Front and Center

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 Davidson
https://twitter.com/DailyLoud/status/1650351424012681219 

Starry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBqaQMjGeY

Blue Checks
https://hypebeast.com/2023/4/weekly-tech-news-spacex-starship-exploded-elon-musk-lebron-james-blue-check

Wood Milk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4klWmwC2ds

DRIVITE JEAT
https://hypebeast.com/2023/4/maarten-baas-jet-g-star-raw-denim-more-or-less-milan-design-week

Sweetgreen Loyalty Program
https://www.fastcompany.com/90880026/sweetgreen-sweetpass-loyalty-program-subscription

HOAGIES
https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1650543038207328256

Heinz
https://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 BITES
https://twitter.com/SNAXInsider

JACQUEMUS TRICKED US!
https://hypebeast.com/2023/4/jacquemus-bambino-bag-cars-paris-watch-info

THE POPE OF SWAG
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/27/23657927/ai-pope-image-fake-midjourney-computer-generated-aesthetic

FANTA REBRAND
https://thedieline.com/blog/2023/4/4/coca-cola-unveils-new-global-brand-identity-for-fanta

BARBIE
https://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!

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PEPSI REFRESH
https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_identity_and_packaging_for_pepsi_done_in_house.php

PEPSI GRAVITY
https://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf

NYC GET’S A REBRAND
https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_name_logo_and_identity_for_new_york_city_tourism_conventions_by_2x4.php

ICE T TWEET
https://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-launc

TWISTED TEA VASECTIOMUNDIES
https://thedieline.com/blog/2023/3/17/twisted-tea-vasectomundies-provides-clutch-assist-to-recently-snipped-fans

The disgusting boys are back with your regularly scheduled programming! This week we welcome our lawyer, Ryan Kelley. We ask him our dumbest questions about the law and being a lawyer. Then we talk about some informative things about IP, generally about the boneless wings lawsuit, comment on other notorious cases involving brands, and more!

Add Ryan LinkedIn!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankelleyesq/

Listen to his other client with a podcast: Head South Radio

 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 release
https://www.welovenyc.nyc/in-the-news/governor-and-mayor-join-business-labor-and-community

Press kit
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dTZkMFN6olGRSjo-Ij9QlHMIoMV8479p

Official website
https://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!

Alex dilly dallies on wikipedia as Kevin attempts to start the show. They finally get going after gaining some valuable and thought provoking information. The gentlemen return to form as Kevin is back on the booze after a sick weekend of skiing, and Alex talks about the shows he is watching. All is right in the world. After a delicious unbiased taste test of Liquid Death’s new line of teas, the two blokes talk about Ronnie Fieg and Mr. Beast posting cringe on Twitter, Sunny D Vodka Seltzer, the Zevia rebrand, Heaven by Marc Jacobs, AND THE DOUBLE DOWN IS BACK!

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Sunny D Vodka Seltzer
https://thedieline.com/blog/2023/3/7/high-school-ragers-are-back-baby-sunny-d-unveils-vodka-seltzer

Zevia
https://thedieline.com/blog/2023/3/6/turner-duckworth-refreshes-better-for-you-beverage-brand-zevia

Heaven by Marc Jacobs
https://www.nylon.com/fashion/heaven-marc-jacobs-michael-imperioli-tara-reid-deftones
IG:https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLJR7AOwPI/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=185b7029-efd9-4b39-9ad1-466709bb25b1

Double Down
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/01/business/kfc-double-down-return/index.html