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Jun

17

2009

CAKE

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CAKE

is an - from Sacramento, that has a devoted fanbase and loyal following for their unique blend of , , and . , ’s second , became the that brought the into the public eye and gave them their first radio success with the song “”. After another five albums, a bounty of TV snippets including having written the theme tune to , and a number of hit singles has made them one of the most popular bands on the scene.

 

 

In 2008 the removed their studio (Upbeat Studio) from dependence on Sacramento, ’s power grid by installing a system of solar panels. The subsequently announced that their upcoming studio will be “recorded using 100% solar energy.”

Although ’s is often classified as or -, it combines elements of multiple musical genres, such as , rockabilly, , , and . ’s features droll rife with word play and syncopation, catchy distorted guitar (courtesy of guitarist until 1998, and bass player until 1997), prominent use of a Moog, and a solo trumpet (played by ).

The laconic and -like style in which lead vocalist/guitarist brings the is sometimes called .

In the summer of 2002, headlined the Unlimited Sunshine Tour festival among such varied bands as , The , , Latin techno fusion Kinky and bluegrass group The . brought back the tour in 2003 with , singer Charlie Louvin, garage rockers The Detroit Cobras and a return performance from The . The tour returned in 2007 with the Brazilian Girls on the East Coast dates, return of The Detroit Cobras for the West Coast dates, and Oakley Hall, Agent Ribbons and King City for all the shows.

In June 2008, lead singer told publication REVUE that he is thinking seriously of quitting touring to become a farmer.

On June 11, 2009, played at the Apple World Wide Developer Conference 2009 bash in San Francisco, .

 

CAKE live 

Current lineup

 

Discography

 

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Jun

8

2009

Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine (1992)

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Rage Against The Machine (1992)

was the genre-spawning debut by - , released November 11, 1992. The songs tend to feature political mantras as rapped vocals. The peaked at #17 in the UK albums chart, #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and #45 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

The rapped vocals and - guitars mixed with hard / beats and grooves were a massive deviation from the traditonal / of the time, but before long “Nu-” arrived on the scene, making such genre crossovers commonplace.

Guitar sound

’s guitar technique stays on fairly traditional territory on this , compared to subsequent albums, tending to be more influenced by and , as opposed to the more experimental -influenced guitar styles Morello towards on later Rage albums.

 

What do magazines know, anyway?

In 2001 the was named in Q magazine as one of the “50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time” (which is rubbish, as anyone that has heard the wealth of thrash and death that is out there would agree). The is included in the book “1001 ”. In 2003, the was ranked #368 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums Of All Time”.

Maynard James Keenan

 

Turn it up to 11

The is known for its high values, which are almost to the strictest standards. Some magazines and websites even go as far as using the — in particular the song “” — to test and .

One of the songs, “”, features / vocalist on “additional vocals”.  Keenan has occasionally appeared onstage with Rage to perform the song.

Who?

“Acclaimed” BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe named as one of four albums to be added to his list of ‘Masterpieces’, and his personal favourite , on December 2nd, 2008 (although repeatedly naming the singer as ‘De La Rocker’).

 

That man’s on !

The cover artwork features a famous photo of Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist , burning himself to death in Saigon in 1963. The was protesting President Ngô Đình Diệm’s administration for oppressing the Buddhist religion. The photograph drew international attention and persuaded U.S. President John F. Kennedy to withdraw support of the Ngô Đình Diệm’s government. It was taken by Associated Press correspondent Malcolm Browne; a similar photograph earned the award of World Press Photo of the Year in 1963.

Political Inspiration

Activists such as Provisional IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands and Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton are listed in the “Thanks For Inspiration” section. Also thanked were Ian and Alec MacKaye – De La Rocha was “Straight Edge” at the time, though he later took up smoking.

The for each song were printed in the booklet with the exception of those for “”, which were omitted; the booklet reads “2. ”, skips the and continues with the next song.

Rage Against The MachineNo synths

The statement “no samples, keyboards or synthesizers used in the making of this record” appears at the end of the sleeve notes, and similar statements were made in the ’s subsequent albums. The also refer to themselves as “Guilty Parties” in the sleeve notes of each .

Track listing

“” – 4:05
“” – 5:14
“” – 5:37
“” – 4:48
“” – 5:09
“” – 4:55
“” – 6:04
“” – 5:31
“” – 5:24
“” – 6:06

bonus disc:

“Darkness” – 3:40
“” – 4:02
“” () – 6:14
“” () – 6:12

“Guilty Parties”

– , Direction

– Vocals
Tim Commerford – Bass (credited as “Timmy C.”)
– Drums
– Guitars
– Additional vocals (“”)
– Additional percussion (“”)

Garth ‘GGGarth’ Richardson – Producer, Engineer
Stan Katayama – Engineer
Craig Doubet – Assistant Engieer
Jeff Sheehan – Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig – Mastering
Midas – Mixing /
Andy Wallace – Mixing
Steve Sisco – Mixing Assistant

and Nicky Lindeman – Direction

Just it already.

An inspiring in so many ways, and not a weak track on the whole .  This should be a definite purchase for any self-respecting rocker, metaller, nu-metaller, neo-goth, funkster, hip-hopper and/or fan of REAL .

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Mar

5

2009

Nine Inch Nails / Jane’s Addiction tour dates announced

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Following funky acid-rockers ’’s successful recent comeback gigs, a short set at the first-ever NME Awards USA on April 23, 2008 after their acceptance speech for the “Godlike Award”, their first full set in 17 years in Los Angeles on October 23, 2008 at La Cita Bar, and two other “secret” gigs, it has been confirmed that they will be touring this year with .

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Reformed again: '

When the full reunited line-up of , , , and played the NME Awards, it was the first performance they’d played with bassist since 1991.   The played “Stop!”, “Mountain Song”, “Ocean Size” and “ Says” and the event was broadcast via MySpace.

The set list for their La Cita Bar gig was “Up the Beach”, “Trip Away”, “Whores”, “1%”, “Ain’t No Right”, “Pigs in Zen”, “Ted… Just Admit It”, “Ocean Size”, “Had a Dad”, “Been Caught Stealing”.

The confirmed dates so far are:

West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre ( May 8 )
Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre (9)
Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre (10)
Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion (14)
Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion (15)
Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheater (16)
Las Vegas, NV The Pearl (18)
Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine Meadows (20)
Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre (22)
Quincy, WA Sasquatch Festival (23)
Englewood, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre (26)
Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre (27)
Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion (29) *
Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Center (30)
Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Center (31)
Toronto, Ontario Molson Amphitheatre (June 2)
Darien Lake, NY Darien Lake Amphitheatre (3)
Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (5)
Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center (6)
Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (7)
Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion (9)
Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion (10)
Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (12)

* solo gig

 

The tour is said to be ending in Las Vegas in December, but worldwide dates are yet to be announced.

recently announced that this was to be ’ last tour in their current format.

 RMF opinion:  Hopefully this tour will be Europe-bound.  We’d like to see more from the superb “” on the set-list too!  This may be your last chance to see in all their energetic glory, following ’s recent statement that would never play again in their current format.   Sounds like plans to take in a new direction, so watch this space.  In another recent announcement, Reznor admitted that he has been in the studio recently, recording ’’s first new since in 2003.  We can’t wait to hear it!

Verdict: Unmissable!

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