Author Archives: olneyce

Some geographically themed music today. The impetus: I spent a supremely entertaining day yesterday in San Francisco, topped off with a delicious burrito in the Mission District. So today seems like an ideal day to post about The Mission District. … Continue reading →

Well, it’s now 2008, all the end of the year lists are done, and it’s time to look forward. But first, I’ll take one more day to talk a little about some of the records that didn’t make my list … Continue reading →

Yikes, a bit of a lull here. Sorry about that. I’ve been super busy in LA for the last week and a half, but I’m now safely ensconced at a friend’s house in Berkeley, here to spend a few days … Continue reading →

Fairytale of New York – The Pogues I posted this song last Christmas, too. I contemplated posting something different this time, but what would be the point of that? This one is definitive – not just the best song about … Continue reading →

I’ve managed to limit myself to 25 records for the list this year. It worked out pretty conveniently that there were exactly that many that I felt I could endorse wholeheartedly, which also (and this is crucial) I actually listened … Continue reading →

Why 40 songs? Because I couldn’t bear to leave out some of the ones in the 30s and didn’t think the ones in the low 40s really deserved a spot. You don’t like it? Make your own list. Ground rules … Continue reading →

Sorry for the dearth of posts. I’m back home where the internets are slower than Bengie Molina. Was dial-up always like this and I just had no frame of reference? Or has it actually gotten slower? Anyways, instead of posting … Continue reading →

I’m sitting in the Las Vegas airport waiting for my connecting flight to head back to my old Washington home for Christmas. And I can say that I’m not a big fan of the Las Vegas airport, any more than … Continue reading →

1. I voted for Obama today. I’m going to be out of the state on primary day (January 8, this time around), so I stopped by the Town Clerk’s office and filled in my absentee ballot. The primary system without … Continue reading →

Another record which isn’t going to make my “best of” list, but which surely deserves some attention is the first solo effort from former member of the Delgados, Emma Pollock. Watch the Fireworks doesn’t surprise much – take her previous … Continue reading →