Michael Franti

EMI's Coolest Charity Auction On The Planet To Benefit Japan

EMI's Coolest Charity Auction On The Planet To Benefit Japan EMI Group has rallied its artists and songwriters to donate items for a massive eBay auction to raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross disaster relief efforts to help those affected by last month’s earthquake and tsunami. The multi-national music company will also match all funds raised from the "EMI Family 4 Japan" auction up to…

Does Michael Franti Agree With Neil Young: That Music No Longer Has The Power To Change The World?

Does Michael Franti Agree With Neil Young: That Music No Longer Has The Power To Change The World? Photo credit: James MinchinIn February, 2008, Neil Young — the man who penned the protest song “Ohio” and 2006’s anti-Bush album Living with War — told a media conference in Germany, “I think that the time when music could change the world is past,”…