On January 26, 2000, the band Rage Against the Machine stood on the steps of Federal Hall to shoot the music video for “Sleep Now in the Fire,” a song from the group’s 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles. Michael Moore directed the music video; in it, he’s shown arguing with New York police. Toward the end of the shoot, the film crew and band tried to enter the New York Stock Exchange and the scene devolved into chaos. In interviews, guitarist Tom Morello says Moore yelled to the band, “Take the New York Stock Exchange.”
Perhaps that sentiment is what stuck with Travis Boersma, and not in
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