Jon Freeman
@thejonfreeman.bsky.social
Lovable idiot. Probably writing words somewhere. Music, books, food/booze, exercise, general goofiness. Queer and southern, based in Nashville. He/him
Some two-decade old newspaper headlines I found while doing research:
“Musicians play sports in addition to music”
“Gays getting greater media prominence”
(I love the second one. It has that ominous ring to it, though the article was pretty positive)
“Musicians play sports in addition to music”
“Gays getting greater media prominence”
(I love the second one. It has that ominous ring to it, though the article was pretty positive)
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Some two-decade old newspaper headlines I found while doing research:
“Musicians play sports in addition to music”
“Gays getting greater media prominence”
(I love the second one. It has that ominous ring to it, though the article was pretty positive)
“Musicians play sports in addition to music”
“Gays getting greater media prominence”
(I love the second one. It has that ominous ring to it, though the article was pretty positive)
Look I know we are all thinking it but I am just going to say it: Zach Top has a very nice face.
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Look I know we are all thinking it but I am just going to say it: Zach Top has a very nice face.
Thing I have only just learned today because I am an idiot: slicing your finger open on aluminum foil is actually possible, and it is every bit as horrifying as you might imagine.
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thing I have only just learned today because I am an idiot: slicing your finger open on aluminum foil is actually possible, and it is every bit as horrifying as you might imagine.
Shout out to the lucky fella or lady in New Orleans who wound up with the sunglasses I left on the bar at Good Friends last weekend. I hope they’ll treat you as well as they did me.
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Shout out to the lucky fella or lady in New Orleans who wound up with the sunglasses I left on the bar at Good Friends last weekend. I hope they’ll treat you as well as they did me.
This may be the first year that I don’t think I can name a song by any of the Best New Artist nominees, which is sorta embarrassing but also I guess means that I’m old now.
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This may be the first year that I don’t think I can name a song by any of the Best New Artist nominees, which is sorta embarrassing but also I guess means that I’m old now.
It’s none of my business but who are people at the gym talking to on the phone at 6 am? Like, my partner would divorce me if I tried that with him, so I am being a bit judgy rn
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It’s none of my business but who are people at the gym talking to on the phone at 6 am? Like, my partner would divorce me if I tried that with him, so I am being a bit judgy rn
A friend sent this live D’Angelo mix to me and you had better believe it is glorious
on.soundcloud.com/2Lwc5rErFD6A...
on.soundcloud.com/2Lwc5rErFD6A...
D'Angelo Live
DOWNLOAD (via Okayplayer):
http://bit.ly/A3ENGZ
Tracklist:
1. Fantastic Intro
2. Brown Sugar
3. Devil's Pie
4. Crisco
5. Left & Right
6. Chicken Grease
7. Lady
8. Left & Right (Reprise)
soundcloud.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A friend sent this live D’Angelo mix to me and you had better believe it is glorious
on.soundcloud.com/2Lwc5rErFD6A...
on.soundcloud.com/2Lwc5rErFD6A...
Reposted by Jon Freeman
Have been in Utah for long enough (5 days) that I am wondering if my life will be complete without an overlanding van
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Have been in Utah for long enough (5 days) that I am wondering if my life will be complete without an overlanding van
Reposted by Jon Freeman
RIP Kaleb Horton, one of the most dazzling, funny, kind, & truly original writers to ever grace this endangered medium.
I was lucky enough to edit him for the most popular piece we ever did theLAnd. A strange poultry odyssey of true brilliance. thelandmag.com/pioneer-frie...
I was lucky enough to edit him for the most popular piece we ever did theLAnd. A strange poultry odyssey of true brilliance. thelandmag.com/pioneer-frie...
The Rise and Fall of Pioneer Chicken, the Last Great L.A. Chicken Shack
There are two Pioneer Chickens left in Los Angeles: One in Boyle Heights and one in Bell Gardens. I made it my mission to see both.
thelandmag.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
RIP Kaleb Horton, one of the most dazzling, funny, kind, & truly original writers to ever grace this endangered medium.
I was lucky enough to edit him for the most popular piece we ever did theLAnd. A strange poultry odyssey of true brilliance. thelandmag.com/pioneer-frie...
I was lucky enough to edit him for the most popular piece we ever did theLAnd. A strange poultry odyssey of true brilliance. thelandmag.com/pioneer-frie...
Overheard at brunch in Las Vegas: “Tailgating at the Grove is, like, a spiritual experience.”
September 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Overheard at brunch in Las Vegas: “Tailgating at the Grove is, like, a spiritual experience.”
