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Rock Stars Occupy Wall Street: A Photo Diary

Stereogum — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:37:34 +0000

It’s a full-on revolution down at Occupy Wall Street right now; the contingent seems to be growing every day, with no sign that it will be relenting any time soon. People are pissed and enacting their democratic right, and there’s a lot to be said about that. The movement’s growing size has stoked a media phenomenon; now that a lot of people are reacting negatively to MTV’s announcement of a True Life: I’m Occupying Wall Street special that airs 11/5 at 6PM EST, the movement seems to have hit fever pitch.

Many from the music world have gone down to show their support, including famous musician/activists like Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Tom Morello as well as others like Die Antwoord and David Banner whose purposes are not as well known. Check out the gallery to see the others who have visited Occupy Wall Street so far.

Watch a five minute clip of True Life: I’m Occupying Wall Street after the jump.

Watch Tom Morello Play At Occupy Wall Street

tom — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:20:40 +0000

The Occupy Wall Street protest at New York’s now-famous Zuccotti Park, has already seen a few big musical guests: Jeff Mangum, Talib Kweli, a silent Kanye West. And today at noon, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello stopped by the rally to speak and to play a few acoustic songs. We’ve got video of him speaking and playing “This Land Is Your Land” below.

Watch Bright Eyes & Tom Morello Do “Arienette” and “Road To Joy” Live

corban — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:21:24 +0000

A couple of days ago, Bright Eyes brought out guitar icon Tom Morello during its set at the Ottawa Folk Festival for a rendition of Fevers & Mirrors song “Arienette.” Oberst’s take on the song is rather straightforward until he turns it over to Morello, who delivers one of those thrashy, guitar-channeling-other-instruments solos for which he is best known. Keep your eyes peeled for another bro hug, doubling this week’s tally if you’re keeping track of the bro hugs.

75% Reunited Soundgarden + Tad Doyle = TADGarden

amrit — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:59:32 +0000

Which makes sense since the man that’s missing is the one at 25% his former glory (generous!). This went down last night at the Seattle stop of Tom Morello’s Justice Tour, which in the midst of evoking anger and justice for the price of a concert ticket, last night featuring Mudhoney’s Mark Arm, Steve Earle, MC5′s Wayne Kramer, and of course, this post’s title. Tickets were only $15, which Tom reminds the crowd just after he was joined by TAD’s Tad Doyle and OG Soundgarden crew Ben Shepherd, Matt Cameron, and a sweetly shorn Kim Thayil on “Nothing To Say,” “Spoonman,” and “Hunted Down.” Obviously Tad didn’t try to replicate Cornell’s god-like vocals, instead plowing through the part where the words would be with shredded screeches and singed screams. And you know, taking that sort of sledgehammer to the tune and mutilating/mutating it vocally seems poetic in light of Cornell’s sad metamorphosis. Watching how shitkickingly, precisely sludgy the band still sounds will make you sigh a little louder about the prospects for a vital reunion, but enough of that: Call it TADGarden, or TADioslavegarden, or whatever, but here is 3/4 of Soundgarden with Tom Morello and Tad Doyle making you wish you were at the Crocodile Cafe last night:

Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction Join Forces On Free Ninja EP

Scott — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:43:43 +0000

Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction are calling their new working relatinship NINJA. Clever. When photos of Trent hanging out in his studio with Perry Farrell, Eric Avery, Stephen Perkins, and Dave Navarro surfaced last month we suspected more was afoot than a co-headlining victory tour with Street Sweeper. Turns out they laid down some old Jane’s songs, and wrote some new ones too.

New Nightwatchman Video – “Alone Without You”

Stereogum — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:01:11 +0000

Definitely (definitely) appreciate the sentiments Tom Morello’s gettin’ baritone ‘n’ Crash Test Dummies about in “Alone Without You,” but the song itself leaves something to be desired: Like, seriously, we weren’t surprised to learn he returned to his hotel after an early screening of SiCKO and wrote the thing in one obviously mellow night. Is it only us or does that intro remind you a bit of “Wanted Dead Or Alive”? Subtle Bon Jovi punning, perhaps…

Bonnaroo: Friday 6/15/07

Stereogum — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:12:29 +0000

This year’s ‘Roo is Saturday heavy — today we get Franz, Hold Steady, Regina, Dr. Dog, and a band called Police your parents loved — but the tame opening day brought some stuff worth writing home about, including local boys Sam Champion, ever-touring Reagan babies Cold War Kids, French hero Manu Chao, and love ‘em/hate ‘em preacher’s sons Kings Of Leon. Also got to check in with Tom Morello’s folk alter-ego The Nightwatchman (set replete with copious third-person self-references), and yes our credo these days is “quit your day job,” but Tom … don’t.

The day’s best sets came from (relatively) old-timey Stereofaves Lily Allen, in trademark rainbow frock and trainers, and Hot Chip: the former still working her Alright setlist, covering the Specials, Blondie, slugging her drink of choice (Jäegermeister), and showing off some new and improved dance moves; while the Hot Chippers proved why they’re still a draw, one hundred and fifty one festivals after offering The Warning, tweaking and turning out now-standards “Boy From School” and “Over And Over,” along side tour-staples/newly-recorded dance jams like the slamming “Shake A Fist.”

From there it was off for laughs at (Another) Comedy Tent, where our friends Aziz Ansari, David Cross, and Nick Kroll (as Human Giant craft services coordinator Fabrice Fabrice) drew a packed crowd, laughing at bits aimed at all that goes down south of the Mason-Dixon (including Blue Collar Comedy send-up “You Might Be A Dead-Neck If…” and lots of “Get ‘er done”s). Also, a fun bit from David about the absurd East Village’s Tompkins Square Dog Run, and why he named his pup Ollie Red Sox (for the repeated pleasure of saying “Let’s Go, Red Sox” in NYC). And a Toby Keith send up including singing about towns read off a Murfreesboro map.

The main stage was occupied by Tool for two-and-a-half hours (sorry no photos, Maynard likes his privacy). Been a while since we’ve been through Ænima or Lateralus, but the latter’s title track (with Tom Morello), “Stinkfist,” and “Forty-Six & Two” were sufficient to fill this month’s prog-metal quota. They’re hella tight for a band that rarely plays these days, and still love that freaky stutter-shot imagery (trippy stage pojections).

Our night closed with the set labeled simply “Superjam,” but the word was out that it’d be the innocent criminal Ben Harper, joined by Zep legend John Paul Jones and Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson, barreling through a set of Led standards (some instrumental, some Harper voiced, appropriately featuring “Dazed And Confused”) and other covers, including Buddy Miles’ “Them Changes.”

Too many pics for your own good after the jump. And to join the fun while you should be outside enjoying nature, tune in to AT&T blueroom, where they’ll have streaming sets from Regina Spektor, Black Keys, Hold Steady, and your faves String Cheese Incident.

You want photos? We got photos…