As promised Rap Metal supergroup Prophets of Rage (Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill) have dropped a new single and music video which you can also purchase and stream. The animated clip for the new track ‘Made With Hate’ is the first music from their forthcoming new album. More details to follow soon. Watch the video now! Continue reading
Beastie Boys were on fo the biggest, most successful groups in the work in the early 1990s when they made Ill Communication (Capitol/Grand Royale), released twenty-five years ago today. Prolific, putting out a new album every 2-3 years, the band was focused on never repeating themselves, and constantly improving. It would have been very easy for them to just keep remaking Licensed To Ill (Def Jam) over and over and that would have been enough for many bands. But Ad-Rock, Mike D, and MCA (RIP Adam Yauch) kept on changing and evolving. As they had on the previous few albums, they played all the instruments, and played them incredibly well on every track, across multiple genes. They had genius guest stars and collaborators (Q-Tip, Biz Markie, Amery Smith of Suicidal Tendencies, Money Mark, Bobo from Cypress Hill) and put the music first, before everything. Even the production on Ill Communication is incredible, all respect due to the B-E-A-S-T-I-E’s and their frequent partner at this time, Mario Caldato (“Mario C”). Continue reading
Metal and Hip-Hop supergroup Prophets of Rage, featuring members of Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill has released a new video called “The Ballot Or The Bullet”. Named after Malcolm X’s famous 1964 speech about the voting rights of black Americans, the offers an excerpt of three of the band’s unreleased tracks and its recent single, ‘Heart Afire’. The band is expected to reveal details of a new album, their second, soon. Continue reading
Riot Fest 2018 approaches next weekend and the bill looks stacked! The lineup features Weezer, Blink-182, Beck, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Run The Jewels, Incubus, Young The Giant, Interpol, Blondie, Alkaline Trio, Father John Misty, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Tickets are on sale now at the link below. Now. Riot Fest takes place September 14th-16th at Douglas Park in Chicago, IL.Continue reading
Metal and Hip-Hop supergroup Prophets of Rage, featuring members of Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill, have shared a new video from their current album, their self-titled debut from 2017. The video for ‘Who Owns Who’ can be seen below. Continue reading
As we reported yesterday, hip-hop and rock supergroup Prophets of Rage have finished their next album, due later in 2018. Hear the explosive first single now, “Heart Afire”Continue reading
In an interview with Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk, Prophets of Rage confirmed their second album is complete and coming soon. New music in the form of a new single should arrive this week. The 2017 self-titled debut from the supergroup featuring members of Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill, was a smash hit and saw the band tour the world and headline festivals. Read Tim’s comments, and get ready for the awesomeness!Continue reading
Riot Fest had their big reveal last night, announcing the first and main wave of bands for this coming September in Chicago. Held September 14th-16th at Douglas Park in Chicago, IL the headliners include Blink-182, Beck, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Incubus, Young The Giant, Interpol, Blondie, Alkaline Trio, Father John Misty, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Tickets are on sale now at the link below. Continue reading
