Posts tagged Spearhead
Songs About AIDS: 10 Tracks That Foster Understanding and Awareness
As we reflect upon AIDS Awareness Month, here are 10 notable songs that contribute to our understanding of this pernicious disease. ... Read More »
Michael Franti's Near-Death Experience Inspired Spearhead's 'Sound of...
EMI There's nothing like a brush with death to get you thinking about your life. Such was the case ... Read More »
'Sounds Like a Revolution' Proves Political Music Is Alive and...
Any music listener too young to have rolled in the mud at Woodstock -- the '69 edition, not the ... Read More »
Michael Franti Gives Gulf Coast 'Pep Talk' at Bonnaroo
Bonnaroo's headliners this year may include southern rockers Kings of Leon and hip-hop royalty ... Read More »
Michael Franti Delivers Power and Free Music to the Peaceful
When Michael Franti first organized an event in San Francisco called Power to the Peaceful 11 years ... Read More »
Lila Downs Is Up for Anything in Her Musical World
Diversity? We love it. Most fans of international music dive headlong into the smorgasbord of ... Read More »
Michael Franti, Ziggy Marley Bring Power to the Peaceful
Michael Franti and Spearhead hosted their 10th annual free music festival, '911 Power to the ... Read More »
Michael Franti Gets Schooled on Bob Dylan
Five years after the start of the Iraq war and following his own visit to the war zone for the ... Read More »
Stars Come Out for 'Once'
It's a long way from the streets of Dublin to the Oscars. But what took U2 more than 20 years to ... Read More »
DMB, Modest Mouse Lead Rothbury Festival
Summer 2008 is shaping up to be the year of the Big American Rock Festival -- coming soon to a field ... Read More »
Michael Franti Echoes Bob Marley at Festival
Singer-songwriter, hip-hop artist and peace activist Michael Franti is usually right at home on ... Read More »
Michael Franti Reclaims 9/11 With Festival's Message
When Michael Franti initially scheduled his now-annual free music festival on 9/11, he wasn't ... Read More »
Tom Morello and Michael Franti Bond at Bonnaroo
Although their sets were at conflicting times, Tom Morello and Michael Franti synced up backstage ... Read More »
