Archive for May 2010
We are Knuckle-Biting and Sort of Have to Pee
Posted by: Frontier Funbunny on: May 31, 2010
Short and sweet post today, friends: it’s Memorial Day, and it’s time you get your good-lookin self outside because it’s gorgeous (well it’s supposed to be. At the moment of writing this it’s actually 11pm on Sunday and we at FP are all sitting around in our nighties and watching our mood rings change color). [...]
Frontier Archaeology, vol. 6: Easy Rider
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 30, 2010
[FP's weekly column on music before 1990 appears on Sundays] As we settled into Mem Day weekend with backyard barbecues, we were saddened to learn of the death of Dennis Hopper. In an acting career than spanned six decades, Hopper appeared in more than 115 films, from Rebel Without a Cause to Apocalypse Now to [...]
David Byrne Approaches Limit of Awesome
Posted by: Frontier Funbunny on: May 28, 2010
Earlier this week, the folks at The Kitchen honored David Byrne for being awesome. An RISD dropout who mastered three instruments (guitar, accordian, violin) before high school, he’s a pioneer in sampling, a videographer of volcanic ash clouds and a well-nigh genius of sound. In his free time, he puts together theater pieces, goes hiking [...]
Indiephemera Friday, vol. 7
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 28, 2010
Like LeBron James, we at FP aspire to the status of global icons. But, like LeBron James, it is also our mission to put our hometown on the map. Luckily we run a music blog, and our hometown is Brooklyn, which has more bands than Jamaica’s got mangoes. Shortwave Sunshine is one of these bands, [...]
Nas & Marley: Rap Star Meets Patois
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 27, 2010
On their new record, Distant Relatives, Nas and Damian Marley are all about fusion. Nas brings the vehemence of the streets and a harsh realism about the state of mankind. “Junior Gong” Marley brings a mellower mood, with faith in Jah and universal brotherhood. Together, the Queens-Kingston duo, who previously collaborated on Road To Zion, [...]
FP Top 5: Double Albums (2000-2010)
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 26, 2010
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(Our Weekly Wednesday Countdown) At their best, double albums are double the pleasure: musicians push the boundaries of their creativity and fans get extra time with artists they love. In a form that attracts the prolific, the experimental, and the indulgent, there have been successes (The Beatles, a.k.a. The White Album), catastrophes (Tales from Topographic [...]
Frontier Videology: Broken Bells/Christina Hendricks Edition, pt. 1
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 26, 2010
Apparently, there are still some artists who believe in the power of the music video. Broken Bells (the collaborative project between Shins’ frontman James Mercer and the ubiquitous Danger Mouse) released their debut this March, and since then they have been in full-on promotion mode. The band has focused no small amount of effort on [...]
Disco Inferno: Holy Ghost! and Chromeo
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 25, 2010
Exile on Main Street is at the top of the charts. Sideburns and beards are in. There is unrest in the far east. The Nets are moving to New York. A rational human being can come to only one conclusion: we’re living in the 1970s. Don’t blame me; I voted for McGovern. And boy, do [...]
Frontier Cyclist, vol. 5: BK Bridge to Prospect Park
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 25, 2010
Picnic, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, May 2010 [A ongoing series of urban bike routes, tested by our riders. -FP] This past weekend was a glorious one for bike riding in the city. Over two days, the Frontier Cyclist caravan rode through Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Bed-Stuy, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, and [...]
Reflection Eternal – Revolutions Per Minute
Posted by: Frontier Funbunny on: May 24, 2010
The second we hear any song from Talib Kweli’s first solo album Quality, we’re transported to fresh-outta-college days, back when we still used a landline and sucked from the wide mouth of a two-foot-tall bong named Anita. We loved Kweli then; loved his lyrics, loved his beats, loved his gravel-wrapped-in-satin voice. “Get By” is still [...]
