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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- Top 10 Bob Dylan songs
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- Top 20 albums of 2005
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- Top 25 albums of 2010
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- Top 15 albums of 2011
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- Top 20 albums of 2012
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- Top 30 albums of 2013
- Top 50 songs of 2013
- Top 25 albums of 2014
- Top 50 songs of 2014
- Top 30 albums of 2015
- Top 50 songs of 2015
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- Top 40 songs of 2016
- Top 25 albums of 2017
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- Top 30 albums of 2018
- Top 50 songs of 2018
Music links
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- 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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And the sadness I suppose, gonna hold me to the ground
This is the best song I’ve heard from The Tallest Man on Earth in a long time. It might even by my favorite song of his yet. Following the path laid out by The War on Drugs last year, Kristian Matsson … Continue reading
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50 songs for 50 states: Connecticut
A musical celebration of the 50 states. One song each week over the course of the year. So…Connecticut. There sure aren’t many songs about it. But at least it lets us finally answer the classic question: when faced with the … Continue reading
John Kerry on DOMA, circa 1996
Came across John Kerry’s comments on the Defense of Marriage Act from back when it was being debated in 1996. While he declares himself to be against gay marriage, his comments are measured and generous and empathetic. It’s Kerry at … Continue reading
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50 songs for 50 states: Colorado
A musical celebration of the 50 states. One song each week over the course of the year. Rocky Mountain High – John Denver In the end, there was only ever one song that could win for Colorado. John Denver may sound … Continue reading
50 songs for 50 states: California
A musical celebration of the 50 states. One song each week over the course of the year. Oh, California. My adopted home, the muse of so many musicians over the years. How can I pick just one song for you? … Continue reading
Campaigns are long – get over it
Today’s edition of “Fish, Meet Barrel” is provoked by an incredibly silly article in Slate (shocking, I know). Alec MacGillis is full of sad: It’s a quadrennial complaint, but I’m going to make it anyway, and make it earlier than … Continue reading
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50 songs for 50 states: Arkansas
A musical celebration of the 50 states. One song each week over the course of the year. Going Back To Arkansas – Big Bill Broonzy One of the all-time greats from the early years of the blues, Big Bill Broonzy grew … Continue reading
50 songs for 50 states: Arizona
A musical celebration of the 50 states. One song each week over the course of the year. I thought about going with Wilco’s “Hotel Arizona” but ultimately couldn’t end up anywhere but here. I’m sure Arizona has plenty of nice … Continue reading
50 songs for 50 states: Alaska
A musical celebration of the 50 states. One song each week over the course of the year. Anchorage – Michelle Shocked Epistolary songs are tough to pull off, but Michelle Shocked does a fantastic job with this one. It’s bittersweet, … Continue reading
Beatles tidbits
A couple fun things about the Beatles I found on youtube today. “Everyone Had a Hard Year” is a fragment of a song that would later show up in “I’ve Got A Feeling.” He wrote it in ’68 and you … Continue reading
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