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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello

Posted about 1 year ago
So as luck would have it, Tom Morello (ze man of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave (R.I.P), and currently of the one-man acoustic gig The Nightwatchman) talked to us during soundcheck this past Thurs, April 17th. 4 hours later, he delivered a rockin' performance with his 'blackberry' mates (think: Slash, Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, our good buddy Perry Farrell, and as slew of other musicians at the Nokia Theatre in NYC.) The benefit event was part of his non-profit project Axis of Justice "Justice" Tour- meant to combat all forms of social injustice. (www.axisofjustice.org). Slash smoked a cigarette per song and Jerry head-banged and they all sang "This Land Is Your Land" Good for the ears and good for the soul... Check out the interview below:CLICK ON FULL POST TO SEE VIDEO: Random Fact of the Day: Both Obama and Morello both have Kenyan Fathers, hail from Chicago and went to Harvard? Pretty crazy commonalities....do I smell another presidential candidate?
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  1. dead mike
    dead mike says somehow Lacrosse and Rage doesn't go together well in my mind at all. except for bashing each other with the lacrosse bats... i hope that was one of your questions. :^)
    Permalink posted 04/21/2008
  2. indiepixie
    indiepixie says agreed. a bit of a wierd combo...but no. that wasn't one. wish you could have been there to remind me, doh :)
    Permalink posted 04/21/2008
  3. Sturgell
    Sturgell says uhhhhh... holy crap! This is going to be freakin' cool!
    Permalink posted 04/21/2008
  4. James12
    James12 says pixie, you have outdone yourself, i am pins and needles, i can't wait for this interview, he's my favorite guitarist of all time, mr. crazy tom morello, can't wait!!!
    Permalink posted 04/21/2008
  5. indiepixie
    indiepixie says hey james12- narly you are excited. Here's the first clip, where he started to discuss his new tour; Tom is clearly very passionate about the cause. Worry not, we've got some funny ones coming up too where he gets a) political (big surprise :) hehe) b) he talks about RAGE c) i manage to stump him w. a hard-ass question :) hell yeah. pps please ignore the fact I look like I am coughing up a hairball the whole time...dunno about that :)
    Permalink posted 04/21/2008
  6. scotfree
    scotfree says crap, don't be so hard on yourself, I thought that was the best interview yet! But keep control of the mic, that's the power!!
    Permalink posted 04/21/2008
  7. indiepixie
    indiepixie says i know scot- we only had one mic so it was a bit of the battle....and hey, far be it of me to tear it away from a legend :)
    Permalink posted 04/21/2008
  8. SinAndSuffering
    SinAndSuffering says In Utopia, heaven, -- my dream world I constructed in my mind - in that world world I would vote for Tom Morello for President. In that world, he would win the presidency by a landslide. Of course, some people would still mess up at the booths and hit the wrong button, or forget to sign their name. Let's not kid ourselves: as a planet we're moderately intelligent. I only really need to look at one party in our American political charade, and one party in the British Parliament, to tell you that we might be a little duller and dimmer than I thought. Regardless of blaming though, I am going to be voting for Obama - and it's because I feel like he relates to our generation. He would support this tour, simply because it supports this nation. In a logistical sense, it would look something like this: If not Tom Morello, Then Barack Obama. Excellent interview - excellent video. You are my favorite person in the world for today! Kudos, Kyle (sin&suffering)
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  9. Universalis
    Universalis says ° ° ° Fantastic job !!! don't worry about what you coughed, nor 'bout battling for the mike, i say it again, fantastic..., many thanks ! Now what if Morello becomes involved in the future Obama team ? say as an official country's Ministry of Music (like Gilberto Gil in Brazil :))
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  10. dangerdot
    dangerdot says Um... awesome! I would vote for Morello...
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  11. Cody B
    Cody B says Nice work,pixie! Lacrosse does fit with Harvard,though.
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  12. James12
    James12 says sorry I'm just getting to this now, I kinda clocked out early yesterday, the interview? exactly what I expected, the man is an intelligent musician, who in his words, is fighting the power, something a lot more people used to care about before, faith, I think you held your own, i don't think you look like you were "coughing up a hairball", i think you look just fine. and as tom morello for president? don't know about that, but that vice president spot is wide open, think about this... obama/morello 08, just saying it...thank you for posting this, you are one of the pillars of the mog community, and I hope to see more later, peace.
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  13. david hyman
    david hyman says nice one faith. love love love it.
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  14. brittanybf
    brittanybf says good stuff, indiepix! i'm looking forward to the rest of the installments.
