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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 […]

 

 Radiohead - "Wolf at the Door": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“Stay out super late tonight
picking apples, making pies
put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
we’re half-awake in a fake empire…”
-The National - “Fake Empire”
I’ve been struggling a little bit lately with the eclectic nature of this site. In the sense that it accurately reflects my personality - fractured and inattentive - […]

 

 The National - "Fake Empire": Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“I appreciate your courtesy, your well earned politesse
But you got yourself into your own mess
You know the demons in the design
A good idea at the time…”
-OK Go - “A Good Idea At The Time”
Well, Great Interview Week began with self-indulgent navel gazing and thus it shall end. Hopefully the bits in between have made the […]

 

 OK Go - "A Good Idea At The Time" [3:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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I enjoyed my interview with Courtney a couple of weeks ago so much that I asked Neil at Citizen of the Month for another go at his Great Interview Experiment. Thus, late last week, I spent a fair bit of time in the role of either interviewer or interviewee. With all the questions buzzing about […]

 

 Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar On Me" [4:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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“Well there’s a child on the way
It could be any day
But how this life will change him
That we don’t know
Well there’s a child on the way
Gonna look just like him
One day, he’s gonna say
“Ain’t you my dad?”
Then he’s gonna look down and smile
And after a while, he’ll say,
“That’s for sure, cause you got my eyes.”
-Wilco […]

 

 Wilco - "Dreamer In My Dreams" [6:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Since the decision to leave Oxford became final I’ve begun to appreciate just about everything about it - maybe barring the weather. In the three plus years that we’ve spent here I’ve been able to thoroughly explore this wonderful little city and there are a few places that have become very special to me. So, […]

 

 Neil Young - "Out On The Weekend" [4:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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