It’s an election year, and that means the time is right for some politically-charged music to provide a soundtrack for the madness. Born from that alignment is PROPHETS OF RAGE, the recent collaboration between members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, PUBLIC ENEMY and CYPRESS HILL. As the Republican National Convention gets underway in Cleveland, the band is planning to shake things up, and provided the schedule stays on-target, my newly-minted West Coast Contributing Editor Rob Evanoff will be on the ground in Cleveland to witness the chaos first hand. Ahead of their performance comes the studio version of their self-titled anthem, “Prophets of Rage” – check it out…
The Make America RAGE Again Tour kicks off tomorrow night at The Agora Theatre. Prophets of Rage is Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real, and DJ Lord. See their official site for more.