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Michael Franti Loves West Virginia’s Hills

Photo courtesy of prweb.com Above: Michael Franti, the one in the center, and his bandmates, Spearhead.
June 30, 2008




Getting an artist on the phone often is much harder than actually interviewing one. Usually it takes two or three tries to actually get them on the phone, and then there’s the inevitable spotty cell phone service, which adds an extra layer of tension to an already awkward discussion between two people who know their plumber better than each other.


And of course it was no different with Michael Franti, the political folk, hip-hop, reggae singer/songwriter headlining All Good next weekend. After a five-minute delay, I’m finally on the phone with Franti’s publicist. She’s staying on the phone to help answer any questions I might have and, I suspect, to shut me down if I request his opinion on, say, R. Kelly’s child sex case.


After some reception problems, Franti gives me his cell phone number to call him back on, despite his publicist’s hesitation and urging that we use someone else’s cell. F

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Wall-E an Save-the-Earth Allegory

June 30, 2008



Leave it to the premier animators at Pixar to conceive a futuristic love story between two robots that sends older viewers a clear message that we must take action to take care of Mother Earth. Anchored by detailed animation graphics, &l

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Plenty to Do in the H-town Over the Fourth of July Weekend; Get Out

June 30, 2008

The Huntington show of the week award goes to Vegitation for their stunning San Diego brand of reggae performance at the V Club last week. It may have been the great music or it may have been the instant contact buzz that you would get from being wit

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POINT — Robots are Awesome

June 30, 2008



Robots are awesome. I mean, it should be obvious. They are metal and cool. Sure, sometimes they turn on us, their not-always-benevolent masters, but for the most part they amuse us with their desire to be like us.

Let’s

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WV is More Than Just Mountains

June 30, 2008

West Virginians have long been victims of stereotyping, and while that problem isn’t going to go away overnight, a large group of West Virginia bloggers recently did their part fighting this prejudice via an innovative group effort. On West Vir

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COUNTERPOINT — No, Really Awesome

June 30, 2008



Let me ask you a question. Who built this city? If you had answered with rock and roll, you would be incorrect. It was a robot. If I told you I was shot through the heart and you said you were to blame, you might find a flaming bag of fi

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