not carrying on in any form.

This marks the third farewell for the group. They also split in 2000 and 2011.

“I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new dates for all the cancelled Ratm shows,” Wilk wrote on Instagram. “I don’t want to string people or myself along any further. So while there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future…I want to let you know that Ratm will not be touring or playing live again. I’m sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this to happen. I really wish it was…”

Rage’s most recent reunion was in 2022, following an 11-year hiatus.

Rage Against the Machine have once again called it quits. In a note to fans, drummer Brad Wilk said that the group will not be resuming their Public Service Announcement reunion tour or carrying on in any form. This is their third breakup following splits in 2000 and 2011.

“I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new dates for all the cancelled Ratm shows,” he wrote on Instagram. “I don’t want to string people or myself along any further. So while there has been some communication...

The Weeknd has donated $2.5 million towards providing four million emergency meals to Palestinians in Gaza.

The singer, born Abel Tesfaye, is directing money from his Xo Humanitarian Fund to benefit the United Nations World Food Programme. The Wfp — of which Tesfaye is also a Goodwill Ambassador — is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, and has been helping hundreds of thousands of Gazans in crisis and on the brink of starvation amid their siege under Israel.

“This conflict has unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe beyond reckoning,” reads a statement from Corinne Fleischer, Wfp’s Director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe Region. “Wfp is working round the clock to provide aid in Gaza but a major scale up is needed to address the desperate level of hunger we are seeing. Our teams need safe and sustained humanitarian access, and continued support from donors to reach as many people as we can.

Melanie Martinez showed support for Palestine during her concert in Paris on Sunday by bringing the country’s flag on stage, and her microphone cut out as it was being unfurled.

The incident took place toward the end of the singer’s performance at Zénith Paris – La Villette on Sunday (November 26th). After leaving the stage, she also displayed the following message on the screen: “Free Palestine. Ceasefire now.” It’s unclear whether there is a connection between Martinez raising the flag and her sound being cut.

See the fan-shot footage below. At the time of publishing, Martinez and Zénith Paris have yet to comment on the matter.

Tensions are especially high during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. At least 1,200 Israelis were killed during an October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, while a reported 13,300 Palestinians have been killed since Israel’s declaration of war and subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Melissa Barrera has been dropped from the upcoming Scream VII due to her outspoken social media support of Palestine amidst the Israel-Hamas war.

According to Variety, Deadline, and others, Barrera was booted by the production company behind the Scream franchise, Spyglass Media, with sources citing her recent Instagram posts and Stories voicing anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian messages as the reason why. Since the conflict broke out last month, the actor has consistently been sharing media depicting inhumane actions of the American and Israeli governments, condemning the oppression of the Palestinian people, and calling for a ceasefire.

Among the (many) posts and Stories Barrera has shared include descriptions of Israel as a settler-colonial, apartheid state guilty of ethnic cleansing. Some of her posts even assert that Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks may constitute a genocide, and quite a few allude to misinformation in “Western media” coverage of the conflict, encouraging...

Rage Against the Machine were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday (November 3rd). While guitarist Tom Morello was in attendance to give an acceptance speech on behalf of the band, singer Zack de la Rocha apparently was prepping to march on Washington, D.C., in support of Palestine the next day (November 4th).

The vocalist was spotted among the masses who marched on the Capitol on Saturday in protest of Israeli strikes on Gaza. He was among thousands calling for a ceasefire on the Palestinian enclave as death tolls mount, with many calling for action from US President Joe Biden.

Noted hardcore videographer hate5six posted a picture on X of himself with de la Rocha among the protesters (see below), writing, “300,000 of us marched on DC today in support of Palestinian self-determination and called for an end to Israel’s genocide. Cell service tanked the...

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello was the lone member of the band at 2023’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and in the group’s acceptance speech, called for fans to continue to push for social change the way the band had done in the three decades prior to their induction.

“I am deeply grateful for the musical chemistry I’ve had the good fortune to share with Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, and Zack de la Rocha. Like most bands, we have differing perspectives on a lot of things,...

Rage Against the Machine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday.

Guitarist Tom Morello accepted the award on the band’s behalf. “I am deeply grateful for the musical chemistry I’ve had the good fortune to share with Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford, and Zach de la Rocha. Like most bands, we have differing perspectives on a lot of things, including being inducted into the Rock Hall. My perspective is tonight is the great opportunity to celebrate the music and the mission of the band, to celebrate with the fifth member of the band: Rage Against the Machine’s incredible fans. The best way to celebrate this music is for you to carry on that mission and that message.”

