Author Archives: olneyce

I haven’t written anything about politics in quite a while. In part because I’ve been so busy. But also just because it feels hard at this moment to really say anything definitive. If I saw myself as a firebrand progressive … Continue reading →

Moth’s Wings – Passion Pit Hands up, everyone who predicted the LP from Passion Pit would be this good. Anyone? I certainly didn’t. “Sleepyhead” was a great track, but it had all the marks of a classic one-hit wonder band. … Continue reading →

Me and Mary – Asobi SeksuSunshower – Asobi Seksu It seems silly to complain too much about such a nice album, but I just can’t help myself. When listening to Hush, the latest record from Brooklyn’s pop/shoegaze hybrid Asobi Seksu … Continue reading →

Long time, no blog. Obviously. But after an extremely busy summer out in Hanover, I’m back home – and moved into the new place in San Jose. So while I do have a decent amount of school work I want … Continue reading →

Quiet Dog – Mos Def As I’ve said, I’m not real big on hip hop, but sometimes something comes around that’s too good to ignore. The new Mos Def album definitely falls into that category. The general consensus seems to … Continue reading →

Summers – Loney, DearI Was Only Going Out – Loney, Dear It took me a while to really get excited about the previous record from Loney, Dear (the pseudonym for Swedish pop-songster Emil Svanängen), but once I lived with it … Continue reading →

Bones – Foam CastlesShipwrecked Shores – Foam Castles Foam Castles are purveyors of dreamy pop music. Think about a more damaged-sounding Submarines or a Casiotone for the Painfully Alone who’s no longer painfully alone but instead is just a little … Continue reading →

Busy busy busy. But just enough time for one complaint. Isaac Chotiner says the following re: the tone of the questioning by the 8 male Justices (well, seven since Thomas never says anything) in the recent strip search case: Bazelon … Continue reading →

Sad Birthday – Bombadil25 Daniels – Bombadil I’m usually pretty terrible about matching up a review of a record with its release date. In part that’s because I’m so far behind these days that I don’t get around to reviewing … Continue reading →

Do Somethin’ Crazy – Mighty Mighty Bosstones Just when you thought she couldn’t get any more crazy, Sarah Palin has one of the all-time craziest things I’ve ever seen. Seriously, reading the transcript (clearly written by her with no editing … Continue reading →