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Spearhead: Don't Spear the Rapper

Steven Wells, New Musical Express, 24 September 1994

MICHAEL FRANTI, the man behind The Beatnigs' post-industrial clatter and key shouter with agit-rappers Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, has adopted a mellower vibe for his new band SPEARHEAD — but, fear not, their debut album Home packs a political clout every bit as hard as you'd expect. STEVEN WELLS fights the power.

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