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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tom Morello
Tom Morello (born May 30, 1964, as Thomas Baptist Morello) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist of the band Rage Against the Machine.
Morello recently stated he has made a commitment to Audioslave and is "in it for the long haul." The band's third album, Revelations, was released in the fall of 2006.
Morello and Serj Tankian of System of a Down are the co-founders of Axis of Justice, a political group whose declared purpose is "to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice together.
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 Tom Morello - Music Downloads - Online
As a teenager, Morello became infatuated with both rock music and politics, as he was almost entirely self-taught on guitar (in fact, he learned the most about the instrument while practicing up to eight hours a day during a stint at Harvard University, where Morello majored in political science).
But Morello already had plans for his next project, which would be more thought-provoking and politically minded (taking a cue from such respected artists as the Clash and Public Enemy) and harder-edged musically.
Undeterred, Morello and the rest of the Rage members enlisted the services of former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, forming the group Civilian, which would later be redubbed Audioslave.
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  Tom Morello
Tom Morello, of Audioslave and formerly of Rage Against The Machine was born May 30, 1964 in New York and grew up in Libertyville, Illinois.
Tom graduated with honours in Politics from Harvard in 1986.
He is famed for his guitar style, which consists of punk/funk hybrid riffs and hip hop inspired sounds.
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 The Nightwatchman
Tom was toasted with a bottle of champagne, which he drank from and then, a true man of the people, passed it around to the crowd.
Tom Morello’s (free) performance was only the last of several musical acts, all of them, like the Nighwatchman, having governmental opposition at the root of their songs and purpose: from folk singer Ryan Harvey to Hip-hop performers Son of Nun and Head-Roc and Noyeek, ‘Uprise’ was definitely the
Tom Morello, the Nightwatchman strapped on his guitar and it was clear to everyone that he needed no big stick to drive his point home.
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 Tom Morello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morello recently stated he has made a commitment to Audioslave and is "in it for the long haul." The band's third album, Revelations, was released in the fall of 2006.
Morello is famed for his guitar style, which consists of punk/funk hybrid riffs and hip hop-inspired sounds.
Tom said that his talkbox is an untapped resource and that there are some new sounds he might be able to coax out of it in the future.
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 somethingFM - Tom Morello Arrested
Tom Morello was among approximately 400 protesters arrested early Thursday evening during a march to raise awareness for immigrant hotel workers' rights.
Thursday's march, which Morello and organizers called "the largest act of civil disobedience in the history of the Los Angeles," was a well-orchestrated affair from both sides.
In fact, Morello and the other arrestees actually planned to be arrested and even gave the Los Angeles Police Department their driver's license numbers days before the event to expedite processing.
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 6abc.com: Tom Morello Goes Solo
Morello, under the nom de tune The Nighwatchman, is releasing his first solo album, "One Man Revolution," on April 24.
Morello, a Harvard political science major, launched the politically charged Rage Against the Machine in 1991, and the band released its self-titled debut a year later.
Morello's first gigs as The Nightwatchman were played four years ago, in coffee shops for a dozen people as espresso machines hissed in the background.
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 Tom Morello Interview | The Progressive
Morello may be best known as the innovative guitarist for Rage Against the Machine, a politically charged rock band that was one of the first to meld heavy metal and rap.
Morello: There are many overtly political bands that do not sell fourteen million records like Rage Against the Machine because the first thing they have to take care of is the musical chemistry.
Morello: At Ozzfest a few years ago in San Bernardino, I was appalled at the number of white power and Nazi tattoos that people were just flying, like it was OK to do.
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 Tavis Smiley . Archives . Tom Morello . March 6, 2007 | PBS
Famed for his unique style, Tom Morello is one of the most influential guitarists in modern rock.
Morello: I think that one, that's very amusing 'cause everyone - elected officials, their degree of truth-telling is - there's a long, sordid history.
Morello: Well, I was in a band prior to Rage Against the Machine that sort of tried and failed on a major label.
www.pbs.org /kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200703/20070306_transcript.html   (3786 words)

  
 Could Tom Morello be considered a DJ?? - Beastie Boys Message Board
For the fourth year in a row Tom Morello was voted Best Guitarist at the 24th Annual California Music Awards.
Tom was presented his award by Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown.
Morello could very well be considered a DJ, IMO, though not in the traditional sense, of course.
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 ::: Tom Morello :::
Morello revealed in a Guitar World article that he hated the sound of the guitar, and thus decided to burn the Budweiser decal off using a lighter.
Morello was so happy with the new sound that he made it his main guitar on Revelations.
Morello is famed for his guitar style, which consists of punk/funk hybrid riffs and hip hop-inspired sounds.
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 Tom Morello goes solo and acoustic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Morello, under the nom de tune The Nighwatchman, is releasing his first solo album, "One Man Revolution," on April 24.
Morello, a Harvard political science major, launched the politically charged Rage Against the Machine in 1991, and the band released its self-titled debut a year later.
Morello's first gigs as The Nightwatchman were played four years ago, in coffee shops for a dozen people as espresso machines hissed in the background.
www.azcentral.com /ent/music/articles/0207morello.html   (586 words)