“The world’s changed by average, ever day ordinary people who’ve had enough, who are willing to stand up for a country and a planet that is more humane,...

Zack de la Rocha joined Run the Jewels on stage Thursday night to perform his guest spot on their track, “Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck),” marking his first public performance since Rage Against the Machine cancelled their 2023 tour last year. Watch a video of the moment below.

De la Rocha has been out of the spotlight (literally) since Rage Against the Machine wrapped their 2022 tour, during which he injured his leg during a concert in July 2022. In August 2022, photographer and de la Rocha’s friend, Glen E. Friedman, revealed that he had torn his Achilles, which de la Rocha confirmed himself a few months later, when the band announced that they would cancel their 2023 tour so he could focus on healing-up.

“Unfortunately it is a moment that requires a lot of work and healing,” de la Rocha wrote at the time. “I have a severe tear in my...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be streamed live on Disney+ from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on November 3, and an edited version will broadcast on January 1, 2024, on ABC. This follows several years where HBO was the home of the ceremony.

The Hall of Fame also announced that Class of 2023 inductees Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Chaka Khan, and Willie Nelson will personally appear at the event. They’ll be joined by special guests Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, Elton John, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, St. Vincent, and New Edition.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony will be streamed live for the first time in November, as Disney+ has picked up rights to let viewers see the event as it happens, a marked change from the years in which music fans had to wait weeks to see an edited broadcast. The Disney+ livestream will go out coast-to-coast from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.. Et/5 Pt and be available for streaming on demand following the ceremony.

In 2022, the last year of HBO’s long-running contract with the Hall, the ceremony took place in Los Angeles Nov. 5 but was not available for viewing on HBO and HBO Max until an edited special premiered two weeks later, on Nov. 19 — actually a shorter gap than the three-week-or-greater delay of previous years. Real-time social media interest in recent years had made putting off the broadcast seem increasingly archaic, however much...

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello performed a surprise set for picketing members of SAG-AFTRA and WGA in front of Paramount Studios in Hollywood earlier this week. The long-time union supporter backed the striking actors and writers, telling NME, “They’re making history here on the sidewalk in front of Paramount Studios and I’m here to support them and express my solidarity.”

His set, which lasted 15 minutes, included “Hold the Line,” “Union Town,” and “Union Song.” A video shows Morello leading the energized crowd into the final verse...

Over 100 artists including Rage Against the Machine co-founders Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha, along with Boots Riley and Speedy Ortiz, have announced that they are boycotting any concert venue that uses facial recognition technology, citing concerns that the tech infringes on privacy and increases discrimination.

The boycott, organized by the digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future, calls for the ban of face-scanning technology at all live events. Several smaller independent concert venues across the country, including the House of Yes in Brooklyn, the Lyric Hyperion in Los Angeles,...

Rage Against the Machine have responded to this morning’s news that they are among the inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. The groundbreaking band cited “a surprising trajectory” while thanking their “passionate fans” and others for their inspiration over the years.

In addition to Rage Against the Machine, the 2023 class includes Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott, Kate Bush, George Michael, Sheryl Crow, and The Spinners. With other nominees like Iron Maiden and Soundgarden missing the cut, Ratm are essentially the lone “rock” act being inducted this year.

In acknowledging the honor, Ratm pointed out their long record of anti-establishment in their statement, which reads as follows:

“It is a surprising trajectory for us to be welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1991 four people in Los Angeles formed a musical group to stand where sound and and solidarity intersect. We called ourselves Rage Against the Machine.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced this year’s inductees: Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and the Spinners will join the class of 2023 in the Performer category.

Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, and Bernie Taupin will receive the Musical Excellence Award; DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray will be presented with the Musical Influence Award; and Don Cornelius is getting the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

The induction ceremony will be held on Nov. 3 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Details of...

The 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s all-star class of inductees include Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the Machine, The Spinners and Willie Nelson, who celebrated his 90th birthday last week.

The icons will officially be anointed as rock ‘n’ roll royalty on Nov. 3 when the 38th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

“This year’s incredible group of Inductees reflects the diverse artists and sounds that define rock & roll,” John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement Wednesday. “We are honored that this November’s Induction Ceremony in New York will coincide with two milestones in music culture; the 90th birthday of Willie Nelson and the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop.”

Others to make it into the Rock Hall include hip-hop...

