Summer festival season is about to hit full swing and all eyes will certainly center on Chicago come Lollapalooza 2009 (hitting Grant Park August 7-9). Though the line-up has yet to be annouced, last year’s trifecta of headliners included Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine and Kanye West, which means there won’t likely be a shortage of major players throughout the upcoming installment. While fans wait with baited breath to find out who will fill in those very slots, a contest has popped up on these very pages worth getting even more excited about. (more…)

Rage Against the Machine scheduled a gig in Minneapolis at the Target Center to coincide with the Republican National Convention also being held in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area.   Rage, as they are known to do, took to the streets to perform a couple of songs for the people but were told the organizers did not have the proper permits so police would not let them perform.  So in the spirit of more traditional anti-war/folk music, they opted for a pleasant accapella sing-a-long.  Pretty cool stuff.  (Parental Advisory)