I had so much fun at the 10th annual Power To The Peaceful gathering this weekend! If you're in the Bay Area, be sure to check out the 100% FREE people-powered event next year. Here's a few of the many photos I captured of the concerts... Ziggy Marley lookin' too cool for school at PTTP 2008: Ziggy sang songs from his 1st solo album Dragonfly as well as the Bob Marley tunes, "Redemption Song"...
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I dig Michael Franti and I LOVE Spearhead, but my interest in his work had started to wane in recent years. For starters, I'm wide awake,angry and aware of what's going on in the world, so Yell Fire! is preaching to the converted. Plus, I liked their reggae sounds of yesteryear and wasn't so into the rock stylings they've adopted. Well, Franti must have noticed this shift in his fanbase, coz...
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Michael Franti & Spearhead may not have Azeem on board anymore, but the new album features new up-and-coming rebel rockers plus the Riddim Twins themselves, Sly and Robbie. When I last wrote about the upcoming new album, All Rebel Rockers, I was swooning over the warm reggae vibe pulsing from the new "All I Want Is You" video. And, judging from the tracklist and guest artists, I was anticipat...
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Sly & Robbie can do no wrong! Masters of their craft, the Riddim Twins are blazing with a quiet power alongside Spearhead in this new Michael Franti tune, "All I Want Is You". The bass, the drums, the echo are smooth and lazy like this sweltering heatwave in Cali right now. And yes - the reggae is back in sublime effect:Michael Franti & Spearhead 'All I Want Is You':Pure niceness.Directed by...
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New music video for Hey World..They were playing in my hometown this weekend and didnt realise until too late.. next time...MUSIC VIDEO: Hey World (Don't Give Up)
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Oh ya!!Ok arms in the air everyone..
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One of my favorite artists: Michael Franti. I got into him when he dropped The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, and I've followed him ever since. He's true to himself, and he's true to his message, which was heavily inflenced by Gil Scott-Heron at the beginning of his career. This is him with his band, Spearhead, at Coachella:From 2001's Stay Human: Rock the NationDisposable Heroes' first singl...
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Great title track off new Michael Franti & Spearhead album, Yell Fire!
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Now I seriously cant this out of my head...I say hey I'll be gone today!!!!
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All out for March 19!In San Francisco, ANSWER has initiated a mass demonstration on the evening of March 19 (the actual day that the invasion began) following militant direct actions that will take place throughout the earlier part of the in the Bay Area. A wide number of groups are planning and mobilizing for those actions. In Florida, ANSWER is organizing and mobilizing for demonstrations thr...
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Download it here, the Obama song. On facebook, so it might just be a crafty way of getting you to join.
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The latest theme of mix CDs is strategic planning (don't ask why...). So I'm thinking about geopolitics, Northern and Southern hemispheres, war, leaders, etc... then stumble across this new release from Michael Franti & Spearhead. Now I can't stop bopping about to get the mix done before I hit vacationland....enjoy
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Albums keep getting worse and worse these days. Nothing very exciting hits stores this week. The industry seems to be in a drought this summer.Rick Springfield - Venus in OverdriveAlice Cooper - Along Came a SpiderThird Day - RevelationScars on Broadway - Scars on BroadwaySoulfly - ConquerJohnny Winter - Live Bootleg Series Volume ThreeJohnny Flyn - A LarumGeorge Carlin - It's Bad For YaWalls o...
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Just a few months ago, I was having a discussion with my 18 year old daughter about music.. and I asked her if she ever listened to music with a message - you know, songs like "Ohio" and "For What It's Worth". I managed to build into her an appreciation for music of past generations.. but lately she's consumed with Hip Hop and R&B - most of which is somewhat devoid of any sort of socially red...
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Michael Franti & Spearhead are celebrating the success of their 2006 album Yell Fire! with the digital only release of Yell Fire! Live this fall. Yell Fire! was critically acclaimed, praised for its educational, socially conscious lyrics, yet still keeping the music fun, entertaining and Fresh. Franti also released a documentary about the Iraq war in 2005 titled "I’m Not Alone". Franti & Spearh.
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