Raging Within the Machine

I wanted this blog to be solely about my Japanese exploits, and as such have avoided ramming my opinions on Labour, Immigration, Nick Griffin and the Copenhagen debacle down your collective throats. However, it was confirmed today that Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the name of" is the Christmas no.1 this year. Awesome.

A lot of people have missed the point with this campaign. Yes Rage are signed to Sony, whom Simon Cowell works for, but organised resistance is so rare these days that raging within the system with have to do for now. The songs original message of inherent racism within American police forces may have eroded slightly, but the songs raw energy lives on.

Anyway I just wanted to record this moment of grassroots rebellion and I am disappointed I won't be in Britain to hear the countdown... Still there is the free gig that Rage promised that I hope to be back in time for. Not to mention the fact that Shelter, the homeless charity, have also experienced a windfall due to Rage's affiliation, and they will donate any profit from the sales onto the charity too.

There is no other pill to take, so swallow the one, that makes you ill!