Alongside
fellow musician Serj Tankian, Tom Morello founded ‘Axis of Justice’ in 2002 to
bring together musicians, music fans and grassroots organisations to fight for
global social justice. Recently Morello has played short sets at Occupy camps
across the USA and Europe
Tom
Morello is best known for his work with the politically charged Rage Against
the Machine. He also played guitar with Audioslave and is currently guitarist
and lyricist with Street Sweeper Social Club and The Nightwatchman.
It
is a difficult task to choose just one single track from across Morello’s
industrious output of songs about social justice. This song is from The
Nightwatchman’s early days when Morello used this moniker to record and play as
a solo acoustic artist. ‘The Road I Must Travel’ has an excellent accompanying
video in which Morello is surrounded by pictures of his inspirations, the
footage also includes quotes from a number of those figures.
The
Nightwatchman – The Road I Must Travel
Songs for Social Justice Dance Night featuring guest DJ Jerry Dammers -
o Thursday 26th January
o STUC Centre, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow
o 6.45pm – midnight
o Tickets £8/£4 - Available direct from the STUC - 0141 337 8100
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