Front and Center

Like two ships in the daytime, Alex and Kevin are in the studio together yet again! The two dudes talk about the NBA playoffs, Succession (spoiler alert), Kevin’s trip, Coco5, Absolut x Ocean Spray, Mr. Beast Neighborhood, Western Union Rebrand, Botbar Cafe, Wendy’s Fresh AI, Sweaty Guy Stolen Valor, The Jacuum, the Sweetgreen Robots, and more!

Alex and Kevin are perplexed by the amount of pasta dumped in the northern New Jersey woods and try to get to the bottom of one of Twitter’s hottest stories, which happens the be the most Jersey story ever. They also talk about the Writers Strike, Zuck and Bezos, Jared Leto bringing back the cat outfit, The Browns Logo competition, L.L Bean taking the month off for Mental Health Awareness, Fall Out Boy’s CRYNYL, the Sundance Rebrand, Minute Maid, https://fckoatly.com/tik-toxic and more!

Alex and Kevin come to you together but apart for their first remote podcast in a while. The two dudes recap the Met Gala fits, Jony Ive drops a typeface he’s been working on for 4 years, Gushers, Fruit By The Foot, and Fruit Roll-Ups get a glow up, MSCHF Hot Chat, Liquid Death x Travis Barker Enema of the State, and more!

Alex and Kevin gather around the table to discuss the wonderful world of branding, design, and culture. They talk about the Knicks, Pete Davidson, Dylan Brooks, Starry Part 2, Coinbase, Elon Musk, Milk, The Drivate Jeat, Sweetgreen Loyalty Program, Hoagies, Heinz, and more!Pete Davidsonhttps://twitter.com/DailyLoud/status/1650351424012681219  Starryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBqaQMjGeY Blue Checkshttps://hypebeast.com/2023/4/weekly-tech-news-spacex-starship-exploded-elon-musk-lebron-james-blue-check Wood Milkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4klWmwC2ds DRIVITE JEAThttps://hypebeast.com/2023/4/maarten-baas-jet-g-star-raw-denim-more-or-less-milan-design-week Sweetgreen Loyalty Programhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90880026/sweetgreen-sweetpass-loyalty-program-subscription HOAGIEShttps://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1650543038207328256 Heinzhttps://thedieline.com/blog/2023/4/21/heinz-heats-up-the-condiment-world-with-new-range-of-spicy-ketchups 

Alex and Kevin turn the knob up on the grill and serve some hot melty cheesy takes about the recent influx of McDonalds moves. Kevin shares a story about his professional website domain taking people to some unexpected places. They also speak on the instagram page pretending to be Alex’s mom, Frank Ocean and Coachella, HBO Max dropping HBO, Ben’s Best, THC NYC, and more

This week on Front and Center... We are so lucky to welcome Andrea Hernández for her THIRD time on the show! We talk about Snack Daddy ripping her off, the current state of beverage, what the kids (gen alpha) are doing, (us not her) getting tricked by the Jaquemus purse cars, Fyre Fest II, the Fanta Rebrand, Wooly Mammoth Meatballs, the Barbie movie memes,  PRIME hydration, and more!SNACK DADDY BITEShttps://twitter.com/SNAXInsiderJACQUEMUS TRICKED US! https://hypebeast.com/2023/4/jacquemus-bambino-bag-cars-paris-watch-info THE POPE OF SWAGhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/3/27/23657927/ai-pope-image-fake-midjourney-computer-generated-aesthetic FANTA REBRANDhttps://thedieline.com/blog/2023/4/4/coca-cola-unveils-new-global-brand-identity-for-fantaBARBIEhttps://hypebeast.com/2023/4/new-barbie-character-posters-margot-robbie-ryan-gosling-dua-lipa-michael-cera-full-cast-images https://www.barbieselfie.ai/  BILLY IS BACK! FYRE FEST PART II https://twitter.com/pyrtbilly/status/1645215767552729088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1645215767552729088%7Ctwgr%5Ea5979038c4dbf0aec998deca9494300747ef1631%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Floudwire.com%2Ffyre-fest-2-billy-mcfarland-finally-happening-tweet%2F WOOLY MAMMOTH MEATBALL https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/meatball-mammoth-created-cultivated-meat-firm 

 Keeping it Twisted with the Working Not Working Co-Founder, Justin Gignac. We learn about how Justin went from mascot to master of his craft. Then the historical pairing of dudes talk about the Pepsi Rebrand, the new New York City Tourism + Conventions identity, the Ice T tweet, Heinz x Absolut, Twisted Tea Vasectiomundies, Chanel West Coast, and more!~PEPSI REFRESHhttps://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_identity_and_packaging_for_pepsi_done_in_house.phpPEPSI GRAVITYhttps://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf NYC GET’S A REBRANDhttps://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_name_logo_and_identity_for_new_york_city_tourism_conventions_by_2x4.php ICE T TWEEThttps://twitter.com/finallevel/status/1640823012189454337?s=46&t=4R7uh9UTNnkNidkPr348sg HEINZ X ABSOLUT https://www.adweek.com/creativity/heinz-and-absolut-go-back-the-80s-for-pasta-alla-vodka-sauce-launcTWISTED TEA VASECTIOMUNDIES https://thedieline.com/blog/2023/3/17/twisted-tea-vasectomundies-provides-clutch-assist-to-recently-snipped-fans

 EMERGENCY PODCAST ALERT: New York City introduced a new campaign this week called WE NYC.You may have heard a little bit about it…. If you haven’t, people really hate it. Like really really hate it.The entire world is talking about it, so Kevin rushed home from Vegas to record an emergency podcast with Alex. Listen to them defend the logo, the campaign and provide a much needed backlash to the backlash.Official press releasehttps://www.welovenyc.nyc/in-the-news/governor-and-mayor-join-business-labor-and-community Press kithttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dTZkMFN6olGRSjo-Ij9QlHMIoMV8479p Official websitehttps://www.welovenyc.nyc/ 

You’ve been begging for it! Full Frontal Fantasy Hotline: the Sequel! Alex and Kevin welcome on, Pete Freeman. In his 4th appearance on the show (for those of you counting at home) Peter treats us with some sweet heaters, as topics take the back seat this week and we answer some questions from some even neater tweeters (you, the listeners.) 

#CREAMERNATION STAND UP! The Cream Team aka Creamy Cream Boys aka Cream Machine talk about their love for cream, Long Island kids running through fences, a hero suing Buffalo Wild Wings for their boneless wings causing him “financial injury,” Red Wing Mario Boots, Van Leeuwen Hidden Valley Ranch Ice Cream, Indo Coffee, the Chicken Big Mac, and more!