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Guerrilla Radio by Rage Against The Machine

Artist Biography For Rage Against The Machine

Rage Against The Machine Is An American Rock Band From Los Angeles California. Formed In 1991 The Group Consists Of Vocalist Zack De La Rocha Bassist And Backing Vocalist Tim Commerford Guitarist Tom Morello And Drummer Brad Wilk. Their Songs Express Revolutionary Left-Wing Political Views. As Of 2010 They Had Sold Over 16 Million Records Worldwide. In 2023 The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Rage Against The Machine Released Its Eponymous Debut Album In 1992 To Commercial And Critical Success Leading To A Slot In The 1993 Lollapalooza Festival. Their Second Album Evil Empire Was Released In 1996. Their Third The Battle Of Los Angeles Followed In 1999 And In 2003 It Was Ranked Number 426 On The Same List. During Their Initial Nine-Year Run They Became One Of The Most Popular And Influential Bands In Music History. They Were Also Ranked No. 33 On VH1's 100 Greatest Artists Of Hard Rock. In 2000 Rage Against The Machine Released The Cover Album Renegades And Disbanded Because Of Growing Creative Differences. Members Formed The Rock Supergroup Audioslave With Chris Cornell The Former Frontman Of Soundgarden. The Same Year Rage Against The Machine Announced A Reunion And Performed Together For The First Time In Seven Years At The Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival In April 2007. Until 2011 The Band Continued To Perform At More Live Venues And Festivals Around The World. In 2016 Morello Commerford And Wilk Formed A New Band Prophets Of Rage With B-Real Chuck D And DJ Lord. Rage Against The Machine Were Nominated For Induction Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame In Their First Year Of Eligibility In 2017 And 2018 Although Both Bids Failed. The Band Had A Large Influence On The Nu Metal Genre Which Came To Prominence During The Second Half Of The 1990s. In 2003 Their Self-Titled Album Was Ranked Number 368 On Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Guerrilla Radio

"Guerrilla Radio" Is A Song By American Rock Band Rage Against The Machine And The Lead Single From Their 1999 Album The Battle Of Los Angeles. It Became The Band's Only Billboard Hot 100 Song Charting At #69. The Band Won The Grammy Award For Best Hard Rock Performance For This Song. The Song Was Featured In Mountain Biking Film “Strength In Numbers”. “Guerrilla Radio" Was Also Featured On The Soundtracks For Video Games Such As Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Madden NFL 10 And Guitar Hero Live As Well As Being A Downloadable Track For The Rock Band Series. "Guerrilla Radio" Was Performed Live On The Late Show With David Letterman In 1999. During The Commercial Break "Bulls On Parade" Was Played And Was Re-Joined In Progress While The Credits Were Playing. Letterman Joked That "he Hoped They Rage Against The Machine Weren't Neglecting Their School Work". The Performance Was Controversial Due To Zack De La Rocha Giving The Middle Finger On Live TV And Wearing A "Free Mumia Abu-Jamal" T-Shirt. On January 28 2000 Documentary Film Maker Michael Moore Convinced Campaigning Politician Alan Keyes To Mosh In A Truck With Young Teenagers Listening To "Guerrilla Radio". Keyes Who Was Campaigning For The Republican Nomination At The Iowa Caucuses Agreed To Join In The Mosh For The Endorsement Of Moore's Satirical Television Show The Awful Truth. The Song Was Covered By Lounge/comedy Group Richard Cheese And Lounge Against The Machine Whose Band Name Also Spoofs Rage. In April 2007 Alanis Morissette Covered It Live. In July 2007 The Song's Video For "Guerrilla Radio" Was Ranked #45 On MuchMusic's 50 Most Controversial Videos For Extreme Amounts Of Profanity. Though It Appeared In RTPNadverts In The Summer Of 2006 As An Instrumental Song. This Song Is Featured On The Album Body Of War Songs That Inspired An Iraq War Veteran. "Guerrilla Radio" Made Its Live Debut On September 11 1999 At The Oxford Zodiac In England. The Song Is One Of 31 Music Files In The Sony BMG V. Tenenbaum Case Which Resulted In Finding The Individual File-Sharer Liable For Copyright Infringement In July 2009 Demanding An Award Of $22 500 A Song. In December 2009 Guerilla Radio Was Placed #54 On Channel V's Top 1000 Noughties Music Videos Of The Decade Countdown. "Guerrilla Radio" Is Played At Los Angeles FC Home Matches When The Team Scores A Goal. It Was Also On The Soundtrack And Opening Sequence For The Video Game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 And Returned To The Soundtrack When The Re-Mastered Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 2 Was Released In 2020. In Japan Fuji Television Used It As The Theme Song For Its Broadcasts Of Pride Fighting Championships. The Promo Was Shot By Production Company Squeak Pictures In Los Angeles In October 1999 And Directed By Honey I.E. The Husband-And-Wife Directorial Team Of Laura Kelly And Nicholas Brooks. The Video Which Among Others Touches Upon The Exploitation Of Garment Workers Parodies The Popular Late '90s Gap Commercials Directed By Pedro Romhanyi. These Ads Featured Attractive Young People Singing Songs While Against A White Backdrop Wearing Gap Clothing. The Phrase "everybody In Denial" Was A Play On "everybody In Khaki" Which Was A Gap TV Ad Campaign At The Time. The Video Begins With Bland Generic Elevator Music Being Played. There Are Shots Of Sweatshop Workers UNITE! Union Members Playing Themselves At Their Tables Against A White Backdrop. Shortly The Phrase "everybody In Denial" Is Flashed On Screen. The Band Is Then Seen Standing Against A White Background Calmly Playing Their Instruments. As The Song Picks Up Pictures Are Seen Of A Man Putting Money From The Workers In His Pockets Taking A Girl Away From Her Mother And The Band Playing Live In A Dark Strobe-Lit Room.

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