Catching Up With Boots Riley

For two decades, Oakland hip-hop group The Coup have given new meaning to the term political party, turning out music that is not only socially charged but irresistibly engaging and danceable.  read more

Tom Morello and Boots Riley Form Street Sweeper Social Club

If you thought the pairing of Chris Cornell and Timbaland was a bad idea, well, go ahead and keep thinking that. Meanwhile, the new collaboration between Tom Morrello (the ex-Audioslave guitarist who once helped funkify the politically charged Rage Against the Machine) and hip-hop vanguard Boots Riley (of Oakland, Ca.'s The Coup) is a bit more respectable and infinitely cooler....  read more

Bonnaroo 2008: Boots Riley of The Coup

Click above to watch a special spoken word performance from Boots Riley of The Coup. Also, be sure to click over to Paste's blog coverage of the festival and check back in for more videos straight from the Manchester fields. Related Links: Bonnaroo.com High Gravity: Zach Galifinakis at Bonnaroo 1000 Words: Bonnaroo 2008 - Day 1 ...  read more