In the tradition of our uptown team, the Yankees, FPP writers and artists select a song to inspire them as they ascend to the stage. Here is a list of our performers and their choice of music:
09/15/15
Gregory Pardlo spins “Fool in the Rain” by Led Zeppelin
Morgan Parker spins “Bow Down” by Beyoncé
Kent Russell spins “Herb Alpert” by Spanish Flea
02/03/15
Jason Koo spins “Ain’t Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit” by Wu-Tang Clan
Marc McKee spins “Cycles to Gehenna (instrumental)” by Aesop Rock
Melody Nixon spins “Waka” by Che Fu
Montana Ray spins “Por La Noche” by Mala Rodríguez
11/19/13
Karen Russell spins “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John
Ru Freeman spins “I Know You Want Me” by Pitbull
Pam Sporn spins “1960 What” by Gregory Porter
10/21/13
LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs spins “The Drummer” by Niki and The Dove’s
R. Erica Doyle spins “Queen” by Janelle Monae
Tonya Foster spins “Chicken Grease” by D’Angelo
9/10/13
Siddhartha Deb spins “Badang” by Chris McGuiness and Delhi Sultanate
Danielle Evans spins “I’m A Lady” by Santigold
Elizabeth Kendall spins Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Tchaikovsky Romances – Item #11: 7 Romances, Op. 47, No. 5. Blagoslavlyayu Vas lesa
Ashley Byler spins “Twerk it” by Busta Rhymes and Nicki Minaj
4/1/13
Jericho Brown spins “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” by Stevie Wonder
eteam spins “Meine Blümchen haben Durst” performed by the Rundfunk-Kinderchor Berlin, conductor: Manfred Roost
Khadijah Queen spins “Vanguard” by Jose James
Rachel Sherman spins “Genesis” by Grimes
1/28/13
Monica Ong spins “Bohemian Forest” by Pantha du Prince
Michael Thomas spins “Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones
Stacey D’Erasmo spins “Paris Train” by Beth Orton
11/12/12
Jacqueline Jones LaMon spins “You and I” by Black Ivory
Marie Myung-Ok Lee spins “Secret to Life” by James Taylor
Philip Lopate spins “Gloomy Sunday” by Billie Holiday
9/10/12
Lynne Tillman spins “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green
Paul La Farge spins “Fanny Ardant Et Moi” by Vincent Delerm
LoVid spins “New York New York For Four Turntables” by $mall ¢hange
4/23/12
Ed Park spins “Under Mi Sleng Teng” by Wayne Smith
Bathsheba Doran spins “The Ballad of Easy Rider” by Roger McGuinn
Tiphanie Yanique spins “Legal” by Jamband
3/5/12
Margo Jefferson spins “Body and Soul” by Thelonius Monk
Mendi+Keith Obadike spins “If The Heavens Don’t Hear” by Mendi+Keith Obadike
Sam Lipsyte spins “We Are the Champions” by Queen