Author Archives: olneyce

Am I the only one who doesn’t get Radiohead? I mean, I keep listening to their new records because I love “Fake Plastic Trees” more than oxygen, but I never really got the big deal about OK Computer, and understand … Continue reading →

Yesterday I mentioned Labrador – without a doubt one of my favorite record labels in the world. Today, I want to hype up another Labrador band, probably my favorite in fact: Club 8. I raved about “Whatever You Want,” the … Continue reading →

I rant and rave about how much I love all the fantastic indie-pop music coming out of Sweden, but set all that aside. Yes Sambassadeur are from Sweden, yes they’re on Labrador, and yes they make pop songs so sweet … Continue reading →

So Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. Good for him. My favorite quote on the subject, from Talking Points Memo: “You know, with Al Gore winning the Nobel Prize for his environmental activism, it really makes the Nader voters … Continue reading →

Jarhand – Immaculate MachineDear Confessor – Immaculate Machine I wrote yesterday about the new record from the New Pornographers, commenting that “if it was some band I had never heard of, I would probably praise it as a fine new … Continue reading →

Music is all about types, isn’t it? The more I write about it, the harder it is to avoid dropping a “sounds like…” – something which is especially hard to do given the number of bands I really enjoy these … Continue reading →

It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? I’ve been in Lexington, Kentucky for the last week getting nowhere close to enough sleep and working a little too hard, but I’m finally back home with a little bit of free time. I used … Continue reading →

I’m not even going to make an effort to avoid the cliches today. I’m sure someone with more time and energy could come up with a good way to recommend MGMT (pronounced “management”) without mentioning synths, electronics, pop beats, and … Continue reading →

I don’t normally have much interest in regurgitating press material, but sometimes it’s a band I love and a turn of phrase that so perfectly captures every reason why I love them, and I just can’t help myself. So here’s … Continue reading →

You read xkcd, right? They’re all great, but I’m having a hard time deciding which is the absolute best. I’ve narrowed it down to two. Choice #1:Choice #2:Thoughts? I’m leaning toward the second, mostly because I can so perfectly imagine … Continue reading →