Rage Against the Machine will reunite for Coachella

assholitis · Post by **assholitis** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:56 am

Rage Against the Machine will reunite for Coachella
Red Hot Chili Peppers and Björk also top the bill for the three-day music festival.
By Geoff Boucher, Times Staff Writer
January 22, 2007

Rage Against the Machine, the seminal L.A. band that made heavy music into political manifesto, will reunite after a seven-year lull for one show as the headliners at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Sources say Rage, which played the main stage at the first Coachella in 1999, will be joined by other familiar faces for the eighth edition of the festival, which covers three days this year and begins April 27: Red Hot Chili Peppers, which headlined in 2003, are back, as is Björk, who topped the bill in 2002.

Organizers were mum this weekend and it was not clear which day Rage or the other acts were slotted to play; that announcement is expected in the next few days. Other acts expected in the eclectic lineup: Arcade Fire, Interpol, Willie Nelson, the Roots, Manu Chao, the Decemberists, Arctic Monkeys, Sonic Youth, Crowded House, Air, Tiësto and Kings of Leon.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, via Ticketmaster. Three-day passes will cost about $250 and there will be a limited number of single-day passes available.

The headliners are not novel, but they are potent. The Peppers are up for their first best album Grammy right now, and Björk remains a mesmerizing figure to fans of avant pop. But in Southern California rock circles, there is very little that could compete with the excitement of a Rage Against the Machine reunion. The quartet's hybrid of funk, rap, metal and leftist ideology was as subtle as a Molotov cocktail; in the 1990s, its aggro-anthems made it the only band that mattered to a fan base that included East L.A. protest kids as well as those in Hollywood punk circles, college dorms and mainstream rock festival mosh pits, where politics were secondary to the group's feral energy.

The band is vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk. Their split came amid rumors of bad blood between De la Rocha and his mates, who went on to work with Chris Cornell in Audioslave. However, Morello and De la Rocha appeared together at a 2005 rally for the urban farmers of a South Los Angeles community garden.

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:20 am

There is nothing worse than a self described anti-establishment band on a major label.

I have nothing against anti-establishment.

I have nothing aginst the major labels.

...but the 2 mixed together = peusseurs.

I actually like that one kroq song they had but cant stand their whole hypocrisy.

Not a big deal to me quite frankly. I didnt miss them or even notice they where gone for 7 years.

The Rizen shloemoe · Post by **The Rizen shloemoe** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:18 am

Glenn wrote:There is nothing worse than a self described anti-establishment band on a major label.

I have nothing against anti-establishment.

I have nothing aginst the major labels.

...but the 2 mixed together = peusseurs.

I actually like that one kroq song they had but cant stand their whole hypocrisy.

Not a big deal to me quite frankly. I didnt miss them or even notice they where gone for 7 years.

Crap...how true!...love rage!...but shloemoe feel kinda
stupid when he think about it...grunt!... Rage touch Shloemoe's
primevil soul...Then make Shloemoe buy suit a cupachino at
the mall...and buy geiko insurance...not fair to simple minded
Shloe...loin-cloth or versace....grunt!

Peppers? coachella?....where's Van Halen?

Glenn....your not supposed to talk about the guy
behind the green curtain...it's hard enough trying
to pretend he's not there...probably gonna be a good
show though...huh?
.....anyways almost 12 bells....grunt.

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:02 pm

Maybe I be to tough on them...

anyhow

type "Rage Against the Machine" to get a discount from Legal Zoom.

The Rizen shloemoe · Post by **The Rizen shloemoe** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:39 pm

Glenn wrote:Maybe I be to tough on them...

anyhow

type "Rage Against the Machine" to get a discount from Legal Zoom.

...that is a joke..hahahaha....right?...please tell me it's
a joke!

jr · Post by jr » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:58 pm

one word you overlooked gentlemen...

BJORK

oops, i wet myself.

jr · Post by jr » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:59 pm

Glenn wrote:Maybe I be to tough on them...

anyhow

type "Rage Against the Machine" to get a discount from Legal Zoom.

joke of the year
love it

The Rizen shloemoe · Post by **The Rizen shloemoe** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:05 pm

jr wrote:one word you overlooked gentlemen...

BJORK

oops, i wet myself.

Shloemoe never make fun of Bjork...she's too beautifully
weird to ever be establishment...fetal alcohol syndrome
being so prevelent in Iceland....did I just make fun o Bjork?
...I guess I did....oops....

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:06 pm

I made it up about Rage but it is The Vandals who do this.

"My band name is now your coupon" - Joe Escolante - The Vandals

It cracks me up.

I KID YOU NOT! It is on indie all the time.

It is soooooo cheesey.

The Rizen shloemoe · Post by **The Rizen shloemoe** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:10 pm

Glenn wrote:I made it up about Rage but it is The Vandals who do this.

"My band name is now your coupon" - Joe Escolante - The Vandals

It cracks me up.

I KID YOU NOT! It is on indie all the time.

It is soooooo cheesey.

thank god your joking bout rage.....who hasen't heard
cheezy joe seeling his wares...ya know that's Jonsey's
lawyer...dont yas?

jr · Post by jr » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:17 pm

Glenn wrote:I made it up about Rage but it is The Vandals who do this.

"My band name is now your coupon" - Joe Escolante - The Vandals

It cracks me up.

I KID YOU NOT! It is on indie all the time.

It is soooooo cheesey.

thats what i like about ya
smarty pants

gidgetgoestohell · Post by **gidgetgoestohell** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:25 am

Joe sucks.