Archive for the ‘Ask FP’ Category
Ask a (Frontier) Psychiatrist
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: January 4, 2011
Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, Reportedly Muse wants to play a show in outer space. Which bands would you most like to see in space? Space Oddity Dear Space, First of all, I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure Muse have already played on a space station: Second of all, space may or may not be bounded, [...]
Ask a (Frontier) Psychiatrist (Best of FP 2010)
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 21, 2010
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Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, What is the best beverage to consume while listening to Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday? -Home Brewin’ the Blues Dear Brewin’, As a physician, I could never endorse the consumption of unholy spirits. Besides, as we all learned on the last day of American History class, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of [...]
Ask a (Frontier) Psychiatrist (Best of FP 2010)
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 21, 2010
- In: Ask FP | Frontier Cyclist
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Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, Last week, you featured Sun Airway’s video for “Put the Days Away.” It combined my love of cute girls, bikes, and music. Do you know of any other music videos that feature bikes so prominently? -Handle-Bar Moustache Dear HBM, Here at FP, each member of our staff has his or her strengths [...]
Deconstructing the Seductive: One Woman’s Response to Frontier Psychiatrist (Best of FP 2010)
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 21, 2010
- In: Ask FP | Dana Perry | Music
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(Last week, Frontier Psychiatrist was asked his advice on the use of music to get a lady in the mood. It was suggested by several readers that a feminine perspective on this issue might be of some value. Luckily, our friend and frequent contributor Dana Perry agreed to supply us with her thoughts.) For any [...]
Ask a (Frontier) Psychiatrist
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: December 1, 2010
- In: Ask FP | Band Names | The Black Keys | The National | Wolf Parade
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Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, I just started a band, but we’re having a lot of disagreement about the name. Can you help us? -Hombre sin Nombre Dear HSN, In one’s adolescence-slash-early-twenties, there are few opportunities for verbal madcappery of such gravity as naming one’s band. Your musical future hangs in the balance! And yet, as in [...]
Ask a (Frontier) Psychiatrist
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 16, 2010
Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, I’m trying to think of new music to play when I’m getting intimate with the lady. Marvin Gaye and Barry White just aren’t getting it done anymore. Any advice? -Silent but Sexy Dear SbS, From the time of Orpheus to the time of Otis Redding, men have attempted to use sweet music [...]
Ask a (Frontier) Psychiatrist
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 2, 2010
Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, I’ve heard more and more of the songs I enjoy in television commercials recently, sometimes before the song is even officially “released.” Is this a sign of “selling out,” or is this just how the music industry works now? Beetles for Sale Dear Beetles, To quote one of the commercially omnipresent songs [...]
Ask a (Frontier) Psychiatrist
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 19, 2010
Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, I find it hard to go to certain concerts/listen to certain recordings where the band/performer is off-pitch. Even if that’s part of their schtick, how do I remedy? What if I really like their studio album but find their shows flat? -Inside Pitch Dear Inside, Perhaps in a culture preoccupied with perfection, [...]
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Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 12, 2010
Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, My son still can’t fall asleep on his own most nights, and so I hold him and sing to him until he falls asleep. The problem is, I don’t know many lullabies, and I’m not particularly interested in learning any, so I end up singing him songs that I listen to. The [...]
Ask a (Frontier) Psychiatrist
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 5, 2010
Dear Frontier Psychiatrist, Has the obsolescence of cassettes and CDs made the art of the fall-for-me mixtape a thing of the past? What’s a person who listens to quality tunes supposed to do to get a fledgling relationship off the ground? To Madam With Love Dear TMWL, The first step in getting a fledgling relationship [...]
