Struggle in contradiction to the apparatus?!

Here's a pretty dream concert event for me...although getting there is prohibitive. I wish Atlanta was a hotbed of touring for all these bands. Seriously--RaTM (reunion!), RHCP, Air(!), and my new interests The Roots and Lupe Fiasco?! Good golly Mr. Molly. The real story is the possible (please please please) reunification of Rage Against the Machine. I've already bemoaned their absence from today's music scene--did they read my blog and decide to go to it once again? See article below.

Rage Against the Machine reunite for Coachella

After Chris Cornell and the remaining members of Rage Against the Machine formed Audioslave, it seemed like we’d never see Zack de la Rocha together on stage with his former Rage bandmates. In a surprise announcement that came down the wire today, it appears that after a seven year break-up, Zach de la Rocha and the boys are getting back together to headline this year's Coachella Festival.

MTV reports that the politically charged group will be getting back together with frontman, Zack de la Rocha to headline this year's Coachella Music Festival but as festival organizers state, the show would be a one-off gig only. Beyond the one show, the band's spokesman couldn't be reached for comment on the potential for longer term plans. However, a representative for Zack de la Rocha revealed the singer will not be commenting on the reunion.

This latest announcement brings the band full circle in terms of the Coachella festival, as Rage Against the Machine were also the headliners for the debut back in 1999. Sharing the stage with Rage at the Coachella festival will be former 2003 headliners The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bjork, who headlined back in 2002. Also included on the bill are The Arcade Fire, Interpol, Arctic Monkeys, Ghostface Killah, the Decemberists, Air, the Roots, Sonic Youth, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs, Travis, Lily Allen, Lupe Fiasco, and Willie Nelson.

Before today's announcement, the music industry was abuzz with rumors of the Rage Against the Machine reunion, which former member Tom Morello tried to downplay in an e-mail to MTV earlier this month. Zack de la Rocha virtually disappeared from the music scene after Rage disbanded in 2000, only popping up sporadically to record with DJ Shadow, Saul Williams and Blackalicious. In recent years, there’s also been talk of a de la Rocha solo album, but nothing has materialized from the former Rage frontman.

Tickets for this year's eighth annual Coachella Festival go on sale January 27, 2007 with a three day pass running $249, while a select number on one day passes are available for $89. Debuting in 1999, the Coachella Music Festival is held each year at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. The fest has played host to several tops acts in the music industry, including the Foo Fighters, Bjork, The Chemical Brothers, Tool, and Depeche Mode. The main attraction to the festival is it's continuous live music, which is performed on the five stages and tents - Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Gobi Tent, Mojave Tent, and the Sahara Tent. After the first event was staged in October 1999, organizers have since moved the show up to April as a way of avoiding the intense heat of the Mojave desert, which often climbs above 100°F.

Rage Against the Machine hit the music scene back in 1992 with the politically charged track “Killing in the Name,” which instantly generated a huge cult fan base across the country. As a result of the band’s immense popularity, legions of alternative fans fell in love with Zack de la Rocha's rap-based social commentary, backed by the band's hard rock sound. Rage Against the Machine topped the charts in 1996 with "Evil Empire" and again in 1999 with "The Battle of Los Angeles", the same year they headlined the very first Coachella festival.