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Once & for all, let's specify what "poptimism" was & wasn't, and why many people can't stop blaming it for every cultural change of the past 20 years. Most recently the esteemed Kelefa Sanneh, who's often (wrongly) said to have started it! Today in @slate.com
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
September 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Once & for all, let's specify what "poptimism" was & wasn't, and why many people can't stop blaming it for every cultural change of the past 20 years. Most recently the esteemed Kelefa Sanneh, who's often (wrongly) said to have started it! Today in @slate.com
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
🚨🚨🚨
(screaming in gay, etc)
(screaming in gay, etc)
Robyn's first new album in seven years appears imminent
Robyn’s First New Album In Seven Years Appears Imminent
The widely beloved, massively influential cult-pop star Robyn only makes music when she feels like it, and she doesn’t feel like it very often. Robyn’s last album was Honey, which came out in October ...
www.stereogum.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🚨🚨🚨
(screaming in gay, etc)
(screaming in gay, etc)
Reposted by Jon Freeman
Amanda Shires spent an afternoon introducing me to Lubbock and a small portion of those very fun hours is now chronicled in Texas Monthly ahead of her new album :) gift link: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Amanda Shires Tells Her Side of the Story After Divorce From Jason Isbell: “I'm Not Scared”
After a marriage in the spotlight ended in brutal divorce, the singer-songwriter-fiddler is telling her story, her way.
www.texasmonthly.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Amanda Shires spent an afternoon introducing me to Lubbock and a small portion of those very fun hours is now chronicled in Texas Monthly ahead of her new album :) gift link: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Also just remembered I muscled several packs of shingles up a ladder (a practical weightlifting application, yay!) and onto a roof on Sunday, so maybe that had something to do with it
Need you all to know that I did something horrible to my back yesterday. Not at the gym while trying to lift something heavy, but after, when I was trying to pick up a shoe.
September 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Also just remembered I muscled several packs of shingles up a ladder (a practical weightlifting application, yay!) and onto a roof on Sunday, so maybe that had something to do with it
Need you all to know that I did something horrible to my back yesterday. Not at the gym while trying to lift something heavy, but after, when I was trying to pick up a shoe.
September 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Need you all to know that I did something horrible to my back yesterday. Not at the gym while trying to lift something heavy, but after, when I was trying to pick up a shoe.
I have tucked my shirt into my pants like a grownup every day this week what is my reward
September 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I have tucked my shirt into my pants like a grownup every day this week what is my reward
Does teenage Taylor Swift in the tiny conference room of my first job count?
If not, Alabama Shakes at the Basement (150 capacity) in 2011 and Sturgîll Simpson at the same venue in 2013ish, before either had blown up.
If not, Alabama Shakes at the Basement (150 capacity) in 2011 and Sturgîll Simpson at the same venue in 2013ish, before either had blown up.
What is your biggest concert flex?
August 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Does teenage Taylor Swift in the tiny conference room of my first job count?
If not, Alabama Shakes at the Basement (150 capacity) in 2011 and Sturgîll Simpson at the same venue in 2013ish, before either had blown up.
If not, Alabama Shakes at the Basement (150 capacity) in 2011 and Sturgîll Simpson at the same venue in 2013ish, before either had blown up.
Gym update: I still hate bench press
August 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Gym update: I still hate bench press
“I’m just trying to get this bag of kettle chips eaten down to where we can safely close it,” I say, altruistically, mouth half full
August 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“I’m just trying to get this bag of kettle chips eaten down to where we can safely close it,” I say, altruistically, mouth half full
Look, I’m not one to demand credit for things, but I’ll have you know that I’ve had a jar of Biscoff cookie butter in the pantry for months and it is still mostly intact, so…
(It’s good as hell on saltines fyi)
(It’s good as hell on saltines fyi)
August 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Look, I’m not one to demand credit for things, but I’ll have you know that I’ve had a jar of Biscoff cookie butter in the pantry for months and it is still mostly intact, so…
(It’s good as hell on saltines fyi)
(It’s good as hell on saltines fyi)
David Byrne telling anecdotes about Lou Reed’s prodigious ice cream consumption is everything.
Bravo, @simonwilliam.bsky.social
Bravo, @simonwilliam.bsky.social
David Byrne talks about hanging with Lou Reed in the Seventies:
“I remember when we met, he was eating an incredible amount of ice cream. I think he went through two of those quart containers of Häagen-Dazs ice cream in one sitting.”
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
“I remember when we met, he was eating an incredible amount of ice cream. I think he went through two of those quart containers of Häagen-Dazs ice cream in one sitting.”
Interview: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
August 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
David Byrne telling anecdotes about Lou Reed’s prodigious ice cream consumption is everything.
Bravo, @simonwilliam.bsky.social
Bravo, @simonwilliam.bsky.social
I suppose I should feel bad about eating three hot dogs for dinner but I do not feel anything besides satisfaction for eating three hot dogs for dinner
August 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I suppose I should feel bad about eating three hot dogs for dinner but I do not feel anything besides satisfaction for eating three hot dogs for dinner