I’m coming to realize this week that holidays (vacations) as I knew them are over. In the past, holidays with Dr. O’C have been leisurely affairs – sleeping late, consuming novels like candy, leisurely walks on the beach, wandering through the ancient cities of Europe, luxurious dinners. Well, with the introduction of a toddler terrorist [...]
Drive-By Truckers - "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife" [3:06m]:
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Just a reminder of where we’ve been thus far:
10. The Hold Steady – “Stay Positive”
9. The Black Angels – “Directions To See A Ghost”
8. Sun Kil Moon – “April”
7. Frank Turner – “Love, Ire & Song”
6. Vampire Weekend – “Vampire Weekend”
5. Jon and Roy – “Another Noon”
One of the toughest things about living in [...]
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Those of you who have been around for a while know that A Free Man originated as a site that was cleverly named after myself – my full name. I started to get a little nervous about internet pirates and also wanted to prevent coworkers or old high school acquaintances from finding the site. I [...]
Jon and Roy - "To The Beach" [3:36m]:
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Jon and Roy - "By The Sea" [2:25m]:
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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 [...]
Vampire Weekend - "Oxford Comma":
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Just a reminder of where we’ve been thus far:
10. The Hold Steady – “Stay Positive”
9. The Black Angels – “Directions To See A Ghost”
8. Sun Kil Moon – “April”
Well I guess I should confess that I am starting to get old.
All the latest music fads all passed me by and left me cold.
All [...]
Just a reminder of where we’ve been thus far:
10. The Hold Steady – “Stay Positive”
9. The Black Angels – “Directions To See A Ghost”
I was really struggling to come up with a way to write about the latest LP from Mark Kozelek (aka Sun Kil Moon). I knew I loved it. I knew it was [...]
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It was Boy Z and Papa Party Day today which means that I am, as usual, brain dead. Lucky for me I already wrote a pretty thorough review of my choice for the ninth best album by an unsigned artist or an artist signed to a truly independent label. So, I’m going to take the [...]
The Black Angels - "Never/Ever" [8:34m]:
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The Black Angels - "The Return" [4:32m]:
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