FRESHBAKED™ | MARCH 2006

This month's installment of Freshbaked™—our monthly column reporting on all things fresh in music, art, culture, politics, and in between—comes on the eve of our one year anniversary. So, with that said, we've baked up an extra special edition for you, our loyal readers. We hope you enjoy.

The music of Ghislain Poirer (pictured above) is currently keeping me happy. The Montreal native pushes a beat-centered, cut and paste, sample-heavy sound, reminiscent of contemporaries like Prefuse 73, but with a whole new spin on things. Check out Poirier's latest LP, Breakupdown on Chocolate Industries when you have a chance. You won't be disappointed.

Artist David Choe, possibly best known for his surrealistic books Bruised Fruit and Slow Jams, always puts out beautiful and unorthodox work. Whether pencilling comic books, painting large installation pieces, or scrawling his larger than life spraypainted whales on California streets, Choe keeps things progressive and raw. If you haven't heard of this fella by now, you're missing out.

ARKITIP just dropped its latest installment, the Jose Parla issue.

Finally saw Capote this weekend and it really killed. I was enthralled by how interesting a time period this must have been, particularly as a writer. The birth of the nonfiction novel (i.e. In Cold Blood) and the technical difficulty of "fly-on-the-wall" reportage was truly brought to life with Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Capote.

Big Love, the new HBO original series centered around a Utah polygamist, is really holding my interest right now. It features an incredible ensemble cast: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Harry Dean Stanton.

Well, that's all for this month's installment of Freshbaked™. Stay safe and enjoy the week.