Rage Against the Machine were just two shows into their 2022 Public Service Announcement Tour reunion tour when frontman Zack de la Rocha tore his Achilles tendon during a frenetic rendition of “Bullet in the Head.” He managed to soldier through the rest of the North American leg by sitting on a road case in the center of the stage, but they wound up cancelling the remainder of the tour so he could properly heal.

“I hate cancelling shows,” de la Rocha wrote in an October 2022 letter to fans. “I hate disappointing our fans.

When Rage Against the Machine canceled their remaining 2022 and 2023 tour dates due to singer Zack de la Rocha’s torn achilles tendon, fans likely assumed that the shows would be made up once he healed. However, in a new interview, guitarist Tom Morello suggests that the future of Ratm is uncertain, and that there’s a chance the shows may never be rescheduled.

After a couple of delays due to the pandemic, Rage Against the Machine finally kicked off their reunion tour last summer, with de la Rocha severely injuring himself during the second show of the outing.

While the singer soldiered on to play the remainder of their North American summer run while seated onstage, Ratm announced that their scheduled 2022 UK/European shows and 2023 North American dates were canceled to allow him time to heal.

Rolling Stone just caught up with Morello for a new interview in which the...

The nominations of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023 are in, and the list features George Michael, Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, the White Stripes, Sheryl Crow, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, the Spinners, A Tribe Called Quest, and Warren Zevon. The top vote-getters will be announced in May and inducted in the fall.

“This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,” said John Sykes,...

The first K-pop headliner. The first Latino headliner. And the return of Frank Ocean. Coachella 2023 is ready to make history as the first iteration of the festival where none of the headliners are white.

On Tuesday, the celebrated music festival announced its stacked lineup for 2023. With Blackpink, Bad Bunny, and Ocean as the main performers, this year’s iteration is the first where all of its headliners are 100 percent non-white.

The 2020 festival came close to making history as one of the fest’s most diverse with Ocean, Travis Scott, and...

Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford opens up about his private battle with prostate cancer in a new interview with Spin magazine.

Commerford managed to go out on stage with the band over the summer, but a lot of the dates ended up being postponed after frontman Zack De La Roche suffered a leg injury.

Commerford tells the publication of his own health struggles, “I’ve been dealing with some pretty serious s**t.

“Right before I was about to go on tour with Rage, I had my prostate removed and I have prostate cancer.”

Read More: Rage Against The Machine Cancel European Tour After Zack De La Rocha Injures Leg

Up until the interview, Commerford had only told his family, bandmates and close friends about his diagnosis.

“I’ve been someone that’s taken a lot of pride in being in shape and taking care of myself,” he...

Atlanta post-punk outfit Algiers have acquired a rare verse from Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha for their new song, “Irreversible Damage.”

“Irreversible Damage” is a blistering and relentless cut, built around ceaseless percussion, uneasy synths, and what even sounds like a drawn out version of an amber alert phone alarm. De la Rocha cuts through this chaos with some characteristically steely bars, spitting, “This a relapse / what it be god / No rehab for my jihad / A rapture in a grief storm / Time on my neck and it be gone.

Rage Against the Machine has confirmed that they will be canceling their North American 2023 tour due to Zack de la Rocha’s leg injury. The news comes after the band had to cancel their shows in Europe following Rocha’s injury during a show in July, the second appearance in their reunion tour.

“It’s been almost three months since Chicago, and I still look down at my leg in disbelief,” read the statement by Rocha posted on Instagram. “Two years of waiting through the pandemic, hoping we would have an opening to be a band again and continue the work we started 30 some odd years ago. Rehearsing, training, reconciling, working our way back to form. Then one and a half shows into it and my

tendon tears. Felt like a sick joke the universe played on me. As write this I remind myself it’s just bad circumstance. Just a f***d up moment.

Run the Jewels stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their song “Ooh La La.” Appearing as part of the West Coast late-night show’s New York City taping, the duo, El-p and Killer Mike, tapped DJ Premier and Greg Nice for a hard-hitting rendition of the song.

“Ooh La La” comes off the rap group’s most recent LP, RTJ4. Alongside Nice and DJ Premier, the album features collaborations with 2 Chainz, Pharrell Williams, Mavis Staples, Zack de la Rocha, and Josh Homme, who also co-produced his track “Pulling the Pin.

American rock band Rage Against the Machine, which is known for their political expression of thought, has put up a seven-figure charitable donation because of their recent series of shows in New York City.

The band has raised 1 million for charity through their Madison Square Garden residency, reports ‘Billboard’.

“Charity tickets purchased by our fans for our five night Madison Square Garden residency raised 1,000,000,” the band wrote in a statement on Instagram.

