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Best of Rock 2008 Artist Picks: Tom Morello

Though he has been a part of some excellent damn-the-man tunes as a part of Rage Against the Machine and as a solo artist, guitar virtuoso Tom Morello turned to the Great White North for his pick for “Best Contemporary Protest Song.” What Canadian band topped his personal chart? Click here for Morello’s pick. • Best of Rock 2008 Artist Picks: Tom Morello • Best of Rock 2008 Artist Picks • Rolling Stone’s Best of Rock 2008

Published: 2008-04-23 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Best of Rock

The 20 Best Live Bands Playing Right Now

This weekend’s rock list, Best Live Band Playing Right Now, got an awesome and terrifying response from you all - thanks for all the nominations. After careful consideration, here is our final list. Now go see these guys! 1. White Stripes 2. Radiohead 3. Pearl Jam 4. Rage Against the Machine 5. U2 6. Metallica 7. Flaming Lips 8. My Morning Jacket 9. The Hold Steady 10. Arcade Fire 11. The Raconteurs 12. Wilco 13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs 14. Red Hot Chili Peppers 15. Gogol Bordello 16. Kings of Leon 17. Muse 18. Dave Matthews Band 19. Tool 20. LCD Soundsystem Photo: AFP/STADLER/Getty

Published: 2007-07-24 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Beatles + Metallica = Beatallica

Just a few years back, Beatles mash-ups were all the rage (The Grey Album, anyone?), but the trend died down — until now. Enter Beatallica, a band that creates original tunes in the vein of Weird Al by melding melodic Beatles’ tracks with Metallica’s raw power. Their third album, appropriately titled Sgt. Hetfield’s Motorbreath Pub Band, comes out today and features tracks like “Blackended the U.S.S.R.” and “Helvester of Skelter.” Intrigued? Download “Revol-Ooh-Tion” for yourself to hear what James Hetfield might sound like fronting the Fab Four. Download “Revol-Ooh-Tion”

Published: 2007-07-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Free MP3

Readers’ Rock List: Self-Titled Albums

Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Last week, to celebrate all those eponymous LPs out there, we asked the Rock Daily readers to tell us their favorite Self-Titled Album. We counted the votes and, to nobody’s surprise, The Beatles, or the White Album as it’s lovingly referred to, stormed to the top spot, passing a pair of punk albums along the way. To see where Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and the blue Weezer landed, check out the full list below: 1. The Beatles 2. The Clash 3. The Ramones 4. Weezer 5. Led Zeppelin 6. The Doors 7. The Velvet Underground 8. Black Sabbath 9. Van Halen 10. Metallica 11. Rage Against the Machine 12. The Band 13. Sublime 14. The B-52’s 15. Franz Ferdinand

Published: 2009-03-09 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists

Rage Against the Machine Schedule Show Near Republican Convention

Following their near-riot-inducing performance at this weekend’s Lollapalooza, Rage Against the Machine have scheduled another concert they probably hope has similar results. The band announced that they’ll perform in Minneapolis’ Target Center on September 3rd, which is significant because that’s the same week the Republican National Convention rolls into the Twin City of St. Paul. In 2000, the band played an outdoor show in Los Angeles during the Democratic National Convention, and that show ended with police using tear gas and pepper spray. In the announcement of the Minneapolis show, Rage made no mention of the political overtones their show will carry, but Tom Morello has already revealed he will play a union rally with Steve Earle in St. Paul on September 1st, the first day of the RNC. Protest isn’t free, though: tickets for Rage’s show in Prince’s hometown are $60 and go on sale Saturday. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-08-05 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Zach de la Rocha’s One Day As A Lion Unveil First Song

The first song from One Day As A Lion, the side project of Rage Against the Machine’s Zach de le Rocha, has been posted on the band’s MySpace page. As “Wild International” proves, the years of recording dormancy hasn’t slowed de la Rocha’s flow, as the rapper comes roaring out of the gate and never loses speed. The song sounds like it could’ve been on RATM’s Evil Empire if not for de la Rocha’s keyboards replacing Tom Morello’s guitar wizardry. One Day As A Lion, who get their name from the quote “It’s better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb,” will release their self-titled debut EP on July 22nd. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2008-07-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

News Ticker: The Grateful Dead, Flaming Lips and Zach de la Rocha

Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead said the band stands “at the ready to be of service” for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. The surviving members of the Dead last performed together at an Obama fundraiser in San Francisco in February. The Flaming Lips will contribute a new song, “Cosmic Trigger 2,” to the soundtrack to the fishing documentary Okie Noodling II. The song is a nod to the track the Lips recorded for the original 2001 film. Rage Against the Machine’s Zach de la Rocha will release an EP with his side project One Day As a Lion on July 22nd. The band also features ex-Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore.

Published: 2008-07-02 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Group Hopes to Make The Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now?” Number One

Photo: Huan/Michael Ochs Archive/GettyFacebook helped Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” upset The X Factor as the U.K.’s Christmas Number One. Now, another group on the social network has launched asking fans to purchase the Smiths’ hit “How Soon Is Now?” between January 28th and February 6th to make the single Number One on the British charts to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the band’s Meat is Murder, TwentyFourBit reports. While the “Rage Against The X Factor” group that

Published: 2010-01-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

The Offspring’s Dexter Holland Talks Summer Tour, Hot Sauce

Photo: Winter/Getty Punk rock institution the Offspring are currently on their first proper U.S. tour in four years, a two-month arena jaunt under the pull-no-punches banner “Shit Is Fucked Up Tour.” Bucking the trend of the Internet-accelerated, blink-and-you-miss-it promotional cycles, the band has been allowing eighth album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace to be a slow-builder: steadily releasing single after single (fourth single “Half-Truism” has been circling the Billboard Modern Rock Singles

Published: 2009-06-03 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Slayer in the Studio: Loud, Fast and Ready to Thrash

Rolling Stone’s Steve Appleford recently stepped into a California studio with Slayer to watch the thrash-metal vets assemble their 10th studio album. The record — executive produced by Reign in Blood producer Rick Rubin, and produced by Greg Fidelman — is the band’s second with its reunited original lineup, and promises blinding speed and brutal rage. Check out our report straight from the studio, where the band tested out one of “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott’s old guitars and mused on how their fan

Published: 2009-04-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, In the Studio

Steve Earle on Townes Van Zandt and Turning Up the Volume: “I’m Too Loud for My Own Audience”

Photo: Arnold/Wireimage When Steve Earle was just 16 years old he struck up a relationship with songwriter Townes Van Zandt that would change the direction of the budding musician’s life: Van Zandt became a mentor to Earle, and now Earle is repaying the favor by recording a tribute album to his troubled late friend, who died in 1997. Brian Braiker rang up the rabble-rouser in Nashville to chat about the record, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, and Earle’s favorite new band: the Kings of Leon. • Q&A: The Music That Moves Steve Earle

Published: 2009-01-12 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Random Notes: KISS, Rage Against the Machine and the Week in Rock

Hoping to secure that valuable KISS Army vote in case she’s chosen as McCain’s running mate, Condoleezza Rice met with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and whoever else wears the make-up in the band these days. Plus, Rage Against the Machine don Guantanamo Bay-inspired clothing in concert, Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono go to a fashion show, Wayne’s World reunites and Dave Grohl and family take a walk. Click below for the rest of the news in photos from the week that was. • Random Notes: Dave Grohl, Coldplay, Rage Against the Machine and the Week in Rock

Published: 2008-06-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News