April 2022:
The web is such a web! endless branches to the tree of FC internet history.
The culture around "internet stalking" has changed so much in the past 10 years. When I was a teenager (before social media was the norm), it was considered a true skill to do detective work on the internet. It was a shameful secret that you had secretly looked at someone's facebook to see what music they liked, & then checked it out so you could bond with them.
I remember a few years ago thinking to myself: wow, Gen Z isn't even going to be embarrassed about this detective work. It's just considered totally normal to know everything about someone before you ever talk to them.
But now, 2022...we've come full circle. People don't want to do any work to find out information. I think most people really don't want to exit whatever app they are currently on (the apps are designed this way!). They need everything laid out for them very clearly, and expect all your links to fit neatly onto a linktree (though many people won't even click on that).
"link in bio" morphed into "you know where the link is"...and now it has turned back into very detailed directions about where the link actually is...which is still in the bio...
With this in mind, I am starting a new mailing list concept: "frankie deep dive".
bite-sized moments of FC that you may have missed if you haven't done detective work!
Starting today with my youtube playlist of musical collaborations (me singing on other people's songs):
As always, there are a handful of branches on our site too (like the induced album, or a list of our past tour dates).
Stay tuned to be pointed in the direction of even more frankie cosmos content...I promise you it is endless!
5/22 Frankie Dive #2: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is the FC Tumblr with behind the scenes pictures, videos, and more. Enjoy!
6/22 Frankie Dive #3: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is this video of Lauren walking us through the making of the Close It Quietly album art.
7/22 Frankie Dive #4: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is this video of Goose behind the scenes shooting the Vessel album art.
8/22 Frankie Dive #5: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is this image of an old google search of the lyrics for Owen, which are incorrect and funny. In reality, all my lyrics are available on bandcamp with each song. (My favorite misheard lyric is "ronnie and frank" as "money and fame"...kind of a better lyric tbh!!
Also "holding heads at the??" always makes me laugh.) The Tweet and The Actual Lyrics
9/22 Frankie Dive #6: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is this solo demo of the song Fragments, which is going to be (full band) on the new Frankie Cosmos album,
Inner World Peace coming out October 21st!
10/22 Frankie Dive #7: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is the youtube playlist - all our music videos in one place!
11/22 Frankie Dive #8: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is past AMAs (stands for Ask Me Anything)- three threads on reddit (from 2016, 2018, and 2019) where I answered questions from strangers.
12/22 Frankie Dive #9: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is a youtube playlist of Frankie Cosmos Live Performances.
1/23 Frankie Dive #10: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is a youtube playlist of Frankie Cosmos Tour Content, including vlogs, silly videos from the road, and other random behind the scenes stuff!
2/23 Frankie Dive #11: Today's Frankie Web Deep Cut is the band Bullies that Lauren and I made in high school.