Posted in Music, YouTube on Aug 19th, 2008 6 Comments »
I have been meaning to write one of my musical exposés on this next artist since last year, but when I discovered the contest his was administering, I knew that the time had come for you to meet Michael Franti and Spearhead. As always, I will leave you to read his bio here and check [...]
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Posted in Music on May 13th, 2008 2 Comments »
Now did you want to see me broken,
bowed head and lowered eyes,
shoulders fallen down like teardrops,
weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my confidence upset you?
Don’t you take it awful hard cause I walk,
like I’ve got a diamond mine breakin’ up in my front yard.
So you may shoot me with your words,
you may cut me with your [...]
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Posted in MP3, Music on May 4th, 2008 2 Comments »
Wow! Nice first lesson. It was interesting seeing the different types of music you credited for being political or important. Before I get to a quick re-cap of the points you all raised, let me cover some procedural points.
I liked the way Julia posted her thoughts on her own blog. That way you can store [...]
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Posted in Music on May 1st, 2008 11 Comments »
Okay class, settle down class is in session. Let’s get ready to start our first lesson. It looks like we have about eight students and music seems to be a topic you want to discuss. I will start with the first lesson, but I hope to hear your thoughts in the comment box, as well [...]
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