NME — Band are now 11,000 sales behind X Factor's John McElderry more info

Undercover, Australia — Rage Against The Machine members Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha appeared on the BBC this week to give their support to the campaign to stop Simon Cowell grabbing the number one spot in the UK this week with his X-Factor machine. more info

411 Mania — Breaking down the Hall of Fame Class of 2010, as well as the wannabes. Plus, “The X Factor” vs. Rage Against The Machine right before a winner is declared. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — If Rage Against the Machine's live show on Wednesday is to be believed, the only societal plague as bad as homelessness is Simon Cowell. The "American Idol" host was the villain of a rare get-together for the Los Angeles rock... more info

Perez Hilton — We think you've messed with the wrong Brit, fellas! In an effort to get some attention, save their careers, up their sales, Rage Against the Machine threw down the gauntlet to Simon Cowell and his X-factor protege, Joe, urging fans to ignore the "mon... more info

Perez Hilton — Simon Cowell isn't going to be happy about this. Even though Paul McCartney performed with X Factor winner Joe McElderry this past Sunday, the Beatle thinks it would be funny if Rage Against The Machine beat out Simon's artist. The band is currently ... more info

411 Mania — What did they expect? more info

Guardian Music — In the Obama era, there really should be no contest between in the battle between RATM and X Factor's JoeNews: Even Paul McCartney wants RATM to winThe Joe McElderry vs Rage Against the Machine battle for the final Christmas No 1 of the noughties is ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Simon Cowell has slammed the "spiteful" campaign to make Rage Against The Machine the Christmas chart number one, insisting the anti-X Factor drive by "music snobs" is "getting out of hand." more info

Rolling Stone — The Facebook campaign to make Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” the U.K.’s Number One Christmas single has gotten so much attention Rage are carrying a slim edge heading into the December 20th deadline, and now even Paul McCart... more info