Author Archives: olneyce

For your listening pleasure today: some neat songs from Abandoned Love Records. Luis Bunuel – Grumpy Bear I found about this song from You Ain’t No Picasso, who called it one of his favorite songs of the year. I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Who doesn’t love Antarctica? I mean, it’s a continent, but it’s uninhabited. It’s on a pole. They’ve got penguins. It’s home to the Antarctic Treaty System, the first arms control treaty of the Cold War, which required that it be … Continue reading →

We’re getting into the seriously busy time of year for me, so updates may get a bit more sparse (and entries will certainly be shorter than my usual novella length). Today, it’s just two songs from bands you probably already … Continue reading →

The first album from Heartache With Hard Work-favorites She, Sir is out today. In case you missed it when I first talked about them, check out this song. It’s My Way of Staying Connected As I said in July: It’s … Continue reading →

I wrote about Gran Bel Fisher last month, talking about the song Edible off his debut record Full Moon Cigarette. I said that song wasn’t “that much different from your traditional 70s-rock-influenced alt-country fare,” but that it grew on me … Continue reading →

Head over to Pitchfork to get “Summersong,” the first legally released track from the upcoming Decemberists album The Crane Wife. I have to say, it’s pleasant enough, but doesn’t really do a whole lot for me. Which leads me to … Continue reading →

Take your pick of the alt-country heroes: Westerberg, Wilco, Petty, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Rhett Miller, the Byrds. Whatever you like from those guys, you can probably find something pretty close on the new Damnwells record: Air Stereo. Especially Westerberg. It’s … Continue reading →

The Submarines, who put out the best album I’ve heard all year, finally have some tourdates up on their myspace page. Aug 31, 2006 House Of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CASep 05, 2006 Plaza Club, Vancouver, BCSep 06, 2006 … Continue reading →

I talked about The Thermals earlier this month, reviewing “Pillar of Salt,” the lead single from their new record The Body, The Blood, The Machine. Now that I’ve heard the whole thing I wanted to recommend even more strongly that … Continue reading →

Pluto has been declared to be a “dwarf planet,” and the list of real planets is back to eight. As I posted a couple of days ago, this was a change that needed to be made. And thankfully, those crazy … Continue reading →