Archive for the ‘Frontier Videology’ Category
Frontier Videology: Spike TV
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 20, 2010
Spike Jonze, in addition to directing films such as Being John Malkovich and Where The Wild Things Are, has become one of the most prolific and respected music video directors of our generation. After spending the 90s creating some of the most iconic videos of the MTV generation (“Sabotage,” “Buddy Holly,” “Praise You“), Mr. Jonze [...]
Local Frontier – Young Buffalo
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: November 1, 2010
Young Buffalo hails from Oxford, Mississippi, home of Ole Miss and Frontier Psychiatrist hero William Faulkner. After a string of New York shows in October at CMJ (and an honorable mention in our 2010 CMJ Band Name Awards) the trio has released “Three Deep,” a track from their forthcoming album. Perhaps in jest, these boys [...]
Frontier Videology: Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 28, 2010
Two new videos that explore the limits of gravity, one from upstart R&B sculptor James Blake and the other from indie stalwarts Wolf Parade.
Frontier Videology: Glasser
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 21, 2010
Let’s just say drugs were involved:
Frontier Videology: Yeasayer
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: August 16, 2010
Maybe video killed the radio star. And maybe The Real World killed MTV as a source of videos. But as we have argued before, the music video form is alive and well on the Internet. Witness “Madder Red,” the new Yeasayer video: a study in weirdness. (Thanks to Dana Perry for the tip). After you [...]
Frontier Videology: Kanye’s Back
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: August 6, 2010
Goodbye Auto-Tune:
Frontier Videology: Arcade Fire
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: August 4, 2010
We’re going to see Arcade Fire tonight at Madison Square Garden. Check back here tomorrow for a review of the show and their new album, The Suburbs. For now, here’s a live performance of a classic clip from their debut, Funeral.
Frontier Videology: The Hundred in the Hands
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: June 25, 2010
In 2010, if it’s not a duo, it’s not a band. The FP staff will be seeing its favorite duo-of-the-moment Sleigh Bells tomorrow at the Vice-Intel sponsored Creator’s Project kickoff, and we can promise you’ll be hearing more about that. Last night, however, a lesser-known but equally outstanding duo hit Brooklyn club Warsaw as part [...]
