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The 30 Best Coachella Performances

Coachella buzz is ablaze since the lineup came out a few days ago. As you make your 2012 plans, we thought it'd be fun to remember the best performances of the past.  read more

Seven Musicians Who Write Comics

We dig comics here at Paste. But, we’re first and foremost a music publication, so it’s about time we highlighted some of the musicians who venture into the wonderful wacky world of comics.  read more

Watch Broken Social Scene Cover U2, Beastie Boys at Their Final Show

Last Tuesday was (at least what the band is saying for now) Broken Social Scene’s last concert. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the members left the band ended things on a pretty fun, and sort of wacky note.   read more

Watch Tom Morello Play With Bright Eyes

As Stereogum points out, Tom Morello joined Bright Eyes on stage for a couple of songs that included “Arienette” and a pretty sloppy “Road to Joy.” While it seems like a kind of weird combo, Morello’s mastery of controlled feedback complemented the moody “Arienette” pretty well before he launched into one of his typical whacked-out solos.   read more

Ten Awesomely Weird Guitar Solos

For a lot of young Guitar-Hero inspired guitarists, it’s their dream to stand on top of a piano, equipped with leather-pants and a Gibson Les Paul. With the wind blowing through their hair and a Marshall stack cranked to 11, the conditions would be perfect for tear-jerking string bends and spot-on trills. The musicians of this list had no such fantasy. Instead of taking the pre-paved road that is the modern guitar solo, they pushed the limits of good taste, tonality, and what is expected of the person playing the six-stringed instrument.   read more

Watch Rage Against the Machine's First Performance

A few nights ago, Rage Against the Machine played what very well may be their last show ever. For a lot of people, that’s a really sad thing. But, alas, all good things must someday come to an end. And thanks to Consequence of Sound, we can now appreciate the very beginning of Rage. The blog posted the group’s first-ever performance at The Quad at Cal State Northridge. Check it out below: ...  read more

Watch a School Band Play Rage Against the Machine

Our school band was never this cool. Pay particular attention to girl in red playing flute. She knows how to get down on some RATM. The medley starts and ends with “Bulls on Parade,” but the rest of it is “Killing in the Name.”...  read more

Rage Against the Machine Calls For Boycott of Arizona

Arizona state legislature’s bill SB 1070, perhaps the most controversial anti-illegal immigration measure most of us can remember, has been sparking flurries of media coverage and debate since its introduction in late April. Now, several musicians, spurred by a letter from Rage Against the Machine’s singer Zack de la Rocha, have contributed their efforts to the cause as well....  read more

50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time

As we began to compile this list of the 50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time—asking for input from Paste readers, writers and editors—someone suggested that it might be easier to compile a list of artists who haven't covered Dylan. I've listened to literally hundreds of Dylan covers over the course of the past week, trying to weigh choices like, "Who's version of 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' is better, Nick Drake or Nickel Creek?" But I don't mean to make it sound like grueling work. My biggest take-away from this exercise is that going to Dylan for source...  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