Author Archives: olneyce

Combine equal parts swirling 90s guitar rock (Smashing Pumpkins, Silversun Pickups) and 70s-throwback New York garage rock. Toss in a little post-prog seasoning, and you’ve got Manic. They’ve got a new EP called Floor Boards. It’s only got one song … Continue reading →

2007 is going to see new releases from a huge number of the big names in the indie world. The first set of those have come out in the last few days. I’ll try and cover a few of them … Continue reading →

Years Ago – Super Deluxe Heartache With Hard Work is officially one year old. A year ago today I made my first post, talking about my favorite albums of 2005. I wasn’t really sure if it blogging would become a … Continue reading →

You always hear that everyone has already made up their mind about Hillary Clinton. They either like her or hate her and there’s no middle ground. I’m not sure I believe that. For one, while I have made up my … Continue reading →

No one, that’s who. Anyways, the new big thing from England is heading this way for some shows immediately following the long-delayed US release of Alright, Still. If you’re in the following places, why not check her out? I’ll be … Continue reading →

Sticking with the Texas theme, a quick touch today on a band from Austin I know very little about: Summer Wardrobe. They’ve got a lot of Big Star and Tom Petty (the jangly Petty more than the rocking Petty) going … Continue reading →

Back in New Hampshire to discover that the Apple Store at the library is fresh out of Macbooks, which means I need to wait another week, and makes me feel that much stupider for not having foreseen this and ordered … Continue reading →

No MP3s today, but I’ll be heading home to New Hampshire tomorrow and will have my new Macbook by Wednesday which will let me get back to sharing music with a lot more ease. For now, it’s just a few … Continue reading →

It’s official, the “new” Bush policy on Iraq is to…wait for it…do exactly what hasn’t been working for years. But this time, with 20,000 more troops. I don’t have the time or the energy to really get into it right … Continue reading →