Well, it has been a little while, hasn’t it? I sort of had a spell of blog fatigue there coupled with a spurt of seasonal affective social networking withdrawal, but really I’ve just been too busy. Yeah, yeah, everyone’s busy but for those few loyal readers/family members here’s a litany of excuses:
I have a new [...]
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" [2:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadNever let it be said that A Free Man doesn’t welcome opposing points of view. As the Georgia Bulldogs head north to Knoxville for a date with the Tennessee Volunteers this Saturday, I’ve brought the enemy to my bosom and given them a chance to speak.
For the three years I was at the University [...]
Dr. O’C and I are trying to clean up our language. We’re not sailors or anything, but both are fond of the odd invective to hammer home a point during a heated ‘debate’. But Boy Z has reached the stage at which he repeats, to the best of his ability, everything that comes out of [...]
Quick, for five points, name that film.
If you knew the answer from the title of this post, then I’ll bet you know what kind of week I’ve had.
Because I know people who have lost their jobs because of things they’ve said on their blogs, I’m going to leave out the specifics. That may be a [...]
31 Jul 2008 at 15:00
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Let’s kick things off this week with the sultry, smoky voice of Melody Gardot. Her debut LP, “Worrisome Heart” is out and what I’ve heard of it so far is just stunning. Gardot was seriously injured after being hit by a car whilst riding her bicycle in 2004. One of the treatments suggested for her [...]
I was listening to Damien Jurado’s fantastic 2003 album “Where Shall You Take Me?” at work today. So, when I got the news that he’s playing some dates in the UK this summer, I became a little bit wistful for old Blighty. Here’s hoping he makes it down here to Oz in the not to [...]
14 Jun 2008 at 19:22
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Let’s kick it off with the vastly underrated Wolf Parade. The Canadian quartet’s 2005 debut “Apologies to the Queen Mary” was one of that year’s best albums that you might not have heard. Their sophomore effort, “At Mount Zoomer, is due out in North America on Tuesday from Sub Pop. What I’ve heard so far [...]
Ok, I owe the musicians of Florida an apology of sorts. A few days in the anodyne sunshine after a long British winter has rendered me languid and lacking in the drive required for writing. So, I can understand why their may be fewer great bands coming out of the Florida sundaze. I also have [...]
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