RATM vs The X-Factor

The BBC apologized today after US rock band Rage Against the Machine - battling with The X -Factor winner Joe McElderry to be the Christmas No 1 - turned the airwaves blue on the Radio 5 Live breakfast show.

Rage Against The Machine were guests on the morning show, hosted by Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty, and invited to play a live version of their song, Killing in the Name.

The band had been asked not to sing the final refrain, "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!" but singer Zack de la Rocha sang it anyway.

It was not until the fourth repetition that the breakfast show production team faded out the microphone and returned to the studio.

"Get rid of it!" Fogarty could be heard shouting in the background. "Sorry, we needed to get rid of that because that suddenly turned into something we weren't expecting," she told listeners. "Well, we were expecting it and we asked them not to do it and they did it anyway."

But Fogarty enjoyed revenge – of sorts – when she told listeners: "So buy Joe's records." [Source]

Last Night: Rage Against The Machine @ The DNC (Denver)

The Battle Of Denver

Our buddies BJ (A Walking Disaster) and Julio (Cause=Time) both got to see an incredible show last night. We have BJ's review of the show along with his amazing pictures of Rage Against The Machine. Thanks to him for sharing.

[A Walking Disaster]
[Cause=Time]

What had been billed as The Battle Of Denver by the nearly 8,000 lucky fans that had been granted free access to this show by way of lottery, a mesmerizing set sent the Denver Coliseum into a wild frenzy. Taking part in this non-partisan anti-war event was Rage Against The Machine who rocked the crowd with a slew of classics that we have all come to enjoy.
Lead singer Zach de la Rocha’s powerful stage presence complimented Tom Morello’s wailing guitar sounds as the Denver crowd absorbed every ounce of energy fed to them. After a few songs into their set Rage were joined on stage by Wayne Kramer of the legendary MC5 who together performed a rendition of the classic “Kick Out The Jam”.

With many politically laced lyrics it was only fitting they made The Democratic National Convention their own platform for the issues facing our country. The last time Rage played a convention was in 2000 in Los Angeles, were they gave an impromptu performance outside The Staples Center that was marred by a riot and much scrutiny by law enforcement. This time things were a bit more peaceful as members of the band joined with protesters on a four-mile march all the way to the Pepsi Center.

The concert itself featured noteworthy performance by State Radio, The Coup, Denver’s own The Flobots and headliner Rage, who are also scheduled to perform at next week’s Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities.