Today Matt and I released the Media page along with the disclaimer to go along with it. As of now the media page with explain how to connect to the Vietnow.org media server, but eventually the media page will turn into the main download page. Every download on the FTP server will be linked up in media page so then people just have to go to media page and find what they want and download it. This will be very helpfull for our members who aren't as good with the web stuff as some of us. Until then though head on over to the media page to learn how to check out the vietnow media server, way better and larger than guerrillaradio's media server.

Also I have installed a new photo slideshow viewer, now when news is posted, most will have small thumbnails, like this one below, related to the news subject. To view this very cool tool, click a thumbnail and it will bring up a image viewer. To view the others just click "next" or "previous" in the slideshow box. If you want to exit it click "exit". This is a great way to show off images of shows or other big news, in great quality form!

Hope you guys all enjoy the new addons and now we begin working on the shop and the media download page.

David

This week Rage Against The Machine announced they will headline the Rock en Seine festival. Here's the news from Rage Against The Machine's website.

Rock en Seine is back for its sixth year and yet again we will have a cracking line-up. Rock en Seine #6 in two steps : August 20th : Rage Against The Machine + Guests Ticket: 41 euros August 28th & 29 th : Amy Winehouse, R.E.M., Justice, The Roots, … Ticket : 41 euros / 2-days tickets - 75 euros The world has missed a band like RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and their return is a stark reminder of the power of music to change opinion and influence debate. As anyone privileged to see the band will testify, they remain one of the world's most accomplished live acts and their canon of songs retains the fire that burns at the heart of this very special headliner. This is the band's ONLY FRENCH FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES THIS SUMMER. Wednesday, August 20th Domaine national de Saint-Cloud / Paris - Only show in France this summer - http://www.rockenseine.com RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ON SALE ON APRIL, 25th

Looks like they are still adding lots of shows to their 2008 schedule!

David

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Breaking News 04/07/08:
Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, Wilco and The Raconteurs to headline Lollapalooza

Rage Against The Machine announced they will be headlining Lollapalooza as long as Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, Wilco and The Raconteurs. This 3 day music festival is a must see no matter where you'r from! Here's the news from Rage Against The Machine's website.

Tickets are now officially on sale for Lollapalooza 2008, August 1-3 in Chicago's Grant Park. The 120-plus acts on the 2008 bill are lead by Radiohead - on the first stop of the second leg of their U.S. tour - Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, and Chicago natives Kayne West and Wilco. The three-day Festival will showcase a diverse array of talent from across the globe, including The Raconteurs, Love and Rockets, Gnarls Barkley, Bloc Party, The Black Keys, Broken Social Scene, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, and Cat Power. Lollapalooza 2008 will once again take place in a location worthy of such a spectacle of music, art, and interactivity: Historic Grant Park in downtown Chicago. The city skyline and breeze from Lake Michigan create an entertainment setting like no other. "Lollapalooza is more than a music festival, it's a civic partnership," said Brenda Palm, Executive Director of Parkways Foundation, the philanthropic partner of the Chicago Park District and local beneficiary of the event. Since 2005, Lollapalooza has generated over $2.3 million to help Parkways accelerate and sustain parks projects - like new playgrounds, youth programs, greening and educational initiatives - throughout the city of Chicago. "With the generous support of Lollapalooza and its fans, we can make a lasting city-wide impact together, noted Pa"lm. In addition to the headliners, the 2008 bill is loaded with acts from rock to avant-garde, indie to funk, and all sounds in between, like The National, G. Love & Special Sauce, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Explosions in the Sky, Brand New, Gogol Bordello, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Dierks Bentley, Okkervil River, Amadou & Mariam, John Butler Trio, Girl Talk, CSS and many more. "In 2008, we have such a gorgeous array of talent. The only thing that could be more amazing would be if they could somehow play together," observes Perry Farrell, Lollapalooza's founder and cultural architect, about this year's lineup. "With a little conducting, we could make a lot of sweet music together." Advance three-day passes are now available for $190, while supplies last, and will then increase to the Regular ticket price of $205. Prices are inclusive of all fees, so no additional charges will be added to the published ticket price at checkout. Lollapalooza ticket buyers also have the option of printing tickets themselves to avoid shipping fees. Lollapalooza is committed to lightening its load on the earth, with green initiatives once again in practice across Grant Park. This year's event will target carbon neutrality through the purchase of offsets from Green Mountain Energy Company for the CO2 emissions created by the Festival's gas generators, staff vehicles, and air travel. Many food offerings at the Festival will be organic and locally grown, and served on biodegradable or compostable plates. From innovative recycling programs to biodiesel-fueled generators, Lollapalooza 2008 will continue to up the environmental ante.

Tickets are on sale now and the festival begins in less than 4 months so get your tickets to this great concert coming up!

David

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Breaking News 03/31/08:
Last Europe Dates Added!!!: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - HEADLINING READING & LEEDS!

Today Rage Against The Machine announced that they will be headlining Reading & Leeds in their European concert line-up! Here's their announcement from Rage Against The Machine's website.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR HEADLINERS FOR THIS YEAR ARE On Friday 22nd August at The Reading Festival / Saturday 23rd August at The Leeds Festival This is the band that Reading and Leeds goers have been asking for since they reformed to play in the USA last year and we have got them. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE are back. Their past performances at Reading are the stuff of legend and their reformation for Coachella last year demonstrated that RAGE were a band that could still cause controversy and energize political debate. Coachella saw the band decry the Bush administrations actions in Iraq and draw hostile fire from the US right wing media for the declaration that the president should be tried for war crimes. The world has missed a band like RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and their return is a stark reminder of the power of music to change opinion and influence debate. As anyone privileged to see the band will testify, they remain one of the world's most accomplished live acts and their canon of songs retains the fire that burns at the heart of this very special headliner. This is the band's ONLY ENGLISH FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES THIS YEAR. FOR MORE INFORMATION – www.ratm.com Day tickets: Rage Against The Machine: www.seetickets.com/readingandleeds/ratm/  - only accessible via www.ratm.com Weekend: The main site lives at www.seetickets.com/readingandleeds/ . There will be one page that links to all the various days/combinations of tickets.

This is another must see European concert for those european fans out there!

David

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Breaking News 03/27/08:
Abu-Jamal Deserves New Hearing

Some news came up recently involving the Mumia Abu-Jamal case this week. Here's the news article posted recently.

"PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An appeals court Thursday upheld Mumia Abu-Jamal's conviction for murdering a police officer 27 years ago but rejected prosecutors' request to reinstate the death penalty for the former Black Panther.

A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that because the jury that sentenced Abu-Jamal to die was given flawed instructions in the penalty phase, he must either get a new sentencing hearing or be sentenced to life in prison.

Abu-Jamal's lead attorney, Robert R. Bryan of San Francisco, said he was glad the judges did not reinstate the death sentence, but added that he will continue fighting to get his client a new trial.

"I've never seen a case as permeated and riddled with racism as this one," Bryan said Thursday. "I want a new trial and I want him free. His conviction was a travesty of justice."

Prosecutors are weighing their options, but said they were expecting Abu-Jamal to request a hearing before the full appeals court.

A Philadelphia jury convicted Abu-Jamal, who is black, of killing white Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981 after the patrolman pulled over Abu-Jamal's brother in an overnight traffic stop.

Prosecutors say Faulkner, 25, managed to shoot Abu-Jamal during the confrontation. A wounded Abu-Jamal, his own gun lying nearby, was still at the scene when police arrived, and authorities consider the evidence against him overwhelming.

Since Abu-Jamal's 1982 conviction, activists in the United States and Europe have rallied in support of his claims that he was the victim of a racist justice system. Abu-Jamal, 53, has kept his case in the spotlight through books and radio broadcasts.

District Attorney Lynne Abraham said she was pleased Abu-Jamal's conviction had been upheld and believes the ruling should dispel some myths about him.

"For all those here who believe that the system might have went awry, the 3rd Circuit has finally decided ... that Mr. Jamal is guilty when he was convicted and he's still guilty today," she said. "So don't shed any tears for Mr. Jamal; he's where he ought to be, at least in prison for the rest of his life."

Abu-Jamal, born Wesley Cook, has argued in numerous appeals that racism by the judge and prosecutors corrupted his conviction at the hands of a mostly white jury. Prosecutors, meanwhile, had appealed a federal judge's 2001 decision to grant Abu-Jamal a new sentencing hearing because of the jury instructions.

The issue over the instructions relates to whether jurors understood how to weigh mitigating circumstances that might have kept Abu-Jamal, 53, off death row. Under the law, jurors did not have to unanimously agree on a mitigating circumstance.

"The verdict form together with the jury instructions were misleading as to whether unanimity was required in consideration of mitigating circumstances," the appeals court wrote.

Faulkner's widow, Maureen Faulkner, said she was gratified that the court upheld Abu-Jamal's conviction, but noted that the case's long odyssey is still not over.

"In a way I do feel a victory," she said. "In another way ... it's like a thorn in my side that is still there that cannot be pulled out."

Faulkner has kept her husband's memory alive through public appearances, a foundation and a recent book, "Murdered by Mumia: A Life Sentence of Loss, Pain and Injustice."

The appeals court heard arguments in May that focused on several constitutional issues, including whether prosecutors improperly eliminated black jurors in the 1982 trial.

Ten whites and two blacks served on the jury. Prosecutors struck 10 blacks and five whites from the pool, while accepting four blacks and 20 whites, according to Bryan, who argued that prosecutors at the time fostered "a culture of discrimination."

However, the court indicated there is no record of the makeup of the approximately 150-person jury pool, making it impossible to determine the total percentage of blacks excluded.

In dismissing the bias claims Thursday, the court also noted Abu-Jamal did not allege improper exclusions until an appeal that was rejected in 1989.

Assistant District Attorney Hugh Burns Jr. said the dismissal fell in line with other federal court decisions that maintain such claims need to be raised in a more timely fashion.

But in a partially dissenting opinion Thursday, Judge Thomas Ambro disputed the timeliness standard and said that Abu-Jamal presented enough evidence to warrant further investigation of the exclusion claims."

I will keep this article updated with any knew news involving this case.

David

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Breaking News 03/07/08:
Italy Added to European dates

Rage Against The Machine announced that they will be adding a show to their European concert dates, which will be in June at Italy. More information to come, here's the news from Rage against The Machine's website.

Venue: Modena Stadium - Italy Show Date : June 14th, 2008 On Sale: Monday March 10th. Ticket price: 40 euro (seated) - 32 euro (g.a) Ticket Link: www.ticketone.it

Another great opportunity for any European fans to see Rage against The Machine perform, we will get more information on this show up as soon as it comes!

David

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Breaking News 03/03/08:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - HEADLINING NOVA ROCK

Rage Against The Machine has announced that they will be headlining at Nova Rock, this looks like it should be a nice lineup of bands, here's the news from Rage Against The Machine's website!

The perfect sensation for the countries' biggest rock and alternative festival is taking place in june 13th to 15th... RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - the worlds best live band, have confirmed to show up in Nickelsdorf/Burgenland. With other top acts like DIE ARZTE, THE VERVE, SEX PISTOLS, JUDAS PRIEST, INCUBUS, MOTORHEAD, BEATSTEAKS, KID ROCK and many more this will be now with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE a fascinating line up! Over 50 bands - get your ticket right now for NOVA ROCK 2008! For tickets and more information go to www.novarock.at festival ticketlink: www.musicticket.at festival ticket hotline: +43 1 96 0 96

This should be a great concert to get to, great bands will be here!

David

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Breaking News 02/22/08:
'The World's Greatest Live Band' (Kerrang, Feb 08) Rage Against The Machine Join R.E.M., Kings Of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs and many more for OXEGEN 2008

It was announced that Rage Against The Machine will be playing this year at OXEGEN 2008 which is performed in Ireland! Many other great artists will be joining Rage Against The Machine there, here's the news from Rage Against The Machine's website!

'The World's Greatest Live Band' Rage Against The Machine are back and ready to headline this year's OXEGEN, 'The Greatest Rock n Roll Weekend of The Year'. OXEGEN fans can witness Zach de la Rocha and the band's stunning return at the 3 day festival from the 11th-13th July 2008 at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare. (subject to licence) Joining an already impressive line-up of rock and dance artists on the OXEGEN 2008 bill, including R.E.M., Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs, The Fratellis, Interpol, Chemical Brothers, Counting Crows, The Raconteurs, Ian Brown, Hot Chip, Justice, Aphex Twin, and Alabama 3, Rage Against The Machine are sure to affirm their immense live reputation. Their albums, including RATM and Battle For Los Angles, are modern day classics and there can be little doubt that Punchestown will rock to the sound of awesome tracks such as Killing in the Name and Bullet in the Head. For Full Exclusive Information on Transport, Tickets, Age Restrictions, Line up and all the Festival Fun go to www.OXEGEN.ie

This sounds like a great music festival to attend if you can!

David

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Breaking News 02/14/08:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ANNOUNCED FOR "T" IN THE PARK 2008

Today Rage Against The Machine announced they will be performing at the T In The Park 2008 music festival in Europe. This is a must go to festival for you European fans, here's the announcement made by Rage Against The Machine!

June 12th - Scottland The Verve, Rage Against the Machine, REM and Kings of Leon head up a stellar cast for Balado Friday 11th - Sunday 13th July 2008 will see a staggering 80,000 festival fans converge on T in the Park's beautiful Balado site to enjoy an unforgettable weekend with a mammoth 180 artists playing across 11 stages. Given the event's 15th birthday celebration this year TITP HQ have pulled out all the stops to deliver a line-up that will stand head and shoulders above other European festivals. 2008's announcements are off to a blistering start...Brit-rock heroes The Verve are confirmed to headline the Main Stage on Friday night. Rage Against the Machine will return to where it all began having played the first T in the Park in 1994...they headline the Main Stage on Saturday. The seminal REM arrive to headline the Main Stage on Sunday packing fresh material and will provide a fitting climax to T in the Park 2008. This is just a taste of a line-up of awesome proportions...Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs and The Fratelli's are all coming to T this year and they're backed up by a massive musical wish list including Stereophonics, Prodigy and Chemical Brothers. T in the Park Line-Up 2008 so far... The Verve, Rage Against The Machine, REM, Kings of Leon, Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, Stereophonics, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Kooks, Aphex Twin, KT Tunstall, Biffy Clyro, Erol Alkan, Amy Winehouse, The Raconteurs, Primal Scream, Feeder, Counting Crows, The Feeling, DJ Hell, Wombats, Ian Brown, Amy MacDonald, Pigeon Detectives, The Enemy, The Pogues, Justice, The Charlatans, Interpol, Hot Chip, Pendulum, Ben Folds, Slam, Reverend And The Makers, The National, Jack Penate, Alabama 3, Sons and Daughters, Lightspeed Champion, The Courteeners, Band of Horses, Seasick Steve, Ting Tings, The Law, Black Kids, Sergeant, Gabriella Cilmi... and many more to be announced... Ticket News A limited number of tickets for this year's T in the Park went on sale back in July 2007, just hours after last year's fantastic event came to a close. T in the Parkers snapped them up in 69 minutes, and demand for the rest of the tickets is expected to be even higher in light of today's amazing announcements. Event tickets go on sale tomorrow (Saturday 16th February 2008) at 9am. Ticketing Details: Subject to Booking Fee : Ticket Prices: Sat Day and Sun Day Tickets £68.50 Saturday and Sunday Combined Ticket £137 Weekend Camping (incl. Fri arena access) £160 Available to buy from official sources only: www.ticketmaster.co.uk or Tel 08444 999 990 Further TITP Info: www.tinthepark.com

So grab your tickets to this European festival before they run out!

David

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Breaking News 02/13/08:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ADDS BERLIN DATE

Looks like Rage Against The Machine announced today that they will be performing in Berlin, Germany this year! Here's the news from their website!

June 10th - Berlin, Germany Venue - ZITADELLE On sale will begin on Friday, February 15th, 09.00 AM CET. Please find ticket details below. Eventim Tickets URL:Â www.eventim.de Tel.: 01805 / 570000

We will keep you updated as more news comes!

David

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Breaking News 02/12/08:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE AT HULTSFRED!

Today it was announced on Hultsfred websote that Rage Against The Machine will be performing at Hultsfred this year. Here's the news from their website!

We are extremely proud to present this year's headliner - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Rage Against The Machine proved that you actually can change the world with music when they released their self titled debut in 1992. With their radical lyrics and progressive music they invented a totally new musical genre and made a whole generation of youth aware of all the injustices of modern society. In 2000, the same year that the band released their fourth and final album , Rage Against The Machine visited the Hultsfred Festival for the second time. During the show the moshing audience was so wild that the Seismological Institute in Uppsala (400 km away) reported that there must have been a minor earthquake in Hultsfred! We have dreamt about the day when we could announce that Rage Against The Machine would return to Hultsfred ever since they revealed their reunion plans last year. Today is that day!! Today we are extremely proud to present one of the largest, greatest, and most influencal bands, of our time, will return to Hultsfred this summer. Tickets available: www.ticnet.se www.rockparty.se

David

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Breaking News 02/08/08:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ADD 2 SHOWS TO THEIR EUROPE 2008 SCHEDULE.

Well it looks like Rage Against The Machine has booked some more shows over in Europe this year, this should be some great news for the European fans! Here's their announcement.

June 2nd, 2008 Antwerp Belgium: Website - www.livenation.be Tel. 0900 260 60 ( only Belgium) +32 34 0000 34 ( International calls ) June 4th, 2008 Paris France: www.ticketnet.fr / www.nousproductions.com Tel. 0892705999

We will keep you updated on this!

David

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Breaking News 01/18/08:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE AND METALLICA, CONFIRMED FOR ELECTRIC WEEKEND IN GETAFE.

Looks like our friends in and around Spain have a new show to look forward to! Rage Against The Machine has just announced they will be performing at Electric Weekend in Getafe. This was announced today, here's their announcement!

The festival will take place on May 30 and 31 at John Lennon Auditorium in Madrid’s locality and both bands will perform exclusive shows in Spain. Friday, January 18th in Getafe (Madrid) Rage Against The Machine and Metallica are the first Acts confirmed for Electric Weekend, which is set to happen on May Friday 30 and Saturday 31 at John Lennon Auditorium in Getafe. Both bands will perform exclusive shows in Spain at the event. Rage Against The Machine, headliner of Friday May 30, will come back to Spain with their original members after the reunification on 2007 Spring. The Californian band, one of the most influent in 90’s alternative rock, split back in October of 2000 after a decade of frenetic activity. On early 2007 the original band appeared at Coachella festival in Indio (California), to headline last day of the event. Metallica is back in Spain after their enormous performance in June of 2007 at Bilbao BBK Live, where they managed to gather almost 40,000 people on an unforgettable day for all in the audience. The California foursome's next release is due out later this year. The band will headline Saturday May 31. The program of the Electric Weekend will be completed with other 7 or 8 acts per day. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday January 22, thru Tick Tack Ticket net service, and a limited time offer: 2 day tickets priced at 110€ plus distribution expenses, only until February 16. ELECTRIC WEEKEND May 30 and 31, 2008 John Lennon Auditorium – Getafe (Madrid) ---Exclusive dates in Spain--- RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - METALLICA TICKETS ON SALE FROM JANUARY 22 Offer limited until February 16 - 2 day tickets - 110€ + expenses Sale thru Tick Tack Ticket, 0034 902 15 00 25, www.ticktackticket.com, FNAC, Carrefour, Tipo... For more information, please visit www.electric-weekend.com www.ratm.com - www.metallica.com

More info will be posted if more comes up!

David

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Site News 1/12/08:
FORUM ISSUE...READ THIS!!!

Alright everybody I'm aware of the issues going on right now and I apologize, I did a complete server switch today, everything got just fine except Tour page and forums. So I reinstalled the forums, restored backup, I got a board that said it had posts and such, no members, nothing. I'm in the middle of fixing this now, I will be up all night fixing this issue so I plan to have the forums 100% finished and running sometime tomorrow, as a last resort I will move back to Webslime where the forums are still intact. But I'd like to try to get everything completely fixed and working on the new and better server. So bare with me on this one, you may post on current forums, re-register I don't care, if you have questions or issues you can find my contact information below.

MSN/Windows Messenger: davidbyrne06@gmail.com
Aol Instant Messenger: Brandburnmedia
Email: davidbyrne06@gmail.com

Thanks and don't worry I promise forums will be back up on new or old server tomorrow!!!

David

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Site News 1/09/08:
New Server Switch In Gear...Downtime.

Well I finally got the FTP problems figured out with the new host, simple issue. So I'm currently moving all the files over to new server, the site itself is officially working and hosted on new server so atleast it's up. I'm working on forums now though, for updates read this message I'll update it...or contact me on MSN, AIM, Email.

David

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Breaking News 12/13/07:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE CONFIRM PORTUGAL

We have some big news for the Portugal fans, Rage Against The Machine plans to perform there in July!!! Here's the news from their website!

Since the reunion to perform at the Coachella Festival, all the biggest festivals pretend to announce just one band… Rage Against The Machine, the 2008 favourite headliner for all the main festivals in the world but only a few can have them! Optimus Alive!08 is proud to present the most explosive band of all times - Rage Against The Machine, live for the joy of the thousands of fans in Portugal. On July 10th at Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Oeiras - Lisbon, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk will make the audience jump frenetically. Get ready… here comes the REVOLUTION! Tickets on sale Saturday from 10a.m. on www.ticketline.pt and www.everythingisnew.pt.. Call Center: 707 234 234. Optimus Alive!08 return to Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Oeiras - Lisbon, with Optimus as the Naming Sponsor. The main event of Music & Art of 2008 will take place from July 10 to 12th, after the huge success of the first edition where bands like Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Linkin Park, White Stripes, Da Weasel and Beastie Boys, among others gave us some of the best performances of 2007. The tickets for Optimus Alive!08 will go on sale next Saturday at 10a.m. The three day Pass will cost 80 Euros, while the one day ticket cost 45 Euros. The beginning of 2008 will bring fresh news for the Optimus Alive!08, the main event of Music & Art! Stay tuned!

Shows have been announced rapidly lately geez...

David

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Breaking News 12/10/07:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE BACK AT PINKPOP 2008

It was recently announced that Pinkpop has booked Rage Against The Machine to perform at the famous Pinkpop Festival in 2008. They have performed here before and everytime has been a spectacular performance, here's what they posted on the Rage Against The Machine website!

Pinkpop has booked the final act they dreamed about. When it was announced that Rage Against The Machine were reunited at the famous Coachella Festival in America, all the European festivals applied pressure to get this spectacular act to their stages, too. Heavy lobbying by Rock Am Ring and Pinkpop had been a success. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE are back! After a long absence the band with Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello - who appeared solo at Pinkpop last year - Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk are back to match their legendary performances of 1993, 1994 and 1996. Over ten years ago, in 1994, the American band caused the biggest earthquake ever at Pinkpop: 10 on the Richter scale; each minute the audience generated enough energy to light a 100 watt bulb for one hour Mojo Concerts A Live Nation Company All ticket info on www.pinkpop.nl

This is a show that you Netherland fans can not miss!

David

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Breaking News 12/06/07:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE TO HEADLINE Rock Am Ring AND Rock Im Park FESTIVALS

Today Rage Against The Machine announced that they will headline two new shows, here's the news from their site.

Rage Against The Machine are back and have confirmed their headline appearances. After a longer absence the band will finally be back at Ring & Park, after delievering legendary gigs in 1994, 1996 and the year 2000. More Info coming soon!! Play Dates: Rock Am Ring - June 6th Rock Im Park - June 7th Festival Homepages: www.rock-am-ring.com www.rock-im-park.com Ticket Links: www.eventim.de www.tpp.de

This will be some good news for all of the German fans!

David

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Breaking News 12/01/07:
New Rage Against The Machine Website

This weekend it looks like Rage Against The Machine released a brand new look to their website, completely different this time. It has many new features and even brought back the message board. The site is a huge upgrade from their old one and turned out very nice, now why would they make a brand new website if their not completely back...or are they?

Go check out their new site though it's a cool site and the people at the message board are pretty friendly, their message board is already full of vietnow members...glad to see that!

David

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Forums are back on-line. If your still experiencing new problems clear browser history and or clear browser cache. Should be automatic though and working fine.

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Breaking News 10/11/07:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE JAPAN TOUR 2008

Today Rage Against The Machine announced a Japan Tour for 2008! The news was posted this afternoon, here's the article!

Thursday 7 February
OSAKA CASTLE HALL
Doors open:6pm/Show start:7pm
Ticket: ¥9,000(Arena:Standing/2F:Seat)
INFO:06-6535-5569(SMASH WEST)

Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 February
TOKYO MAKUHARI MESSE
Doors open:5pm/Show start:6:30pm
Ticket: ¥9,000(All Standing)
INFO:03-3444-6751(SMASH)

Ticket sales start on Nov 17
TICKET PIA/LAWSON TICKET/e+

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Breaking News 10/10/2007
Coachella DVD in the working?

Everybody remember when we had all of the news up around here about Rage Against The Machine performing a reunion concert at Coachella? Then after that Rock The Bells, Alpine,etc. But was there ever any official news on a DVD of any of those shows?

Well on our forums today Salva Veritate came across some video fottage on youtube that may have sparked up the Coachella DVD rumors again. The video just showed a mixing room with Rage Against The Machine music being played. So I had a chat with the poster of this video and he wouldn't tell me much which is completely understandable but here's what we found out, the user of these videos doesn't want to be mentioned,

"I'm not sure if I am to say anything. It is for an upcoming DVD release of RATM's Coachella performance, and thats all I know. The rest is evident on the video."

So if this is true it looks like Rage Against The Machine is planning some nice surprises for us all. We will continue to keep everyone informed on the news of a possible Coachella DVD when more information is revealed but for now, have fun with this bit of information!

David

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Breaking News 09/24/2007:
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Two Shows Announced In Australia

Lees & West, Triple J & Video Hits proudly present
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

SYDNEY _ Tuesday 22 January_ SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
Tickets: Tickemaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au and all Ticketmaster outlets

MELBOURNE _ Sunday 27 January _ FESTIVAL HALL
Tickets: Tickemaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au and all Ticketmaster outlets

TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

It has been 11 long years since Australians last pointed their middle fingers heavenwards and declared: "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!"

Read More:http://www.ratm.com/new2/news/index.shtml

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Breaking News 09/27/07:
RATM... The Fans have Spoken

After waiting 11 years for the return of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE to Australia, tickets to both the SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE on TUESDAY JANUARY 22 and MELBOURNE’s FESTIVAL HALL on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 30 have SOLD OUT in RECORD TIME.

In light of this unprecedented sell out, Lees and West would like to announce that RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE will also appear at the BIG DAY OUT 2008 summer series kicking off in Auckland on January 18 followed by shows on the Gold Coast, in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Read More:http://www.ratm.com/new2/news/index.shtml

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Vietnow News: 09/03/2007
Vietnow.org returns to the web!

Well we finally re-launched vietnow.org this month. Site was down for a while due to our other designer, Chris, leaving which meant hosting going down. So we got forums up asap and now happy to get site working now. We will be hard at work the next few weeks getting this sit going again with all of its old features. We plan to get the tour section up very soon also.

The new team of designers for vietnow.org is now David, AllPowerToThePeople and Matt, with forum help from Sean. We have a very good team of workers now and will really get this site going, even better than before. Also want to send a quick thanks to our mod team on the forums for all of their hard working at keeping the board fresh and staying with us when we went down, and to all of our members, thanks for returning and getting the word of our return back!

David