Tag: "Mark Foster"

Foster The People
0 Comments. 1,715 Views. Posted 17 Jan 2012 @ 9:59am.
It’s 9.30 in the morning in Jakarta – but despite the entirely un-rock-&-roll hour, Mark Pontius is up and about. A year touring the globe has done many things for the Foster The People drummer, but conquering jetlag doesn’t feature on the list. He has however adjusted to life on the road. Off the back of a three-week break in late 2011 (comprising the bulk of last year’s time off), getting... Read More
Foster The People
0 Comments. 2,284 Views. Posted 2 Aug 2011 @ 1:56pm.
Who knew that a song about a troubled youth with homicidal thoughts could be so much fucking fun live! Contrary to many of my previous break-ups with girlfriends, hearing the pretty girl next to me sing, "You better run faster than my bullet," was actually arousing. Such was the case during Foster The People's most famous track, Pumped Up Kicks, at their entertaining gig at The Hi-Fi Bar.... Read More
Foster The People Hold Up Torches with New Album
0 Comments. 4,897 Views. Posted 8 Mar 2011 @ 2:31pm.
 "All the other kids with the pumped up kicks, you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun..." Sound familiar? It should, because this is the song that ranked #32 on Triple J's Hottest 100.   It comes from an EP released by Foster The People in January, which also includes the two catchy tunes Houdini and Helena Beat.   Now the Californian three-piece is set to release a... Read More
Foster The People
0 Comments. 16,841 Views. Posted 16 Feb 2011 @ 8:38am.
Lying beneath the shimmering melody of Pumped Up Kicks is an arresting account of a deeply disturbing societal crisis. Various interpretations have been applied to Foster The People's massive hit - most of which concern a deranged homicidal teenager, sociopaths projecting themselves into imaginary notions, reckless revenge, and an attack on our trend-driven culture - but the LA... Read More
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