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TOM MORELLO’S NEW BAND
STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB
Tom Morello made a name for himself as the guitarist for Rage Against The Machine, a rap/rock band who set the bar for a genre and is still to this day one of the most respected bands of this generation. He has been named to multiple Top 10 guitarists lists for his unique style and groundbreaking technique.
After Rage’s breakup in 2000, Morello and his band mates, sans lead singer Zack de la Rocha, formed Audioslave with Chris Cornell, and released 3 critically-acclaimed studio albums in the process. Since then, Morello has released a couple of solo albums – none of which people have cared about.
His latest project, Street Sweeper Social Club, carries some intrigue. Morello has teamed up with former The Coup rapper Boots Riley to release a rock/rap record set for release in June.
“It’s revolutionary party jams,” Morello said in a press release posted on the band’s MySpace. “It’s got huge steamroller riffs combined with depth, charge, funk, while Boots unloads clip after clip of incendiary rhymes rich with satire and venom.”
Yes, Tom Morello is a nerd, hence his political science degree from Harvard … but he’s still a badass.
Take a list to their first single,”Fight! Smash! Win!”, below:
This project looks good on paper, but it just doesn’t work and has been executed poorly. Sounds like they need the help of a seasoned producer.
Visit Street Sweeper Social Club on MySpace to hear more music.
Visit Street Sweeper Social Club’s official website for more info and tour dates.
WEEKLY POP CULTURE UPDATE (7.22.08)
Ass of The Week : Christian Bale
According to reports, Christian Bale, who plays Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman, in The Dark Knight, assaulted his mother and sister in London over the weekend. They say never hit a girl … and one would assume that your MOTHER AND SISTER are at the top of that list. I just want to know, was he wearing the suit? Maybe he was pissed he had to use that lame Batman voice for half of the movie.
Nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-DOUCHEBAG.
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The Dark Knight – #1 on IMDB.com Top 250
There have been a lot of pissed off The Godfather fanboys as well as overzealous Batman fanboys at the largest internet movie database on earth, IMDB.com. The Dark Knight has taken over the #1 spot on IMDB’s Top 250 Movies Of All Time list (held by The Godfather as long as I can remember). New movies are generally inflated on the list and after a few weeks begin to cool down, but it doesn’t look like The Dark Knight is going anywhere anytime soon. I don’t think it’s the best movie of all time, but neither is The Godfather…
Download of The Week:
One Day As A Lion – EP
My favorite vocalist of all time, Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against The Machine, has FINALLY released his long awaited solo project, One Day As A Lion with the drummer from The Mars Volta. Released today, July 22, 2008, this EP is phenomenal. “Wild International” is old school Zack at his best and would fit in great on any Rage album. Buy this now.
PICTURE OF THE WEEK
YouTube Video of The Week:
Marketing majors take note. It does not get any better than this, folks.