“These funds will be distributed to the Immigrant Defence Project and by WhyHunger to Neighbours Together and The Campaign Against Hunger in New York City.”

The famously political rockers have been long known for their vocal and monetary support of various causes.

According to ‘Billboard’, in June, they had also donated nearly half a million dollars to a number of organisations fighting to protect reproductive rights following the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court.

Fans will be raging about not getting to see their favourite band perform.

On Thursday, Rage Against the Machine announced that they have been forced to cancel planned tour dates in the U.K. and Europe due to Zack de la Rocha’s leg injury.

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The singer sustained the injury during a concert in Chicago in July, which caused him to perform the rest of the show seated.

The band said in a statement: “Per medical guidance, Zack de la Rocha has been advised that the August and September 2022 U.K. and European leg of the Rage Against The Machine tour cannot proceed. It is with great disappointment that we announce this cancellation. Rage Against The Machine will be finishing their run at Madison Square Garden on August 11, 12 & 14 and then Zack must...

A leg injury sustained by their vocalist Zack de la Rocha has pushed the rock band Rage Against The Machine to cancel their UK and European legs of their reunion tour. Zack had injured his leg during a concert in Chicago in July, reports ‘Variety’. Fans were particularly excited for the reunion of the band which is known for its anti-establishment and revolutionary political views.

The band, in a statement accessed by ‘Variety’, said: “Per medical guidance, Zack de la Rocha has been advised that the August and September 2022 UK and European leg of the Rage Against The Machine tour cannot proceed. It is with great disappointment that we announce this cancellation.

“Rage Against The Machine will be finishing their run at Madison Square Garden on August 11, 12 and 14 and then Zack must return home for rest and rehabilitation. The flights, travel time, and rigorous schedule in the U.K. and...

Rage Against the Machine announced Thursday that they must cancel the upcoming European dates of their reunion tour due to Zack de la Rocha’s leg injury.

The singer suffered the injury on just the second show of the band’s pandemic-postponed reunion trek, and while he persevered through the pain by remaining seated for all subsequent shows on the Guy Fieri-attended first U.S. leg — which concludes Aug. 14 at New York’s Madison Square Garden — the band said the European shows in Aug. and Sept. were off “per medical guidance.

Run the Jewels appeared on The Late Show to showcase their track “A Few Words for the Firing Squad.” The duo, El-p and Killer Mike, offered a hard-hitting rendition of the 2020 song, which sees the pair reflecting on their value as artists.

“A Few Words for the Firing Squad” comes off the rap group’s most recent LP, RTJ4. The album featured collaborations with Greg Nice, DJ Premier, 2 Chainz, Pharrell Williams, Mavis Staples, Zack de la Rocha, and Josh Homme, who also co-produced his track “Pulling the Pin.”

Earlier this month,...

Rage Against the Machine revisited their 1999 track “Born of a Broken Man” live at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Wednesday night, performing the song for the first time in 14 years.

The rock band, currently out on their highly-anticipated Public Service Announcement Tour, originally released the song as part of their album The Battle of Los Angeles. A video of the performance reveals that Zack de la Rocha remains confined to a chair after injuring his leg earlier in the tour.

The group has been pulling out past classics during their reunion tour,...

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Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello had a run-in with security during the rock band’s concert at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Saturday.

As seen in a fan-captured video, midway through the group’s closing song, “Killing in the Name,” the iconic guitarist was accidentally knocked over by a security guard sprinting toward an unruly fan who snuck onto the stage.

Rage frontman Zack de la Rocha — who was seated because of a recent foot injury — continued performing the heavy protest track for a few moments before realizing there was a problem and stopping the show. “Hold up, hold up, hold up,” the rapper repeated, motioning to his bandmates to halt the performance.

As the lights went up, Morello was seen quickly standing up with a smile on his face and indicating to the roaring crowd that he wasn’t harmed during the incident.

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello was accidentally tackled by venue security during the band’s concert Saturday in Toronto, with the show pausing briefly as the guitarist pulled himself out of the pit.

As seen in video of the incident, midway through “Killing in the Name,” a fan in a red shirt snuck up the side of the stage in an attempt to make the preposterously long jump from the stage, over the pit, and into the crowd.

However, as the stage-crasher was about to leap, a security...

Rage Against the Machine continued their reunion tour Tuesday evening at Chicago’s United Center, just one night after frontman Zack de la Rocha injured his leg at the same venue. He was seated throughout the entire night but still managed to put on a stellar show that included the group’s first performance of “No Shelter” since 2007. Check out the fan-shot video right here.

