own message<\/a><\/span> to Twitter alongside a selfie taken on her last day in the studio. <\/p>\nper the sun<\/em>, the first strains of \u201cKilling In The Name\u201d were heard early on the morning of July 29, and continued through the afternoon. When one listener called in to beg for a switch up, their request was ignored by the operating DJ. <\/p>\nGiven the timing of the layoffs, listeners presumed that the continued broadcast of the track was a form of dissent by employees dissatisfied with the current state of things. \u201cKilling In The Name\u201d is a protest song\u2014the track was released in 1992, one year after Los Angeles police beat Rodney King. The lyrics of the track were inspired by the highly publicized display of police brutality. <\/p>\n
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This blend of vitamins and essential oils from Provence Beauty can be used as a moisturizer for hands, nails, and hair, and like 50 other things, too. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDuring the \u201cKilling In The Name\u201d replay loop, Rage Against The Machine’s own frontman, Tom Morello retweeted<\/a><\/span> a tweet from user @RR7349 detailing the situation, and called the use of the track \u201cbeautiful.\u201d<\/p>\nAccording to an update from the Vancouver Sun<\/em> posted this morning, though, it appears the whole thing was simply a publicity stunt by the radio station. The station is set to launch a brand new rock station. \u201cWe’ve seen huge success with our SONiC brand in Edmonton, serving listeners who are looking for an alternative to pop music,\u201d said Christian Hall, content director for Sonic Radio, in a statement.<\/p>\nHe added, \u201cWe can’t wait for listeners to meet this fantastic group of entertaining personalities who are unapologetically themselves, and all share a passion for alternative music.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n