• Tom Morello, Serj Tankian Pay Tribute to Randy Rhoads with 'Crazy Train' Cover [LISTEN]

    Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and System of a Down's Serj Tankian joined forces to pay tribute to deceased Ozzy Osbourne axeman Randy Rhoads. The pair decided to lay down "Crazy Train," the anthemic single from Osbourne's debut solo effort "Blizzard of Ozz." The cover will be included on the new compilation "Immortal Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute" and features Rudy Sarzo, another Rhoads bandmate, and Vinny Appice, "Rolling Stone" notes.

  • 10 Artists Who Paid Tribute To Their Parents In Their Music

    Today, indie folk singer Sufjan Stevens announced the release of a new album Carrie & Lowell, which is named after his mother and stepfather and features a photograph of the two on the front cover. After all that rock music has done to encourage people to disobey their parents, it's honestly refreshing to see Stevens pay tribute to his parents this way, but he's far from the only rock artist who has done this. Here are 10 artists who have paid tribute to their parents in their music, either with one song or with entire albums.

  • Rage Against The Machine Violating Arizona Ethnic Studies School Ban, According To State Superintendent

    Rage Against The Machine are not too popular with Arizona's outgoing superintendant of public education, John Huppenthal. For his last day of work, Huppenthal targeted one school district for what he perceived to be violating the state's ban on ethnic studies according to Rolling Stone. This "notice of noncompliance" sent to district superintendent, Dr. H.T. Sanchez, according to the Arizona Daily Star, highlighted two music-related violations, an Introduction To Hip-hop, written by KRS One in an English class taught from an African-American perspective and the use of Rage Against The Machine's "Take The Power Back" in a Mexican-American history course. As one might expect, Tom Morello was not too pleased with the decision.

  • Springsteen in Netflix's 'Lilyhammer': Steven Van Zandt Talks About Directing 'The Boss'

    Generally, Bruce Springsteen is the one giving orders to guitarist Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band. He is, after all, The Boss. But when Springsteen decided to join Van Zandt on his Netflix series "Lilyhammer," the tables turned. The show's third season premiered on the streaming service in November, and for those who want to see Springsteen's acting chops, all they have to do is turn on the final episode titled "Loose Ends." "I know we're friends for 50 years, but still it meant a lot to me that he chose me and trusted me enough to direct him when literally everybody on earth's been wanting to do it," Van Zandt told "Billboard." Van Zandt plays an ex-mobster named Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano who is forced into hiding. He chooses Lilehammer in Norway as his place to lay low, but soon enough he is up to his old ways. Fans of "The Sopranos" will notice some similarities between Van Zandt's Frank and Silvio Dante. Springsteen joins the cast in season 3's final episode as Frank's brother.

  • Run the Jewels to Work on 3rd Album in January, Collab with Zack de la Rocha

    One of the most welcome surprises on "Run the Jewels 2" was the guest appearance of former Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha on the track "Close Your Eyes (And Count to F--k)," but according to RTJ producer El-P, that was not the first time he and de la Rocha had collaborated, and it apparently will not be the last, either. During an in-store event at Rough Trade East in London, according to "NME," El-P revealed that he and de la Rocha worked on music together as far back as 1999 and have plans in the near future to continue that work. "In 1999 I spent a month in my apartment in Brooklyn with Zack de la Rocha just before he split Rage Against the Machine, working on music that will never see the light of day," El-P said. "I can't speak about his future but I will say that I'm going to L.A. to spend another month with him in January." Though it was widely assumed that the break-up of Rage Against the Machine in 2000 would signal the start of de la Rocha's solo career in hip-hop, he has yet to release a solo album, or a full-length album of any sort since Rage Against the Machine's final LP "Renegades."

