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STREAM:DOWNLOAD: Tom Morello, Tim McIlrath and Serj Tankian Release Song For Occupy Wall Street

Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, Tim McIlrath of Rise Against and Serj Tankian of System of a Down have released a song for the Occupy Wall Street movement’s first birthday.

The song, entitled “We Are The 99%”, is streaming on RollingStone.com and available for free download here. Read a statement from Morello below, who wrote and produced the song.

“We Are The 99%” is a song inspired by the global Occupy movement. I wanted to capture the excitement and energy of people fighting for change and make sure the song was free to anyone …

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Tim McIlrath & Joey Cape Perform No Use For A Name’s “For Fiona”

Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath and Lagwagon’s Joey Cape were filmed performing an acoustic rendition of No Use For A Name’s song “For Fiona” in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This song was a dedication to the late NUFAN frontman Tony Sly.

Please head through the jump to watch this great showing of talent from McIlrath and Cape and let us know if you enjoyed their performance.

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Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) Discusses Racism And Hate Crimes

Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath spoke with Alternative Press recently about racism, hate crimes, and many other important issues in their latest interview. Please check out an excerpt from the article below and be sure to comment with your thoughts on what McIlrath had to say.

Buzzfeed followed that up with a list of 25 girls claiming on Twitter how they wouldn’t mind it Chris Brown punched them in the face. Are we getting desensitized to things as a nation? Or has social media given us a pulpit to say whatever irresponsible thing comes to our minds?
A lot of …

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UTG PHOTOS: Rise Against (1/26/12)

Under The Gun recently sent Staff Photographer Kellie Gannon to photograph the Rise Against tour.

Thursday, January 26th, I ventured down to Kent State University to photograph my first show of 2012, & I couldn’t have picked a better one! This current tour features Rise Against supported by The Menzingers and A Day To Remember. Rise Against last made a stop in Cleveland back in September with The Foo Fighters, and Rise Against continues to push forward into the new year with another amazing tour lineup. 

Tim McIlrath and Tom Morello announce The Justice Tour

Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) and Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine) have announced The Justice Tour, this coming September, that is coming to three lucky cities. All of the profits of these shows are going to The Nation Institute. Don’t miss awesome show when it comes to these cities.

Tour Dates:
September 5th – Madison, WI The Barrymore Theatre (All Ages)
September 6th – Cleveland, OH Grog Shop (All Ages)
September 7th – Flint, MI The Machine Shop (18+)

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Rise Against DVD Preview

Get a look at footage from the new DVD Another Station: Another Mile after the jump!