Author Archives: olneyce

A few bits and pieces for a quiet Christmas Eve… Obama is running says Robert Novak. I got an invitation to join Christian Bloggers the other day. I think they may have not read my post about “God” very closely. … Continue reading →

Well, I guess I’ve decided that it’s pretty much all-twee-all-the-time for me these days, but I think I’m okay with that. Along those lines, here’s a great Northern Soul twee-pop ditty from the Tacticians: Hardcore Porn Don’t let the title … Continue reading →

Looking back at my list of favorite albums, and exploring the 100s of other lists out there, I decided that I may have the only list on all of the internets which fails to include at least one of: TV … Continue reading →

It was a great year for music with tons of songs that I loved, but these are the ones that really stood above the rest – the ones I listened to obsessively. Ground rules – only one track per artist … Continue reading →

After weeks of agonizing (and despite a gnawing fear that tomorrow I will hear a record so good that I’ll feel intense guilt for leaving it off), here’s the list. I know 30 is sort of a weird number, but … Continue reading →

Time for some more political talk while I’m finishing up my year-end lists. * * * First, in an interesting development, the second person pronoun is Time’s Person of the Year. I don’t know about that. You is good, but … Continue reading →

Continuing on the path of albums not quite good enough to crack my year-end list, today’s entry is Rebels, Rogues, and Sworn Brothers by Lucero. Calling to mind the best of the Drive-By Truckers, this is southern roots-rock like it … Continue reading →

200th post today. Pretty exciting, no? All kinds of folks have decided on Post-War, the newest record from M. Ward, as their favorite record of the year. This doesn’t totally surprise me. It’s not really my thing – there’s only … Continue reading →

Another good album that wasn’t quite good enough to make my year-end list is The Gold Record from Bouncing Souls. These New Jersey boys have been around forever playing the punk proteges of Bruce Springsteen and everything that has made … Continue reading →

Got back home to Washington last night just before an insane storm hit which has knocked out power for all of Whidbey Island, likely to last several days. Yikes. Fortunately, we’ve got a generator and (at least temporarily) an internet … Continue reading →