All Rebel Rockers Review

by Jameson on March 11, 2010

Album Review

Michael Franti & Spearhead: All Rebel Rockers

All Rebel Rockers by Michael Franti & Spearhead was released on September 9, 2008, by Epitaph subsidiary ANTI-. So why am I writing about a record which came out about a year and a half ago. I know, old news right? Well honestly this one flew under my radar for so long that I only picked it up after I heard the single “Say Hey (I Love You)” on the radio.

Well the single is a far sample of the rest of the album. Now reggae is not my forte when it comes to music. My reggae AllRebelRockerscollection is dominated by Bob Marley. Todays Reggae artists just come across more like hip-hop/Spanish reggae than anything else, and let’s face it that is not beach music. Think about it Sean Paul.

The Opening track “Rude Boys Back In Town” is actually a big of a let down. It just isn’t a song I would want to start an album with, it is a little boring and the rhyme is very repetitive. The second track “A Little Bit Of Riddim” is where the album should have started. This track just makes you want to get up and dance, it is catchy and poppy and could easily be the next single. It is the kind of track that you just bob your head to as you are driving around town in your car. My favorite track by far is “Nobody Right, Nobody Wrong.” The track deals with the idea of world peace, which makes me think back to Bob Marley’s song catalog, and how he often wrote about happiness and peace. If fact a lot of these songs are about peace, love and happiness.

Overall my impression of this album is that it is something I would go to get myself excited for summer and the beach. It just sounds like the album came riding in on the waves of the ocean and was meant to be listened to at the beach. Pick this album up if you enjoy Bob Marley, Xavier Rudd or Spoon.

Track List.

01. Rude Boys Back In Town
02. A Little Bit Of Riddim
03. Life In The City
04. Hey World (Remote Control Version)
05. All I Want Is You
06. Say Hey (I Love You)
07. I Got Love For You
08. Soundsystem
09. Hey World (Don’t Give Up Version)
10. The Future
11. High Low (featuring Zap Mama)
12. Nobody Right Nobody Wrong
13. Have A Little Faith

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Looking for Bands Looking for Shows…

by Jillian on March 3, 2010

More than half way through my third year at The College of New Jersey, I have achieved something I’ve been working toward since I first stepped foot on this campus. For the next academic school year, I will be a co-Rat chair. I understand that almost everyone reading this has absolutely no idea what that means, so here is the briefest of explanations: The Rathskellar is the name of the bar in the Student Center on campus here, and next school year I am in charge of booking/running half of all of the events that take place there. We host a variety of events (mostly concerts, comedy shows, etc.) and I am on the hunt for new, exciting, innovative events to host to draw out the student body. Interviewing for this position, despite being interviewed by my own friends, was unnerving to say the least, but it turns out to have been more than worth it.

With that said, I am in need of great help from my fellow music-enthusiasts and event extraordinaires. I am searching for smaller-scale bands and musicians, people looking for some exposure and hoping to book shows in the New Jersey area. More importantly, I am looking for fun, different ideas. I’ve considered speed dating events, dance parties with a live DJ as opposed to a band, and I am throwing around some other ideas. But, I want to hear from my peers about what they would enjoy.

If you or anyone you know has any suggestions, or is in an illegible band, please contact me. Obviously, exposure to these bands may place their names in this blog as well. I’m trying to discover new people to get excited about and to help share with everyone else out there.

Now, for the substance of this post… As I approach my final year of college, I can’t help but wonder what people’s experiences are like at other colleges/universities. Please feel free to post in the comments section regarding programming where you take classes.

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Let the spring tours commence!

February 26, 2010

Yay! Next week heralds the beginning of March. A new month, a new season and of course the start of the Spring tour season!!!
So, since I cannot blog about the ‘Night for Haiti’ (the event was, unfortunately, canceled), I thought I would give you a sneak peak of the bands I’m seeing in the next [...]

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Aerosmith Tour

February 25, 2010

Aerosmith Announces ‘Cocked, Locked And Ready To Rock Tour’
Aerosmith has announced a European Tour this summer. The dates are as follows
06/10 – Sweden – Sweden Rock Festival
06/13 – UK – Download Festival
06/15 – UK – London 02 Arena
06/18 – Romania – Bucharest
06/20 – Greece – Athens Olympic Stadium
06/23 – Holland – Nijmegen Goeffert Park
06/25 – [...]

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A Show for Nostalgia’s Sake, or Just Another Show?

February 24, 2010

On Saturday, February 20th, I lined up with about two thousand other middle-school punk rockers. Although the majority of people attending this show were in fact adults, we were all in middle school (maybe high school for some) the first time we thought about catching this band live. Some of us were lucky enough to, [...]

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