michael franti & spearhead

jade · #1 (**permalink**) May 17, 04

does anyone else listen to michael franti? he's awesome, his words are great, and he's goddamn sexy, and he's going to be in calgary at the folk fest this summer and i am going to be there:)

frogprincess · #2 (**permalink**) May 17, 04

no but maybe i should because i (L) folk music

**TORMENT** · #3 (**permalink**) May 17, 04

If you haven't already, check out Michael Franti's "Disposable Heroes of Hipocracy" work, very late 80's/early 90's political hip-hop . Some peeps might still like it. Jack Dangers/Meat Beat Manifesto was on production duties for some of their releases ... hey, were there many 12''s with instrumental Jack Dangers / Disposable Heroes.. trax? Anybody know??

CRATE DIGGIN, whut?

um... and to go waaaaay back, check out The Beatnigs project (Alternative Tentacles), also a precursor to all Franti's SpearHead sounds today. Industrial hip-hop/punk sounds.

.. i'm not really thaaat old, i only sound like it. :)

jade · #4 (**permalink**) May 18, 04

i would love to check out disposable heroes of hiphoprisy... been meaning to get some of that. i also want the songs from the front porch cd, mellow acoustic goodness.
frogprincess, i will send you a cd if you want:) sharing music is a good thing.

-ff- · #5 (**permalink**) May 18, 04

You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace...

MissBehavior · #6 (**permalink**) May 19, 04

I saw them at the Commodore a few years ago. The energy in that place BLEW MY MIND.

Absolutely incredible.

jade · #7 (**permalink**) May 20, 04

power to the peaceful