About Me
Charles Olney, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and Judicial Politics at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley (academic website). This is a blog about music, politics, and the law. I also write about women’s soccer at Backline Soccer and Stars and Stripes FC.
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- Hype Machine
- elbo.ws
- Music for Kids Who Can't Read Good
- Can you see the sunset from the southside?
- Hits in the Car
- A Certain Romance
- Herohill
- Speed of Dark
- Lost in your Inbox
- Vague Space
- Skatterbrain
- I Guess I'm Floating
- Largehearted Boy
- Neon Gold
- Another Form of Relief
- Cover Lay Down
- The Monsters Under the Bed Are Not Real
- Yellow Stereo
- Quick Before It Melts
- Knox Road
- Sand is Overrated
- Shake Your Fist
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I close my eyes…
Okay, back to the music. Let’s begin with a record I’ve been sitting on for almost a year Liberation by Austin’s AM Syndicate. I put it in the “to review” stack last December, when it was brand new, and have … Continue reading
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Take your seats for the final calamity
State of the Union – David Ford Okay, I promised myself no more politics for awhile, but I just can’t help myself. If you don’t care about this stuff, don’t worry – I’ll be posting something normal and milquetoast within … Continue reading
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Don’t worry, still time to burn
Westward Bound – The Fairline Parkway It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, which demands the appropriate soundtrack. For today, it’s this track from The Fairline Parkway. Sounding like an old Mojave 3 b-side, or a track from The Clientele on one … Continue reading
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Meanwhile, in bizarro world
So what is there to say about the Sarah Palin selection that hasn’t been said by countless other folks already? Not much really. In terms of strategy from here on out, I think it’s a mistake for people on the … Continue reading
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We are living in the nowhere land
Hey all, it’s been a slow summer around here, but I should be getting back into the swing of posting over the next few weeks. To ease myself in, I’ll start with something easy and formulaic: a lament about a … Continue reading
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Hmmmmm
Sarah Palin? Really? Anyways, I’m finally in California getting settled in. Posting will probably resume on a semi-regular basis in about a week, including a travelogue of my trip out west, with pictures and a soundtrack. Exciting, no?
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We’re gonna kick this city
Kick This City – Kara Keith My review of the latest effort from The Headlights is on its way, but in the meantime, here’s a song from Kara Keith that would have slotted in wonderfully on their 2006 gem Kill … Continue reading
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Pay my respect to the window in your heart
Trials and Errors – Dogs Die In Hot Cars The kind of slow-building, easy-moving song that never surprises but satisfies by providing every element in precisely the right dose. And I also am a sucker for that late-80s George Harrison … Continue reading
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I want another first kiss
First Kiss – They Might Be Giants Strange to say, this is the 500th post here. This is particularly exciting since at my current posting pace, I’ll not going to reach 1000 until somewhere in mid-2013. For now, I just … Continue reading
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You live in someone else’s dream
Cath… – Death Cab for Cutie I passed judgment too quickly on their last album (the slightly lackluster but often beautiful Plans), so I’m going to wait a long time before I officially declare this one a dud. But in … Continue reading
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