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the roots of rage against the machine

With Rage Against the Machine's "Battle of Los Angeles" debuting at number one on the Billboard U.S. charts, these agit-prop rap-metal rockers have moved from the music world's finges to its Britney and Backstreet Boys-populated center. This insightful profile from The Boston Phoenix analyzes how a band who now "stop[s] by the house of Carson Daly" can retain its radical political core. Journalist Josh Kun frames his report with a disussion of lead singer Zach de la Rocha's familial roots in Chicano activism. A short but savvy look at the group now storming the music scene.

Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:03 -0800