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Rage Against The Machine brought out their tour openers Run The Jewels for a performance of ‘Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)’ – watch fan-shot footage below.The track, which features Zack de la Rocha, appeared on Run The Jewels’ second studio album in 2014.Rage Against The Machine are currently on their ‘Public Service Announcement’ North American tour, which began on July 9. Prior to this current run of gigs, Rage hadn’t played live since 2011.During their show in Toronto on July 23, the band brought out RTJ after playing ‘Wake Up’ and ‘Guerrilla Radio’.

Some real rock n’ roll. Tom Morello got more than his money’s worth when it came to private security during a recent Rage Against the Machine concert in Canada.

@tmorello in Toronto!!@6ixbuzztvpic.twitter.com/GpIYCwXezMAfter a long pause, Morello dusted himself off and stood up, outstretching his arms to the cheer of the crowd.Taking up his guitar, Morello got back on stage and the concert continue as the errant fan — who attempted to jump over the rail and disappear into the crowd to no avail — was escorted by security elsewhere.Rage's currentWorld Tour kicked off July 9, and has had some rocky moments even before this. During their concert in Chicago on July 11, lead singer Zack de la Rocha injured his leg while performing, and has since been forced to sit during concert performances in the days since the injury.

Tom Morello was inadvertently tacked by a security guard during Rage Against The Machine‘s show in Toronto last night (July 23) after a crowd member stormed the stage.The band were performing at the Scotiabank Arena in the Ontario capital as part of their ‘Public Service Announcement’ North American tour, which began on July 9. Prior to this current run of gigs, Rage hadn’t played live since 2011.As fan-shot footage shows, one fan managed to make it up on stage via a set of steps during closing track ‘Killing In The Name’.

captured by a concert-goer shows Morello, 58, even falling off stage briefly as a result of the direct hit inside the packed Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Saturday night.The unruly fan can be seen running up one side of the stage, as a security guard chases him. But the guard then runs into Morello — instead of the fan — and sends the guitarist flying off the stage, according to the footage.It took about ten seconds after the hit for lead singer Zack de la Rocha to notice that one of his bandmates was down, yelling repeatedly “hold up, hold up, hold up” as the music stopped.

Rage Against The Machine displayed a protest message during one of their recent shows in which they condemned violence against Indiginous people in Canada.At last Friday’s (July 15) set at Bluesfest in Ottawa, the band posted a message on a screen behind their stage set-up. “An Indigenous person in Canada is over 10 times more likely to be shot and killed by a police officer than a white person is,” one screen read in reference to a CTV News investigation.“In Canada, Indigenous women and girls are 16 times more likely to be murdered or to disappear than white women are,” another text displayed.At other points the screen showed “Settler-colonialism is murder” and “Land Back”.

Rage Against the Machine are holding Canada accountable.

Tom Morello has hailed Zack de la Rocha as “the greatest frontman of all time” in a new interview.The guitarist praised his Rage Against The Machine bandmate during a recent edition of Revolver‘s Fan First podcast, which was released last week (October 11).“In my opinion, [Zack is] the greatest frontman of all time,” Morello said. “He’s the punk rock James Brown.

Lil Wayne has been recruited for a remix to Run The Jewels‘ 2020 cut ‘Ooh La La’, arriving with the deluxe edition of ‘RTJ4’.Wayne’s verse opens the ‘Ooh La La’ remix, which also features Greg Nice and DJ Premier.

Tom Morello has reacted to a viral Rage Against The Machine-related TikTok – see the clip below.In the video, posted to TikTok by @thejacobgivens and re-shared on Twitter by Paul Bae, Givens re-creates his experience first hearing the iconic political band’s music back in 1993.Set to a soundtrack of the band’s track ‘Freedom’, Givens has his mind blown by the music. “You DO have to rage against it!” he says, adding that frontman Zack De La Rocha “sounds so ANGRY!”“And now I’m angry about what he’s angry about!” he adds.

Mortal Kombat stars Lewis Tan and Mehcad Brooks have explained how Rage Against The Machine influenced their characters.The actors, who play Cole Young and Jax respectively, opened up to NME about the band’s impact on the new movie.When NME asked the actors who their characters would be if they were a rock or pop star, Brooks first said: “Jax would have to be a mix of Lil Nas X and DMX.“I say that because Lil Nas X has this inner strength, that no matter what happens on the outside he’s like, ‘I am who I am and whatever you guys want to say, I am who I am’.

Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha performing alongside Dave Grohl in 1994.The newly-resurfaced clip was filmed during a one-off reunion set by Grohl’s old band Scream, which took place at Hollywood’s Dragonfly Club.Joining the band for a furious rendition of ‘Human Behaviour’, de la Rocha is seen letting loose in the energetic clip as he stalks the stage and joins Scream’s Peter Stahl on vocals.Grohl, meanwhile, assumes his position on drums – a role he previously held in the DC punk stalwarts from 1986 to 1990 before joining Nirvana.Sharing the footage on Facebook, Scream explained that the mini-reunion took place during a record-release show for the band Wool, which featured Peter Stahl and his brother Franz – who would

What So Not has collaborated with Run The Jewels to remix the duo’s song ‘JU$T’, which also features the talents of Pharrell Williams and Zack De La Rocha.The opportunity to remix the song attracted Australian producer What So Not – aka Christopher Emerson – because he views Run The Jewels as “one of the most exciting groups out there”.In a press statement, Emerson commented, “Starting as a bootleg, I was honoured to get the nod to put this record out, not only with RTJ, but also my childhood heroes Zack and Pharrell.”Listen to What So Not’s remix of ‘JU$T’ below:The original version of ‘JU$T’ featured on Run The Jewels’ widely-acclaimed album ‘RTJ4’, which was called NME‘s Album of the Year at the end of 2020.Last year, the duo teamed up

Run the Jewels'Killer MikeandEl-Pperformed their new album,RTJ4, in its entirety on Adult Swim on Saturday in an effort to encourage voting in the November election. The powerful commercial-free event, dubbed Holy Calamavote, marked the first live performance ofRTJ4, which dropped in June.

Run The Jewels gave the debut live performance of their latest album ‘RTJ4’ in its entirety last night (October 17).The hip-hop duo – comprised of Killer Mike and El-P – appeared on Adult Swim special Holy Calamavote, which encouraged viewers to use their voice in the upcoming US presidential election.During the performance, the pair were joined by the album’s various special guests, with the likes of Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme, 2 Chainz, Mavis Staples and more appearing virtually on a screen behind them.They were also joined by in-person guests Greg Nice and Gangsta Boo for versions of ‘Ooh La La’ and ‘Walking In The Snow’ respectively.

To mark the 20th anniversary of OutKast's classic album Stankonia, the project will be reissued along with previously unreleased remixes. The album will see an update across streaming platforms on October 30, featuring remixed versions of some of their biggest hits including a Mr.

OutKast are reissuing ‘Stankonia’ to mark the album’s 20th anniversary this month.Released on October 31, 2000, the fourth studio effort from the Atlanta duo – aka André 3000 and Big Boi – contained the singles ‘Ms. Jackson’, ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ and ‘B.O.B’ (‘Bombs Over Baghdad’).This October 30, fans will be able to hear instrumental, a capella and remixed versions of the aforementioned three tracks through new streaming bundles.

Run The Jewels have announced the guest line-up for their special one-off TV performance of their latest album, ‘RTJ4’.Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, soul legend Mavis Staples, and comedian Eric André are set to join El-P and Killer Mike‘s broadcast. The show, which was originally planned for this Saturday (October 3), has now been pushed back a week to October 17, owing to a COVID-19 scare with a crew member.De La Rocha has two collaborative tracks with Run the Jewels: ‘Close Your Eyes (and Count to Fuck)’ from the duo’s 2014 album, ‘Run the Jewels 2‘, and ‘Ju$t’, taken from the new album.

Run The Jewels have shared a new video for ‘JU$T’ – watch it below.The track, a collaboration with Pharrell and Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha, appears on Killer Mike and El-P’s new album, ‘RTJ4’.The new animated clip is a politically charged lyric video taking in everything from slave masters to police brutality. Watch it below.‘RTJ4’ came out in June, amid worldwide Black Lives Matter protests.

The duo are also launching their own cannabis line

An adorable daddy-daughter performance of an unlikely song has gone viral.