  
 Tom Morello has Joined the Machine - nehal - funksysteme.org   (Site not responding. Last check: )
There was a time when Tom Morello played for a band that made the rules.
Morello's solo's are also unique amongst radio guitarists--rather than one melodic string, his is more like four separate one-finger-riffs with little cohesion as a whole.
Morello's solos are a microcosm of the band as a whole.
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 Tom Morello - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tom was born in Kenya, where he served as king for three years (from the age of 4 to the age of 12) before being overthrown.
Morello decided not to take back Kenya, as he was happy with the slave labor available in North Korea.
Tom studied the teachings of Groucho Marx, and used his philosophies to brainwash a number of chinese into following him (he also accidentally brainwashed himself in the process).
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 Tom Morello
Tom Morello and Serj Tankian of System of a Down are the co-founders of Axis of Justice, which helps people, teens especially, find ways to be activists in their communities.
Morello is famed for his guitar style, which consists of punk/funk hybrid riffs and hip hop inspired sounds.
Tom is also a fan of Star Trek, having appeared twice in its various forms (he played Crewman Mitchell in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and a Son'a warrior in the ninth feature film Star Trek: Insurrection).
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 Tom Morello Tour Dates: Tom Morello tours as The Nightwatchman >> liveDaily
Morello, who will also reunite with Rage Against the Machine at Coachella, will play a couple of dates in May before launching a steady run of US shows in June.
Morello is offering fan club members of his former band Audioslave free admission to all shows, according to a press release.
Morello and Tankian are co-founders of the non-profit Axis of Justice, which aims to bring together musicians, fans and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice.
www.livedaily.com /news/11999.html   (701 words)

  
 Tom Morello Biography - The Free Information Society
Tom Morello was born on May 30, 1964 in New York City's Harlem district.
Tom met rapper Zack de la Rocha at a club performance and recruited him as well as his friend, Tim Commerford, who played bass.
Tom stuck with the rest of the group, which eventually hired Chris Cornell as a vocalist and took the name Audioslave.
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 Urban Dictionary: tom morello
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 Tom Morello Focuses On Solo Project | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello is not certain about the future of either band, but he knows for sure that he will be spending a lot more time working as his political folk alter ago, the Nightwatchman.
Morello will issue his first solo album under that name on April 24, and told Launch Radio Networks that the Nightwatchman will always be active no matter what else he's doing.
no one is really saying morello is better than wylde or hammett busting out a sick shredding solo, but more in the aspect of the composing of his riffs and unique solos with the effects he uses.
www.ultimate-guitar.com /news/general_music_news/tom_morello_focuses_on_solo_project.html   (1939 words)

  
 Tom Morello
Tom was born in New York City on May 30, 1964.
Tom is considered to one of the best guitar players today, one reveiw saying he was "doing the work of two turntables".
Just another thing, Tom was the secretary of senator Alan Cranston, and left his position after some lady called up and told him that she was upset that coloured people were moving in to her town.
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 Tom Morello - Memory Alpha - A Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tom Morello - Memory Alpha - A Wikia wiki
Tom Morello made two appearances on Star Trek.
A musician, Morello played guitar for ten years in the hard-rock group 'Rage Against the Machine'.
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 Tom Morello
Tom was born on May 30th, 1964 in Libertyvill, Il.
Tom was already for the next project though.
Tom, besides working with Lock Up, Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave has done collaborations with Bone Thugs N' Harmony, The Crystal Method, Run DMC, Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page, Perry Farrell, Primus, and Layne Staley.
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 Foundrymusic.com Headlines: TOM MORELLO RAGES AGAINST REPUBLICANS
Billed as the Nightwatchman, Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello is taking his acoustic guitar, three chords and the truth on the road this fall for more than half of the 20-date Rock Against Bush tour, which features such punk acts as Anti-Flag, Midtown and Mike Park.
Morello says he has roughly 40 original songs at his disposal for his seven- or eight-song set as part of the Rock Against Bush tour.
Morello expects to finish work on the second Audioslave record within the next few weeks, with an eye on an early 2005 release.
www.foundrymusic.com /bands/displayheadline.cfm/id/6083/div/bands/headline/TOM_MORELLO_RAGES_AGAINST_REPUBLICANS.html   (448 words)

  
 Tom Morello | SEIU.org   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tom Morello's music is a dedication to truth, justice, and dignity.
A tireless advocate of workers' rights, Morello has organized benefit concerts and engaged in civil disobedience to support causes ranging from the SEIU Los Angeles janitors' strike, the Immokalee farm workers' campaign against Taco Bell, and the Southern California grocery workers' strike and lockout.
In between studying and practicing guitar at Harvard University, Morello was deeply involved in anti-apartheid divestment activism and efforts to improve the working conditions of campus cafeteria staff.
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 Tom Morello And Serj Tankian Break The Law
Axis of Justice, the activist organization founded by Tom Morello and Serj Tankian, handed out food to dozens of homeless people Friday in defiance of a new city ordinance.
He told a story he heard minutes earlier about a generous homeless woman "with more kindness in her pinkie than the entire city council." He ended by saying he did some research and then listed what each member of the council who voted for the ordinance had for dinner the night before.
Morello and Tankian formed Axis of Justice last year and distributed information packets on Ozzfest and other rock tours.
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 Tom Morello
Tom Morello - Guitar Tom Morello is the guitarist for Rage against the machine, here's his biography: Tom's heritage: His mother's name is Mary Morello, who is the founder of Parents for Rock and Rap, an anti-censorship organization.
After his Harvard friends all left to become doctors and lawyers, Tom went to L.A, because that's where everyone said that you had to go to form a rock band.
He was fired when a woman called complaining that "colored people" were moving into her neighborhood, he told her that maybe the problem wasn't them, but the fact that she was racist.
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