Zack de la Rocha

Los Tigres del Norte, Wild Horse Pass Casino, 8/3/12

Los Tigres del Norte Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino Friday, August 3, 2012 With a career that's spanned four decades, immensely popular norteño group Los Tigres del Norte has plenty of practice making Grammy-award winning music. So when I say last night's show was riveting, electric, compelling, ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Border Security Lip Service and the Ease of Legal Immigration

Sound Strike Responds To One-Sided Salon.com Article

Zack's been coming to AZ long before 1070 was an issueWhen I read the recent Salon.com article "How a boycott meant to save Arizona is hurting it," I wondered to myself how its author, a woman by the name of Drew Grant, ended up writing such an insipid, one-sided piece about the Sound Strike, a piec ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha, Sound Strike, and Puente's April 23 Anti-SB 1070March

VotoLatino is sponsoring a talk with Javier Gonzalez of Sound Strike on Twitter today at 4 p.m. Pacific TimeThere continues to be a lot of kvetching from the local music "scene" here in Sand Land about Sound Strike, the ongoing boycott of Arizona by numerous acts over Senate Bill 1070.But like it or ... More >>

Steve Earle Caves to Sound Strike Pressure, "Postpones" Tucson Show

​Score one for Zack de la Rocha, Javier Gonzalez and the Sound Strike.Steve Earle has bowed to intense pressure from organizers of a boycott of Arizona related to an immigration law that will never take effect, postponing his upcoming Arizona show indefinitely.In a statement, Earle says he was "un ... More >>

April 14 In Blogs: Zack de la Rocha, Medical Marijuana, Steve Earle, Avery Brewing, and ASU

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Top 10 Phoenix Music Stories of 2010

The Year's Best Phoenix Music Stories, Local Albums, Top Records, and More in This Week's Issue

Zack de la Rocha, one of this year's movers and shakers of the Phoenix music scene.​In the final issue of the year we've got some great year-end recap stories. There was always someone or something shaking up the Phoenix music scene in 2010, including the Sound Strike, the unfortunate death of Car ... More >>

Dec. 13 In Blogs: Zack de la Rocha, Tron, Miley Cyrus, Eggnog, and medical marijuana

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My Chemical Romance Issues Statement About Re-Boycott: They're Offically Back On The Sound Strike

​Wishy-washy Sound Strikers My Chemical Romance have posted a short and sweet statement about their re-boycott of Arizona.We want to apologize to all our fans for the cancellation of our Phoenix show on May 24, 2011. This show should have never been booked due to our affiliation with Zach de la Ro ... More >>

Painting by Cris Kirkwood, Signed Calexico and DeVotchKa Guitars, and More in Artists For Action Raffle

​Artists for Action, those plucky do-gooders counteracting Evil Mastermind Zach de la Rocha's attempts to make our state silent until SB 1070 is "repealed" (despite the fact that California's "eerily similar" Prop 187 was never repealed -- it just got stopped by a judge, the same way SB 1070 did) ... More >>

On Unpalatable Punishments for Border Crossings and Zack de la Rocha

Smashing Pumpkins Performing at Venue of Scottsdale on Thursday (But You Have To Jump Through KUPD's Hoops to Get In)

​By now you've probably heard the dozens of promos that KUPD has been running daily for the free Smashing Pumpkins concert they're putting this coming Thursday night. Billy Corgan and his crew are making a swing through the Valley (guess they're not down with Zack de la Rocha and the Soundstrike ... More >>

Artists for Action

The Most Worthlessly Obscure Bands on The Soundstrike's Arizona Boycott List

​Well, Thursday is finally upon us -- however, what could have been an entirely shitty day was made less so by the wonderful foresight of U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton and her injunctions on SB 1070. Gov. Brewer's evil army of mercenaries will have to wait until a decision is made on the ... More >>

July 26 In Blogs: Zack de la Rocha, Rachel Bess, Justin Bieber, Night Train, and Baseball Bats

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Zack de la Rocha Dedicates "Killing in the Name" to Joe Arpaio

The only problem with this, of course, is that Arpaio's so sick in the head he'll probably get a rise out of it. Still, brilliant of Zack de la Rocha to dedicate "Killing in the Name" to him. For a full report on Friday's Rage Against the Machine concert at the Hollywood Palladium, check out my wri ... More >>

Rage Against the Machine, Conor Oberst To Headline Anti-SB 1070 Concert

Zack de la Rocha, back when all we had to worry about was ArpaioTrue to its June 29th promise, the Zack de la Rocha-led, anti-SB 1070 musicians' movement Sound Strike has announced a benefit concert for Friday, July 23 at the Hollywood Palladium to benefit organizations fighting SB 1070 on the groun ... More >>

What Laura Says' New Album Comes Out Today, According to Pitchfork

It was just about a week ago when Pitchfork name-dropped Up On The Sun -- specifically Charlie Levy's eloquent open letter and the anti-SB 1070 compilation A Line in the Sand --  in a post about Zach de la Rocha's The Sound Strike adding more names to the always-growing Arizona boycot ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Announces July Concerts Protesting SB 1070

No Johnny-come-lately: de la Rocha at a February 2009 anti-Arpaio march in PhoenixDid Zack de la Rocha, like, read my mind?Or maybe he just read my blog back in June about Los Lobos boycotting Arizona over SB 1070. There I suggested that de la Rocha and all the other great acts avoiding Sand Land li ... More >>

Kanye West, Sonic Youth, Conor Oberst, Rise Against: The SB1070 Boycott is Officially On, Everyone!

​Pitchfork is reporting that Rage Against The Machine singer Zack de la Rocha has secured commitments to boycott Arizona from Kanye West, Sonic Youth, Conor Oberst, Massive Attack, Rise Against, Tenacious D, Joe Satriani and others.Word comes from his new organization, The Sound Strike which as wh ... More >>

Minus the Bear: NOT Boycotting Arizona! w00t!

​SB 1070 hasn't won Arizona a lot friends in the music business. First you had Canadian indie poppers Stars proclaiming their "boycott" of the state over the controversial new immigration law, then Belinda Carlisle asking Lilith Fair organizers to move the tour's Arizona date. Zack de la Rocha has ... More >>

Linda Ronstadt, Zack de la Rocha, and Little Joe Blast Joe Arpaio, Raise Dolo for Macehualli/Tonatierra

From left, Zack de la Rocha, Little Joe, and Linda Ronstadt outside El Portal FridayI'm on my way down to Phoenix's Falcon Park, where one of the largest anti-Arpaio marches in history is now gathering, but I would be remiss if I didn't post a short note about the fundraiser at Maricopa County Super ... More >>

On Mexican Grooming Habits and Getting Your Latin Boyfriend to Loosen Up

Zack de la Rocha Returns to Phoenix January 16 to Lead National Day of Action

by Ernesto Yerena This time, they're protesting Barack The third time's the charm, and according to civil rights leader Salvador Reza of the Puente Movement, the pleasure will be ours January 16 as Rage Against the Machine/One Day as a Lion frontman Zack de la Rocha returns to the Arizona cap ... More >>

Weezer with Lil Wayne MP3, Strokes Disagreeing on New Record, Gibbard and Farrar Play Kerouac

Electric Mustache: Videos: The Mumlers Live @ The Rhythm RoomIdolator: Parsing The Pulp: Is Jarvis Cocker Really Getting The Band Back Together For Glastonbury?Idolator: Tegan & Sara Still Have Time To ChatNME: Fall Out Boy to release Greatest Hits collectionPitchfork: Hear the Weezer Song With ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Protests Arpaio, Who Cozies up to White Supremacists, Plus, Jeff Farias Finds a Home with the Lord

May 4 In Blogs: Napolitano, Zack de la Rocha, Back Ted N-Ted and More

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Videos of Zack de la Rocha's Speech, and Neo-Nazis and Nativists Supporting Joe Arpaio

