FFFreakout #553-556

So, here’s what has been happening on the weekly Free Form Freakout show over the past four weeks. In that time span, we started off by observing the sad passing of Hideo Ikeezumi, founder of the legendary Japanese experimental music label P.S.F. Records, and we moved through some busy weeks with shows that were peppered…

FFFreakout #550-552

Three more weeks have passed and three more FFF shows are in the can. During that time we went from record breaking warm weather to buzzworthy blizzard warnings, from brand new releases to recent bargain bin finds, from scuzzy lo-fi rockers to delicate drone folk drift, from Pumice to Parsons and plenty more. Thanks for…

FFFoxy Podcast #93

On this episode of the show, I played a bunch of music that I picked up on a recent record store expedition to Minneapolis that I went on with a group of fellow KMSU hosts and listeners. In what has become an annual adventure, we hit up several record stores (and had a few drinks…

FFFreakout #547-549

On the last couple of weeks on Free Form Freakout’s regular Thursday show we touched on such topical matters as the January thaw out, the cold & flu outbreak, the sad passing of Can’s Jaki Liebezeit and Nigerian future funk mystery man William Onyeabor, and the selection of resistance music. Oh, and a Free Form…

FFFoxy Podcast #92

On this installment of the podcast, I have several new releases to play that I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of. Specifically, I’m referring to the latest works from Rashad Becker, Talugung, Blue Chemise, and Eli Keszler. In addition to these, there also has been plenty of other fantastic new surprises that have arrived…

FFFreakout #543-546

Here’s what has been happening on the weekly FFF show through the holidays and up to this past week: the obligatory holiday-themed show, an extended three-hour fill-in shift, and some 2016 favorites sprinkled throughout. Hope your 2017 is off to a solid start. FFFreakout #546 (Aired on 1/12/17):  Bill Callahan “Footprints” from Woke On A…

FFFoxy Podcast #91

Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday time and that you all feel energized and ready to tackle head on what is sure to be another year filled with its own joys, its own challenges, and its own heartbreaks. With this first podcast show of 2017, I thought I’d get…

FFFoxy Podcast #90

I traveled up to the studio in sub-zero temperatures, -15 degrees to be precise, to bring you this installment of the FFFoxy Podcast show, which is going to be the last one for the year. I’m planning to take the next couple of weeks off to spend time with family and maybe watch a few…

Favorite Music of 2016

2016 was certainly a year of significant transitions, not only on the obvious global/political level, but on a rather personal level, too. On top of that, it seemed like every other month we were handed another significant loss or tragedy to cope with. In short, the year was a grab bag of mixed emotions, mostly…