Author Archives: olneyce

Just something I need to get off my chest. The Flaming Lips have a new album, At War With the Mystics. It is terrible. Just awful. I mean, I like the Flaming Lips. A lot. The Soft Bulletin is one … Continue reading →

Tim Easton is a folk-rock guy in the tradition of Dylan and Neil Young. Except with maybe a little more emphasis on the rock part, and with a bit more blues influence. He’s been at it for about a decade … Continue reading →

I Guess I’m Floating, pretty much the best blog ever, has a few songs by The Submarines today. I read the comparison to The Stars, quickly downloaded the available songs, and instantly discovered a new obsession. I read the entry … Continue reading →

When I play music, one of my housemates often asks “who’s this?” She likes a lot of the indie stuff but isn’t all that familiar with the bands. So when I tell her the names of the bands (The Mountain … Continue reading →

Somehow I missed the Voxtrot bandwagon as it was pulling out, but I’ve managed to run it down before they really got going. They’ve got two EPs and make some of the best post-80s indie jangle-pop I’ve ever heard. I’m … Continue reading →

It’s a strange thing, to watch yourself behaving poorly, to know that you’re not acting like the person you want to be. It’s very frustrating, like watching a movie where the main character is just being stupid and you want … Continue reading →

It’s right in the middle of the most busy part of the whole year for me, but I wanted to get out one quick post before it’s off to Dallas for a week. I’ve got a lot of stuff I … Continue reading →

Tom Petty is one of my all-time top-five desert island favorite artists. I’ve really been in a Petty mood lately, so I thought I’d post a few of his lesser-known songs. Letting You Go This is from one of his … Continue reading →

Canada and I haven’t been on the best terms recently, but in spite of that, I still think it’s a great country. Clean, friendly, lots of health care, the Mounties are awesome, and they’ve been producing some great music recently. … Continue reading →

I was pretty into NOFX in high school, and Heavy Petting Zoo was my favorite album by them at the time. I hadn’t listened to it in at least a year or two but when I was going through my … Continue reading →