  • Michael Brown, Eric Garner: 10 Tribute Songs From T.I., Alicia Keys, J. Cole, And More

    Following the grand jury decisions regarding the police-related deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY, plenty of musicians have expressed their outrage and calls for peace and unity by releasing songs inspired by these incidents. Here are 10 songs inspired by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

  • Run The Jewels Shares Trippy Music Video For "Oh My Darling (Don't Cry)" [WATCH]

    El-P and Killer Mike continue their reign of terror with the release of the new Run The Jewels music video, "Oh My Darling (Don't Cry)," which you can check out here. The Timothy Saccenti-directed clip finds the duo rapping while standing back to back in a dark room with some flashing red and green lights. There are some occasional shots of naked women every once in a while, so this clip is a bit NSFW.

  • Brad Pitt to Play Bruce Springsteen in Biopic?

    Let the rumors begin. A-list actor Brad Pitt is reportedly trying to play Bruce Springsteen in a biopic. Early reports claim that Pitt is raising funds to make a movie tentatively titled "The Boss." Springsteen has been approached many times before, but a source told the "The National Enquirer" that Pitt's involvement has peaked the rock star's interest. Now, you have to take anything from "TNE" with caution, but it's certainly a discussion worth having. A comprehensive biography titled "Bruce" came out in 2012, and it would provide decent source material for a movie. The aging rocker is still as active as ever in the music scene, which would potentially hinder a film production, though. And it's great that Pitt may want to do this, but there are other actors to consider for the part of the polarizing frontman. "Bruce is 65 now and he feels it's time, and this is Brad Pitt, so he is thinking it over," the source said. "Bruce and Brad share a desire to unite the world and serve the underrepresented and help the working people around the globe."

  • 7 Artists Who Recorded Tribute Albums To Other Artists

    Countless artists have recorded cover albums over the years, from Rod Stewart to Yo La Tengo to Rage Against the Machine, but those albums typically feature an assortment of songs by many different artists. These seven artists, however, recorded cover albums featuring songs by just one artist.

  • Tom Morello, Moby, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore Back Edward Snowden, Promote 'CitizenFour'

    Some big names including Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Moby, M.I.A. and PJ Harvey have signed a statement in support of whistleblower Edward Snowden's actions on WikiLeaks. The artists are encouraging people to donate to the Courage Foundation, which is funding Snowden's legal defense, and promoting the documentary "CitizenFour." Other celebrities trying to raise awareness for Snowden's legal case include Noam Chomsky, Vivienne Westwood, Russell Brand, Alfonso Cuarón, Susan Sarandon and Pamela Anderson.

  • 10 Bands That Were Started With Former Bandmates

    Bands break up all the time, but just because a group of musicians have decided not to work together anymore as a unit, it doesn't mean that none of the members will never work together again. Here are 10 examples of bands that were started with former bandmates.

  • WATCH: Orchestra Plays Unforgettable Rendition of Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name' [VIDEO]

    Perhaps the most badass orchestral project of all time is underway, and the creator is in need of financial backing. Nick Proch, a Phoenix-based composer, has been using his full, professional orchestra to pump out 1990s covers, and he wants to record a full album of rock hits. Right now, the only evidence we have of the project's legitimacy is a cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name," which rocks so much harder than anything else you will hear today.

  • Tom Morello, of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, Releases Facebook Statement About 5 Points Café Situation, Dubbing It 'Pancake-Gate'

    A couple days ago, Sept. 30, Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello took to his Twitter account to complain about the service at Seattle’s 5 Point Café, which he referred to as "Super rude & anti-worker" after he was turned away at the door, though the restaurant claims to have been at capacity. The restaurant responded to these accusations, with owner David Meinert calling Morello and his crew "totally rude" and defending the restaurant as "totally pro-worker." Now, Morello has released a statement of his own, giving his side of the story in a lengthy Facebook post, dubbing the event "Pancake-Gate."

  • 5 Album Covers That Use Famous Photos

    A strong, eye-catching album cover is pretty difficult to come up, but these five artists got around this problem by using well-known photographs on their album sleeves. Here are five album covers that use famous photographs.
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