Author Archives: olneyce

Blinded by the Light – Bruce Springsteen Congratulations to Clint Dempsey for an absolutely fantastic performance this weekend. Fulham drew 3-3 against Tottenham, but were absolutely played off the pitch for most of the game. Dempsey scored Fulham’s first goal … Continue reading →

Anything, Anything – Dramarama I ask a question of you, gentle readers: why is this song so firmly embedded in my own personal zeitgeist? From what 80s pop culture movie or TV show did it burrow its way deep down … Continue reading →

Just a quick word that there’s a limited-time free download of the first single from the new Bruce Springsteen record Magic. It’s called “Radio Nowhere,” and it pretty much kicks ass. Actually, I don’t think Bruce has rocked this hard … Continue reading →

Drum Of Glass – Monomen Ah, the 80’s. A terrible decade in so many ways, and even musically a little lacking, but you simply cannot deny the power of a good synth-rhythm, a lesson that the Norwegian band Monomen appears … Continue reading →

The Man Who Sold the World – Nirvana I got angry about Rudy Giuliani spitting in the wind of historical accuracy on the subject of Vietnam a couple weeks ago. I thought that I would be able to put it … Continue reading →

Paul Cézanne – Le lac d’Annecy All the Walls – Courtney Brown An unnamed village somewhere in Latin America. It is the rainy season, which means a late afternoon deluge that bleeds into a cool, quiet evening. I sit back … Continue reading →

Australia has a lot going for it: compulsory voting, koalas, a unique status as the only country to also be a continent, and so on. But I think I may have just discovered my new favorites thing about Australia: The … Continue reading →

Welcome, Ghosts – Explosions in the Sky Coming in at #3 on the list of the best atmospheric post-rock albums of 2007 (behind 65daysofstatic and Pelican), but still well-worth a listen, is All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, the … Continue reading →

It looks like one of my longtime favorites, the Swedish-pop band Penny Century, have signed to a real record label and have released a full album. It’s called Between a Hundred Lies and they have generously made the first single … Continue reading →