Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Why Every Day Should Be Record Store Day
Posted by: Peter Lillis on: April 20, 2012
- In: Essays | Music | Recordings
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This Saturday marks the return of Record Store Day, as you should have heard. There are many strong, exclusive releases coming out this year, all of which can be found over at their official website. While it is great to see the music industry rally together to support the merchandising arm, we must ask the [...]
60-Second Review: THEESatisfaction’s awE naturalE
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: April 19, 2012
- In: Music | Record Reviews
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There are two ways to review THEESatisfaction’s debut LP: the easy way, and the hard way. The easy way involves using terms like “avant-rap” and “jazz-soul fusion,” making some references to outer space, and calling it a day. The hard way involves acknowledging that this is a record penned by a pair of romantically involved [...]
60-Second Review: Screaming Females’ Ugly
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: April 19, 2012
If you had fallen into a coma in 1992, only to awake 20 years later to the sound of the new Screaming Females record, you would think you were listening to the work of superstars. That they are just another mildly successful indie band is a testament to how popular music has changed in the [...]
Stuck In the Middle: Ceremony Speaks At Milwaukee’s Borg Ward
Posted by: Peter Lillis on: April 18, 2012
- In: Band Profiles | Concerts | Interviews | Music
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My first published piece as a music critic was titled “Please History, Repeat Yourself”, and was written in maybe 20 minutes for my high school newspaper sometime in my sophomore year (2002.03) . Like an emo-Andy Rooney, I lambasted the radio rock we were stuck with, begging for some punk/grunge revival that I dreamt about. [...]
Stream of the Week: Death Grips’ The Money Store
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: April 16, 2012
We at Frontier Psychiatrist are always excited when someone makes a bold attempt to re-invent hip-hop. This explains our enthusiasm for Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction, and it explains our excitement on hearing the The Money Store, the new full-length from Sacramento collective Death Grips. Sounding like a well-armed militia from outer space, Death Grips have been [...]
The Top 10 Music Videos of February-March 2012
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: April 16, 2012
We dropped the ball on the top 5 videos of the month for February, so today we’re making up for it with a double entry. The best videos of the last two months run the gamut from old school to groundbreaking. Many of our most-featured artists are included, as are a handful of obscure upstarts. [...]
Punch Brothers Movie Bonus Scene – “Wayside” (FP Premiere)
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: April 13, 2012
- In: Concerts | Music
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Tonight is the theatrical premiere of How To Grow A Band, a documentary about Punch Brothers, led by mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile. We’ve been fans of the band since the beginning and since HTGAB director Mark Meatto is literally part of the FP family, this film is near to our hearts. In the clip below [...]
Sweet Home: A Review of Alabama Shakes, Boys and Girls
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: April 12, 2012
- In: Music | Record Reviews
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In January, Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers was quoted in Rolling Stone as saying “If [Alabama Shakes] don’t fuck up and take a wrong turn, I can’t imagine how good they could be.” For months, people have been waiting for the release of the debut album by this much buzzed-about band, and track after [...]
This Film Alive: An Interview with Director Kevin Slack
Posted by: Peter Lillis on: April 10, 2012
- In: Film Projections | Interviews | Music
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New Jersey native and director Kevin Slack is on the rise. His portfolio includes: The Drought (short film), and music videos for bands like The Gaslight Anthem, Dave Hause and Banquets. The director takes some time to relax and chat with me about his latest work, developing and directing Cursive’s “This House Alive” official music video, which [...]
The 10 Best Covers of Winter 2012
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: April 9, 2012
There were so many great covers over the last three months that not one song from Macy Gray’s new covers album could make the cut. OK, that was a joke. In all seriousness, though, it took quite awhile to decide what to cut from the dozens of songs considered for this season’s list. I’ll admit [...]