“No Shelter” originally appeared on the soundtrack to 1998’s Godzilla, a truly wretched movie that paired Matthew Broderick with the iconic radioactive monster. The studio...

Rage Against the Machine were just four songs into their show at Chicago’s United Center on Monday night when Zack de la Rocha injured his leg during a wild rendition of “Bullet In The Head.” He briefly walked offstage with the help of crew members but ultimately finished the show in a seated position on a stage monitor.

“I don’t know what happened to my leg right now,” he told the crowd when he returned. “But you know what? We’re gonna keep this fuckin’ shit goin’. If...

Near the end of Rage Against the Machine’s first concert in 11 years, frontman Zack de la Rocha walked to the tip of the stage, squinted his eyes shut, and roared out the “fuck you I won’t do as you tell me” climax of “Killing In The Name” as roughly 30,000 fans screamed along in unison, several of them crowd surfing right at his feet despite looking about 20 years too old for such an activity.

It was a cathartic moment Rage fans have been waiting to experience ever since the...

Vancouver’s Kiss-fm radio station 104.9 has not stopped playing Rage Against the Machine’s song “Killing in the Name” for the past 10 hours after two beloved morning show DJs were laid off on Tuesday.

Rolling Stone tuned into the station Wednesday afternoon and it was still playing the 1992 track on loop, only stopping to have two DJs mimic Zack de la Rocha’s grunts in the song — “A little lower… close enough” said a female DJ to her partner. The memorable grunts come before the singer’s scathing outro of “Fuck you,...

We’re 27 days away from the launch of Rage Against the Machine’s long-awaited reunion tour at East Troy, Wisconsin’s Alpine Valley Music Theatre. They’ve kept an extremely low profile ever since announcing the reunion tour in 2019, especially frontman Zack de la Rocha, but they’ve recently started teasing the tour with a series of posts on their official Instagram page.

The most tantalizing one is a 34-second photo montage showing the band in rehearsals. The images are extremely blurry and most of their facial features are totally obscured,...

The nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 are in, and the list features Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Beck, Pat Benatar, Carly Simon, A Tribe Called Quest, Kate Bush, Devo, Judas Priest, Eurythmics, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine, and Dionne Warwick. The top vote-getters will be announced in May and inducted in the fall.

“This year’s ballot recognizes a diverse group of incredible artists, each who has had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture,...

Gift of Gab, the nimble rapper in Bay Area duo Blackalicious known for his clever wordplay and tricky rhyming acrobatics, has died at the age of 50.

“It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear brother, Timothy J. Parker a.k.a. “The Gift of Gab,” the hip-hop collective Quannum announced Friday. “Tim peacefully departed this earth to be with our ancestors on Friday, June 18, 2021. He is survived by two brothers, one sister, many nieces and nephews, countless friends, and fans across the globe.

Rage Against the Machine detail the grim American history behind their 1991 anthem “Killing in the Name” in a new mini-documentary.

The 15-minute film Killing in Thy Name, a collaboration with the arts collective the Ummah Chroma, features a teacher educating a small group of students about “the fiction known as whiteness” as well as the United States’ history of racial and social oppression. The mini-doc also features quotations from historians like Howard Zinn and live footage of Rage Against the Machine performing the track, which bizarrely became a pro-Trump rallying cry following the 2020 presidential election.

Outkast will mark the 20th anniversary of their 2000 classic Stankonia with a series of digital bundles featuring radio mixes, vocal-only tracks, instrumentals, and remixes of the album’s biggest singles. Among them is a rare remix of “B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)” engineered by Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha, which Rolling Stone is premiering ahead of the bundles’ arrival on October 30th.

On the long-commercially unavailable, released-only-to-radio remix, de la Rocha — who worked on his version at Atlanta’s Southern Tracks Recording in September and October 2000 — gives “B.

Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike and El-p performed their new album, RTJ4, in its entirety on Adult Swim on Saturday in an effort to encourage voting in the November election.

The powerful commercial-free event, dubbed Holy Calamavote, marked the first live performance of RTJ4, which dropped in June. The televised set featured pre-recorded appearances by Pharrell Williams, 2 Chainz, Zack de la Rocha, Mavis Staples and Josh Homme, all of whom appear as guests on the album.

Comedian Eric Andre hosted the 45-minute broadcast, providing comic relief between the 11 songs performed.

The hip-hop duo kept it strictly to music during the majority of the program, but broke ...