Author Archives: olneyce

I was a little too young to really get into grunge, and my punk phase didn’t last all that long, but I still do enjoy bands that let it all hang out, play loud, play wild, and usually finish up … Continue reading →

I figure everyone knows the background on Stuart Murdoch and Co. so I won’t go into that. However, given the news that Mike Piazza has signed a deal with the San Diego Padres and the era of “Piazza, New York … Continue reading →

Everybody has that one band that they were really into early in high school – they’re from your area, hyped locally but never made it big, despite being “so much better than all that mainstream stuff,” and most likely they … Continue reading →

Okkervil River writes songs about the downtrodden, the insane, the criminals. And, in doing so, they also write about all of us. These songs are taut with emotion (and REAL emotion, we’re not talking Jimmy Eat World here), heartbreaking at … Continue reading →

Johnny Boy is Lolly and Davo. They’re very British, very punk (in all the best ways), and more in tune with what makes a perfect pop song than pretty much anyone. Their website describes them as “Sandanista-era Clash having a … Continue reading →

I’ve been compiling my “favorite new music of 2005” list, and in doing so discovered just how many great music blogs there are out there. For some reason, this inspired me to want to add one of my own. I … Continue reading →