Author Archives: olneyce

Obama is going to be the president of the United States in three weeks. Whoa. If that doesn’t call for some Swedish synthpop, I don’t know what does. Summer Struck – Universal Poplab

I haven’t posted about books in a long time (since Harry Potter 7, I believe). And I’m still working on an internet connection that makes uploading MP3s a bit dicey. So here’s a quick summation of what I’ve been reading. … Continue reading →

Fairytale of New York – The Pogues As I said last year: There aren’t many songs that can still leave me totally defenseless, no matter how many times I hear them. This is one of the few. From the opening … Continue reading →

A month or two ago I was thinking that was a strikingly weak year for music. I already said yesterday on my list of top songs that this held true there. In terms of albums, however, I think 2008 turned … Continue reading →

It’s been strange year for music. 2006 may have been my favorite year for music ever, and 2007 had a ton of fantastic songs. 2008, however, has very few songs I would consider all-time classics. Something like “Girls in the … Continue reading →

I’m back home in Washington for most of the rest of the month. This means I’ve somehow stumbled into a pretty reasonable snowstorm that’s expected to only get worse over the weekend. It also means my internet connection is virtually … Continue reading →

There will be another Christmas post next week, but since I’m about 12 hours away from getting on a plane to Seattle (where it recently snowed, unleashing endless havoc) it seemed like an appropriate time to post this track. Snowing … Continue reading →

Newsweek asks for cultural critics to pick a work that “exemplifies what it was like to be alive in the age of George W. Bush.” Matt Yglesias agrees with the TV critic who picked Battlestar Galactica, saying that “really nothing … Continue reading →

Not to spend too much time on the Caroline Kennedy thing, but this defense of appointing her does nothing but convince of just how terrible an idea it would be. I normally like what Dana Goldstein has to say, but … Continue reading →

That Night in June – Shannon McArdle So here’s the situation. An artist puts out a record that’s okay but nothing special. Except for two songs that are just out of this world good. More albums are released all of … Continue reading →