Michael Franti and Spearhead

at the Peoples' Festival to benefit Common Ground relief in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Video montage by FluxRostrum

at the Peoples' Festival to benefit Common Ground relief in the Lower ninth Ward of New Orleans.

The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy was a rap/hip-hop band active during the early 1990s. The band was formed in 1990 by Michael Franti and Rono Tse, and introduced the phenomenal work of guitarist Charlie   more...Hunter. The band's name was derived in part from the phrase "The Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy", used in some Socialist literature.

The group were associated by genre with others of the time, including House of Pain and Pop Will Eat Itself. They also were somewhat reminiscent of Gil Scott-Heron due to the vocal styles of Franti and the up-front political messages in the music. They played many concerts, sometimes opening the bill for more well-known acts such as U2 (on their landmark Zoo TV Tour), Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana and Arrested Development.

Their debut album, Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury, received critical and underground acclaim upon its release in 1992, but was never commercially successful. Franti's lyrics address a wide range of issues, from Mass Media bias and abuse on "Television: Drug of the Nation" to racial equality on "Socio-Genetic Experiment", in large part inspired by his own childhood. The album also included a cover of the Dead Kennedys track "California ber Alles" (with updated lyrics about Governor Pete Wilson). "Television," which received wide airplay on college and alternative radio stations, had previously been recorded by Michael Franti's first band, The Beatnigs.

In common with other bands of the time on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy used sampling and scratching as a primary tool of music recording, and mixed Rock, Hip-Hop, Rap, and Jazz in combinations that were ground breaking for the time.

Among their contemporaries, the band had strong artistic, political, and personal ties to both Meat Beat Manifesto and Consolidated. The recording of Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury was co-produced by Consolidated's Mark Pistel, and prolific Meat Beat Manifesto frontman Jack Dangers assisted with mixing.

In 1993 the duo worked with William S. Burroughs, recording music for a collaborative album entitled Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales. This album diverged greatly from the style of the band's previous work, as they were largely providing musical background and accompaniment to Burroughs' spoken readings from several of his books. The Disposable Heroes split up shortly after. Michael Franti formed Spearhead, who (to date) have released 7 albums and are still a going concern, while Tse worked with the Mystick Journeymen.  less

Part 1: Mawri Fire Dancing on the roof of a house in Negril Jamaica. Part 2: Mawri Fire Dancing in a cave in Little Bay Jamaica Music by Michael Franti & Spearhead

michael urie interview

music video

Liverpool FC, Real Madrid, Newcastle United. - England

michael collins funeral ,he was also know as the Big fella, did the deal to get the irish republic its independence , famous quotes im signing my own death warrant ,,when signing the deal ,turn up late   more...to accept the surrender of british ,british general said,your 7minutes late ,7minutes you had to wait ,but we had to wait 700 yrs, shot dead in aug 1922 in cork age 31  less

interesting...

Documentary which celebrated Michael's 40th Birthday

the michael jackson

Not bad

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Michael Jackson Gangsta

Michael jackson 2008

GOOD...

This is my first Roswell Fan Video and it´s about Michael and Maria and how Michael finds Maria to be his home. Music by Chris Daughtry. Starring Brendan Fehr as Michael Guerin and Majandra Delfino   more...as Maria DeLuca.

I'm staring out into the night
And trying to hide the pain
I'm going to the place where love
and feeling good don't ever cost a thing,
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain
I'm going home to the place where I belong
where your love has always been enough for me
I'm running from you know I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home
The miles are getting longer it seems
The closer I get to you.... babe
I've not always been the best man and friend for you
But your love remains true and I don't know why
You always seem to give me another try
I'm going home
To the place where I belong
Where your love has always been good enough for me
I'm running from you know I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
Be careful what you wish for
cause you just might get it all
you just might get it all and then some you dont want
be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it all
You just might get it all
I'm going home to the place where I belong
Where your love has always been enough for me
And I'm running from.. you know I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me'
But these places and these faces are getting old
But these places and these faces are getting old
I'm going home
I'm going home
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Michael Wong - Gemini

If ITold You That

I remember him from police academy.

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1988 video documentary

Michael Jackson performing, The Love You Save