Zack De La Rocha
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- dbloc
now singing with son de madera
- dbloc0
and here:
- morilla0
poor guy.
- Bullitt0
haha... Bullet in duh heeed...
That solo album took a while.
- SCarrier110
from this
to that ... sigh
- Engage0
I just bought the last audioslave album, for the tracks from Miami Vice... is the rest of it any good?
- Jaline0
I like Cornell's song for Casino Royale, hehe.
- SCarrier110
yeah same here, its growing on me
- radiculture0
>>from this >>youtube.com/watch?v=9Z... to >>that ... sigh
I don't think zach really wanted *that*. happy to see he's still performing. did his solo record ever come out?
- Jaline0
Info from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zac…According to a Spin magazine interview, de la Rocha has recorded several tracks with various artists, among them Reprazent and DJ Shadow intended for a solo album. In 2001, he was recording material on separate occasions with Roots drummer ?uestlove and Company Flow frontman El-P. In 2002 de la Rocha contributed background vocals to the first part of "Release" on the Blackalicious album Blazing Arrow.
Although an album has yet to be released, not all of their work was unproductive. De la Rocha and DJ Shadow's song "March of Death" was released for free over the web in 2003 in protest of the war in Iraq.
Zack released a statement along with his song:
Without just cause or reason, without legal or moral justification, and without a thread of proof that Iraq directly threatens the security of the United States, the Bush administration has headed to war. As I am writing this, bombs are raining upon the defenseless civilians of Baghdad in a continuation of a policy that has already claimed the lives of over 1 million innocent Iraqi people. People just like us who want democracy but find themselves cornered by a dictator on one side, naked U.S. aggression on another, and the oil beneath their country; for which it appears they are to be massacred.
Lies, sanctions, and cruise missiles have never created a free and just society. Only everyday people can do that, which is why I'm joining the millions world wide who have stood up to oppose the Bush administration's attempt to expand the U.S. empire at the expense of human rights at home and abroad. In this spirit I'm releasing this song for anyone who is willing to listen. I hope it not only makes us think, but also inspires us to act and raise our voices.
De la Rocha also worked on several audio tracks produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, but according to Reznor, these songs will likely never be released, as Reznor stated that De la Rocha believed the material "wasn't good enough" to release.
De la Rocha has largely remained out of the public eye ever since Rage's breakup. His most recent appearances have been on the Songs and Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11 soundtrack with the track "We Want It All" (produced by Trent Reznor) and on the song "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)" on Saul Williams's self-titled album in 2004. Rumors of an impending solo album persist, though little real evidence of such a project exists. However, De la Rocha has been linked to a collaboration project with The Mars Volta's ex-drummer Jon Theodore, according to The Comatorium, an official fan site for The Mars Volta.
Zack is also, according to a 2006 Spin article, actively working with the Son Jarocho group Son De Madera and has performed with them on a number of occasions including the 'Save The Farm' rally for the South Central Farmers plot in Los Angeles, California. Among the songs de la Rocha performed was one critical of the government's response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
- mrbee28280
Chris has done the bad well IMHO. The political outcries and energy of Rage were great, but the range that the band has explored with Chris has been much better.
- traut0
zacks doing what he likes i dont think he needs the $
- madirish0
zack fucking rules. i am stoked on these, even if they arenot intended.
- M0NEYCIDE0
i heart zack
- nosaj0
Now you do what they told ya....http://youtube.com/watch?v...
- sea_sea0
beautiful! it's almost like a social response-ability to bring awareness to people. music...ANY kind, is an amazing platform...here we are listening and talking about it... amen brother!
- dbloc0
here is the story that I got the info from...
(Cover Shot on OC Weekly)
- sea_sea0
cool, my studio is a couple blocks away from this "centro cultural de mexico" , have been in some events where zach is just hanging out with his peeps there. it's nice to see him actually doing something that matters (again).
- M0NEYCIDE0
rockas
- mpfree0
he always seemed so pissed off, when is he going to cool down.
go smoke a joint dude. easy now, easy now.
*simmers down