Zack de la Rocha at the anti-Arpaio rally Saturday in front of Tent City -- footage by Dennis Gilman If you only read the coverage of Saturday's anti-Arpaio march in Phoenix's paper of record, and/or watched it on our local news channels, you wouldn't know that neo-Nazis were present in the nativis ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Signs Hundreds of Autographs at Fundraisers for Tonatierra, Macehualli

Zack de la Rocha Friday night, just before signing hundreds of autographs to benefit Tonatierra and the Macehualli Day Labor Center Apologies for leading with my stomach (something I do in real life, physically), but the mole sauce at Garibaldi's Real Mexican Grill -- the site of a fundra ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Leads a March of Thousands to Joe Arpaio's Jails, Neo-Nazis and Nativists Back Arpaio

Zack de la Rocha addresses the crowd at the end of Saturday's Walk for RespectBefore today's successful march of thousands from the Wells Fargo building in downtown Phoenix to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's gulags, many in the Phoenix activist community tried to dissuade civil rights leader and march organi ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Talks 287(g); and a Desperate Letter from Inside Estrella Jail

Zack talks about Arpaio and 287(g) with artist Ernesto Yerena I'll give you two reasons why demonstrators will be marching May 2 in Phoenix from the Wells Fargo building downtown -- where Sheriff Arpaio maintains two floors of pricey executive offices -- to Joe's Estrella Jail, a hellhole that's ho ... More >>

The Bird Marches with Zack de la Rocha and Laughs at the Latest Arpaio "Death Threat"

New York Times, Huffington Post Weigh in on Anti-Arpaio March

Proving once more that the anti-Arpaio march that went down this weekend in Phoenix has, um, legs, both the Huffington Post and the New York Times editorial board have put their respective two cents in on the Zack de la Rocha-led anti-Arpaio protest. The Huffington Post had a two-wom ... More >>

Saturday's Anti-Arpaio Protest in Multimedia

Jonathan McNamaraZack de la Rocha leads the way during Saturday's parade. See more shots in our slide show. Helmed by Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, Saturday's parade culminated in thousands demonstrating their values on the steps of the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse. Once ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha, Mesa Strong Beer Festival and Myst's 5 Year Anniversary Over the Weekend

Zack de la Rocha Leads an Army Against Joe Arpaio's Racist Rule: My conservative estimate is that today 3,000 to 4,000 people braved 90 degree weather to march from Steele Indian School Park to the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse in downtown Phoenix to protest Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigratio ... More >>

March 2 In Blogs: Zack de la Rocha, Beer, Doug Grant and More

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Rage Against the Machine's Zack de la Rocha Rocks Tonatierra (video added of Zack singing People of the Sun)

THIS JUST ADDED: Zack doing a kick-ass version of "People of the Sun" at Tonatierra. Sal Reza (left) and Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, ready for battle.The closest thing to compare it to that I can think of, is that famous footage in the documentary Don't Look Back of a young Bo ... More >>

Zack de la Rocha Leads an Army of Thousands Against Arpaio's Racist Rule

De la Rocha, raging against Arpaio and Janet Napolitano. My conservative estimate is that today 3,000 to 4,000 people braved 90 degree weather to march from Steele Indian School Park to the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse in downtown Phoenix to protest Sheriff Joe Arpaio's imm ... More >>

March to Stop the Hate

Zack de la Rocha Endorses Anti-Arpaio Rally and May Be at Phoenix March, According to Activists

from WikimediaCommons De La Rocha: "Some of those that work forces/Are the same that burn crosses." Sound like anyone we know? In what appears to be a major coup for the activists organizing the anti-Arpaio action the weekend of February 28, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network has ann ... More >>

Feb. 19 In Blogs: Zack de la Rocha, Light Rail, Hanson and More

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Old School

AHK23 fuses our favorite nostalgic sounds with the new

Defending Zack de la Rocha: Rage Against the Machine vs. KTAR's Darrell Ankarlo

Can You Hair Me Now?

Audioslave

Audioslave (Epic)

Bottled Anger

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello pours forth the vitriol

In Defense of Rage