Author Archives: olneyce

Yes, they’re ubiquitous on blogs these days, but there are so many Christmas songs out there that I can’t help the urge to add a post myself. To be fair, I did my best to limit it to songs that … Continue reading →

It’s been over a month since the election, which means it’s past time to start thinking about the upcoming Presidential campaign. To be clear from the get-go, I’m not committed to anyone in particular yet. I can say that of … Continue reading →

Why in the world aren’t more people talking about The Bittersweets? They’re from the Bay Area, but their debut record The Life You Always Wanted sounds much more like it came from Nashville. And, in my book, it matches up … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s just because I grew up in the US instead of the UK, but I really had no idea about The Beautiful South. I mean, I had heard a few songs by them that I really liked but nothing … Continue reading →

It’s taken a long time, but I’m getting more and more into Regina Spektor. I’ve liked Fidelity from the start, but where it once was a pleasant song, now it’s a virtual obsession. The rest of Begin to Hope is … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned Architecture in Helsinki a few times in passing, so I thought I might as well do a full post on them. Perhaps the foremost avant-twee group in the world (though I’m not sure how large the competition is) … Continue reading →

Quick one today: a very fine cover of one of my favorite Elvis songs: Suspicious Minds – My Morning Jacket More low-key than the original, this one is pretty much just Jim James and his guitar. The simplicity helps to … Continue reading →

Welcome to this week’s edition of Politics Tuesday. The subject for today is global warming. It will be a (slightly) shorter entry today, since working on this substitute computer is really cutting into my efficiency. I’ve spent several years of … Continue reading →

My computer is busted, which means I’m typing this on some dinosaur of an old desktop eMac. This is likely to seriously cut into the amount of posting I can do for the next couple weeks, though I’ll try to … Continue reading →

Moonbabies are yet another Swedish band making indie-pop that’s smooth, cute, and hypnotic. Twee mixed with shoegaze, sunny electronica-pop…whatever you want to call it, they do it well. Is it something in the water there in Sweden that makes everyone … Continue reading →