Little Boxes

Posted 6/17/2008 by billypilgrim

In 1962, Malvina Reynolds wrote a song called "Little Boxes", a song that, even today, rings true in it's stark critique of both homogenized suburbia and society's pressure to succeed. The song was made famous by Pete Seeger.

Brilliant in it's simplicity, the song became the theme song for the TV show "Weeds", and Rise Against recently the joined the growing list of artists who have recorded their own versions. The list includes a wide variety of artists including Elvis Costello, The Shins, Billy Bob Thornton, Linkin Park, Regina Spektor, Joan Baez, and Death Cab For Cutie.

In addition to being played on an episode of "Weeds" this season, Rise Against's version of "Little Boxes" will be released on iTunes on June 17th, as part of Dimebag Series #1 . It is the first collection in the series to feature 10 versions of the show's now-retired legendary theme song "Little Boxes" including the unreleased version by Rise Against. For more info hit riseagainst.com or www.weedsmusic.com

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Studio Diary Part Two

Posted 6/12/2008 by billypilgrim

We arrived in Fort Collins and immediately got to work on the songs, and in fact, ending up writing a a whole bunch more of them in the first couple weeks. Bill and Jason helped coax the rock out us and, when we were't trying to cover Motorhead songs, we actually got a lot done. Once we finished the structure of songs, Brandon got to work on the drums while the rest of us entertained ourselves around town, which included a night of weirdness with our good buddy Magic Cyclops over at the Surfside, thoroughly enjoyed by all. Wilhelm Scream even rolled through town on their recent tour and we were all able to take a minute out of our schedules to enjoy a BBQ over at Bill's house, at which point many trampoline antics ensued (see the pics to your right for the Zach and Tim's patent double back-flip ). 

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KFC Canada Victory!

Posted 6/2/2008 by Geffen

Following a five-year campaign by PETA as well as Rise Against fans everywhere, KFC Canada is promising improved welfare for the chickens it buys for its fast-food outlets in exchange for an end to a boycott campaign that will continue in the U.S. and elsewhere. KFC Canads also plans on introducing a vegan "chicken" item on it's menu, which will be many customers first introduction to a meat-free lifestyle.

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PETA has asked us to thank RA fans directly, saying; "you guys and your fans have been an essential part of this effort with speaking out against KFC in videos, letting us do the petitions at shows, and so much more."

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Studio Diary, Tattoos, and Bicycles...

Posted 5/27/2008 by Geffen

Thanks to everyone that came out to Weenie Roast in LA last weekend, we had an awesome time. Just a quick note to let you know there's three new updates on the site worthy of your attention;

1) The new Studio Diary, with a few pics of the process,
2) Our new TATTOO section with pictures of RA related tatts, submitted by fans
3) A short video that will visually explain how seriously Rise Against took BIKE TO WORK day this year...

Oh, and we posted the top 5 records that we've been rocking out to while recording our new jams, so check out our MySpace for the list..

Enjoy!

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