To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International, the group has released a massive compilation called Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International. The four disc compilation, featuring 75 tracks, can be streamed for free over at Amnesty's Facebook page. The album will be released on January 24th with all the profits going to Amnesty International. Included in this compilation are bands like… Read More
Tom Morello's musical, social justice superhero, The Nightwatchman, is releasing a brand new solo album, World Wide Rebel Songs, on August 30th. The first single, "Save The Hammer For The Man," features vocals and guitar work from Ben Harper. The title track of the album was actually performed by Morello in front of hundreds of protesters during demonstrations in Wisconsin back in February. The full tracklisting… Read More
The musical guests on Conan have been solid these part three days. First it was Jack White followed by Soundgarden and on last night's episode, the new indie "supergroup" Fistful of Mercy -- with special appearance by Tom Morello -- performed their song "Father's… Read More
The band featuring Tom Morello and Boots Riley, aka Street Sweeper Social Club, are getting ready to release their second album. This time it's a seven song work entitled The Ghetto Blaster EP. Not only will this record feature five original songs including a remix of their single "Promenade" but it will also feature two covers. The bands puts their own spin on LL Cool J's classic "Mama Said Knock You Out" and M.I.A's mega-hit "Paper Planes" (via CoS).… Read More
On today's Rock it Out! Blog episode, we ask the very debatable question: who is today's best guitarist? Is it based on technique? Familiar songs or riffs? Relevance? Genre of music? Experimentation? Who do you think is… Read More
I was sitting around earlier this weekend and asked myself a puzzling question. "Sami," I said. "When will you try that new Double Down Sandwich from KFC?" After nearly throwing up in my mouth, I moved on to the more puzzling question; who is today's best guitarist? Apparently, my question was answered twice over the weekend. Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante was recently voted "Best Guitarist" of the last 30 years according to listeners… Read More
Cypress Hill plan on rocking your world yet again with their 8th studio album called Rise Up and they've brought some friends along to help out with said rocking. The new album, which hits stores April 20th, is their newest album in six years and features collaborations from the rock and rap worlds. Artists like System of a Down's Daron Malakian, Pitbull, Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello, Everlast, Young De and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park… Read More
