The dog.
He’s sort of the forgotten member of the family these days. Quite literally sometimes when, for example, I stumble over a neglected empty water bowl or remember half an hour before bedtime that he hasn’t been walked. I feel bad for him sometimes, he’s been through a lot – with transcontinental moves and the [...]
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MP3s of the Week: What do you get when you cross Kanye West, Wilco and the ‘85 Bears?
04 Sep 2008 at 15:17
A Free Man
American artists, Canadian Artists, Lo-fi, MP3 of the Week, Making music in your bedroom, Mash-ups, Music, Swedish artists, folk
Starting off with an old favorite. Okkervil River, who featured on A Free Man’s Top 10 last year is back next week with their fifth full length record, “The Stand Ins”. I’ve heard a bit of it and it sounds as good or better than last year’s gem “The Stage Names”. If you’ve not heard [...]
Brought to you by the letter “T”
About the only two things that Tropidelic and Tafra have in common are the first letter of their names and the fact that I’ve had their records in my hands waiting for a review for far too long. Actually, one other thing that these two acts share – A Free Man digs them.
A reggae band [...]
A Free Man In Sweden – Moonbabies
A Free Man’s trip to Sweden is coming to an end and I’ve saved the best for last. Malmö’s Moonbabies are easily one of the best bands that I’ve come across during my time here. Their American label, Parasol Records, tells me: “Here they are, the Moonbabies – your new favorite band.” I don’t [...]
A Free Man In Sweden – Robert Church and the Holy Community
We head back to the capital today for something a little bit different. In our tour of Sweden we’ve chatted with representatives from the Swedish Electronica and New-New Wave scenes. Today Rickard and Joel of the wonderfully named Robert Church and the Holy Community introduce us to some of the great Lo-Fi music coming out [...]
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 [...]
A Free Man In Sweden – The Bell
Our musical tour of Sweden continues with today’s guide, Matthias Strömberg of The Bell. The Stockholm and Malmo based trio released their debut LP “Make Some Quiet” in February to a fair bit of critical acclaim. They’ve earned comparisons to 80’s icons like Echo & The Bunnymen, New Order and The Church. These are fair, [...]
A Free Man In Sweden – The Sound of Arrows
A Free Man is traveling off across the North Sea today for a trip to the land of moose and Malmo, of socialism and Saabs. Whilst here, I’ll be taking some time to talk to some of the exciting new indie pop bands coming out of Sweden.
First up is The Sound of Arrows, a [...]
MP3s of the Week: Anticipating Gordon Lightfoot
30 Mar 2008 at 21:23
A Free Man
American artists, Australian Artists, MP3 of the Week, Swedish artists
There are some bands that just shouldn’t make a comeback, beautifully illustrated by the recent release of The B-52s’ “Funplex” – their first original album in nearly two decades. There’s nothing wrong with the music, at least what I’ve heard, it sounds a lot like the last B-52s’ record “Good Stuff”. I just don’t see [...]
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