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“Weather man and the crazy chief
One says sun and one says sleet
AM, the FM, the P.M. too
Churning out that boogaloo
Gets you up and gets you out
But how long can you keep it up?”
-The Clash - “The Magnificent Seven”
The fact that we arrived in Sweden yesterday unbruised and still speaking to one another is testament to […]

 

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As of Friday, I am no longer an employee of the second best university in the world. It was a day I had been looking forward to with some relish - I’ve been unhappy in my job for quite some time. I expected to bound out the doors of my building with a spring in […]

 

 Peter, Bjorn & John - "Goodbye, Again Or" [1:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“Well I think I’m losing my mind this time
This time I’m losing my mind
That’s right, said I think I’m losing my mind this time
This time I’m losing my mind
Yeh, you can’t front on that…”
-The Beastie Boys - “So, What’cha Want?”
The Easter holidays in Britain mean a wonderful four day weekend in the height of Spring. […]

 

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We woke up to a snowy Easter morning in the south of England. Madness.
Sufjan Stevens’ “Seven Swans” is available from Amazon, and eMusic.

 

 Sufjan Stevens - "To Be Alone With You" [2:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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 Today on A Free Man: More country than punk

Well, things that seem too good to be true generally are and so it was with freecycling. There is always a catch and the freecycling catch is that yesterday afternoon I found myself immersed in freegan melodrama.
It all revolved around the dog crate - the container we […]

 

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Today on A Free Man: Proudly not footballers’ wives

“I’m free now
Free to look out the window
Free to live my story
Free to sing along…”
-Morphine - “I’m Free Now”
One of the difficult things about a transcontinental move is getting rid of things that aren’t worth shipping. In our move from the U.S. to the U.K. […]

 

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More About Wordless Wednesday

 

 Vampire Weekend - "Oxford Comma" [3:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Every Sunday morning for the past month or so, our budding family is up at the crack of dawn for Water Babies class. This, initially, was something about which I was really excited. The lustre has worn off a bit, not just because of the early hour, but also because I’m just not sure if […]

 

 Billy Bragg - "A New England" [2:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“All my bags are packed
I’m ready to go
I’m standin’ here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye…”
-John Denver - “Leavin’ On A Jet Plane”
Actually none of that is true, but we do have our tickets. And Zach has his passports. That Australian one is yummy - tastes like emu.
I’ve really not […]

 

 Larsen & Furious Jane - "Australia": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - "Leaving On A Jet Plane" [2:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“Tequila and red wine,
Beer and vodka that tasted like gin
But slipped down like tears
I was not on my knees by accident…”
-The Broken Family Band - “Cocktail Lounge”
When I first heard The Broken Family Band a couple of years ago they were a refreshing change from the standard Radio 1 Kaiser Monkey fare. They brought […]

 

 The Broken Family Band - "You Get Me" [4:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 The Broken Family Band - "I'm Thirsty" [3:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 The Broken Family Band - "Honest Man's Blues" [2:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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