It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »
Was September 11, 2001 really the day the music died? It sure seemed like it at the time. Clear Channel released a memo suggesting the removal of more than 150 songs from their 1200 radio stations, declaring such tracks as Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'," Filter's "Hey Man, Nice Shot," and "all songs by Rage Against the Machine" to be "lyrically questionable" in light of the terrorist attacks. Record stores yanked the latest by hip-hop anarchists… more »
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »
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05.25.12
NIGHTWATCHMAN: Tom Morello Interviewed at Democracy Now http://t.co/mcxq5WK2
05.25.12
NIGHTWATCHMAN: Happy Birthday Bob Dylan! – Chimes of Freedom http://t.co/pMmPqq7i
05.24.12
RT @almobbs: A call to arms for our music culture. My latest post for @freshnet http://t.co/AXW0n3hg
05.22.12
NIGHTWATCHMAN: Hour Long Moyers & Company episode (PBS) Dedicated to Tom Morello: http://t.co/cppa4kWk
05.20.12
RIP to a musical legend, Robin Gibb
05.18.12
NIGHTWATCHMAN: Outside Lands Festival – August 10-12, San Francisco http://t.co/HwZZkmGv
05.17.12
AXIS OF JUSTICE: THE SOUND STRIKE TO EVOLVE. RENEW FIGHT AGAINST SB 1070. http://t.co/Dmsu6toV
05.16.12
It is indeed RT @danhardymma: Anger is a gift. #RATM
05.16.12
RT @88jacob: RATM and a coffie will be all I need to conquer the day!! Turn on the radio na fuck it turn it off!!
05.16.12
AXIS OF JUSTICE: Tom Morello, Outernational, others lead the charge (and sing-alongs) on Chicago’s NATO weekend http://t.co/tGw1kWs7
05.15.12
Rage Against the Machine - Down Rodeo (Music Video) http://t.co/OvCvdACA
05.12.12
RT @mitchelrc: I'd love to see about 5 or 6 Rage Against the Machine hashtags trending. Would be a big 'fuck you!' to all Bieber and 1D fans
