Author Archives: olneyce

Today’s “you can’t be serious” moment brought to you by Robert Thurman (Father of Uma), professor of Buddhist studies at Columbia, in an interview with New York Times Magazine: As a Buddhist, how do you reconcile your pacifism with the … Continue reading →

Do You Hear What I Hear? – Bodies of Water Okay, small digression here, but I’m hoping there are some readers out there who can help me understand something. Namely, what is the big deal over this FISA thing? I … Continue reading →

Cop Light Parade – High on Stress What can I say? I’m a sucker for this sort of song. Like Wilco before they decided they were too cool for this sort of thing or like Whiskeytown in the moments when … Continue reading →

Turkish Song of the Damned – The PoguesTurkish March (Rondo Alla Turca) – Oleg Gitlin My mother’s side of the family is Turkish, which I have to admit doesn’t have a particularly big influence on my daily life (apart from … Continue reading →

There’s something strangely enthralling about a tethered dissonance. For proof of this, look no further than Rip It Off, the new record from Times New Viking. It’s the sort of album that will drive many listeners away holding their bruised … Continue reading →

I became a big James McMurtry fan a few years ago after being turned onto his “Choctaw Bingo,” a stunning “song about the North Texas-Southern Oklahoma Crystal Methamphetamine Industry” which chugs along a biting rootsy rock guitar riff and features … Continue reading →

New York City – They Might Be GiantsThe Only Living Boy in New York – Simon and Garfunkel Hey all, sorry for no posting for the last week. I made an impromptu trip to New York which left me without … Continue reading →

Today I want to discuss about the simple-but-sweet 3 minute pop song. As a talking point, here’s the DC-based Julie Ocean, with a track from their just-released Long Gone and Nearly There. #1 Song – Julie Ocean I have absolutely … Continue reading →

It’s funny that when summer comes and you suddenly have nothing but free time, that you find yourself with almost no free time at all. What with frisbee, planting a garden, watching Doctor Who, cooking, and celebrating two close friends … Continue reading →

The Rat – The Walkmen Digging back through the vaults a little bit for this one. I never mustered all that much enthusiasm for anything else from The Walkmen, but this song is absolutely stunning. It opens with a blistering … Continue reading →