“Music and political activism have always been really tightly bound together throughout global history,” said Ryan Harvey, the co-owner of Firebrand Records with Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman) during the Rock Against the TPP Tour press call. This Saturday, July 23 at the Summit Music Hall in Denver, is the first […]
“Nylon string folk acoustic protest rock show.” Those are the words, straight from the Nightwatchman’s mouth, about what this concert was all about. Boots Riley (of funk-hop group The Coup, which also includes Morello), opened the show with a free-flow set of rhymes over an acoustic guitar. It was simple, stripped-down hip-hop at its best. […]
The DNC Arrives in Denver We’re almost here. The 2008 Democratic National Convention is just around the corner, as thousands stream into Denver, filling up all those expensively priced hotels this weekend. Although the preparation for this historical event in our city started months ago, getting the scoop on what is really taking place during […]
Tent State and Rage Against the Machine One of the first and more popular news stories when it comes to music legends in their own time that have always led the political way is Rage Against the Machine, who are headlining Tent State University (an obvious play off of Kent State).
