Author Archives: olneyce

Brighter Sky and Darker Weather – The Sinister Turns We’ve all got bands that we love and simply can’t understand why they’re not more popular.  For me, The Sinister Turns are that band.  Anyone who has been reading for awhile … Continue reading →

And Now – jj It’s taken me awhile to get on the jj bandwagon, but I think I’m finally there.  I thought their record last year was good but it never really struck me.  I still picked up nº 3 … Continue reading →

It’s Sunday, so that means it’s time for me to say something provocative. So here goes: 2010 has been a pretty miserable year for new music. Obviously, there’s been a lot of stuff I like. But as I think about … Continue reading →

El Kilgore has a post about civil liberties, discussing the argument of false equivalency.  Namely, that people flip-flop on whether intrusive federal policies are good or bad depending on whether their team is in charge.  Kilgore says that this is … Continue reading →

Cut It Up – The Lawrence Arms So the Democrats are going to actually have a vote on extending only the middle class tax cuts.  I’m torn on this.  I think it’s good politics, but it’s only good politics if … Continue reading →

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) – The Arcade Fire I’ve spent a while trying to figure out if I have anything unique or interesting to say about The Suburbs, the newest record from The Arcade Fire. The thing is that … Continue reading →

I’ve decided to start a new feature.  It’s called Sunday Provocations.  The basic thesis is that I make some provocative point, but make no effort to explain my reasoning or the logic behind it. Your job, gentle reader, is to … Continue reading →

The White Shore – Defiance, Ohio Her Majesty’s Midwestern Island – Defiance, Ohio In a review of Mixtapes a few days ago, I mentioned that they reminded me a lot of those folk-punk greats: Defiance, Ohio. Which got me to … Continue reading →

Living In Colour – Frightened Rabbit Foot Shooter – Frightened Rabbit The project for the next month is catching up on album reviews I never got around to writing. Today it’s The Winter Of Mixed Drinks from Frightened Rabbit. Their … Continue reading →