On this episode of the podcast, we dig deeper into Reading Group, a label based in New York City and co-run by Derek Baron and Emily Martin, who also collaborate together in the recording project Permanent Six Flags. You’ll hear selections from almost every release that they have put out since starting the label in…
With all of the snow days that we’ve been experiencing around these parts over the past few weeks, it has given me plenty of time to listen through a bunch of music that has been piling up in the Free Form Freakout bunker. Fortunately, there was a little window of opportunity for me to make…
On this episode of the podcast, we dig deeper into the excellent New York City-based, Ever/Never Records, a label focused on various strains of sub-underground rock activity, or in the label’s own tongue-in-cheek words: “Specializing in music for adults.” I chat with label owner, Josh Gordon, about the history of the imprint, about some of…
Well, January started in a blur and ended in a blast, an Arctic one that is. With wind chills hovering around the -50 degree mark, much of Mankato, and the Midwest as a whole, came to a standstill during the closing week of the month. It was so brutal outside that we weren’t able to…
Hope you’re all doing well out there wherever you are checking in from. The last couple of weeks sort of drifted by in a blur as I was trying to get back into the groove after the holiday break. But, it’s starting to feel like things are settling back into place, and I do have…
Happy New Year everyone! Whether you’re big on resolutions or not, for me there’s still something always exciting about turning the page and heading into a new year with a sense of renewal and new possibilities. I’m hoping you’re feeling that way heading into 2019, too. I had considered doing some type of year-end recap…
Two months have passed since we last posted the playlists for the weekly version of Free Form Freakout. A lot has went down in that time: another successful KMSU Fall Pledge Drive, the release of the newly remastered version of The Beatles’ White Album, our annual holiday show, recaps of some of our favorite albums,…
With spare time being in short supply for me these days, I’m going to simply offer up a bare bones, blurb-less list of some of my favorite albums, tapes, and reissued & archival releases of the year. I questioned whether maintaining these categories was even necessary at this point, as in my mind tapes are…
I know it’s that time of year where many places are starting to wind down activities and look back on the various releases and other happenings from throughout the course of the year. While I’ll likely do some type of year-end write-up on the Free Form Freakout website in the coming weeks, I’m still working…
With the holiday season now underway, and the added stressors that it often brings, I’m hoping you can all find ways to bring some sense of joy and comfort into your life, however that may be. Music has always been my go-to for this, and I have plenty of great new and archival releases to…