Chuck D to receive Social Justice Honours Award at CMW
Who better meets the moment and cuts through the noise than Chuck D? The influential rapper and one of the elder statesmen of the hip hop and social justice movement will be recognized
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Prophets of Rage
Random music news for Monday, November 4, 2019
Feeling groggy and weird? Blame turning the clocks back. It’s time we got rid of DST, period. Meanwhile, in the world of music news for November 4, 2019… Rage Against the Machine reunites
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Rage bassist beaten by his wife, takes out restraining order
Although it’s probably underreported, men can also be the battered spouse in a relationship. Tim Commerford, bass player for Rage Against the Machine, Prophets of Rage, and Audioslave has taken out a restraining order
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Just in time for the US midterm elections: a Prophets of Rage mashup of unreleased material
Not a lot of subtlety here. Prophets of Rage has mashed up some unreleased tracks to create something they called “The Ballot or the Bullet.” Good luck on Tuesday, ‘Merica.
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I had a chance to talk to guitarist Tom Morello about solo work, Rage, Prophets, and more
Tom Morello’s new album, The Atlas Underground, is out next Friday (October 12), which is why he blew through Toronto on a fast promo tour. I had a chance to speak with him
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Prophets of Rage stream new song ahead of their second album
The second Prophets of Range album is done and is awaiting a firm release date. Meanwhile, they’ve got this new song for us.
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Good God, Tom Morello! WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAND?
Anyone who’s seen Tom Morello play with Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage, the Nightwatchmen and any of his other bands knows that he’s an, er, enthusiastic guitarist. But sometimes, even
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Are You a Bass Player? Hear What Rage Against the Machine’s Tim Commerford Has to Say
Bass player Tim Commerford has provided the bottom end for Rage Against the Machine, Audislave, Wakrat, Future User and now Prophets of Rage. How does he view his particular kind of creative expression?
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The New Prophets of Rage Video Takes a Look at the Whole #TakeAKnee Controversy
Leave it to Chuck D and company to bring the noise over the NFL’s “take a knee” problem. Prophets of Rage are, as you might guess, firmly behind the protesting players and would
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Now Musicians Like Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters and Prophets of Rage are Taking a Knee
What began as a one-man protest by Colin Kaepernick has mushroomed into an NFL-wide demonstration of solidarity. Some of the biggest guns in the NBA are on board. And now more and more
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Random Music News for Monday, September 11, 2017
I can’t seem to get the theme song of Curb Your Enthusiasm out of my head. And now you can’t either. Sorry. Distract yourself with the music news of September 11, 2017. I
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