Album of the weekend

Rage Against the Machine-The Battle of Los Angeles

First off, no, I don't like Rage Against the Machine. Being a socialist when you make millions and live in Malibu without any sense of irony of your situation is absurd. They are not this generations Dead Kennedys who could laugh at their own politics sometimes while still remaining deeply political and passionate. Rage Against the Machine have nothing to rage against.

But I do like this album. It's full of catchy little songs that achieved massive radio play and brought their style of anger towards mainstream America. You had to seek out the Dead Kennedys/Anti-Flag/Minor Threat. Rage was being played on Mtv and on the local hard rock radio stations. Growing up I never got the politics of the band but I did like to feel important and rage against my parents, my teachers, the system-so in that case they've done their job. The politics? Comically bad. The music? Actually pretty damn good.

And in honor of Rage-go out and buy stuff this Friday. We all like giving, we all like receiving. Celebrate capitalism and consumerism and think of Rage Against the Machine.