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Filed under: News , UK Rage Against The Machine has beaten 'X Factor' winner Joe McElderry to the UK Christmas Number One spot with its 1993 song 'Killing In The Name.' The band has promised to celebrate the win with a free concert in the UK that guitarist Tom Morello said will be "the victory party to end all victory parties." 'Killing In The Name,' announced as the winner this evening in the UK, sold some 500,000 copies. It resurfaced this [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive Former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello turned to Michael Jackson 's music to reflect on the life and death of the King of Pop, who passed away in Los Angeles suddenly at age 50. "My favorite Michael Jackson song is 'Ben' from the 1972 movie of the same name," Morello tells Spinner. "It's a beautiful song about a lonely, troubled and misunderstood boy. A boy who finds solace in an unlikely friendship with another outcast who loves [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Calling Southern California home to some of his "favorite musicians," Bruce Springsteen took advantage of the plethora of homegrown talent by bringing out Tom Morello and Social Distortion 's Mike Ness during his two-night stand in L.A. this week. Morello made an appearance on Night One, reprising the guitar solo he did for the title track to 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' when the E Street Band hit Anaheim, California last year. Morello also lent a helping hand [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Politics as Usual Spinner.com : While Barack Obama takes the oath as the 44th president of the United States -- and the first African-American U.S. president -- on Tuesday, Tom Morello reflects on the racism he's encountered in his own life. "I had a noose in my garage when I was... Read more

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Campaignwatch Spinner.com : President-Elect Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech Tuesday night from a stage in Chicago's Grant Park. Music fans should've recognized the landscaping and the view of the skyline: it's the same location Lollapalooza parks itself for three days... Read more

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Spinner.com : One of the perks of playing a music festival -- if you're in a band, is getting the opportunity to see other groups, and occassionally rub shoulders with the rock elite. One of the dissapointments though can come from being booked to play at the same... Read more

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Spinner.com : One of the perks of playing a music festival -- if you're in a band, is getting the opportunity to see other groups, and occassionally rub shoulders with the rock elite. One of the dissapointments though can come from being booked to play at the same... Read more