Brass Against is a musical collective that creates brass-inflected cover versions of rock songs. The collective chooses politically charged songs and other socially conscious music in order to raise awareness of various issues and to encourage activism and social change.
Brass Against was founded by guitarist Brad Hammonds. Hammonds was galvanized by the rise of Donald Trump. Hammonds later said he felt "we needed Rage Against the Machine more than ever" in the run-up to the 2016 United States presidential election "and wanted to do something besides simply expressing views on social media." Hammonds and saxophonist Andy Gutauskas gathered some friends who recorded their first video, a cover of "Bombtrack" released in September 2017.[2]
In 2021, lead singer Sophia Urista urinated on a fan onstage during a Welcome to Rockville performance at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Brass Against apologized, tweeting that Urista had gotten "carried away". They added: "That's not something the rest of us expected, and it's not something you'll see again at our shows." The band was banned from performing at the festival and future NASCAR events.[3]
Their cover of Rage Against the Machine's song "Wake Up" was featured in the end credits of the 2021 film The Matrix Resurrections.[4]
^"Brass Against official". Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^Lewry, Fraser (4 December 2018). "Meet Brass Against, the band reinventing protest music in the age of Trump and Brexit". Louder. Future Publishing. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^Marr, Madeleine (19 November 2021). "What does the urinating singer say now about Florida concert? 'I am not a shock artist'". Miami Herald. McClatchy Media Network. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^Robinson, Ellie (23 December 2021). "Brass Against reinvent Rage Against The Machine's 'Wake Up' for 'The Matrix Resurrections'". NME. NME Networks. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
BrassAgainst is a musical collective that creates brass-inflected cover versions of rock songs. The collective chooses politically charged songs and other...
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve different colours and mechanical, electrical, acoustic and chemical...
Brass knuckles (also referred to as brass knucks, knuckledusters, iron fist and paperweight, among other names) are a melee weapon used primarily in hand-to-hand...
A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass...
Brass Eye (stylised as brassEYE) is a British satirical television series parodying current affairs news programming. A series of six episodes aired on...
Trailer Empire. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021. BrassAgainst reinvent Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Wake Up’ for ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, NME...
The Beat of the Brass is the tenth album by the popular instrumental group Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, released in 1968. It was the last album by...
Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. It has been generally very positively received for its role in promoting brass bands and their music. Parts...
Clark County sheriff race, Joe Lombardo, Larry Burns will pit police brassagainst police union". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 12, 2022. "Sheriff...
The Brass Check is a muckraking exposé of American journalism by Upton Sinclair published in 1919. It focuses mainly on newspapers and the Associated...
Empire. Early automakers turned to brass for their vehicles for both its looks and function. It held up well against tarnishing and bad weather, but required...
lips to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument or the mouthpiece of a brass instrument. The word is of French origin and is related to the root bouche...
Christopher Paul Brass (born 24 July 1975) is an English manager and former professional footballer, he who works in a senior recruitment role at Premier...
John Brass (born 7 October 1946) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer – a dual-code international. He made twelve international...
Brass Target is a 1978 American suspense war film based on the 1974 novel The Algonquin Project by Frederick Nolan. The film was produced by Berle Adams...
girl embraces the Mandarin, is a theme given out fortissimo by the low brassagainst minor-second tremolos in the woodwinds. As the Mandarin begins to bleed...
Balkan brass, popularly known by the Serbian name Truba (Serbian Cyrillic: Труба, "Trumpet"), is a distinctive style of music originating in the Balkan...
"Paedogeddon" is a 2001 special of the British satirical current affairs series Brass Eye. It was written, produced, and presented by Chris Morris, and directed...
The Brass Verdict is the 19th novel by American author Michael Connelly and features the second appearance of Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Michael...
Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion...
Sampson Brass is a fictional character in the 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. He is a corrupt attorney who affects feeling for his...
Woodwind instruments were originally made of wood, just as brass instruments were made of brass, but instruments are categorized based on how the sound is...
Clark County sheriff race, Joe Lombardo, Larry Burns will pit police brassagainst police union". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on December...
World Party and the affiliated Youth Against War and Fascism. He published the autobiography Up Against the Brass in 1970. Stapp worked at the Hudson School...
3390/rel13050380. Wikiquote has quotations related to Violence against Muslims in independent India. Brass, Paul R. "On the Study of Riots, Pogroms, and Genocide"...
Global Information