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  15. indiepixie
    indiepixie says kyle- ur the sweetest. and you made my day. universalis- i say you start a street team for Morello and I'll get on board. James- I think I just shed a tear of joy. david- gracias. keepin the faith Brit- i still can't get over how much i like ur pict. bad ass chica, i'll keep the vids coming for ya :)
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  16. extraordinarypoems
    extraordinarypoems says Nice work again.
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  17. vannatta
    vannatta says pixie - you need to host your own cable show - get the powers at MOG to hook it up - what a great cross promotion for the site - what a great way to promote music - and awesome causes like social justice - and Morello's fantastic work being done there... my boy Henry Rollins... Look out! :) I love how modest you are too - "as luck would have it" - you seem to be making a lot of your own luck, and I think I speak for everyone when I say - "We Are Grateful" - please don't stop...(!) All the Best, Van
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  18. indiepixie
    indiepixie says van. you're a muffin. dude i would TOTALLY host my own cable show (shhh...I don't own a TV...I'm more of a lit&sonic brat...but still). Thanks for the constant encouragement. I am just psyched dudes like Tom wanna speak to us- and about things that matter. Regardless, it beats the fodder that's on MTV these days :)
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  19. sonical
    sonical says Totally Awesome! Keep these interveiws coming... they are super cool. Who's next?
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  20. indiepixie
    indiepixie says trying to hook up Golfrapp at Coachella...can't get a video camera in tho (or camera in general) so probably just written that one. Also, MGMT, Nicole Atkins....and I am pushing hard for.... gulp....The Cure in June. Bring it on. What do you guys want to see?
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  21. RGM
    RGM says Cool interview! Great lineup for this tour, thanks for this!
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  22. sonical
    sonical says raconteurs baby!!
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  23. Lady Miss Ian
    Lady Miss Ian says Nice interview, Pix. Tom seems like a great guy to chat with. Very articulate and open, with lots of great things to say. Piece of cake interview compared to some folks, I'm sure. Looking forward to your write ups about Cochella. Too bad you can't sneak the Mog-O-Vision cams in there. ;-)
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  24. jcain79
    jcain79 says Great interview. Yeah tom does seem like a real down to earth guy, i would def vote morello for pres. MUCH better than whats on MTV these days! I would love to see you interview Stephen Malkmus, just to see if that pavement tour will happen or not.
    Permalink posted 04/22/2008
  25. ROCKNROLLPIMP
    ROCKNROLLPIMP says i'll be DAMNED! SOMEONE/THING i am excited & passionate about... *RAWK*
    Permalink posted 04/23/2008
  26. Betherz247
    Betherz247 says that's awesome!! Great job!!! AND he's a Cubs fan!! Makes me like him evn more!! :-)
    Permalink posted 04/23/2008
  27. ZZTodd
    ZZTodd says Morello is a very smart and articulate guy, obviously since he went to Harvard and all. Plus he knows how to rock! Can't wait to see the whole interview
    Permalink posted 04/23/2008
  28. WordPainter
    WordPainter says Tom Morello is the freakin MAN. If there were only 1,000 more of him the music industry...Great Interview Pixie. I love the sendoff: "the chords and the truth can serve a higher purpose"
    Permalink posted 04/23/2008
  29. indiepixie
    indiepixie says wordpainter- great avatar.. Thanks for the props folks... Feel free to pass this around to friends...facebook spread or whatever...I want as many ppl seeing THIS and attending their shows and feeling inspired. If there's one thing I got from him, he's not kidding about action. It's rare for musicians to devote so much time and energy to good causes, to try to change our F*ed up world rather than sit back and just riff, and endorse bottom-up action. Change starts from here...from us :) not to lecture. But he's a great freakin role model. now go grab a shovel. :)
    Permalink posted 04/23/2008
  30. dharmachris
    dharmachris says Awesome interview! OK, what do we gotta do to get you a 2nd microphone? ;-) We saw him a few years ago when the Nightwatchmen, Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, and some others were doing a similar type of tour. Definitely quieter than with RATM, but decent nonetheless.
    Permalink posted 04/23/2008
  31. Sturgell
    Sturgell says Boots Riley from the Coup had some really interesting stuff to say about Tom and the Justice tour. I think that will be up in the next week or so
    Permalink posted 04/26/2008
  32. Juanmiguel
    Juanmiguel says nice job Pixx. your beauty and charisma makes the interviews. i didnt know how devoted Tom Morello really was about social change until after the Rock the Bells show did I check out their website and reading list. Only if you could of talked with Zack somehow. ha. Hope to see more interviews! maybe some Djs? RjD2, Diplo? Girl Talk? Paz, Amor jM
    Permalink posted 04/27/2008
  33. kaluss
    kaluss says wow, i must say, envy doesn't even describe it....that is a lot of creativity in one room. way to go.
    Permalink posted 05/31/2008

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