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It’s hard to believe that November will mark the twentieth anniversary of the release of one of the greatest albums of all time: the self-titled debut by Rage Against the Machine, the Los Angeles-based quartet that fused the radical politics of Detroit’s MC5 with elements of rock, rap, thrash, punk, heavy metal and Parliament-era funk and went on to become one of the most influential and commercially successful bands of the 1990s.

Read the full article at Truthout.

TONITE 7PM! I will sign ur ORCHID stuff at The Barnes and Nobles (The Grove in LA)!
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A week into the struggle to defend the working families of Wisconsin from the assault on their rights by Governor Scott Walker and his Republican allies in the state legislature, a group of rockers from around the country showed up to sing in solidarity with the tens of thousands of Wisconsinites who had gathered outside the state Capitol in Madison.

Tom Morello, from Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, Wayne Kramer from the MC5, Mike McColgan from the Dropkick Murphys and the Street Dogs, and a crowd of young rockers packed a union stage on a February 2011 day so frigid that the rockers when it joked about using their frozen fingers as guitar picks.

Read the full article at The Nation.

Tom Morello: Orchid

Fans of Woody Guthrie are celebrating the folk icon’s centennial this week, as what would have been his 100th birthday approaches Saturday. Guthrie’s songs, penned as he traveled the country in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, captured the plight of working women and men. He left a legacy as both a musician and an activist committed to social justice. And he continues inspiring today’s musicians, from Bob Dylan to Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and the Nightwatchman. Morello is winning critical praise and awards for his advocacy on behalf of working women and men everywhere. AFSCME WORKS talked with Morello about why he’s passionate about unions and the lines of Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” they didn’t teach you in school.

You stood on the steps of the Wisconsin Capitol last year, firing up the crowd with your music. And this past June you came again for a rally to recall Gov. Scott Walker. What made you decide to take on that fight?

My mom was a public high school teacher in Illinois for over 30 years. So, when Governor Walker began attacking public service employees in Wisconsin, I took it personally. As soon as I heard about what was going on, I was on the first plane out there to do whatever I could for the cause. I strongly believe that unionism is the counter balance to corporate greed and malfeasance. If they can break unionism in Wisconsin, they can break it anywhere. We aren’t going to let that happen.

Read the full article at AFSCME.

It’s here! San Diego Comic-Con 2012 is upon us, and Dark Horse Comics is bringing you all the goods ahead of time! Plan accordingly!

*Ticketed by Drawing: Drawings for ticketed events will begin at show opening the day before and day of each ticketed signing. Stop by the Dark Horse booth #2615 early each day for your best chance to get into a signing.

Dark Horse Comics Signings (Booth #2615) – Wednesday, July 11

6:30 p.m.—Orchid Q&A and Signing with Tom Morello and Scott Hepburn *Ticketed by drawing

See the entire schedule here.