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killridemedly

01-22-2007, 01:13 PM

From L.A. Times Website: 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.

Sheeplovr

01-23-2007, 09:26 AM

kick assnow why isnt cochalles in ppv or something at least hd come on

TheMojoPin

01-23-2007, 09:40 AM

So they're reuniting there, and so are the Jesus & Mary Chain and the Happy Mondays.Weird.

Coach_Mac

01-23-2007, 10:11 AM

Rage is one of those bands that at some point in time, everybody has liked. Even if you don't like hard stuff, they're just too cool not to like.

yomudder21

01-23-2007, 10:12 AM

I HEARD A RUMOR THAT THE POLICE ARE PLAYING THERE AS WELL!!!!!!

Dan 'Hampton

01-23-2007, 10:27 AM

Rage could show up there without practicing and still sound better than that load of shit Audioslave.

BoondockSaint

01-23-2007, 10:36 AM

yomudder21 wrote: I HEARD A RUMOR THAT THE POLICE ARE PLAYING THERE AS WELL!!!!!! I heard they're playing Bonnaroo.

A.J.

01-23-2007, 10:36 AM

LouisianaTexan wrote: Rage is one of those bands that at some point in time, everybody has liked. Even if you don't like hard stuff, they're just too cool not to like. I never liked them.

keithy_19

01-23-2007, 12:43 PM

A.J. wrote: LouisianaTexan wrote: Rage is one of those bands that at some point in time, everybody has liked. Even if you don't like hard stuff, they're just too cool not to like. I never liked them.I second that A.J.

Gvac

01-23-2007, 01:01 PM

I'm not a huge Rage fan, but "Killing In The Name" is one of the most kick ass songs ever.  When that song comes on the radio I'm instantly transformed into a 16 year old metal head.

TheMojoPin

01-23-2007, 01:03 PM

I hope this kills Audioslave so hard we forget they ever existed.

lleeder

01-23-2007, 01:08 PM

TheMojoPin wrote: I hope this kills Audioslave so hard we forget they ever existed. I was thinking the same thing. How much does it cost for a ticket to LA ,hotel and tickets for the show? I'd love to be there if it was a one time thing.

Marc with a c

01-23-2007, 01:11 PM

Coach_Mac

01-23-2007, 09:12 PM

k, maybe nobody likes them. Am I thinking of A-Ha?

kellermcgee21

01-24-2007, 02:22 AM

killridemedly wrote:  Three-day passes will cost about $250 and there will be a limited number of single-day passes available.  I would think about going if tickets were cheaper and at least included camping.  Camping tickets are $90 on top of the $250.  Too much for Rage.  Hopefully they announce a full tour sometime this year.

nassue

01-24-2007, 02:53 AM

Are they re-uniting?i mean recording and touring or is this just a quick buck for whiney little zach de le rocha i was a big fan but i've grown up and the idea of a bunch of musicians trying to start a revolution is pretty sillysitting around strumming your instrument and answering fan mail might inspire thought but it doesn't make you ghandi  I get a bit of a douche chill when i think about how holier than thou rage can be i dig em but sometimes it's a bit much    if your raging against the machine why are you signed on with sony and producing videos for millions of dollars

fluffernutter

01-24-2007, 03:22 AM

So they're reuniting there, and so are the Jesus & Mary Chain  Two times the moistness for me.

MasterSoySauce

01-25-2007, 12:25 PM

Please God let the record again. Audioslave is so generic and i hate to bad mouth anything those guys do but its so plain sometimes, i mean not all of it but nothing compared to either rage or soundgarden. I do know i'll be youtube'n that show, i'll get fired for it if i have to.

TerrancePryor

01-26-2007, 09:48 AM

RATM has always been a great band.There cover of "How To Kill A Man" was better than the original Cypress Hill version.

Chigworthy

01-26-2007, 05:18 PM

They also did a cover of Cypress Hill's "How I Could Just Kill A Man" which was equally good.

lleeder

01-26-2007, 05:25 PM

I prefer their cover of "To Kill A Mockingbird"

riverofpiss

01-26-2007, 09:45 PM

fluffernutter wrote:  So they're reuniting there, and so are the Jesus & Mary Chain  Two times the moistness for me.That will be a brilliant show.  How many days does Coachella run, I've never been but I think this would be a good year to go.  I'm already going to SXSW in March so both could be tough to pull off but for Rage and Jesus & Mary Chain reunions it might have to be done.

shittyhambrgers

01-26-2007, 09:49 PM

dschef wrote: Rage could show up there without practicing and still sound better than that load of shit Audioslave.HAHA<img src="http://www.tnt-audio.com/jpg/ratm2.jpg" border="0" width="447" height="262" />christ i love rage.

cougarjake13

01-27-2007, 05:19 AM

riverofpiss wrote: fluffernutter wrote:  So they're reuniting there, and so are the Jesus & Mary Chain  Two times the moistness for me.That will be a brilliant show.  How many days does Coachella run, I've never been but I think this would be a good year to go.  I'm already going to SXSW in March so both could be tough to pull off but for Rage and Jesus & Mary Chain reunions it might have to be done.i think its three days

BoondockSaint

02-26-2007, 11:35 AM

From Rollingstone.comRage Against the Machine will continue their string of reunion performances by performing three shows with Rock the Bells. Rage will join Wu-Tang Clan (who are supporting their forthcoming new album 8 Diagrams) for two dates on the west coast (August 11, San Bernardino, CA; August 18, San Francisco) and for Rock the Bells’ first ever stop into New York City (July 28 at Randall’s Island).

MasterSoySauce

02-26-2007, 11:46 AM

Please God, Please...a new album.