Archive for July 2011
Mid-Year Report: The Worst Films of the Year, So Far …
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: July 29, 2011
(Today, FP film critic Franklin Laviola begins his mid-year recap with the worst films of 2011 to date. Check back on Monday for Mr. Laviola’s best films of 2011 thus far. You can read the rest of his work for Frontier Psychiatrist here.) Severely Overrated … * Midnight In Paris, directed by Woody Allen Woody [...]
Chic Fatigue – Prose Needs Clothes
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: July 28, 2011
I received my first piece of reader mail this week, from a memoirist: Dear Chic Fatigue, I just saw on my weekly e-sale roundup a “poet blouse.” (I admit, at first I felt jealous cause there was no “prose blouse.”) I looked it up and saw it was similar to the “peasant blouse,” with which [...]
Frontier Gastronomy: A Better Burger (Without Waiting in Line!)
Posted by: freyabellin on: July 27, 2011
- In: Food
- 2 Comments
There’s nothing like a burger, and New York has its fair share to offer. Some are overrated, some are truly excellent, and most of the latter require patience unheard of by the sane and reasonable (ahem, Shake Shack on a sunny day). And while I am consistently impressed by the creativity of some burger joints, [...]
Post Trucker – A Review of Here We Rest
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: July 26, 2011
Jason Isbell has been an ex-Drive-by Trucker nearly as long as he was a Drive-by Trucker. Still, to most music fans he’s known almost exclusively for his work with that band. That’s a shame, because since his departure Isbell has put out three wonderful records both on his own and with his current backing band, [...]
What Might Have Been Lost: Bon Iver opens tour in Milwaukee, WI
Posted by: Peter Lillis on: July 25, 2011
- In: Band Profiles | Concerts | Music | Uncategorized
- 4 Comments
This weekend, Wisconsin’s native son kicked off his coming-out sold-out summer tour at Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater. Both a homecoming and a send-off, Saturday’s Bon Iver show was a time to enjoy what our fair state has produced and provide support for a brother-in-arms as he travels into the world. Bon Iver, with all its triumphant [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of June 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: July 25, 2011
Given the fact that one of our editors has spent the month of July in sub-optimal physical condition, some of our regular columns have been turning up a bit late this month. Among these is our top 5 videos column for June, which finally sees the light of day at the end of July. Its [...]
Soul Collaboration: Jay-Z Kanye Otis and more
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: July 21, 2011
Kanye West & Jay-Z ft. Otis Redding – “Otis” Pusha T ft. Tyler, the Creator – “Trouble On My Mind”
Come On Baby, Do the Loko Moko
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: July 20, 2011
Last summer, in a languid gathering of friends and musicians at Great Divide Brewery in Denver, my compatriot Tyler Gilmore and I shuffled our beer filled bellies to a nearby food cart. What we encountered there was not what we expected. That food cart served us not food, but ambrosia: quinoa patties, rice, avocado, fried [...]
Brooklyn Hipster Chicks – The Urban Coop
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: July 19, 2011
I’d like to take a small poll. How many of you read the word “coop” above as “co-op,” the unique-to-NYC type of apartment ownership that comes with a high monthly maintenance fee and board approval? That’s what many of my Facebook friends assumed when I posted the following status message: COOP WATCH: The coop has [...]
Presumed Guilty – A Review of The Central Park Five
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: July 18, 2011
- In: Book Reviews | Books
- 3 Comments
To me, Central Park is paradise: a oasis of green and quiet in a city of concrete and noise, a place for picnics and bike rides, reservoir runs and charity walks, Shakespeare plays and symphony concerts, rock and jazz shows, drinks on the pond, and, in years past, a grassy classroom for my students on [...]
