Australia is probably most famous, or infamous at least, for having more species of lethal critters per capita than any other place on earth. There are crocodiles, all manner of snakes and spiders, box jellyfish, blue-ringed octopi, and on and on. It was kind of an exciting idea – moving to this raw Southern Hemisphere [...]
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Will winter pull us through?
Father’s little helper and I are grateful that the weekend’s upon us. It means a brief reprieve from ten plus hour days. Here’s hoping that this weekend’s also free from flat pack furniture. Damn Swedes.
Wanted to take the chance to point you all at a band that’s been burning up my iPod this week. The [...]
MP3s of the Week: Dandys, Swedes & Japanese
14 Jun 2008 at 19:22
A Free Man
American artists, British Artists, Canadian Artists, Electronica, Hip-Hop, Indie Pop, MP3 of the Week, Psychedelia
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 [...]
MP3s of the Week: Caught Up!
05 Jun 2008 at 14:53
A Free Man
American artists, Australian Artists, Florida, Indie Pop, MP3 of the Week
Success! With this post A Free Man is caught up with all MP3s sent through over the long month that I was off line. What a great sense of accomplishment. What follows is my ten favorite tracks that I’ve received in one way or another over the last month or so. Some of them are [...]
MP3s of the Week: Swedish Edition
A Free Man is been in Sweden for nearly a week now. During my time here, I’ve been astounded by the amount of great music coming out of this country. There are the ones we all know about – The Hives, Peter, Bjorn & John, Jose Gonzalez and their ilk. But through my interviews I’ve [...]
Aussie Rules: No Through Road
A Free Man’s Best of South Australia series continues with Adelaide’s No Through Road. Founded by Matt Banham in 2000, No Through Road has been churning out fetching lo-fi tunes at a heady pace. Matt’s hooked up with a regular band these days and their most recent record “Too Much or Not Enough” has just [...]
No Through Road - "Hey Ya!" [2:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download No Through Road - "Black & White" [3:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download No Through Road - "Reason To Fight" [2:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadTen best of the week: k.d. lang, MGMT and Blah Blah Blah
16 Mar 2008 at 19:00
A Free Man
American artists, British Artists, Country, Indie Pop, Instrumental, MP3 of the Week, folk
I listened to k.d. lang’s album “Drag” on repeat while I was quitting smoking last year, so she’ll always have a special place in my heart. Her new LP, “Watershed” came out in January and what I’ve heard of it is outstanding. The steel guitar alone on “I Dream of Spring”, an appropriate track for [...]
The Real Deal
More frequently these days I find myself veering towards the crotchetiness that advancing years tend to thrust upon men. This often manifests itself by actively ignoring hot new acts with a “these kids today” kind of dismissal. This really doesn’t hurt anyone except me, as I miss out on some really great music.
I had directed [...]
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