Tag Archives: Rage Against the Machine
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Daniel J. Willis: The worst of 2020 in music, and everything else
Editor Daniel J. Willis’ reaction to just about everything this year. Here’s his 2020 in review. The last couple years I’ve done a column of the Worst of the Year in Music. This is not a normal year. It’s been so bad that the worst of music is, at…
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The 22 concerts we missed most in 2020, starring Billie Eilish, BTS and Taylor Swift
Among the shows we most regret were canceled or postponed: BTS, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Killers, Mew, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, BottleRock Napa Valley, Bad Religion, Rage Against the Machine, My Chemical Romance, Bob Dylan, Outside Lands, Kraftwerk, Supergrass, Roger Waters, Tame Impala, The Airborne Toxic…
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Rage Against the Machine reschedules reunion tour, Oakland Arena dates
Rage Against the Machine performs at the Vegoose Music Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2007. Courtesy: Scott Penner. Rage Against the Machine on Friday announced the rescheduled dates for its postponed reunion tour. The tour will now kick off on June 2, 2021. “We sincerely hope that…
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REWIND: Have Coachella at home with the songs you would have heard
Make up your own Coachella by blasting your favorite artists while wearing very little clothing, and cranking the heat and turning up the humid. Day 2 of Coachella was supposed to be happening right now. Yes, it’s rescheduled for October, which is better than a full-blown cancelation. But what…
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REWIND: Which song best suits each Democratic primary contender?
Not Tuesday Tracks. Clockwise from top left: Pete Buttegieg, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, Amy Klobuchar and Joe Biden. [Gokhman note! These are Willis’ words and opinions. RIFF does not endorse or condone them, and we don’t officially endorse any of the democrat nominees for president. Maybe we…
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Rage Against the Machine expands reunion to full tour, to play Oakland Arena
Rage Against the Machine Public Service Announcement Tour. UPDATE 2/13/2020: Ticketmaster announced a second show on April 23 due to high demand. Tickets are now on sale. Following the announcement of the band’s reunion for Coachella, Rage Against the Machine today announced a “Public Service Announcement” arena tour that…
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REWIND: Since it might come up, here are five of the best anti-war songs
Edwin Starr: Not a fan of war. So… 2020, huh? Been a long year. For no reason in particular I thought this might be a good time to do a list of the best anti-war protest songs. You know, just because the music is good. Not with any particular…
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Rage Against the Machine announces return on social media
pic.twitter.com/yHIPhDDgsX — RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE (@RATM) November 1, 2019 A reunited Rage Against The Machine announced Friday that the band would be playing several shows next spring, including two shows in Indio—presumably as the headliners at Coachella—on April 10 and 17, the two weekends the festival will take…
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REWIND: Ease your stress with Slipknot and other loud, angry songs
Everyone manages stress differently. Some people use guided meditation, some people go with binge drinking and an underground fight club. There are as many coping strategies as there are people. Similarly, some people go for some mellow, soothing music. Most people really. But that’s not how I roll.…
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REWIND: They’re making a fourth ‘Matrix’ movie, so let’s flash back to the original
Many things have changed since 1999. But latex is still uncomfortable. As it did for so many nerds who wore too much black and a trench coat, The Matrix was a formative, revelatory movie in my young life. The amazing part about the movie is that it was revelatory to…
