I'll be rock and rolling this coming week away on vacation, so while I'm gone here's a mix to kick your pre-Halloween week into party mode too. Dance on. Eli "Paperboy" Reed And The True Loves - (Doin' The)Boom Boom Buy Roll With You James Hunter - She's Got A Way Buy The Hard Way The Clash - Wrong 'Em Boyo [...]
Harken back to the days of "alternative rock" and you'd see that Disposable Heroes of Hiphopracy were one of the only hip hop acts it was acceptable to like. Nowadays the same hold true for main hero Michael Franti. My real introduction to Franti's amalgam of hip hop, rock, reggae and world music was through my sister-in-law. All Rebel Rockers is the new studio album from Franti and his band Spearhead. On the new album Franti ventures into more varied musical territory. While the [...]
There were lots of choices for this week's mix, and I've tried to make it more of an upbeat mix this time around. Even the Ray LaMontagne is a feel-good dittie. Plastilina Mosh is defeinitely a high point for me. The Swedish duo First Aid Kit released their version of Fleet Foxes' Tiger Mountain Peasant Song in a YouTube video weeks ago, and were kind enough to re-record it in the studio. The harmonies are just cool. Arsenal are a Belgian duo- not the lame football club from London. They asked Offfice 's Scott [...]
Filed under: Around the World Spinner.com : Diversity? We love it. Most fans of international music dive headlong into the smorgasbord of offerings from all over the world, craving tastes of something from everywhere. But diversity in individual artists? That's another matter. Many said global... Read more
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Spinner.com : Michael Franti and Spearhead hosted their 10th annual free music festival, '911 Power to the Peaceful,' in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this past weekend. The event drew nearly 50,000 people and featured special acoustic sets by Warren Haynes and... Read more
It's a big week for album releases. Just check out this list of winners: Nicole Atkins- MP3 Boston Spaceships- MP3 Calexico Greg Camp- MP3 Kimya Dawson- former Moldy Peach Michael Franti & Spearhead- MP3 Horsefeathers Ray Lamontagne- eagerly awaited new record Metallica- digital release, Sept. 12th Mogwai- EP Okkervil River- MP3 Portastatic- [...]
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Anti Flag rouses the crowd with their hard-hitting punk sound Photos by Justin Andert The Ripple Effect started out as a peaceful, oppression free day of propelling a new wave of action outside of the RNC on the lawn of Minnesota's State Capitol in St. Paul. There was a full day of artists who preached ideals of peace, love, unity, and reform. Check out a photo album of the day: Chris #2 (Barker) sings in front [...]
I dischi in Italia escono abitualmente il venerdì, salvo rari casi. Da oggi cercheremo di indicarvi le uscite discografiche più interessanti di ogni settimana. Come sempre eventuali vostre segnalazioni sono graditissime. A proposito, vi ricordiamo che potete scriverci (di questo ed altro) al nostro solito indirizzo: suggerimenti@soundsblog.it. Iniziamo quindi con l'elenco dei principali dischi in uscita oggi, lo trovate dopo il salto. Uscite discografiche (5 settembre 2008) Arnoux "Cascade" Bandabardò "Ottavio" The Banshee "Your Nice Habitats" Blessed [...]
I feel bad about missing last week's mix, but that's what happens when the summer is winding down and you have way more things to do than you have time. With that said, here is this week's. It is a party mix to get everyone ready to dance at Rock and Roll Hotel tonight. Boom Bip - Girl Toy The Octopus Project - The Adjustor The Epochs - Opposite Sides (Hays Remix) The Republic Tigers - Golden Sand The Wombats - Kill The Director [...]
Favorite of hip hoppers, world music fans, indie hipsters, and pot heads Michael Franti & Spearhead have released the first single from their forthcoming album All Rebel Rockers . You can download the first track "Say Hey (I Love You)" here . All Rebel Rockers will be released on September 9th. www.spearheadvibrations.com
Once again Jody joins the blog to give us a music update from Philly. Jody is our singer-songwriter/folk music expert, too. She actually writes her guest spots, unlike Kelly, Nick and Emily. Someday, right guys? Guest Spot: Jody I live in Philly, yet commute to Delaware every day for school. As a student, I am way too cheap for either an iTrip or satellite radio, so I rely heavily on [...]
Now that the holidays are over, the regular Friday mixes are back. This is also the start of a new semester back at school for many of us, so let's have one last party before we head back to the grind. Enjoy! MGMT - Time to Pretend Menomena - Rotten Hell Skatebård - Data Italia Tokyo Police Club - Be Good (RAC Remix) Neutral Milk Hotel - Hotel, 1945 Rogue Wave - Like I Needed [...]
English Version: Yep... I had to do it, the whole compilation in one post. Every cover from third season of Weeds for you pleasure. For me, the best one was Man Man's cover, followed by The Decemberists. And for now, we'll have to wait for the next season to know the new covers. Something to remember right here you can find the covers from Second season of Weeds MP3s: Randy Newman [...]
English Version: Eleventh Episode, Third Season, this time Michael Franti made Little Boxes . MP3: Michael Franti - Little Boxes Versión en Español: Undécimo episodio, tercera temporada, Michael Franti son los encargados del cover de Little Boxes. MP3: Michael Franti - Little Boxes Technorati Tags: weeds , third season , michael franti , little boxes , covers
1. Michael Franti - Oh My God - Though 6 years old, this track resonates incredibly. If you're not hooked in the first 5 seconds, you need a check-up from the neck up. "You can make a life longer, but you can't save it / You can make a clone and then you try to enslave it? / Stealin' DNA samples from the unborn and then you comin' after us 'cause we sampled a James Brown horn?" [from Stay Human |buy] [...]
Stream new albums from various artists at the Dutch Site 3 Voor 12 . Here's a list of some ones worth listening to at the moment but bookmark it and check back as they change regularly. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain Peaches - Impeach my Bush The Rifles - No Love Lost Tanya Morgan - Moonlighting Razorlight - Razorlight Michael Franti and Spearhead - Yell Fire! Lily Allen - Alright Still Peter Bjorn & [...]
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