Archive for May 2011
Booze in Bulk
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 31, 2011
Granted, we are way past the fete-filled Christmas/New Year holiday season, but there are still plenty of party opportunities coming up. Whether you plan on celebrating Flag Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, or a random summer night, you won’t want to spend your evening mixing drinks for everyone. Instead, check out Serious Eats for tips [...]
Frontier Photography – Phillip Toledano
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 27, 2011
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Being an artist is a great deal like being a dictator. Just like a dictator, I must live in a closed loop of self-delusion. A place where my words and ideas always ring true. A gilded daydream of grandiosity. There can be no room for doubt. I must be convinced that I have something vital to say. I must [...]
Put It Into Words: A Review of Battles’ Gloss Drop
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 27, 2011
- In: Music | Record Reviews
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from Peter Lillis <(redacted)@gmail.com> to Leo Lopez <(redacted)@gmail.com> date Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:12 AM subject Gloss Drop Leo, Thanks again for the copy of the new Battles record, Gloss Drop; I’ve been unable to listen to much else. I will surely overplay the disc this summer. Unfortunately, I may not be able to [...]
Chic Fatigue – Color My Black
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 26, 2011
For the 7th grade science fair, I wrote a paper on how color influences mood. More of a book report than a science project, I read a couple of articles on the observed effects of colors on human behavior, (e.g. babies cry more in yellow rooms; prisoners are less irritable in blue cells). For the [...]
Free Yourself From Tyranny!
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 25, 2011
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Although we at FP try to stay on top of the absolute latest happenings in music and culture, we have to admit that Jack Spearing at One Thirty BPM makes a good case for re-discovering classical music, “the snobby, expensive music that you would get around to listening to if you weren’t so busy tracking [...]
The Class of 2011: An Interview with Youth Lagoon
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: May 24, 2011
- In: Band Profiles | Interviews | Music | Record Reviews
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(Today we begin our new series The Class of 2011, in which we profile up-and-coming artists through interviews, concert rundowns, record reviews, and more. Check back throughout the Summer and Fall to learn about and listen to the year’s most exciting new bands.) Boise, Idaho songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Trevor Powers, who performs under the nom [...]
Foster the People – A Review of Torches
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 23, 2011
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“Pumped Up Kicks,” the lead single on Foster the People’s debut album, has organically become an alt-pop radio hit with its breezy L.A. sound and Peter Bjorn And John’s “Young Folks”-inspired whistling. I was so engrossed with the cheery melody of its chorus that it took me a few listens to discover that the lyrics [...]
Frontier Mixology: Bar Review & Cocktail Two-fer, Red Hook’s Fort Defiance
Posted by: Roddy Rickhouse on: May 20, 2011
Red Hook, I love it. The place has a faded sense of history, the polyglottal shouts of long-dead stevedores hanging in the air. It retains an atmosphere of waterfront decay à la Season 2 of The Wire that has been excised from other neighborhoods better served by public transport, even as much of Red Hook’s actual [...]
Frontier Photography – Carrie Levy
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 20, 2011
In You Before All, I continue to use my camera to harshly manipulate my subjects. I introduce two paradoxical states: pain and ecstasy. I contort my subjects to look like victims; however, whether they are victims of pain or pleasure is open to debate.
